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For anyone else who didn't get the #pennyarcade strip this morning: http://bit.ly/lPuc5T # http://bit.ly/kLSMu6 "NYPD Officer Stopped Cyclist For Wearing Skirt" – you can be "ticketed" for acts which are clearly not illegal in NYC? # There's a lot of reasons for outrage, but I'm most horrified at the concept of ticketing people at whim:…

#xkcd gnuinfo bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah <thud> # @bubbva practical aids: 1) tweetdeck 2) twitter lists 3) HAPPY BIRTHDAY (for 30 minutes from now!) # @dgwbirch if they have an uprising of any sort the government will know about it real quick. # @lizhenry does "outlier" also include "more competent than average" ? 🙂 # Someone please tell…

this can go wrong in so many ways… http://bit.ly/kEyiLe # longbike: 18.8 miles, av 10.4 mph, max 43.0 mph. Much happier now. # HELP: Some years ago an agency intercepted someone's SMTP traffic (MITM proxy) & was discovered when it started generating bounces? Remind? # @gravelkeeper someone at his service provider (or similar) level, or…

Absolutely fascinating http://bo.st/ly8mOO – But the unstated message is that a lot of our bureaucracy is truly pointless timewasting # It appears the only way to pause / stop #Tweetdeck on Android from syncing is to delete its databases? That'd be bad, plz fix, @AndroidDeck # @timcaynes Nah – I mean "switch it off during…

To work in IT security you must be a realist. Alas not everyone is… # New: Terry Eagleton. A horrible man? http://bit.ly/mSNCJL # New: A New Role for Muffett: Surevine http://bit.ly/lAUc3q #

For general distribution: I have taken on a major new commitment, a role at Surevine as Security Officer and Consultant; Surevine are a UK company who… well, let me just quote: Surevine design, build and deliver secure Social intranet, extranet and Internet solutions for UK Central Government, other public sector organisations and the commercial sector.…

So I listened to What The Papers Say which pointed me to Terry Eagleton’s latest effort: What would prevent most of us from doing so is the nausea which wells to the throat at the thought of this disgustingly elitist outfit. British universities, plundered of resources by the bankers and financiers they educated, are not…

Toasted almond croissant at #farnham maison blanc – fab! # @cdmackay Odd – my Plymouth is a screwtop. Will need to do more research 🙂 # Xtracycle longbike 20.2 mile loop to #Farnham with a pitstop at Maison Blanc. Av 11, Max 41 mph. Must do this more often. # Now: Hartley Wintney festival –…

Talk of hosepipe bans, so have linked all my rainwater butts in series, in prep for this afternoon's expected downpour … # What happens when you ride in the bike lanes in NYC – http://t.co/aG2tO78 # this must have hurt to shoot… # @ramtopsrac @Kneewax What up the brightness (or leave it on Auto) and…

How do I get to be an extra in a Kevin Bacon movie? Seriously? # @DPRamone Alas the archetype evil British hacker is a grumpy middle-aged curmudgeon, lacking social graces… wait, what? # New: current state of the #xtracycle longbike – june 2011 http://bit.ly/k06SsJ # RT@shortblue The AB of Canterbury who sits in the House…

current state of the #xtracycle longbike – june 2011, a set on Flickr. pictures and description of the current state of my longbike, on flickr…