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Let’s not mince words: Criminals in Saudi Arabia have their hands *cut* *off*, not vacuously “removed” #BBCNews
This (BBC): Frankie Boyle defends Paralympic jokes Frankie Boyle has defended jokes he made on Twitter about the Paralympics, saying they were “celebratory”. The comedian called the Saudi Arabian team “mainly thieves”, referring to criminals having their hands removed. Compared with this (BBC): Saudi executioner tells all Saudi Arabia’s leading executioner says he is “very…
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Twitter Updates for 2012-09-01
@chrisgerhard I believe the equivalent for you would be "This is _your_ fault." # It's trying so hard to be a Leica that they are even highlighting the important bits with a red dot. http://t.co/8A6ONUNA # @sevanjaniyan Surprisingly good. It's not a Macbook Air (one of which I have for comparison) but I can get…
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Can “Faith” legally be part of a job specification in the UK? I think not… /ht @putt1ck /cc @compassionuk #sitp
Via Twitter I ran into this job specification: http://www.compassionuk.org/employment-it-director-2012-08 We have an exciting vacancy for the role of IT Director which is a key post within the management structure of Compassion UK. This position would suit an individual with an excellent working knowledge of current computer technologies and at least three years’ experience of IT…
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Q: What’s the least-hassle-yet-least-disastrous way to dispose of about 1/2pt of rancid deep fry oil?
Not a problem I am used to, since I never deep fry anything usually.
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“The rest of the world is already fucked, so #CCDP won’t impact business too badly” #HomeOffice Impact Assessment #NowhereToRun
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/publications/counter-terrorism/comms-data-bill/communications-data-ia?view=Binary COMMUNICATIONS DATA LEGISLATION IA No: HO 0073 Lead department or agency: Home Office Other departments or agencies: Law Enforcement, Security and Intelligence agencies Page 9: The proposed legislation could distort the UK telecommunications market if UK consumers switched to overseas providers of services because they perceived that the legislation would impact on their privacy.…
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Apple granted patent for location-based camera phone disabling – Boing Boing
I imagine movie theaters would be the first to use this remote disabling feature (if Apple ever decides to move ahead with this technology; just because they have a patent doesn’t mean they’ll use it). The paranoid side of me imagines governments using it to prevent citizens from communicating with each other or taking video…
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Twitter Updates for 2012-08-31
@carl_rahn @davewiner Instagram for the arty # RT @alastairmcgowan: #CCDP revision: force councils to retain refuse for a year so police can fish in it # <- THIS! YES YES SO FULL OF WIN! # “Zahra Bahrami betrayed by chat-room conversations” # some places, using social media can lead to your death http://t.co/qeQ84Qsg #ccdp #…
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Daily #Telegraph Usability Fuckwittage Part 2 – on a Nexus 7
After pinch-zooming text for size. Even after logging out of facebook.
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Internet Voting Systems in a Nutshell #taylorswift #4chan
An ongoing campaign to create an unparalleled experience for some special kids: Yep. And that, too. via Reddit: God Damnit 4chan, you are amazing.
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“Zahra Bahrami betrayed by chat-room conversations” # some places, using social media with bad security will lead to your death #CCDP
This is why: Zahra Bahrami’s private conversations with friends and family were compromised by her use of social media such as Paltalk and Bayluxe, leading eventually to her arrest and execution. Two internet users in Germany and Iran have now revealed themselves to have been friends of hers, and in the last months before she…