21 Jan 2016 14:02:12
He worked in both counter terrorism and anti corruption so knew about a lot of shady incidents from the 90s and things that could be very bad for some high up dangerous people to cross.
If you can get hold of either of his books they are worth a read.
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21 Jan 2016 13:46:21
Indeed. Isn't there already some cars that can be activated only by biometrics? Supposedly as an anti theft device but by a remarkable coincidence astonishingly handy for tracking.
To go off on a slightly related tangent its interesting to see politicians who have been committed eurosceptics for decades suddenly become pro European regards to Britains referendum. What dirt could they have?
Read discussionIndeed. Isn't there already some cars that can be activated only by biometrics? Supposedly as an anti theft device but by a remarkable coincidence astonishingly handy for tracking.
To go off on a slightly related tangent its interesting to see politicians who have been committed eurosceptics for decades suddenly become pro European regards to Britains referendum. What dirt could they have?
21 Jan 2016 13:20:02
We live in a totalitarian system masquerading in the disguise of democracy.
The nazis and soviets had i'd cards. Its been decided at the highest level in Brussels to bring them in.
Biometric i'd cards to allow access to train stations, airports, even shops. All in the name of security.
Read discussionWe live in a totalitarian system masquerading in the disguise of democracy.
The nazis and soviets had i'd cards. Its been decided at the highest level in Brussels to bring them in.
Biometric i'd cards to allow access to train stations, airports, even shops. All in the name of security.
21 Jan 2016 12:59:40
And it will become mandatory.
Read discussionAnd it will become mandatory.
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TTTS · 20 Jan 2016 22:20
TTTS · 20 Jan 2016 22:2020 Jan 2016 22:29:43
It's 1 of the chains. Lifted a brochure, it mentions the fingerprint scanning too.
Read discussionIt's 1 of the chains. Lifted a brochure, it mentions the fingerprint scanning too.
20 Jan 2016 22:06:42
That's what I have been looking into ed!
Read discussionThat's what I have been looking into ed!
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Leahy12 · 20 Jan 2016 19:26
Leahy12 · 20 Jan 2016 19:2620 Jan 2016 18:18:10
Thanks for the reply ed, I am going to write to the head office of the manufacturer of the car and see how I get on there, I think writing is better than emailing them. I spoke to the salesman I bought the car from earlier and he said he would look into it, so I'll see how I go from here.
Read discussionThanks for the reply ed, I am going to write to the head office of the manufacturer of the car and see how I get on there, I think writing is better than emailing them. I spoke to the salesman I bought the car from earlier and he said he would look into it, so I'll see how I go from here.
20 Jan 2016 20:00:01
I think I have seen the documentary about the tagged great white and from memory I believe it was off Australia just north of the GBR and I'm sure there was a slipstream of water that was warmer and had a higer salt content!
But they eventually come to the conclusion it was an orca or orcas! Some of the chunks out of sperm whales is always quite interesting! I have no doubt that there are things large things that we have no knowledge about under the ocean. Just remember the crazy pressure down there! True vertical depth X weight of the water in PPG X 0.052 will tell you there pressure of said depth
Read discussionI think I have seen the documentary about the tagged great white and from memory I believe it was off Australia just north of the GBR and I'm sure there was a slipstream of water that was warmer and had a higer salt content!
But they eventually come to the conclusion it was an orca or orcas! Some of the chunks out of sperm whales is always quite interesting! I have no doubt that there are things large things that we have no knowledge about under the ocean. Just remember the crazy pressure down there! True vertical depth X weight of the water in PPG X 0.052 will tell you there pressure of said depth
20 Jan 2016 20:00:50
I would prefer to work out how to scam the tax man
Read discussionI would prefer to work out how to scam the tax man
20 Jan 2016 19:13:42
I've heard that line many a time grow bun, and I have to say its ridiculous. While the study of space certainly garners more eyes and financial backing than that of the ocean, what is becoming apparent is that the universe is expanding at a faster pace every day. Leading to the widely acknowledged theory of it being infinite. The ocean may be deep, but infitinitely deep I think not. Not to mention we know of a massive amount of species that live in the ocean, and a even more massive number of sub species etc. We know of different vegetation, micro organisms, breeding patterns and we can even show where land masses were once covered by sea, and ones that now are that once weren't. In contrast, people still debate whether we have even landed on the moon. While some or most on this page believe in alien life outside of our planet, I'm yet to see it proven. So using logic you'd have to say we know a bucket load more about the ocean than we do about space.
I don't know if you've been tracking the story of seaworld and another place whose name escapes me, in the US, Ed001, and the mistreatment of Orcas. Its incredible how poorly these animals have been treated, for a prolonged time, when the evidence shows how incredibly smart and social they are. Even going as far as having a complex language and as you say, the ability to using pack hunting techniques to not only kill Great Whites, but some pretty sizable whales. Easily one of the most fansciniting creatures on earth. The way they heard seals into the shallows and attack them right at the shorelines is insane.
Read discussionI've heard that line many a time grow bun, and I have to say its ridiculous. While the study of space certainly garners more eyes and financial backing than that of the ocean, what is becoming apparent is that the universe is expanding at a faster pace every day. Leading to the widely acknowledged theory of it being infinite. The ocean may be deep, but infitinitely deep I think not. Not to mention we know of a massive amount of species that live in the ocean, and a even more massive number of sub species etc. We know of different vegetation, micro organisms, breeding patterns and we can even show where land masses were once covered by sea, and ones that now are that once weren't. In contrast, people still debate whether we have even landed on the moon. While some or most on this page believe in alien life outside of our planet, I'm yet to see it proven. So using logic you'd have to say we know a bucket load more about the ocean than we do about space.
I don't know if you've been tracking the story of seaworld and another place whose name escapes me, in the US, Ed001, and the mistreatment of Orcas. Its incredible how poorly these animals have been treated, for a prolonged time, when the evidence shows how incredibly smart and social they are. Even going as far as having a complex language and as you say, the ability to using pack hunting techniques to not only kill Great Whites, but some pretty sizable whales. Easily one of the most fansciniting creatures on earth. The way they heard seals into the shallows and attack them right at the shorelines is insane.
20 Jan 2016 17:57:42
I watched a good documentary about them once, which showed these Killer Whales toying with a seal before they killed it. I felt for the poor old seal.
Read discussionI watched a good documentary about them once, which showed these Killer Whales toying with a seal before they killed it. I felt for the poor old seal.
20 Jan 2016 17:00:46
Not sure Ed. I am not that informed about Killer Whales and their attack patterns; or the depths in which they attack. I am just quoting what the scientists said.
Read discussionNot sure Ed. I am not that informed about Killer Whales and their attack patterns; or the depths in which they attack. I am just quoting what the scientists said.
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TTTS · 20 Jan 2016 15:2620 Jan 2016 16:19:42
My thoughts too.
Read discussionMy thoughts too.
20 Jan 2016 15:20:47
I agree with you Bun. Who knows what lurks down there.
BTW Ed: I believe they dismissed Killer Whales because of the depth the Shark was killed at and the body temperature of the predator that killed the Shark was different to a Killer Whale.
Read discussionI agree with you Bun. Who knows what lurks down there.
BTW Ed: I believe they dismissed Killer Whales because of the depth the Shark was killed at and the body temperature of the predator that killed the Shark was different to a Killer Whale.
20 Jan 2016 13:28:55
Who knows what exists or still exists in the deep! We apparently know more about space.
Read discussionWho knows what exists or still exists in the deep! We apparently know more about space.
20 Jan 2016 13:28:30
That's it ed at the end of the day the police are the largest organised gang in the country and only operate in their means.
Read discussionThat's it ed at the end of the day the police are the largest organised gang in the country and only operate in their means.
20 Jan 2016 12:56:52
There was that incident a few years ago where a 9 foot White Shark had been tagged; and when the scientists who tagged it were analysing the data, they found out that the shark had been chased by another predator and eaten whole. They came to this conclusion because of the instant change of body temperature.
Some seem to think it is an extremely large White Shark in the region of 25 + foot; while some speculate it was something else. The Megladon was mentioned.
goo.gl/EPiWcH
I actually think it was a massive White. I have seen an 18 footer up close when I was in SA. It was truly amazing to see such a creature. The thought of them being bigger is amazing. I mean, I cannot describe just how incredible they are.
Read discussionThere was that incident a few years ago where a 9 foot White Shark had been tagged; and when the scientists who tagged it were analysing the data, they found out that the shark had been chased by another predator and eaten whole. They came to this conclusion because of the instant change of body temperature.
Some seem to think it is an extremely large White Shark in the region of 25 + foot; while some speculate it was something else. The Megladon was mentioned.
goo.gl/EPiWcH
I actually think it was a massive White. I have seen an 18 footer up close when I was in SA. It was truly amazing to see such a creature. The thought of them being bigger is amazing. I mean, I cannot describe just how incredible they are.
20 Jan 2016 12:17:02
When you look at those who go missing and are never found, I wonder why we hear such little about it. But as Ed has pointed out, the funding isn't there for the police to investigate all the missing people.
Another interesting facet to this is the amount of people who go missing near national parks. Not just in Europe, but in North America. Some guy recently brought a book out about it. Some of the cases he mentions belong in the 'high strange' category.
Read discussionWhen you look at those who go missing and are never found, I wonder why we hear such little about it. But as Ed has pointed out, the funding isn't there for the police to investigate all the missing people.
Another interesting facet to this is the amount of people who go missing near national parks. Not just in Europe, but in North America. Some guy recently brought a book out about it. Some of the cases he mentions belong in the 'high strange' category.
20 Jan 2016 12:19:32
Slightly off topic, but I had a debate/ argument with a guy at work - who happens to be Muslim - about the Crusades. I told him that the Muslims initiated the conflict in the first place, when the Muslim Caliphate invaded Persia and then attacked the Roman Eastern Empire. In fact, the longest war in History was between the Muslims and the Roman Empire, which last from the 7th century until the 15th.
Some people just don't like facts.
Read discussionSlightly off topic, but I had a debate/ argument with a guy at work - who happens to be Muslim - about the Crusades. I told him that the Muslims initiated the conflict in the first place, when the Muslim Caliphate invaded Persia and then attacked the Roman Eastern Empire. In fact, the longest war in History was between the Muslims and the Roman Empire, which last from the 7th century until the 15th.
Some people just don't like facts.
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HERBIE · 19 Jan 2016 13:42
HERBIE · 19 Jan 2016 13:4219 Jan 2016 14:41:05
What a great track.
Spot on.
Read discussionWhat a great track.
Spot on.