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Code Monkey very simple man, with big warm fuzzy secret heart, Code Monkey like you. http://www.jonathancoulton.com/mp3/Code%20Monkey.mp3 Link c/o Flip Russell.

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Here we go again… Independent Could a ruthless new breed of cyber-terrorist cause meltdown at the click of a mouse? Jimmy Lee Shreeve reports: According to cyber-security experts, the terror attacks of 11 September and 7 July could be seen as mere staging posts compared to the havoc and devastation that might be unleashed if

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Independent After an absence of almost 30 years and following months of feverish speculation among fans of the genre, Batwoman will make an appearance in the July issue of a comic called 52, produced by the legendary publishers DC Comics. Her real identity is Kathy Kane, described as a “lesbian socialite by night and a

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BBC News Sometimes you see elderly people talking to the Goths and asking them why they look like this Cornelius Brach Goth festival spokesman I dunno. I vaguely remember at least one of my sisters being chided for not wearing “proper, supportive foundation garments”. You’ld think old folk were glad to have such being worn

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[ webpage ] [ quicktime ] [ 12Mb ] QuickTime H.264/AAC @ 3fps, 640×480 As presented at Blogs & Social Media Forum 2006; the talk is about 20 minutes long, a personal retrospective on my discovery of blogging and my subsequent experience of using blogging to enhance my work-life. My thanks to Lorna Candy of

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So, there’s the pre-conference picture: The mid-conference picture: …and then the après-conference pictures; chief conspirators Jackie, Perry and Adriana… …at the notorious bar… …which got quite crowded… …because Ray (the guy from Johnson & Johnson) makes fabulous martinis, and this is where by example I learned never to play drinking games with Czech women…

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This is superb: A Floridian High-School Rugby team – one of five in the state – takes on Carmarthenshire Under-18’s (pro: “Car-Mar-Then-Shy-er”) in order to learn the game, in: NBPS vs Carmarthenshire: Blood, Sweat, and Frequent Hospital Visits You can guess what happens. They’re justifiably proud of scoring at all. Choice quotes: “Rugby is the

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It’s a poor manager who has or requires the truth hidden from him by his employees; and yet somehow the folk seem to think they’re doing Benedict a favour: BBC News Polish ice cream ban for papal visit Rome is the home of ice cream and for generations, citizens and tourists alike have forsaken dessert

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I found the webpage for The Union of UK Unicyclists which led me to the discovery of a couple of local (or local-ish) Unicycle clubs. Further I found http://www.unicycletips.com/ with compendia of video and other training material; if you still think unicycles are mostly ridden by clowns in circuses, you need to check out what

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It’s hard to say which is better about this posting, the novelty and humour of the original suggestion, or the rapid sense-of-humour-failure and trolling that starts in the comments. gadgets.qj.net

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The Electric Unicycle The Electric Unicycle’s only control is the on-off switch. The rider controls everything else by shifting his weight. You lean forward to accelerate, lean backwards to brake, and gyrate your arms wildly to turn. With a little practice you can get more graceful and keep your arms mostly by your side. The

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Today I witnessed the birth of a major new feature of ZFS. You’ll all find out about it in a few months, or so. Couple of years, max. 🙂

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