<t>Ptolemy’s model of the Earth as the centre of the Universe was used for almost 1500 years until the late 17th century when it began to be replaced by the models determined by Copernicus, Galileo and Kepler. No doubt Copernicus, Galileo and Kepler were also described as “not reputable scientis...

<t>All right, you old pedantic. I take your point. Are you the one who gave me the bird? Maybe I don’t go to the dictionary for the absolute meaning of every word I use, but use most of them in the context I’ve heard and seen them written by other people throughout my life. But I would prefer no...

<t>Three things that annoy me about Web Sites:<br/> <br/> Badly contrasted text and background: White text in particular is only properly legible against a black background; any light shade of background makes it impossible to read, and it’s not even satisfactory against dark shades. Text over a p...

<t>Spot;1338234 wrote: The word applies only to one tenth. Or at least I'm fighting a one-man crusade to revert to that previously sacrosanct notion. <br/> <br/> <br/> Ah, I understand you now Spot. But the meaning of words change over the decades. The word decimate is now accepted as meaning doing ...

<t>spot;1338223 wrote: That's such an inappropriate use of "decimated".<br/> <br/> <br/> Well, I meant the killing off of a large selection of life forms not human, causing a possible ecological meltdown (which I obviously don’t think will happen). If the word applies only to people, then it is, of ...

<t>What is the truth behind global warming? Is it natural and part of a natural cycle, or is it caused by humans. But aren’t humans part of the natural world, too? Is this what it will come to ...?<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> Soaptown Reporter Date: Today<br/> <br/> A Plague Of People<br/> <br/> <br/> ...

<t>Fubar and along-for-the-ride, all so true and the more truth that satire has in it, the more it bites. But is it all water off a duck’s back for those it’s aimed at? Do they just smirk and carry on with their lives safe in the knowledge that they are the ones who have the power and money? But it ...