What have you learnt on your computer today??
What have you learnt on your computer today??
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Wacky Racer

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40,664 posts

270 months

Tuesday 11th August 2009
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I have learnt that The American Rock Group Lynard Skynard, (Freebird) were named after their old school PE teacher Leonard Skinner, who always told them off about their long hair...


(Skinner ended up once introducing one of their gigs)

The power of the internet........biggrin

Maxf

8,441 posts

264 months

Tuesday 11th August 2009
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I just leant that.

Thanks!

DrTre

12,957 posts

255 months

Tuesday 11th August 2009
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I knew that already

I learnt that pressing Ctrl + F4 is an exceedingly handy shortcut smile

kVA

2,460 posts

228 months

Tuesday 11th August 2009
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Me too - thanks... wink

(Unless you read that on Wikki of course - it which case it could be utter b censored ks)

kVA

2,460 posts

228 months

Tuesday 11th August 2009
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DrTre said:
I knew that already

I learnt that pressing Ctrl + F4 is an exceedingly handy shortcut smile
Yeah, but Alt + F4 is even better wink

GFWilliams

4,946 posts

230 months

Tuesday 11th August 2009
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DrTre said:
I knew that already

I learnt that pressing Ctrl + F4 is an exceedingly handy shortcut smile
Ctrl + W does the same thing and is easier to reach smile

SystemParanoia

14,343 posts

221 months

Tuesday 11th August 2009
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I learnt that i can fly my R/C plane long range without line of sight by using a 3g dongle and the internet!

and that if i want i can also add a GPS guided autopilot biggrin

time to buy a bigger fuel tank and a camera! biggrin

mattley

3,030 posts

245 months

Tuesday 11th August 2009
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I learned that on the 10th of Jan 1992 Somewhere in the middle of the Pacific Ocean nearly 29,000 Rubber ducks were dumped into the ocean and they're still turning up all over the place.



More here

http://waterworlds.wordpress.com/2008/04/16/28-wei...


I love this. best comedy industrial accident ever. smile


speedchick

5,271 posts

245 months

Tuesday 11th August 2009
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I learnt, thanks to a dedicated programe on my computer, that I have been massively undercharging for my jewellery rolleyes

marshalla

15,902 posts

224 months

Tuesday 11th August 2009
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Wacky Racer said:
I have learnt that The American Rock Group Lynard Skynard, (Freebird) were named after their old school PE teacher Leonard Skinner, who always told them off about their long hair...


(Skinner ended up once introducing one of their gigs)

The power of the internet........biggrin
and that they were really named LynYrd SkynYrd rolleyes

dibbly_dobbler

11,442 posts

220 months

Tuesday 11th August 2009
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marshalla said:
Wacky Racer said:
I have learnt that The American Rock Group Lynard Skynard, (Freebird) were named after their old school PE teacher Leonard Skinner, who always told them off about their long hair...


(Skinner ended up once introducing one of their gigs)

The power of the internet........biggrin
and that they were really named LynYrd SkynYrd rolleyes
hehe 'The power of the internet' indeed...

Wacky Racer

Original Poster:

40,664 posts

270 months

Tuesday 11th August 2009
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dibbly_dobbler said:
marshalla said:
Wacky Racer said:
I have learnt that The American Rock Group Lynard Skynard, (Freebird) were named after their old school PE teacher Leonard Skinner, who always told them off about their long hair...


(Skinner ended up once introducing one of their gigs)

The power of the internet........biggrin
and that they were really named LynYrd SkynYrd rolleyes
hehe 'The power of the internet' indeed...
That's two things I've learnt then............hehe

stifler

37,069 posts

211 months

Tuesday 11th August 2009
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Not to lean in too close to a Lathe chuck unless I want my head smashed on the bed of the Lathe.

cc8s

4,244 posts

226 months

Tuesday 11th August 2009
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DrTre said:
I knew that already

I learnt that pressing Ctrl + F4 is an exceedingly handy shortcut smile
Damn. You got meshootbiglaugh

CedGTV

2,538 posts

277 months

Tuesday 11th August 2009
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Nothing to see here.

Edited by CedGTV on Tuesday 11th August 22:39

pikey

7,704 posts

307 months

Tuesday 11th August 2009
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Facebook once made a $3.6m annual loss

pikey

7,704 posts

307 months

Tuesday 11th August 2009
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Oh and in Australia it's legally possible to serve an injunction via FaceBook!

Heathwood

2,939 posts

225 months

Tuesday 11th August 2009
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On my work PC, if you press the shift key 5 times it makes a funky noise.

Ooo, it does on my lappy too..


Edited by Heathwood on Tuesday 11th August 22:56

Lord Croker

7,356 posts

212 months

Tuesday 11th August 2009
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Today I learned that RobM77 likes to start arguements. Hang on, I already knew that...

i remember

3,296 posts

209 months

Tuesday 11th August 2009
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Heathwood said:
On my work PC, if you press the shift key 5 times it makes a funky noise.

Ooo, it does on my lappy too..


Edited by Heathwood on Tuesday 11th August 22:56
Yes, a silly thing we used to do at school and start to smart key everyones keyboards. Resulting in a mass fk up of about 30 pc's in one room

Oh and turning the images on the screen upsidedown , that was class biggrin