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With so much that I have read in the press and media about how the likes of Jon Stewart are changing the face of US politics, and how the sea-change of brought about by blogging has permanently changed voter communication, this quote from Lehrer citing Cook brought me up short: Tom Lehrer When asked about

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Went to Cinema. Watched Borat. Was laughing for a good half of it, perhaps as much as three-quarters. A couple of cringe/pucker moments, but keep your face out of your hands or you will miss the blink-and-you-miss-it jokes. Was worth £6.95; and yes, there is a visual gag afer the trailers are finished. Just make

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Simon Phipps IM’ed me: I saw a great car for you yesterday. I’ll find the YouTube video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwKPm1tXQR0 & here it is in action: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5860ulYwvC4 …which displays what happens when you put a 150bhp-odd engine into a SmartCar. The results are… entertaining.

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Heavens, has it really been that long since I was 18? mrod.livejournal.com It was 20 years ago today… On this day in 1986 a momentous happening occured: The SEND command was removed from use on the original EUCLID system by University College London Computer Centre. The SEND command was used greatly by the undergraduate community

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It’s 0308am and I am safely back from the 9th London Geek Girl Dinner (Holly, this may interest you for future reference?) meeting a variety of people, listening to a series of differently-interesting talks from various folk including Maryam Scoble, and I met Nick Ward and Hugh MacLeod amongst others. Pictures will be forthcoming on

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Gilles mailed me two bars of chocolate; Lindt Chili, and Migros Selection 100% Venezuelan Chocolate. The former is clearly Lindt product; smooth, ungritty, and the Chili manifests as a low, slow, dark burn on the tongue, persisting well after the chocolate is melted and gone. It’s most unusual, and worth it for the taste experience.

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Is it just me, or does YouTube’s user interface really suck? I have confirmed and reconfirmed my e-mail address several times in the past hour, and cannot get through the “Upload” dialogue without being re-requested to confirm my e-mail address. Both Safari and Firefox. MacOS 10.3.9. Is their backend database screwy, or something? Update: comments

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Discussing tomorrow’s Online Information Conference which is “the world’s no.1 event for online content and information management solutions”, a quote from moderator Adriana Lukas, with annotations/links by myself: Compared to the companies represented, Sun would seem closest to a 21st century organisation – with a flat hierarchy, breaking down communications silos, redefining executive-level communications, connecting

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http://www.mcphee.com/items/11563.html

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…and with ID cards they could stop them buying, say, big knives? Or garden shredders with which they might dispose of the evidence? “Fargo” was in Wiltshire, after all, wasn’t it? Via Bart: news.com.au BRITISH criminal psychologists are putting together a list of the 100 most dangerous murderers and rapists before they have committed any

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BBC News Ofcom is legalising the use of FM transmitters that allow iPods and other MP3 players to play through car radios. The use of devices, such as Griffin’s “iTrip”, was banned in the UK as their transmissions can interfere with broadcasts by legal radio stations. However, the device and other similar accessories for MP3

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Boo. BBC News Retailers have expressed relief at a European Court ruling against allowing consumers to buy drinks and cigarettes online at lower duties from abroad. The decision means shoppers buying cheaper goods abroad will still have to accompany the goods back themselves. Shopkeepers said a different ruling allowing an internet bargain hunt would have

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