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So, there’s the pre-conference picture: The mid-conference picture: …and then the après-conference pictures; chief conspirators Jackie, Perry and Adriana… …at the notorious bar… …which got quite crowded… …because Ray (the guy from Johnson & Johnson) makes fabulous martinis, and this is where by example I learned never to play drinking games with Czech women…

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This is superb: A Floridian High-School Rugby team – one of five in the state – takes on Carmarthenshire Under-18’s (pro: “Car-Mar-Then-Shy-er”) in order to learn the game, in: NBPS vs Carmarthenshire: Blood, Sweat, and Frequent Hospital Visits You can guess what happens. They’re justifiably proud of scoring at all. Choice quotes: “Rugby is the…

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It’s a poor manager who has or requires the truth hidden from him by his employees; and yet somehow the folk seem to think they’re doing Benedict a favour: BBC News Polish ice cream ban for papal visit Rome is the home of ice cream and for generations, citizens and tourists alike have forsaken dessert…

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I found the webpage for The Union of UK Unicyclists which led me to the discovery of a couple of local (or local-ish) Unicycle clubs. Further I found http://www.unicycletips.com/ with compendia of video and other training material; if you still think unicycles are mostly ridden by clowns in circuses, you need to check out what…

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It’s hard to say which is better about this posting, the novelty and humour of the original suggestion, or the rapid sense-of-humour-failure and trolling that starts in the comments. gadgets.qj.net

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The Electric Unicycle The Electric Unicycle’s only control is the on-off switch. The rider controls everything else by shifting his weight. You lean forward to accelerate, lean backwards to brake, and gyrate your arms wildly to turn. With a little practice you can get more graceful and keep your arms mostly by your side. The…

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Today I witnessed the birth of a major new feature of ZFS. You’ll all find out about it in a few months, or so. Couple of years, max. 🙂

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Simon Phipps IMed me last night with DearNSA – I wonder if someone’s reinvented the USENET Oracle in a new format? DearNSA Q: Boxers or briefs? A: That is NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS. Sheesh. Q: I gotta know, are they natural or implants? A: We cannot reveal information that might jeopardize our information gathering methodologies.…

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BBC News A judge decided Mrs Miller was entitled to a substantial settlement because she married with “reasonable expectation” of a future wealthy lifestyle. Wow. I wonder if employees can now sue their employers for not matching expectations, too?

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Joe Little I attended the Social Media Forum yesterday and had a real insight into a weird quirk of how human beings operate in the business world. First of all Alex Muffett from Sun Microsystems did a really innovative presentation on his activities to promote blogs in the organisation. He had a cracking first 20…

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Blog Conference … I should also mention to best use of powerpoint I have seen in a while. Alec Muffet from Sun Microsystems went into slide overload to deliver a fun, clever, and humorous look at the issue of business blogging. w00t! Although technically it was a PDF, courtesy of Keynote, rather than Powerpoint. I…

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Two weeks ago on my trike, I accidentally interrupted a woodland layby lesbian love-tryst, whilst commuting home from work. Cars nuzzling, bumper-to bumper; drivers in the foremost, likewise. Very restrained. Very Home Counties. Everyone looks-up to smile and wave when the tricycle goes past. Last week on my trike, I found a discharged smoke grenade…

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