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Networking Porn. Now, if only we could teach Simon to spell properly. Maybe I need to set him up with Firefox 2.x with its built-in spellchecker?

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Apparently I have a Northeastern American accent, possibly New York. Mmm. What American accent do you have? Your Result: The Northeast Ê Judging by how you talk you are probably from north Jersey, New York City, Connecticut or Rhode Island. Chances are, if you are from New York City (and not those other places) people…

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“Whaddya burn with witches?” “More witches!” Guardian In scenes reminiscent of medieval witchhunts, Catholic pilgrims in Glastonbury have attacked pagans and threatened to “cleanse” them from the town. Local pagans were pelted with salt and branded witches who “would burn in hell” during a procession organised by Youth 2000, a conservative Catholic lay group. The…

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Ray Noorda, of Novell, and William Franklyn.

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Link, with pictures

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Adriana Lukas – doyenne of the British blogosphere and iconoclast of corporate communication – pointed me at an article about Oracle and its new “Fusion” project, which “fuse together various technologies picked up in its acquisition spree” to “improve our customers’ ability to get the job done“. That sounds great, but in the past 15…

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In case you’ve not heard: Friday wired Security researcher Christopher Soghoian created the Northwest Airline Boarding Pass Generator in the hope of spurring Congress to look closely at the nation’s aviation security policies, which he calls “security theater.” The site lets anyone create a facsimile of a Northwest Airlines boarding pass, with whatever name they…

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Ze Frank Yesterday the President defended the war once again, saying “If We Leave, They Will Follow Us Here.” Of course If We Stay, They Don’t Have As Far To Travel…

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Making the world a little more magical, a little more weird, with things in dark places… Wooster Collective TIBET is the type of artist that we absolutely love. He works entirely underground (literally) in Stockholm, Sweden. All of his work is done only in the most hidden of places, and very few people will ever…

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From a friend who is the BOFH at a noted London retail-therapy centre: Help desk call today: ‘help our printer is just printing test pages, we’ve fed it 2 reams of paper so far and it’s still going!’

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£121 per kilo? Damn, that must be some good shit… Or it could be that the numbers are out? Jamaica Blue Mountain comes in at only 84 quid per kilo. The movie cited is playing at the London Film Festival, so we know where the inspiration comes from; I shall be interested to see what…

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OMGWTF? Building roundabouts is like “supplying a pyromaniac with gasoline and matches”? Billings Gazette Letter: Montanans aren’t smart enough for roundabouts This letter is in regards to the proposed roundabouts on the West End. The majority of Montana drivers are too ignorant to perform the simple task of using a turn signal. Their reflexes are…

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