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must-read happy-therapy http://damnyouautocorrect.com/ # Where can I buy an anvil? I wanted one when I was a kid, and to date I've been using an offcut of RSJ / i-beam in lieu… # http://www.nerdnirvana.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/firefox-windows.jpg # really weird outside: clear sky above, thundercloud on the fringes, and phenomenal gusts of _warm_ air blowing leaves & knocking…

#wolframalpha :: win http://bit.ly/cLj6hZ :: fail http://bit.ly/d5ctC4 #

just ordered a hand-cranked apple peeler on amazon 🙂 # New: Memo to Self: How to undo a SRAM Powerlink http://bit.ly/bAsh2g # New: Muffett Status Update http://bit.ly/bTeamD # /me is amused by the meme to relocate copies of GWB's "Decision Points" biography to the "True Crime" section of bookshops # RT @r2g2: El Al's ex…

Sorry I’ve been a bit slack on the blogging this past few days – I’ve been overseeing house renovations which has involved a bit of project management work and rather a lot of QA and testing failures, the result leaving me exhausted. Solace has been visiting wonderful friends and trying to get out of the…

Apparently it’s done like this: Pinch the two links next to the Powerlink together so that the Powerlink bulges up. Pinch the side plates of the power link together. Push the links adjacent to the Powerlink toward each other. You should see the pins move into the inner hole. Pins come out and the Powerlink…

"No I haven't tried slashing my wrist, but it turns out my tool chest has a hidden sharp edge…" #ouchie # I like that of the UK's 3 parties the leader of one is an atheist, another just had his 2nd child out of wedlock. Alas they're politicians. # Made my first cup of coffee…

@pfuetz I don't remember the industry being this nasty when Sun was doing well. Did Sun's demise loose a turf war? # RT @janinegibson: The #Today programme is off air so we're liveblogging an alternative. #bbcstrikes http://bit.ly/dpG6http://bit.ly/dpG6lO # Quietly hilarious spoof of #Today http://bit.ly/9s1mKb – how they will do an grumpy {welsh,scots}man shouting-over a guest…

Morning Delight – Chewing gum artist: Painting miniature masterpieces – http://goo.gl/QjyV1 # @ruskin147 You can't "make" the Valley in Britain; it'd rise from colocation of entrepreneurs&geeks who lack other reason to move to SFO in reply to ruskin147 # @ruskin147 The hacker/developer ethic is strong in the UK, but there's no easy change to the…

Kitchen cabinets have arrived. With wrong doors & one panel, cracked, that may be replacable. Boss from http://www.twoguys.co.uk/ en route # @peterjenkins depends what you mean by 'started' and 'war' but NI, Algiers and Suez spring to mind http://bit.ly/cCvxql http://bit.ly/czoObJ in reply to peterjenkins # @peterjenkins ps, why ask me? in reply to peterjenkins #…

Fascinating http://bit.ly/ddowyA – visualising the reasons that people suddenly want to appear "single" on Facebook #McCandless # Banksy Halloween Costume: http://mlkshk.com/r/9P # Just removed a 3" diameter house brown from the kitchen, lest it be glued to the vinyl. Huge fangs! # @richmarr Bats versus Spiders. New movie? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_house_spider in reply to richmarr # "Wolde…

RT @kashfarooq: BLOGGING: In defence of Skeptics in the Pub http://bit.ly/bJci19 #sitp #westskep # @peterjenkins #CyanogenMod is a big threat to phonemakers, it negates obsolescence. My G1 is good for another 12 months sans droppage. in reply to peterjenkins # US civil rights organisation prepares for new 'crypto war' – http://goo.gl/Ra68 #cryptowar20 # MUST WATCH:…

The greatest hurdle faced by #GoogleStreetView is people's belief that anyone cares about them and their houses. # Some think #GoogleStreetView enabled burglars are coming to get them; addressing drug-addiction would be better at lowering crime rates # OTOH #GoogleStreetView wholesale WiFi packet capture was insensitive and dumb; but from a public street? I'm conflicted…