Redundancy and LHC
I took a moment to check all the various meanings of the words 'redundant' before thinking about how they applied to me and mine.

1 - "having some unusual or extra part or feature" would describe my membre virilis well, as it remains intact in the land of the habitual and religious foreskin cutters. Still, it serves me well.

2 - "characterized by superabundance or superfluity" would be another description of my membre virilis, as it can contort into the most inexplicable and excruciating positions with only the merest assistance (and coconut oil)

3 - "being in excess; exceeding what is usual or natural" (see item 2 above)

4 - "(of a structural member) not necessary for resisting statically determined stresses" isn't of concern to me; it's the dynamic stresses that make my heart flutter and forehead softly perspire.


But the best old technology I use on a very frequent basis is a 1929 Parker Duofold pen that writes beautifully, and makes me want to abandon the keyboard for a pastoral existence, sitting in a Roald Dahl-like shed, writing longhand on thick sheets of paper.

Then all we'd need is a scanner and some OCR to convert it into whatever people could actually use.
(Large Hardon Collider Bah Bloody Humbug, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 5:09, 5 replies)

I for one would like to see this 'membre virilis'.

( Michael Ellis contributes nothing, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 5:55, closed)

It's currently...
... on loan to the Large Hardon Collider project (aka "The Black Hole Machine of Doom") and they're using it to hit bits of lead atoms at each other. Apparently, having a foreskin helps in this endeavour.
(Large Hardon Collider Bah Bloody Humbug, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 6:50, closed)

You are Doc (or rather Prof) Cox
AICMFP
(all my scars face forward possesses 2.5% of a hyperalloy combat chassis, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 9:24, closed)

Doc, but not prof.
I work for a living.

Sometimes.

And not Cox, Cocks or Hands-on Socks.
(Large Hardon Collider Bah Bloody Humbug, Wed 10 Nov 2010, 0:27, closed)

Isn't circumcision...
A bit like chopping off your lips to prevent gum disease?
(Vice Admiral Sir Charles Cockbrush KCB MBE DSO, who is finding it increasingly difficult to log into b3ta.com wants to duck your aunt and kick your puppy, Tue 9 Nov 2010, 10:13, closed)