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How (not) to communicate new scientific information HT @jimfinnis #WileyOnline #Epic
At this point, I, and I believe everyone else in the room, was agog. I could scarcely believe what was occurring on stage. But Prof. Brindley was not satisfied. He looked down sceptically at his pants and shook his head with dismay. ‘Unfortunately, this doesn’t display the results clearly enough’. via How (not) to communicate…
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Hartley Wintney now has room for more dead people #yourenotfromroundtheseparts
Explains a lot about the village. [Graveyard] Extension is blessed (From Basingstoke Gazette).
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Miscellaneous #ORGcon photos …
Mostly from registration, and/or the pizza party afterwards…
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Twitter Updates for 2012-03-25
@karmel80 Good meeting you earlier; as promised, the ORG London Meetup group http://t.co/G73XTdP6 – please join in! # And as if by magic it's 2am… #
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Twitter Updates for 2012-03-24
@shortblue There are some folk for whom it is true. Typically they are gamers. So there's a selection bias, but I agree with Bartle. # @shortblue Excellent – I will try and bring one or two others along to help explain. # Reminder: You should attend #ORGcon Westminster, Sat 24th March http://t.co/N0ZIf1jE ie: #TOMORROW in…
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Michael Bloomberg (@mikebloomberg) proves he can do elementary maths
Michael Bloomberg has dedicated $220 million to the fight against tobacco, making a total of $600 million in his lifetime; to the BBC’s “World At One” he made the following point: About half of the world’s smokers are in Russia, China, India, Bangladesh and Indonesia. (39m mark) I heard that and thought: Let’s add that…
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Pub conversation …
How much is the [beer name]? 2.8% Yes, but how much? 2.8% Thanks. I’ll be back. [exit pub and go somewhere else]
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Millions of #Barclays card users exposed to #fraud – #contactless #pickpockets # HT @bensummers
Card readers that are now being built in as standard to mobile phones can be adapted to access data from these cards. Working with a mobile phone security company, Channel 4 News managed to take data with just one swipe, and then use that data to purchase multiple goods online. This means that it would…
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Maybe it’s coincidence but for the first time I noticed #homebrew eqpt at #Tesco; #alcohol pricing
I’ve no idea whether they’ve been stocking it for ages or whether this is something new, but putting on my security-geek hat and thinking: somebody is trying to stop me getting at cheap alcohol, what do I do? The answers arrive as: spend money anyway and get into debt debase lemonade with blackmarket vodka /…
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“#LibDems custodiet ipsos custodes?” (http://goo.gl/uqB5o at Computerworld) #ccdp #imp #libdem #orgcon
The Liberal Democrats are watching our watchmen? LibDems custodiet ipsos custodes? The Home Office wants to log with whom you communicate, wherever and however, just in case you’re naughty – but the Liberal Democrats object… It’s been a good few months for surveillance, its practitioners and its supply industry – barnstorming industry conferences, massive media…
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Twitter Updates for 2012-03-23
: Invisible Tree Is Invisible #basingstoke http://t.co/arYSlsnJ # : Household Visitor: Large Wasp or Small Hornet? http://t.co/zzbWNYG2 #