Talking about the bizarre and useless

[Mary Fisher]

... this has been around for six years. Has anyone seen it?

[Anne Welsh Jackson]

to be viewed on a laptop, obviously? Nil points...

[Rod]

It is perfectly viewable on my laptop. Must be something else... probably what software is installed (or not).

[S Viemeister]

I can see it on my laptop, too. What a waste of time, energy and materials.

[John]

Unfortunately many things are a waste of energy and materials - but if it suite the politicians to impose a green tax then all will be well.

Top of my list for "waste of energy and materials" are:

• Cheap batteries from the Far East - they consume travel costs, materials our land-fill sites and are of little use.

• Nasty Xmas decorations and gimmicks from the Far East which we don't really need, - again they fill our bins and landfill sites having only given pleasure to the importing agents (£££££) and the person who bought it (for about 5 minutes)

• Patio Heaters and 500watt PIR Flodlights that the owners cannot be arsed to set up properly and stay on for ages - whilst the householder avails himself of free CFLs.

[Kevin]

half the time with floodlights you get a blip on the mains and the dammed things stay on, as it thinks you have switched it off the on for the override

[Weatherlawyer]

Speaks volumes for the product. Heavy scripting bug probably. (Not interested in researching IE variables enough to find out.)

[Andy Dingley]