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Will someone who can’t wait for an ID card, please make themselves known to me? I want to know what they think it will improve? BBC NEWS | Politics | People ‘can’t wait for ID cards’ Jacqui Smith says public demand means people will be able to pre-register for an ID card within the next…

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Our feline overlords have finally invaded the Cabinet office and usurped the nanny state … BBC NEWS | Politics | Pet owners face code of practice Cat and dog owners are to be told to provide “entertainment” and “mental stimulation” for their pets under new government advice. The code of practice also includes advice on…

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With the utmost respect, I’m sure Carl would be very surprised if there were… I wonder what he’d make of this whole “Web” thing. I’d love to know.

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This is too weird for words… We are going to intercede at the site of the statue of the bull on Wall Street to ask God to begin a shift from the bull and bear markets to what we feel will be the ‘Lion’s Market,’ or God’s control over the economic systems. While we do…

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So occasionally GMail hiccups and does not let me in / authenticate. And what does Thunderbird do in that circumstance? It decides the password is wrong, forgets the password it knows, drops me into a dialogue where I have to click “Cancel” to continue, locks up until I do that, then continues to insist that…

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Terrorist ‘tweets’? US Army warns of Twitter dangers “Twitter has also become a social activism tool for socialists, human rights groups, communists, vegetarians, anarchists, religious communities, atheists, political enthusiasts, hacktivists and others to communicate with each other and to send messages to broader audiences,” the report said. Mmmm…

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I think they should do an English version, too… Chip Multi-Threading, Cooking and the Anatomy of a Viral Video – Constantin’s Blooog I first saw Ingo giving this presentation in February, during Sun Germany’s Partner University event. It was hilarious, the whole room was laughing and we knew he needed to do it again. So,…

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Having blown past their £5,500 target in just 10 hours of accepting donations, the Atheist Bus Campaign in less than a week has raised over 16x that amount, some £93,000 (US$ 145,000) – and I think this is a good thing. It was covered on “Thought for the Day” on Radio4 a few days ago…

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The Press Association: Probe into Madonna photo complaint “In such circumstances we would always try and reach a solution which both upholds the principles of freedom of artistic expression and also prevent any offence being caused.” Since when has causing offense – just that, no “hate crimes” and whatnot – been an offence ? Update:…

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DVICE: OLO to turn your iPhone into a laptop – this is what I thought Apple would be coming out with yesterday; use the iPhone touchscreen in your touchpad, no button, and make it part of the experience/programmable…

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Sun Germany produces the best Sun corporate videos by far; if you don’t believe me then watch this one, especially if you don’t speak German. It’s charming, educational, and you’ll soon work out what’s going on… YouTube – CMT Kochstudio Apparently this video got so popular it was picked up by the German blogosphere and…

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