Dropsafe

Pasting yourself with White Tiger Balm may be a radical solution for congestion management, but it works. Keep it away from the eyes. # Dropsafe: Security Kitsch : Security that's so bad, it's … terrible http://dropsafe.crypticide.com/article/4072 # Where is #4chan ? Why is it not on this list? http://www.25yearsof.com/thedotcom25/index.php # Dropsafe: Nightmares… http://dropsafe.crypticide.com/article/4075 # "Interrogation"…

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I have published my previous observations on the web at http://dropsafe.crypticide.com/article/4017 …and additionally have submitted them to the parish council website. I hereby submit additional observations, and some revisions; this message will also be posted, with illustrations, at http://dropsafe.crypticide.com/article/4078 UPDATE: see also the set of photos on Flickr ADDITIONAL OBSERVATIONS 1) RISK OF FLOODING Sandy…

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Watched Hellboy II last night, and the theme tune brought back memories… George Washington Elementary School – school shows, rehearsals… a medley of Barry Manilow hits, the Mickey Mouse song (with Diane Wannabee-Cheerleader prancing across the stage in a Mickey costume) and… Good Morning Starshine from Hair? And the theme tune from M*A*S*H? “Suicide is…

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Here’s a test of your security-fu: https://homebank.sactocu.org/UA2004/faq-mfa.htm#pp6 Why are the Security Questions used? The first time you login and enroll in Protection Plus, you will be asked to enter five Security Questions and corresponding answers. The Security Questions are used if you do not want to register the computer you are currently using. With the…

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@katzmandu Turns out AAP *is* the real deal, not the nutty splinter group. in reply to katzmandu # Downloaded Steam, which d/led a 33Mb update, which d/led a 2nd 33Mb update & after reg'n starts d/l ing Portal; Killed & deleted everything. # I like Portal but a note for Valve/us all from The Tao…

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http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2010/05/larry_ellison_o_1.html Larry quoth: “The underlying engineering teams are so good, but the direction they got was so astonishingly bad that even they couldn’t succeed,” said Ellison. “Really great blogs do not take the place of great microprocessors. Great blogs do not replace great software. Lots and lots of blogs does not replace lots and lots…

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http://www.theiet.org/local/uk/southeast/surrey/internet.cfm About this event ‘Net neutrality’ is the principle that says all information flowing across the Internet should be treated equally. But with more people streaming data rich video and playing online games, the Internet is facing congestion concerns. So should carriers be able to sell multi-tiered access to heavy users? And should sites that…

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@DarenBBC ? in reply to DarenBBC # turning into one of those days that is only addressable through milk and cookies. # #United breaks guitars – #Delta loses dogs http://bit.ly/aUH3AG – via @kurtsauer # woo: German software giant SAP agrees to acquire Sybase – WSJ – that will amuse a few people I know –…

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David Blunkett: The Liberal Democrats "are behaving like every harlot in history" on @r4today – that'll go down well… # Matt cartoon today seems apt: http://bit.ly/bKJxGI # @carriebish and he lacks the left hook of John Prescott 😛 in reply to carriebish # Just learned Gordon Brown's first name is actually 'James' … # @spufidoo…

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I have put "Ducks" into both documentation *and* code. Glad to see I am not the only one. http://bit.ly/9NVmMm # @ids Blame it on the Tories. You will, anyway 😛 in reply to ids # Trying to report the MeetJustinBieber group on #FB as a source of viral e-mail spam; there is no checkbox for…

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@pauljakma it's called Cumulative Voting http://bit.ly/953Lz6 – fairer because _everyone's_ 2nd preferences (etc) get counted. in reply to pauljakma # @pauljakma the problem with "I want X, but if I can't have them then I want Y" is the definition of "can't have" … in reply to pauljakma # @bulletford that's a good article, thank…

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Bought a white farmhouse loaf today; slicing it at home remembered it to be exactly same soft, pappy bread my grandmother used to get. Odd. # Lady Gaga loses royal-warranted prototype lingerie – wait, you mean the Queen wears this stuff? http://bit.ly/b317WH # Endlich! Ich habe ein kopie des "Untergang" ! (translation: "The election! Will…

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