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(to the tune of “‘ere-we-go”…) ZFS! ZFS! ZFS! ZFS! ZFS! ZF-Essssssssssss! ZFS! ZFS! ZFS! ZF-eh-S! Z! F! S! There. Happy now? So can I now just get-on with annoying Engineering by calling it Zed-FS in public?

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Geoff writes: First we have Alec reporting on the Top 20 geek novels from blogs.guardian.co.uk. I hope the fact that Alec hasn’t read Consider Phlebas doesn’t mean that he’s ignorant of Iain M. Banks’ work. …and I responded at that site, but perhaps it’s worth reposting here: Yes, I am utterly ignorant of Iain M

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From [blogs.guardian.co.uk] via [www.neilgaiman.com] The HitchHiker’s Guide to the Galaxy — Douglas Adams 85% (102) Nineteen Eighty-Four — George Orwell 79% (92) Brave New World — Aldous Huxley 69% (77) Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? — Philip Dick 64% (67) Neuromancer — William Gibson 59% (66) Dune — Frank Herbert 53% (54) I, Robot

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Ever wondered what happened to The Doomsday Clock? Apparently we’re back at seven minutes to midnight, just is it was when originally set in 1947.

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The Evil Atheist Conspiracy – We’re after your children and your pets! [www.evilatheistconspiracy.org]

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from bullet: <Ford Prefect> “Customers who order a transtec drive or a pack of data cartridges order until 18th December will receive a 1000g original Dresdner stollen cake as a bonus.” <xencat> mmm stollen <xencat> well if you don’t want it I’ll have it <Ford Prefect> But then you’d be in receipt of stollen goods

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One for Geoff. [brentrasmussen.com]

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The sample videos at [graphics.stanford.edu] are incredible; go look. Andrew’s quite right about where we can expect to see this next – after the popularity of “bullet time” and morphing, this certainly will come next. Via: [dev.null.org] Shoot first, focus later Scientists have developed a camera that takes pictures that can be refocussed afterward, by

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[antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov] A Robot’s Shadow on Asteroid Itokawa What’s that unusual looking spot on asteroid Itokawa? It’s the shadow of the robot spacecraft Hayabusa that took the image. No it’s not! Just go look at it! It’s a Canadian flag, I tell you! These Canucks are getting everywhere! It’s a conspiracy! It’s a Japanese-Canadian conspiracy! Don’t

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[news.bbc.co.uk] Contemporary Report: 1960: TV star famed for rudeness dies British TV personality Gilbert Harding, who achieved fame through his outspoken and often rude behaviour, has died of a heart attack. He collapsed as he was leaving the BBC’s Broadcasting House in London after a recording session. His chauffeur waiting to collect him saw him

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I think that I know which of the two: A ubiquitous network of number-plate-recognition speed cameras Having to insure a SORN vehicle that’s disassembled in your garage …horrifies me the most, but the two of them combined, beggars belief! [www.theregister.co.uk] A “24×7 national vehicle movement database” that logs everything on the UK’s roads and retains

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[www.airzound.com]

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