In BC, we run the graduated license system: (http://www.icbc.com/licensing/lic_getlic_undglp.asp)

Step 1: Learner's licence. Must drive with a licensed driver + max 1 other passenger. 0% tolerance on alcohol and no cell phone/mobile devices (hands free or other) use. Also a limit on driving hours (not early AM). Lasts minimum 12 months (http://www.icbc.com/driver-licensing/getting-licensed/graduated-licensing/learners-stage). Need to carry a "L" sign on your car to let other drivers know you are a new driver.

Step 2: Novice license. Drop the licensed driver supervisor and driving hour restriction. (http://www.icbc.com/driver-licensing/getting-licensed/graduated-licensing/novice-stage). Lasts 24 months (reduce by 6 months with driving courses). Need to carry a "N" on your car to let other drivers know you are a new driver.

Step 3: Take a test and you get your full license.

Not quite every 10 years, but a harder entrance.

So if I say that Microsoft sucks to impose a plus rating, a "I use Linux to listen to my pirated ogg encoded music" for additional plus, and let you know that in Soviet Russia, comments moderate you, I should get a +5 troll?

That's how restraining orders work.

Its not really a gift certificate. You aren't buying something at $1 in == $1 out. You're pre-buying a meal, product or package at x% less than the marked price, pre-paying for it, and getting the discounted rate according to a set of listed terms.

If you get a hotel room at the internet pre-pay non-refundable rate and decide not to stay there, you don't get a refund either.

You can't use the world 'Tolkien' or the Tolkien estate will be after you.

http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/02/27/1940241/Tolkien-Estate-Censors-the-Word-Tolkien

Here's the clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVq4_HhBK8Y

Depends on the number of trips / year. If one trip is 16 GB (8 DVD backup set), then the poster would have to go on 12 trips per year every year.

$40 for 200 dvds (400 GB assuming an extra copy is made for off-site) for DVDs that will last more than 1 year vs $54 for 1 year.

I agree of the effort part.

Might not be good for 250GB at once, but after a trip, I burn the photos to a set of DVDs. One set to my work DVD case, one set kept at home.

I could comment about it until I'm red in the face, but I'm not sure if anybody will listen until the spelling is corrected.

I think red dwarf brought this up:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ir1-A209boQ

Lossless?

V = IR

Lets say your wire has .1 ohm every km of length. Transmit 1A over that distance.

1 * .1 = .1V loss on that km. Transmit it 10 km. You'll drop 1V on the line.

That, or bring out your theoretical 0 ohm wire.

Google maps says kayak or jet ski depending where you are coming from.

On their facebook forum, their magazine has been deconstructed to show where all of their content came from. Its not just recipes, but articles and pictures as well

For example, the image at http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=439516851748&set=a.439514776748.238553.196994196748 of their magazine is a copy of http://www.weightwatchers.com.au/util/art/index_art.aspx?tabnum=1&art_id=38441. This is not a recipe.

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