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The e-victims.org is the first website dedicated to helping victims of e-incidents. “We have launched with a special e-shopping service. You will find answers to most e-shopping problems, including online auctions. You will also find fact sheets that explain your rights and give you tips on how to complain” (tags: consumer advice Security privacy) Computers…

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It’s hard to know where to begin in appalled-ness – that there is a mandated 5% cap on discounts for book sales in France, or that the union is backed by the state… ArsTechnica: Did you hear the one about Amazon? It offered free shipping in France, got sued for it by the French Booksellers’…

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Debating copyright reform: time for compulsory licenses? Blanket licenses for music won’t work. Music poll-tax won’t work. Distributors will fade away, promoters may still exist but will get paid by the artist who will take the lion’s share… (tags: copyright music Marketing licensing) Explore Ubuntu Mobile and Embedded Need to watch this, to get insight…

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A colleague kindly provided me with 4 boxes of Nescafe Dolce Gusto capsules as a thank-you present, having mistaken them for Nespresso ones. I can’t use them – wrong size, wrong shape – so they are going free to a good home. Lungo and Espresso varieties. Leave a comment below if you would like them.

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Maybe it’s time to make some changes to ce site web, vue l’information dans ce video. [In French, but subtitled]

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Adam Leventhal’s Weblog Apple Cripples DTrace for iTunes, No Wonder It’s Such A Hog. (tags: itunes leopard programming DTrace Mac) The Far Side of Tech » Apple Air versus Asus Eee: A Comparison Would I get a MacBook Air? Maybe. I would like something more capable than my Nokia N800, but less expensive than a…

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Taken with my new Panasonic wireless remote-controllable catcam.

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Rachel (for it is she) posted a long comment / summary regards the Ethics questionnaire she gave me: As she who has the Ethics tutorial tonight with this questionnaire and it’s friends I share a few personal and general thoughts in case any one is faintly interested. Alec also found New York Times http://tinyurl.com/2jqgoc which…

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plantar_fibromatosis the most common lump on the bottom of the foot explanation for the bump on the left foot arch? (tags: plantar fibromatosis) heathow crash speculation the undercarriage had been crushed and the hold doors had popped clean off their hinges, I was able to simply pick my bag out of the wreckage and carry…

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The good news is that I am lighter than I thought I was. The bad news is that my doctor just confirmed that the bump in the arch of my left foot is plantar fibromatosis, or put into plain English: The big tendon which supports the arch of my left foot, and/or the sheath surrounding…

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White Dwarf: A game for when you’re bored…

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YouTube – Intro to QEDWiki Cute demo of making mashups… (tags: ibm web2.0 mashups wiki qedwiki)

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