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Using OSX? Wondered why "Search in Google" *always* brings up Safari? http://bit.ly/bDfn5y # Further to that line of thought: Is it possible to *remove* Safari from OSX without seriously breaking OSX? # Back then the proposal for ".xxx" was to herd all the porn into it. Now, it's a potential ICANN moneymaking opportunity http://bit.ly/ayTMXd #…

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WANTED: new doorbell. Must be wireless, good quality. What is the geek-state-of-the-art ? # At home, landlocked downstairs for an hour or two. Hall ceiling being ripped out. Impressive sound FX # @jimfinnis suggests "build [ the #ultimategeekdoorbell ] with an #Arduino Great idea! But what else could it do beyond go "bong"? # So…

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#bca2010 yay! great preso on #themineproject by @mathiasbaert, & #Nespresso on tap. It's like being at home. With more people. And food. #

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#Dyson repair chap's just been; the DC04 works – new clutch, new cable, and a few replacement parts in the post. £69, no fuss, v good. # Also it appears my #Dyson is coming up to its 11th birthday. #

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unhappy kitty, freshly bathed, swaddled in towels and blankets # the more belgians i meet, the more i appreciate belgium. a nation that produces 15%ABV custard is a fine nation indeed. http://bit.ly/cnSCm8 #

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Researching Invictus led to astonishing discovery that Mandela *actually* quoted Roosevelt http://bit.ly/aZC5V5 – am faintly disappointed. # ( Admittedly, not seen the movie yet, but a friend recommended it. Was reading up on Leavis, Quiller-Couch and the Q-bicle ) #

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@mroesch thank you, marty 🙂 in reply to mroesch # BUGFIX POSTED for dynamic_pager_wrapper: http://bit.ly/b2v8n5 # must-see for anyone who stays in a hotel: http://bit.ly/aVDmuB 🙂 #

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UPDATE: 2012: I’VE STOPPED DOING THIS NOW, MY NEW MACBOOK SEEMS TO HAVE ENOUGH MEMORY AND FLASH DRIVE SPEED FOR IT NOT TO BE A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS FIXING. I have a MacBookAir; it has 2Gb of RAM, a dual-core 1.6GHz processor, and a bunch of applications on it. The performance, especially when Firefox is…

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"become a fan" – the proper perspective: http://bit.ly/aQywY1 # To squeeze more performance out out my MacBookAir, I am resorting to techniques from the 1970s. It is ever thus in IT, reinventing the old. # Make Your Mac Laptop Perform Better? See http://bit.ly/aS4eZ0 – "Addressing The Outmoded Swapping And Paging Strategy in OSX?" # @kjtoms…

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Getting some air on a #Brompton http://bit.ly/cWBIlD 🙂 # Quick everyone RT this! @DarenBBC RT @chrisbrogan Want 2 meet UK's smart social media folk? Search Twitter for #likeminds & follow of them #

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Just back from #themineproject talk at #djugl fantastic audience, good chat after. Train delay smoothed by Under Milk Wood & Nyman # it's been tweeted a lot, but mjr has done a sterling spoof: http://bit.ly/97sUKe – Hitler and Cloud Computing. #

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