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Is economic growth a good thing?

Financial commentators and treasury ministers forever harp on about the importance of economic growth. Nobody ever mentions a downside, but surely the unrestricted pursuit of economic growth must use...
23:56 Thu 08th May 20036 answers, last by bazwillrun 22:21 Sat 17th May 2003
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Windows XP and firewalls

I have just been upgrading my PC and so purchased Windows XP (now installed) and Norton Personal Firewall (not yet opened packet). It would appear from the blurb with Windows XP that it comes with a...
15:57 Wed 16th Apr 20032 answers, last by j2buttonsw 11:37 Thu 17th Apr 2003
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Energy consumption during TV 'standby'

It is recommended not to televisions in 'standby' mode overnight, due to the high energy consumption. Why should there be such a high energy consumption in this state? Surely the cathode ray tube must...
22:42 Mon 14th Apr 20032 answers, last by gilf 16:50 Tue 15th Apr 2003
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Honours list nomination process

How does one nominate someone for an MBE?
12:40 Sat 12th Oct 20021 answer, last by PhilLew 19:10 Sat 12th Oct 2002
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Printing from web pages

When I print directly from web pages, the right side of the page is always missing from the printout, no matter whether I am using my home pc or the pc at work. Is there a way of avoiding this?
00:10 Tue 08th Oct 20022 answers, last by lisaj 17:13 Wed 09th Oct 2002
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Barclays (another question!)

Who is the actor in the Barclays ad?
20:44 Sat 06th Jul 20023 answers, last by alancohen 22:59 Mon 08th Jul 2002
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How do I use two printers with my computer?

I want to buy a colour inkjet printer to use alongside my mono laser printer. Is it possible to connect them both to one single port? Is there some kind of 'splitter' device that one can use? At the...
20:06 Fri 29th Mar 20022 answers, last by JohnThorn 18:19 Wed 03rd Apr 2002
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TV - Digital vs analogue

A 32" flatscreen digital TV seems to cost ?1000+, whereas a similar analogue TV costs ?600 - ?800. What are the benefits of buying a digital TV? Will analogue TVs be obsolete in five years time?
19:37 Sun 30th Dec 20011 answer, last by jdcfc 14:54 Fri 04th Jan 2002
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Steely Dan's biggest hit

What was Steely Dan's biggest hit? Was it Ricky, Don't Lose That Number or was it Haitian Divorce, or is there another possibility that's slipped my mind?
20:03 Thu 04th Oct 20011 answer, last by andy hughes 21:41 Thu 04th Oct 2001
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Was Bohemian Rhapsody the first music video?

Where did the idea come from that Bohemian Rhapsody spawned the first music video, when Benny Hill's Ernie was years earlier? Answer me that one, Andy Hughes.
18:09 Tue 22nd May 20012 answers, last by manutdstott 00:42 Wed 09th Jul 2003
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Sid Vicious and the man in the street

Mark Lawrenson on radio 5live made a reference to a quote by Sid Vicious about 'the man in the street'. But he didn't say what the quote was. Does anybody know?
17:35 Fri 27th Apr 20011 answer, last by andy hughes 20:02 Fri 27th Apr 2001
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Smelly air conditioning in car

I used the air conditioning in my Peugeot 405 for the first time this year the other day and it smells like there's a dead rat in the engine (well something that doesn't smell too good anyway). Any...
22:47 Thu 05th Apr 20013 answers, last by Heywood 15:04 Wed 11th Apr 2001
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Fuzzy logic

What is fuzzy logic?
21:34 Sun 01st Apr 20012 answers, last by David 21:57 Sat 07th Apr 2001
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Peters and Lee

Was Lenny Peters (of Peters and Lee - 'Welcome Home' etc), who wore those dark glasses, really blind, or was it just part of the act?
14:10 Thu 29th Mar 20013 answers, last by True-Blue 14:26 Tue 10th Jan 2006
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Can I buy CD ROMs and DVDs in America?

I am going to New York for a few days. If I buy CD ROMs and DVDs over there, will they work in my PC when I come back to England, or do they use an incompatible system, as is the case for videotapes.
21:11 Mon 19th Mar 20011 answer, last by mattie 23:13 Mon 19th Mar 2001
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Why lb for pound?

Why do we use the expression 'lb' for a pound in weight?
00:30 Fri 09th Mar 20011 answer, last by allen ives 14:44 Sat 10th Mar 2001
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Backing up Favourites

Is there a way of backing up my 'favourite websites' list? (AOL and Explorer 5) If my computer crashed I'd hate to have to dig them all out again. Besides, I'd like to keep them on a floppy for when...
19:38 Fri 26th Jan 20014 answers, last by HenryAdams45 01:20 Sat 02nd Sep 2006
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Computer playing up

I'm having a problem running Scandisk - it keeps restarting, with the message 'Drive's contents changed - restarting'. I presume there is a program running in the background that is causing the...
21:52 Sun 21st Jan 20012 answers, last by Sensei 04:16 Wed 21st Mar 2001

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