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Video at www.banksy.co.uk. (Via)

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You must read this: Wikipedia. “Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo.” is a grammatically correct sentence used as an example of how homonyms and homophones can be used to create complicated constructs. It has been known to exist since 1972 when the sentence was used by William J. Rapaport, currently an associate professor

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cute overload

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confusedofcalcutta There’s a story in the feedback section of the latest New Scientist about a “lazy inventor trap”; it restored my faith in the stupidity of much of today’s patent processes. No surprise, the story’s hidden behind a paywall. Why worry when you’ve got Google. I entered the patent application number and there it was.

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For those of you who’ve ben asking for information; one of my cats – Buster – has been bloated up with fluid inside his tummy cavity for several weeks now. He looks a bit like he’s swallowed an ostrich egg, but he’s soft and squishy like a water balloon. Occasionally, lain on his back when

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darrenm The Linux (static libqt build) of Skype 1.2.0.18 runs under BrandZ on OpenSolaris nicely. A previous attempt at running the current Linux build of 1.3.0.53 failed due to a missing libasound in the Centos 3.7 install I have. I had assume that this was a non starter since BrandZ only emulates OSS not ALSA.

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Referrred to be by Gene-Bob; judging by the image I think I’ll be reading a lot: Slow Leadership What prevents most people from becoming effective leaders? They believe that, if they have the authority to make an important decision, and must take direct responsibility for the outcome-especially if that choice proves to be a mistake-they

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From a System Administrator friend; he’s right, corporate messaging sometimes becomes enthralled by the latest buzzphraseology, to an extent that leaves our installed base of geeks out there – and some internally – quite cold… Alec I know you know some of the more senior people in Sun UK. You might like to point out

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If you ever feel the need to find or cite an introduction to the British ID Card proposition, and of the likely failings, weaknesses and actual threats of it, my friend and colleague Dave Walker has posted a clear and concise summary which I recommend to all. The matter of ID cards came up at

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