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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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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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