The very many questions-not-worth-their-own-thread question thread XXIV

[hobbsyoyo]

it just keeps getting better

Where can I get one?

Edit: I know you're lying because you just referrenced evolution

 

[bhsup]

I'm not a YECer!

 

[hobbsyoyo]

egg on my face!

Or drop bear on my head, whichever comes first.

 

[Lord Baal]

That's a surprisingly good web page.

 

[SS-18 ICBM]

How much of a "Gateway to Africa" can Morocco considered to be? I can see the relevance of the phrase "Mare Clausum" to Portugal, so hopefully someone can do the same for Morocco.

 

[Joecoolyo]

Well, the trans-Saharan trade was pretty important for quite a long while (until it became more viable to sail rather than walk), and a lot of the routes started in Morocco and headed south. So in that way it can be considered a gateway for western Africa, and I assume that was what they were trying to reference with their BNW power.

 

[SS-18 ICBM]

I see, I was thinking of the wrong era then. Thanks.

 

[hobbsyoyo]

How is BNW? Just ok? Or if I buy it now, will I destroy any vhance of passing my summer course?

 

[SS-18 ICBM]

Pretty good I'd say. There are plenty of videos out there now though, so you can see for yourself if you wish.

 

[really]

Why were the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man never incorporated into the UK like Shetland was incorporated into Scotland?

What is stopping them being incorporated now?

 

[Borachio]

Um. Wasn't Shetland a gift from the King of Norway to Scotland on the marriage of some daughter or other?

Jersey doesn't want to lose its status as a tax haven, does it? And the Isle of Man has some similar interest, I believe.

But I don't expect anything is stopping them being incorporated; beyond expediency.

 

[Arakhor]

In the 1490s, I believe, during James IV of Scotland's minority.

 

[Syno]

Have been compiling a list of gifts I want throughout the coming year... Came across Gran Turismo 5 for the PS3. The only memory I have of Gran Turismo is of 1 and 2 on the Play Station 1. Does 5 run along the same theme? Getting a license, dozens of locations to drive in, saving up for new cars, upgrades? Or is it just a typical driving game now?

 

[Cheezy the Wiz]

I've just set up a new printer, and it has a default setting where if it prints more than one copy of something, it will put all the copies of the same page together. It won't print out one copy of the document, then the next copy of the document. What is the name of this setting where it does this, so that I can find and change it in my printer setup file?

 

[Borachio]

Collate?

Tick the box under number of copies.

But yeah. It should be possible to change the default settings in printer setup file. Isn't it called collate in there too? I can't see why it wouldn't be.

 

[LegionSteve]

Borachio is correct, it is called Collate.

 

[Arakhor]

Try to get it to do double-sided printing (flip on long edge) too, if possible. That saves paper.

 

[PlutonianEmpire]

You know those infographics things? Those really, long vertical images containing obscure facts or trivia? Are those usually correct, or are they just misinformation, in general?

 

[Arakhor]

They're are as accurate as their original sources. Even the Encyclopaedia Brittania has on average three errors per page, as opposed to Wikipedia's four.

 

[_random_]

Why are briefs stigmatized as underwear?