Dropsafe

After 10 years I am letting lapse my Economist subscription; I first started reading in 1998 on-and-off at ESR’s suggestion, and then when I worked as chief security geek for SunPS EMEA I bought a subscription – it was a perfect resource for finding out what my customers were doing, and for keeping tabs on

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If you're a coffee-fiend this is a must-read: http://bit.ly/bKgae7 via @jimfinnis # @mathiasbaert you didn't repost the link! 🙁 in reply to mathiasbaert # @Topanga thank you – there's a lot in the editing (boosting audio, etc) but it's easy to do. Just an iFlip, not even HD. in reply to Topanga # @simonw It's

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@LaureenH you know, some people accuse *me* of using too many acronyms. 🙂 in reply to LaureenH # i am rendering. render, render, render, i go. renderrenderrenderrenderrenderrenderrenderrenderrenderrenderrenderrenderrenderrender… # beer makes rendering more fun. it started out as 12 minutes, then 28, it's now up to 50 minutes remaining. # Using Firefox to upload vidz to

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IMG_7958 Originally uploaded by alecmuffett In case of flooding, all animals find sexy partner and wait here for boat. Stencil, Minderbroederstraat, Leuven, 2010

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Just so folks know: My contract with my hosting provider is expiring around March 20th, so crypticide.com – my blog and e-mail – will likely drop off the net for a few days from that point. I have an alternative in planning, but I am time-poor for implementation at the moment. Folks who need to

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Using OSX? Wondered why "Search in Google" *always* brings up Safari? http://bit.ly/bDfn5y # Further to that line of thought: Is it possible to *remove* Safari from OSX without seriously breaking OSX? # Back then the proposal for ".xxx" was to herd all the porn into it. Now, it's a potential ICANN moneymaking opportunity http://bit.ly/ayTMXd #

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WANTED: new doorbell. Must be wireless, good quality. What is the geek-state-of-the-art ? # At home, landlocked downstairs for an hour or two. Hall ceiling being ripped out. Impressive sound FX # @jimfinnis suggests "build [ the #ultimategeekdoorbell ] with an #Arduino Great idea! But what else could it do beyond go "bong"? # So

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#bca2010 yay! great preso on #themineproject by @mathiasbaert, & #Nespresso on tap. It's like being at home. With more people. And food. #

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#Dyson repair chap's just been; the DC04 works – new clutch, new cable, and a few replacement parts in the post. £69, no fuss, v good. # Also it appears my #Dyson is coming up to its 11th birthday. #

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unhappy kitty, freshly bathed, swaddled in towels and blankets # the more belgians i meet, the more i appreciate belgium. a nation that produces 15%ABV custard is a fine nation indeed. http://bit.ly/cnSCm8 #

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Researching Invictus led to astonishing discovery that Mandela *actually* quoted Roosevelt http://bit.ly/aZC5V5 – am faintly disappointed. # ( Admittedly, not seen the movie yet, but a friend recommended it. Was reading up on Leavis, Quiller-Couch and the Q-bicle ) #

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