The #Mensa Blog
Saturday, August 19, 2006
IE7 allows you to customize search bar
You can easily add searches to IE7 at search plugins for IE7 and Firefox. There are already hundreds of searches that have been added and they can be browsed. IE7 uses the OpenSearch format to add searches.
Yahoo Click fraud class action lawsuit
In a hypothetical lawsuit, suppose a class of people had bought a car. The manufacturer had said it had 21 cubic feet of storage. A class action lawsuit is brought claiming it has only 20.85 cubic feet of storage. Without admitting wrongdoing, the manufacturer and the class action lawyers agree that the affected people would get a coupon worth $50 toward their next car from that manufacturer and the lawyer gets $5 million. Maybe only 1% of the people actually use the coupon. Thus it cost the company 50 cents per use to agree to this.
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Sunday, June 04, 2006
Sunday, January 01, 2006
Suggestions for how Microsoft should be dealing with WMF exploit
There are several parallel activities Microsoft should be carrying out to deal with the severe WMF exploit.
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Sunday, January 09, 2005
kitten lickin' good
strangluv> I gave my cat a bath, it was easy
strangluv> except the only problem was the fur stuck to my tongue
Sunday, January 02, 2005
what?
<Debbra> does anyone know how to get hold of a note?
<vaishnava> -DizzyB- /MSG DizzyB NOTES
<Debbra> NOTES password changed to protect the innocent. and Debbra. READ ALL
<Debbra> well i messed that one up well:)
<vaishnava> i don't know how you can change your password
* Debbra injects everyone with forgetfullness syrum
<vaishnava> i can't remember why you needed to do that
<mbog> lol
<Debbra> do what?
<Grax> who are you people?
<Grax> and what are you doing in my TV?
Thursday, December 23, 2004
the truth lies herein
<clanger> turtle is really close to the truth :)
<vaishnava> i like to think so
<vaishnava> which truth?
Thursday, December 02, 2004
Read this and weep, clanger!
brenn1 that's too funny - and blog worthy - not that anyone reads it anymore
clanger I read it, brenn
clanger nobody posts anything on it
PJ 4 GWB
brenn1 heard a funny story about Bush coming to Canada
brenn1 When he finally arrived, he thanked all the Canadians for coming out to welcome his arrival - some of them even waved w/ all 5 fingers LOL
PhotoJim yes... that was a funny remark brenn. :)
PhotoJim I actually like Bush more after his visit than I did before. Shh. Please keep it quiet.
brenn1 lol
brenn1 I like how he rolled w/ the punches on that one
* DizzyB changes topic to 'PhotoJim likes George W Bush. Don't tell anyone, though!'
Tuesday, September 07, 2004
Tuesday, May 04, 2004
Do I have to announce my own birthday here?
Seems I do!
Happy birthday to me, happy birthday to me, happy birthday dear Nikina, happy birthday to me.
Ooh, look at all those candles.
Tuesday, April 13, 2004
happy new year!
ok ok so it isn't the 1st of january but it is a new year for hindus and sikhs the world over
Tuesday, March 30, 2004
Sad news
This morning, the 30th of March 2004, long time #mensa regular MajorJ passed away after a long struggle with illness.
May he find what he wanted.
Tuesday, February 03, 2004
Annoying neighbours oughtn't live next door to clanger
Vennn we had a neighbour who kept calling the SPCA out to us coz our cat was old!
clanger that doesn't make sense, why would they do that?
Vennn it was really annoying, we'd this very old scrappy looking but quite happy cat who was a bit wrinkly and shabby around the edges
Vennn but if you're a 17 year old cat that's allowed
Vennn she thought we were mistreating him by not having him put to sleep!
Vennn so she kept phoning the SPCA
Vennn they eventually suggested getting her put to sleep
Nikina And did you?
Vennn well, i don't think we'd be allowed
clanger her being the cat or the neighbour?
Thursday, January 08, 2004
* clanger has news for the doubters
Thursday, December 25, 2003
happy (belated) birthday, clanger!
clanger had a birthday on sunday the 21st of december... wish him happy birthday and happier doughnuts!
Tuesday, December 16, 2003
It's another birthday!
This time it is your and my favourite shelled creature - it's turtle!
20 today, may 21 come easily.
xxxxxx
Monday, November 10, 2003
the role of chocolate in world politics explained
<Invictus^> "The best way to get the news is from objective sources," Bush said in a Fox News interview. "And the most objective sources I have are people on my staff who tell me what's happening in the world."
<turtle_> i don't read the news much either but i am not in charge of a nuclear superpower so its ok
<Vennn> ah he doesn't really have the red button
<Vennn> it's just an M&M glued to a breifcase
Sunday, October 19, 2003
The turtle walks....
..down 20 steps or more, and then back up them again.
it's much better news than it sounds
Wednesday, October 08, 2003
Hasta la vista, Bobby
Nikina Even BobG is gone.
malton he hasn't been here all day
Nikina Probably been terminated by his new local governor dude.
malton hahahahaha but.....he'll be back
Friday, October 03, 2003
Oi vey!
Nikina I'm going to have a cup of sugary tea and a bowl of Cornflakes in a few minutes' time. And a cigarette.
malton why only coenflakes niki?
malton cornflakes
Nikina Cohenflakes must be the kosher version.
Tuesday, September 23, 2003
Hot Chat from RDa... or so says Tef
RDa> peterre and I were just discussing the possibility that my router malfunctions when it warms up.
Tef9> so how can you fix that?
RDa> Buy a new one.
peterre> RDa is going to try cooling it with an ice pack to test the theory
Tef9> lol
Tef9> heat and humidity are bad
RDa> Next time it misbehaves I'm going to put the gel pack on it.
Tef9> Rd its probably all the hot chat you do
Tef9> best to stop that:)
Monday, September 22, 2003
Guess who's back in hospital?
Is it:
(a) Preniki
(b) Niki
(c) Postniki
Answers on the back of a postcard, or at Turtle news.
Friday, September 19, 2003
* clanger is... COOKING!
clanger tomato, red pepper and celery sauce with little bits of pasta
clanger my only worry is the peppers are still crunchy
clanger yes! the past five minutes of sweating have made the peppers soften
Nikina Hmm. Don't drip sweat on the peppers.
Nikina Pepperspiration.
clanger sauce is 99% onionsperation and 1% pepperspiration
Thursday, September 11, 2003
Wednesday, September 10, 2003
Invictus rats on Tanbal
tanbal> ... but this "topic" has a degree of lameness only SirRoach could match (or create)
* tanbal has quit IRC (Quit)
* Sir_Roach has joined #mensa
Invictus-> tanbal: ... but this "topic" has a degree of lameness only SirRoach could match (or create)
newtronic> hi, Sir_Roach
newtronic> I can't believe that vic just ratted tanbal out
Invictus-> LOL
* Sir_Roach will have words w/ M. Tanbal
Thursday, September 04, 2003
Brenn gets an order for 400 bobbin bays and regrets it
...because she has to work
kiter> anything I could do to help you out, brenn?
brenn1> shoot me?
kiter> I'm too good with a gun - I'd surely hurt ya
kiter> don't want to do that :)
kiter> hi carmie
brenn1> no no - don't HURT - I'm a wus when it comes to pain. Make sure you kill me
Saturday, August 30, 2003
sas^a makes a funny
RobBeer> I'm sure they'll come up with leases on those soon
le_debbil> girlfriend v.2.0
TheDrake> leases on girlfriends?
sas^a> did you mean leashes robbear?
Saturday, August 23, 2003
Peterre proposes a scientific theory
peterre> In hunter-gatherer societies (our ancestors for millions of years) frequent cleaning and tidying kept away bacteria, vermin, etc., and therefore there was selection pressure on those who stayed at home in the cave (the women) to become compulsive tidiers and cleaners
peterre> Those who did not keep things tidy were more likely to see their families become ill
Inkanyezi> nono, we don't want all the vermin to stay away
Inkanyezi> some men are ok
Thursday, August 21, 2003
c1anger's Journal
c1anger's Journal is a worthwhile visit if you can't get enough of clanger on line.
Monday, August 18, 2003
Inka questions Astarte
astarte> i think that when one disagrees on a subject one should avoid all phrases which start with 'you'
Inkanyezi> you do?
Saturday, August 16, 2003
