Dropsafe

In a similar vein to the below, and reading like an abridgement of one of my favourite books: [ironmonkey.blogspot.com] Step 1. Start with data that shows a positive trend, like this DOT highway fatality data that shows that the traffic fatality rate is at the lowest level ever recorded. This article states the correct conclusion…

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I barely know whether to giggle or cry – for many years I have been vexed by “This page best viewed using Internet Explorer at 800×600” pages, and now in a fit of turnabout-is-fair-play Mike Werner writes: [blogs.motorbiker.org] As off this weekend, I’ll be viewing and testing all articles only using Mozilla’s FireFox web browser…

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detritus of derrida dispersing: [news.bbc.co.uk]

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So this is how I am receiving all this referrerspam, both for pr0n and for Adminshop.com itself; the pity for them is that I don’t publish referrer data so it all goes down a black hole… [www.adminshop.com] Reffy is a Windows-based mass referrer spammer, which means that it will make a connection to a buttload…

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It’s definitely a small world – at the weekend I scanned back through the postings listed on [www.planetsun.org] and found several, from various colleagues, praising a music video done by Sarah McLachan. On a whim – having time, energy, and DSL bandwidth to spare – I click the link and watch the video I think…

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…delivery TBD.

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This is cool! The idea of providing free public access to Unix systems so people can get a feel for the hardware, upcoming operating system releases and compilers – that idea seems to have dropped out of fashion recently. I’m glad to see it back, although I daresay in this modern era some people will…

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from [www.livejournal.com] [news.bbc.co.uk] Game show traps ‘wanted’ guests A number of people wanted by police were duped into appearing on a fake TV game show, only to find themselves trapped by detectives. Hampshire Police sent hoax letters to the homes of fine-dodgers and others wanted on court warrants, offering them the chance to win big…

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As pointed out to me by Bart: [www.theregister.co.uk] … Step forward the Real Ale Guide, which as of right now is offering to point you in the direction of the nearest approved hostelry for a mere 50p plus network charges. That’s right – you simply text GOODPUB to 85130 and in a jiffy you’ll receive…

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and so it begins: [www.engadget.com] (linked from slashdot)

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I’ve seen this in three places now, so I reckon it’s a real buzzword: Podcasting. The idea is simple: Someone with an ego creates and makes available, MP3 (etc) content Someone with no discretion enables a certain bit of software. Said piece of software automatically loads said content onto the latter person’s MP3 player without…

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from MeFi: I look forwards to seeing if this actually happens. [www.mobile-clubbing.com] London Pillow-Fight Club Pedestrian Area, outside St Paul’s Cathedral Wednesday 6th October 17:40

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