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Geek-a-Cycle Defattens the Bloggers
Oddly I was having a conversation about exactly this sort of thing with Bullen when we went to the London Cycle Show last weekend… He wants something in “gaming” spec, though. Gizmodo Sitting in front of a computer drinking cola and blogging all day doesn’t provide that nice of a figure-I should know. If you
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Note from my Sister in Pittsburgh, PA
See seems to be having a Homer Simpson moment. That said, I vaguely remember Coffee Crisp from childhood summers in PEI. But I still mostly associate those with bars of Cadbury’s Old Jamaica which had to be made to last an entire week… From: Louise@… To: Mandy@…, alecm@…, … Subject: WooHoo! Can Crunchie and Flake
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…and I thought Alien Abductees were loopy…
Adriana pointed me at the Biased BBC website last night; I skimmed it and will be returning in future to look again, but I did find something that immediately amused me. This is a link to an article elsewhere which argues by inference from clear evidence that the BBC seeks to lay the blame for
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Google *is* going to buy YouTube …
Is this evil?
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Jelly sparks toxic waste alert
For Americans, read “jello” throughout; it’s unclear to me whether it was prepared, wobbly jelly, or the sort of rubbery gelatine brick as-illustrated in the BBC article – being the manner in which most jelly/jello is sold in the UK, rather than powdered form. BBC News A pile of jelly left by a road in
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Googling Pwned
Many security-folk will be amused by what happens when you search for the term “pwned” using Google’s code-search tool… Wanna the source of several dozen worms, trojans and rootkits? Come to that, Muffett is a pretty interesting search string – from my perspective, anyhow – there’s tons of stuff out there I’d forgotten. Link c/o:
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Gilles watching me watching him watching me watching him…
So Gilles took this screen capture of me:- …so that we could examine how much of my screen – on a 21″ iMac G5 – was reflected in the window behind me, and visible in the Skype video window; the answer is not much, but it provides a hint: If you squint at both images
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Top ten geek business myths
I can’t speak for all of it, but this rings of a lot of truth: Rondam Ramblings Myth #1: A brilliant idea will make you rich. Myth #2: If you build it they will come. Myth #3: Someone will steal your idea if you don’t protect it. … Myth #7: A Ph.D. means something. …
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North Korea Nuclear Test: 100% Natural, Local Ingredients
The agency said the test had been carried out using 100% local technology. Wow. The “organic” and “emissions” lobbies would be pleased. It’s funny. I wake up at 0500h, lie in bed thinking about one of my cats, walk over to the iMac to see who it was who tried Skyping me in the wee
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Portrait of my Father
I like this one.
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Google to buy YouTube?
Independent, ooh…
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Limbo going to Hell?
My emphasis, below. BBC News Catholic experts are expected to advise Pope Benedict XVI that teachings on the state of limbo – somewhere between heaven and hell – should be amended. For centuries many Roman Catholics have believed that the souls of babies who die before baptism remain in limbo. But the concept has never