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Gilles watching me watching him watching me watching him…
So Gilles took this screen capture of me:- …so that we could examine how much of my screen – on a 21″ iMac G5 – was reflected in the window behind me, and visible in the Skype video window; the answer is not much, but it provides a hint: If you squint at both images…
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Top ten geek business myths
I can’t speak for all of it, but this rings of a lot of truth: Rondam Ramblings Myth #1: A brilliant idea will make you rich. Myth #2: If you build it they will come. Myth #3: Someone will steal your idea if you don’t protect it. … Myth #7: A Ph.D. means something. ……
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North Korea Nuclear Test: 100% Natural, Local Ingredients
The agency said the test had been carried out using 100% local technology. Wow. The “organic” and “emissions” lobbies would be pleased. It’s funny. I wake up at 0500h, lie in bed thinking about one of my cats, walk over to the iMac to see who it was who tried Skyping me in the wee…
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Limbo going to Hell?
My emphasis, below. BBC News Catholic experts are expected to advise Pope Benedict XVI that teachings on the state of limbo – somewhere between heaven and hell – should be amended. For centuries many Roman Catholics have believed that the souls of babies who die before baptism remain in limbo. But the concept has never…
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chocolate shops
I have one friend who raves about her favourite chocolate shop, and I have another who raves about his. Really must do a comparison sometime. In the meantime, the latter (Tom) has pointed me at Kinetica in Spitalfields, which looks interesting.
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San Francisco shrugs off slap in face from Michelin
Indepenent The gourmets of the San Francisco region always fancied they owed a thing or two to the French – from the country-style dining in the Napa Valley to the ambitious, foie gras-laden menus at the city’s top eating spots – but the French don’t seem too keen to return the compliment. Michelin has just…
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Russians turn off vodka smuggling pipeline
El Reg Russian customs officers have unearthed a mile-long pipeline through which ingenious smugglers were pumping home-made vodka to Latvia, Ananova reports. The tube was discovered six feet underground in Buholovo by workmen digging holes to plant trees. Local border cop Yakov Kabanov said: “We had our suspicions that there was someone running hooch across…
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DIY RFID-blocking Equipment?
I was sent this link by a fellow geek: DIFRWear Our RFID Blocking Wallets ensure that cards with RFID tags within the wallet can NOT be read while the wallet is closed. This gives you the ability to control when, how and by whom your cards are accessed. To allow the RFID tag in the…