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Courtesy of Tom, and of Make, a www.makezine.com/blog/archive/2006/04/wood_motorcycle.html: …see also [ratbike.org] ; I’m not sure about the joints used to box around the front of the engine – I would be inclined to reinforce those with noggins or some steel angle.

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The National Public Toilet Map is part of the Australian government’s National Continence Management Strategy (NCMS). The map allows more Australians with urinary and fecal incontinence problems to live and participate in their communities with dignity and confidence, by making it easier for them to find information about the location of public toilets. I just

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[news.independent.co.uk] When hobby windsurfer Adam Cowles trudged ashore after a stint on the waves he was in need of a stiff drink – and not just because he had spent three hours riding the waves. After consulting a couple on the beach Mr Cowles, 24, realised that he had taken a wrong turn and having

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Bendiest roads in the UK revealed Britain’s bendiest roads – where drivers can face the same gravitational forces as on a rollercoaster or race track – have been named. Most are minor country roads in hilly areas, although in sixth place was the A157 in Lincolnshire – a county generally thought of as flat. A

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I like my village. With an ancient cricket green, its selection of amenities, its thirty-odd antique shops, and a host of elderly folk waiting to die, it is the very thesis of Little England. This evening at the sound of my letterbox’s rattle I ran to the bedroom window to observe a tall, cleancut, leather-jacket-clad

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JWZ posts regarding NSA interception, citing Wired :- AT&T is seeking the return of technical documents presented in a lawsuit that allegedly detail how the telecom giant helped the government set up a massive internet wiretap operation in its San Francisco facilities. In papers filed late Monday, AT&T argued that confidential technical documents provided by

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Your morning silliness: (Via) R.E.M. and the Muppets, on Sesame Street, performing “Furry Happy Monsters.” [www.youtube.com] …and there’s even a Muppet Kate Pierson

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[www.royalsoc.ac.uk] Royal Society statement on evolution, creationism and intelligent design A statement opposing the misrepresentation of evolution in schools to promote particular religious beliefs was published today (11 April 2006) by the Royal Society, the UK national academy of science. The statement points out that evolution is “recognised as the best explanation for the development

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[www.thedailywtf.com] German readers may be familiar with the story of Arbeitsagentur.de, the official website of the Bundesagentur f?r Arbeit (Federal Labour Office). It’s a fairly typical “big business” story: government wants a job portal website, large consulting company (Accenture) bids 65.5M Euros, government accepts, consultants start it but say they need another 100M Euros to

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A short update on the Trike: Trice XL, as modeled by the lovely Simon… I’ve commuted to/from work on the trike half a dozen times now, and it’s going really well; I am settling into a routine of packing/unpacking – the trick is to not close-up the panniers until the last possible moment before setting

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[www.n00bl33t.com] (Via) 14 things to do if you have missed the rapture! 7. DO NOT accept the mark of the beast (666). The Anti-Christ will control the economic system completely, and he will destroy the money system and install a number system either on your hand or your forehead. Do not take this mark. If

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Watch the trailer for A Scanner Darkly. Bloghype is touting it as for once, a faithful adaptation. Hmmm. Update: For brownie points, download the HD trailers and identify the source material being used for text-filler on the computer displays.

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