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Australia. Gay. Church. Chemical Castration. # Really, you shouldn’t be able to combine these words.
Last week the Sydney Herald published details about an Australian Doctor who has been struck off as a GP (although not as a Radiologist) after prescribing Cyprostat to an 18 year man in order to treat his homosexuality.1 Both men were members of the Exclusive Brethren Church and the patient was taken to see Dr…
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Mayhem and death with just one click – World Politics – World – The Independent #missingthepoint
That, in view of the deaths and injuries still going on, is one of the most depressing aspects of the saga. Another is that all it takes for a few extremists to provoke violence is a YouTube account and access to an Arabic translator – and the certain knowledge that there are in many countries…
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Back to three espresso machines Chez Muffett /ht @shortblue @surevine
I had my first decent espresso with Whit Diffie in Caffe Verona back in around 1993; a couple of years later – after researching on USENET – I bought a Zassenhaus hand-grinder and a Krups Espresso Novo 2000+ (model 988) to experiment with everything up-to and including roasting my own beans. The two devices worked…
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BBC News – Europe hits old internet address limits # Wow, Europe has not collapsed
Not seen one of these in ages: Europe has almost exhausted its stock of old-style internet addresses. Strict rationing of these addresses – called IPv4 – has been started by the body that hands them out in Europe. From now on, companies can only make one more application for IPv4 addresses and, if successful, will…
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Twitter Updates for 2012-09-15
@jimfinnis Two, twice, via diverse paths. http://t.co/Dllr1EiY #
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“[Hadopi] replied via email messages he could no longer receive” /cc @openrightsgroup
Prevost wrote to Hadopi telling it to contact his wife about the downloads. However, it replied via email messages he could no longer receive. For unwittingly ignoring Hadopi’s messages, Prevost received a summons to visit his local police station where he wrote a statement repeating his claim that he did not download the songs. The…
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London – CryptoParty – Sat 29th Sept, Google Campus, Shoreditch # learn about cryptography & tools, free
London – CryptoParty “…a set of global get-togethers where more experienced users can teach beginners how to use the commonly available tools that tap into the incredibly powerful technology of cryptography. I hope that a beginner walks away from a #CryptoParty with an understanding of not just PGP, OTR, and the like, but with an…
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Danish Championships 2012 in Rabbit Hopping – The winners – YouTube # Fabulous, unless you’re Australian
via Danish Championships 2012 in Rabbit Hopping – The winners – YouTube.
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Twitter Updates for 2012-09-14
@symroe @smithsam Have you enquired as to how much it costs to plant a tree? Would be curious. #
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Twitter Updates for 2012-09-13
#ABERYSTWYTH – Who might be best placed to talk about the University's course in Open Source Development? Wondering about year-out places… # @jimfinnis fab would welcome introduction #
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Experience the Iranian Internet in central London – Boing Boing # For #RDGGEEK tonight
Runa from the Tor Project sez, “What is the Iranian Internet? How does it feel to be censored? Filtered? Under constant surveillance? Unsure? Restricted? Oppressed? On Wednesday September 26, Small Media will transform their office in central London into a space where you can really get a feel of how it feels to be oppressed…