GUIs - A Modest Proposal

[Mark Lawrence]

On 12/06/2010 03:34, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
> On Sat, 12 Jun 2010 14:13:44 +1200, Gregory Ewing wrote:
>
>> Steven D'Aprano wrote:
>>> This
>>> reminds me of time-travellers suffering from "time lag" in the
>>> wonderful novel "To Say Nothing Of The Dog" by Connie Willis.
>>
>> One of the many excellent reasons why Guido keeps tight control over the
>> keys to his time machine. Time-lagged joyriding teenagers careening
>> around the space-time continuum can be quite a hazard.
>
> Imagine the havoc if RantingRick accidentally goes back in time and
> deactivates the Timbot.
>

Not a chance, if Dr Who can take on baddies like the daleks, yetis and 
cybermen Ranting Rick would be a piece of cake. :)  My 13 year old will 
be glued to BBC1 tonight at 18:45 BST to see his hero (Dr Who that is) 
in action.

Down with baddies.

Mark Lawrence.