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“We have a Guide to Pub Etiquette including when to tip for food in pubs and restaurants” #EUROCRYPT
http://www.cs.bris.ac.uk/eurocrypt2012/pubs.html what to do in a pub/restaurant There are several clues as to whether you are in a pub or a restaurant: pubs tend to have a sign including an illustration of the pub name and a name like ‘The Fox and Hounds’ or ‘The Queen’s Arms’. Restaurant signs commonly provide information about the sort
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#AddisonLee chairman provokes controversy with his views on London cyclist deaths | road.cc | Road cycling news, Bike reviews, Commuting, Leisure riding, Sportives and more
John Griffin, head of minicab firm Addison Lee who caused a storm this week and threats of legal action from TfL by telling his drivers to illegally use London’s bus lanes has provoked further controversy with his views on the rise in the number of cyclists killed on the capital’s roads. The opinions expressed by
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If you’ve ever wanted a Roomba, Amazon UK are back-ordering a recent model £329.99 saving ~80 quid
The model 770 has gone out of stock at Amazon and they have them on back-order for about 80 quid below RRP; no idea when the new stock will arrive, but I’ve got an order in… iRobot Roomba 770 Vacuum Cleaning Robot: Amazon.co.uk: Kitchen & Home.
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Twitter Updates for 2012-04-20
: Four Lit-tle Bytes of Ad-dress Code – an IPv4 song by Aaron Davies (after G&S) http://t.co/hIzCBMsS # : I really hope Britain tries to extradite some of the #BPAS "hackers" – see if US extradition is bidirectional http://t.co/QuzVAo1G # HEADSUP: If you're at #sfs2012 / ScramblingForSafety today bring chargers & 3G dongles, apparently LSE
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I really hope Britain tries to extradite some of the #BPAS “hackers” – see if US extradition is bidirectional
Thousands of attempts have been made to hack into the computers of Britain’s largest provider of abortion services, BPAS, the BBC has learned. Last month, a man was jailed for stealing the details of 10,000 women who had sought advice from BPAS. In the five weeks since his arrest, 2,500 other attempts have been made
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Four Lit-tle Bytes of Ad-dress Code – an IPv4 song by Aaron Davies (after G&S)
From Lyrics – My Songs (songs.q-ist.com). Quoth Aaron* on the NANOG list: This is a song I’ve been working on on and off over the last couple years; when I sang it recently at a filk convention, I was told I should post it here. I hope it’s not too OT (or too technically inaccurate!).
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Twitter Updates for 2012-04-19
If you use #AWS the way it is meant to be used, you'll want to read http://t.co/UvBttnp2 HT @adrianco 🙂 # If Twitter is the internet's "water cooler" then the #YesLordSugar gang are smokers, huddled outside the office, after a long liquid lunch. # I think this is my 6th oeufs en cocotte avec creme
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Twitter Updates for 2012-04-18
@dogsbodyorg http://t.co/UvBttnp2 #
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Twitter Updates for 2012-04-17
New #OSX #Skype menu-bar status icons are black&white, not colour. It's far less obvious what status you're advertising. #fail # .@shortblue Eagles soar, but cats don't get sucked into jet engines. # RT @mjj122: Oh no. Skype icon has turned from green to black. My internet connection must be down… #
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Twitter Updates for 2012-04-16
@dakami @mikko Each new polymorph signature counts as new malware in at least one way: propping up #cyber threat stats: http://t.co/LkEFCyz8 # @Peston Selection bias. You're talking to the wrong audience. Dig deeper and off-twitter. # : I'd forgotten how much I enjoy my HD600 headphones; not the /best/ but they sound great… http://t.co/uJ6yU72t #
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Could we replace marriage with incorporation of private limited companies?
So I ran across this sketch by Doug Stanhope and he makes a throwaway gag about marriage tax breaks: Marriage? … If you want tax breaks? Incorporate! …and over a mug of tea I wonder if he’s really got something there; in the UK the biggest hurdle would be IR35 and certain aspects of expense
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ALMOST EVERY TIME SEAN BEAN HAS DIED ON FILM, EVER (WHICH IS A LOT OF TIMES)
Contains Sean Bean dying. Lots. Sometimes with farm animals. Via: Sean Bean Death Scene | The Mary Sue.