Garg, explorer and Internet explorer are two different animals and processes.  Your windows gui (explorer.exe) is not internet explorer (iexplorer.exe).  Internet explorer is a sad animal indeed, but a required animal tho I only use it for work to ensure compatibility of software.

I'd be interested in reading an alternate history novel of how the world might be with an un-separated British Empire.

Mayonnaise, what else would the French use on the fries?  Well not just the French.  I suppose it is not less strange than using vinegar with your fries, malt vinegar if you can get it!

Your welcome.

Actually, you're welcome.  

Something about France losing always puts a smile on my face.  Although in Mail, I am pleased to see the French being the ones doing the b����-slapping.

Garg has offered constructive suggestions for FMG in the resent past.  Taking a friend to task for bad behaviour is hardly wishing ill of your friend.  Sometimes its hard for some people to understand the distinction.  Not responding to customer inquires is bad behaviour.  A friend taps you on the shoulder and politely points out a foible and now all is well.  Long live FMG.

I think David mentioned something about a pre-paid goody kit from FMG for the FMG convention.  I think that's a heck of an idea!  Perhaps some special 'pay-for-swag' products like t-shirts etc. could be explored as pre-paid goodies.

IL, turning this into a forum to lash out at Garg is shameful quite frankly. 

Yankees, nothing like division rivals to hate.  Far too much success since Toronto won the world series back to back.  Dolphins for owning the Bills during the 70s.  Tho with that logic I would have to hate the entire NFL for the last decade of Bills play....

Very well said Young Grasshopper and I concur.  I don't recall seeing anyone post anything that implied a wish FMG has anything but success.  I have to disagree with IL.  Posting valid concerns is not 'fear peddling' and labeling such people as 'those who suck' is anything but helpful moreover, I do believe that looking out for newbies is a right thing to do, speaking out for others both FMG and new users is a proper thing to do for forum members.

Great to see life back at FMG!  I sure do like my dice!

Although I am a fan of Jeremy and FMG, It seems wrong to allow new A&A.org conscripts to make purchases from FMG, while there are still many members here demanding refunds. 

I have to agree.  Great people, great products.  But you do have to return emails and calls in order to get NEW business.

I always thought a great premise for a Sci-Fi movie would be a last chance to save humanity from an alien invasion rested with time travel and one individual with perhaps a few gadgets say 20-50 Kilos worth.  That individual's diplomacy, information and tactical/strategic acumen is placed back in time in order to jump start technical civilization at a point early enough that we could in time withstand the alien onslaught.

What time and civilization would be picked and how would the change take place?    Perhaps the limits would be any time in the last 3000 years.  Ancient Egypt with a few Ipads teaching the ancients on how to turn copper into wires and electric motors/generators.

I see you don't have muscle cars as an option, suppose that makes sense for an AandA site!  I'd love to get into making tables, 'specially since my hands shake too much to paint!

What is amazing is that many of these children die because of lack of family planning services.  Many die of starvation due to conflict as well but often conflict is driven by lack of access to resources which is often related to out of control population growth.  Condoms save lives in many ways.

Thanks for yet another interesting kernel of history!

I think the delay would have been at most 1 month if that.  Once the economic engine of the US was revved up their material/technical advantage guaranteed victory.  No research and development would have been affected, if anything, failure at Midway would cause the home front to work even harder!  A working atom bomb and a means of delivery would have been available on the same day or a few days sooner.  The US would probably still have about 100 or so carriers of various size on Aug 6, 1945.  That would guarantee they could own any island they required to get to Japan.  As it was, B-29 raids against Japan flown from the Marianas began in November 1944.  One could argue a loss at Midway delays bombing raids from the Marianas for several months but even if the delay was 6 months that gives the USAF 3 months to get the hang of bombing Japan from the Marianas before Aug 6th when a working atom bomb can be delivered as per history from there....

That's what beer goggles and shots are for!  But you are modest Most Holy.  I'd totally do you if I went that way.