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The opening paragraphs of this article annoy me: Bring on the tech gear, but don’t make it girly: That’s what women want, according to a survey released today. Just 9 percent of the fair sex want products that “look feminine,” like a pink Playstation or Hello Kitty keyboards. The remaining 91 percent seek something sleek…

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This evening I was walking down The Kings Road en route to Sloane Square, and I saw a Bugatti Veyron. It sounded cool. That is all.

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I’ve been getting the attached facebook login screen for the past 14-ish hours: Hey, your account is temporarily unavailable due to site maintenance. It should be available again within a few hours. We apologize for the inconvenience. Facebook is obviously “up” for most people, but I am wondering if this is just me or whether…

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May be of use to some folk I know: http://www.winecruzer.com/

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Quote: DAVID OWENS, NSW ASSISTANT POLICE COMMISSIONER: I’m not embarrassed at all. What I am is I’m very angry that such a stunt like this would be pulled. We have 21 world leaders here. Whilst I enjoy, like everyone else, a good laugh, this isn’t funny. Context: The APEC conference is a big deal in…

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…and did it. [Update: broke the 40mph barrier]

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I sent the Twitter-folk: A Really Simple Improvement To Your User Interface I had an idea. I’d like a small “reply” button next to every tweet, that pre-populates my “What am I doing” text-input box with “<at-symbol>USERNAME<space-or-colon>” – ie: the name of the person who wrote whatever tweet I clicked on. This will save on…

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/6979292.stm Nepal’s state-run airline has confirmed that it sacrificed two goats to appease a Hindu god, following technical problems with one of its aircraft. Nepal Airlines said the animals were slaughtered in front of the plane – a Boeing 757 – at Kathmandu airport. The offering was made to Akash Bhairab, the Hindu god of…

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Solaris 10 on a SPARCstation-1

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Microsoft FUD Watch: OOXML Edition In all my years working as a journalist, I’ve never seen any technology company spin information the way Microsoft did today. The press release on OOXML ratification is a blueprint for spinning semantics, and the stringing together of truths and half-truths to seemingly make the outcome of one event something…

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I have a new trike speed record: …39.0mph, up from 34mph; this is due to the new front Stelvio tyres, the lowered riding position, a modest amount of tuning, and a set of shorts which don’t act like parachute air-brakes. Next stop 40mph; and then I’ll make a fairing…

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rofl: c|net getting lazy with clip art – from ThinGuy

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