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The Deep Sea Mystery Circle – a love story | Spoon & Tamago
On the seabed a geometric, circular structure measuring roughly 6.5 ft in diameter had been precisely carved from sand. It consisted of multiple ridges, symmetrically jutting out from the center, and appeared to be the work of an underwater artist, carefully working with tools. For its resemblance to crop circles, Ookata dubbed his new finding…
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Twitter Updates for 2012-09-21
Has anyone experienced hacking/spam via If-This-Then-That connectors to third party social media sites? #ifttt # The #ifttt Delicious connection apparently uses the password antipattern with a password held on the IFTTT side; unsure if that's persistent # @jonworth Some very curious spamthings occurred last night via our Delicious channel; will ping @ifttt about it later.…
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“Whelan was so drunk on Lambrini” #isthispossible ? #cantbegood
A woman high on drink and drugs who stole a passenger ferry and crashed into boats shouting ”I’m Jack Sparrow” has been jailed. Reckless Alison Whelan, 51, was on a two-day bender when she climbed onto the moored 100-seater Dart Princess in Dartmouth, Devon. Whelan was so drunk on Lambrini she dialled 999 and officers…
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Twitter Updates for 2012-09-20
Woman who destroyed #EcceHomo fresco in DIY restoration, considering “author rights” #tragicomic /ht @openrightsgroup http://t.co/If0pX1py # First fire of the year http://t.co/DSk2HD9q # @benwerd @surevine Hi Ben, thanks for the heads-up, we're on it. #
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Rupert Bear mauls farmer to death defending Bill Badger from cull | NewsBiscuit
http://www.newsbiscuit.com/2012/09/18/rupert-bear-mauls-farmer-to-death-defending-bill-badger-from-cull/ HT Ian Rentoul
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Woman who destroyed #EcceHomo fresco in DIY restoration is considering “author rights” #tragicomic /ht @openrightsgroup
From: Javier Ruiz <javier@openrightsgroup.org> Worth sticking on google translate. Basically the woman who destroyed a Spanish heritage Ecce Homo fresco in a botched DiY restoration attempt is now is considering claiming “author rights” on her “work”! http://www.publico.es/televisionygente/442608/la-restauradora-del-eccehomo-se-plantea-cobrar-derechos-de-autor I am half-sympathetic, but that’s my Don Camillo fanboi-streak coming out (relevant story here) except this is the…
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Twitter Updates for 2012-09-19
@JonnyHeavey Pics! /cc @BristolOffice @surevine # @mk270 Argument is good. It means we're all alive and at liberty to have opinions. /cc @dml @jimkillock # RT @rossjanderson: How the UK government cooked the books to justify the smart metering project: http://t.co/PF31FlyH # "Come to friendly New Hampshire – only Guam has a lower US murder…
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TEDxHousesofParliament videos all up on YouTube …
TEDxHousesofParliament videos here; they say that they are all up now, but I remember at least one speaker – a somewhat inarticulate Greek lady – who seems not to be present.
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You’d think that the #NewYorker would know when to use “ensure”
NEW YORK (The Borowitz Report)—In what his campaign described today as a bold strategy to insure victory in the Presidential contest, Republican nominee Mitt Romney will undergo a procedure to have his mouth wired shut until Tuesday, November 6th. via In New Campaign Strategy, Romney to Have Mouth Wired Shut Until November : The New…
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Yes, yes, kill the cute kitten because it’s not racially pure and takes up space #makesperfectsense
Really. Listen to this: BBC News – Siberian zoo breeds the world’s first Liliger. Go shoot a polar bear while you’re at it. (4th para)
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Twitter Updates for 2012-09-18
The #menshn ppl had best fix their user interaction; duplicate mails + one titled "CLOSE YOUR ACCOUNT OR UNSUBSCRIBE" (my caps) # @rickygervais Hi! Off-topic: Were you actually a sabbatical officer of UCL Union? Have heard rumour often, was a Pi Magazine hack myself. # *This* is why we need Cybersecurity – we must invade…