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How Swearing Works We all know what “bad words” are. Unlike most other language rules, we learn about swearwords and how to use them without any real study or classroom instruction. Even very young children know which words are naughty, although they don’t always know exactly what those words mean. But swearwords aren’t quite as…

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This is impressive – Discovery Channel visiting Sweden, where a guy has converted a Honda Goldwing to act as a breakdown tow truck. It’s a neat hack. [www.exn.ca] (WMV Video)

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I received: From: genco@[……..] Subject: Copyright issues of an image… Date: 2 December 2005 14:56:22 GMT Dear Mr Muffett, I am working for a publishing house in Turkey and I am writing to you on behalf of the company. We are willing to use one of the images you used on your blog as the…

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This weekend – following on from the same last weekend – I have dug all of the gravel from an exceptionally large hole at the front of my property, and placed it in an exceptionally large hole at the rear. It’s been necessary, but not exactly thrilling. Next weekend may involve a whackerplate. Or perhaps…

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As recently mentioned by Clarkson: Global Emmy for car show Top Gear Presented by Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond, long-running BBC Two series Top Gear test-drives cars and discusses motoring issues. Versions of the show have been sold to broadcasters around the world. I understand that TG is being aired on the Discovery…

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Elwood: Minature Californian Nazis. Jake: I hate Minature Californian Nazis. Not quite the original quote, but really, WTFITS? In this day and age? Or have I just answered my own question?

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Yay! Now we can wait for the backlash against this non-event; the media will be looking for Friday night to report chaos, and if the blizzard moves in then that won’t happen, and we can just “get over it”: [news.bbc.co.uk] As late licensing is introduced, are fears about extended hours for pubs, clubs, bars and…

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Pete Jenkins, at the office, on my Pashley Muni (MP4 video, 1.1Mb) Well I got my 26-inch Pashley Muni a couple of weeks ago, and it’s about time to review what i’ve learned. Unicycling is phenomenal fun – amongst my colleagues at work I believe that I’ve managed to make two instant converts and I…

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Via [www.apollopony.net] – a short film (23Mb) illustrating how a trip to the shops might be perceived in a country with ubiquitous RFID. Thought-provoking, especially when you stop to consider why the information that flashes up on your screen is being put there. [www.cinematicfilm.com]

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I’ve given-up using Linux. It’s been about a year now, perhaps slightly longer, for reasons that take a long time to explain the rationale but which in summary are: There are too many Linux distributions, and with that diversity has come abject crapness the reason for which is not far removed from my observation that…

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Latest epistle from Cynthia, touring South America whilst it’s winter in North America: Six days, 2,000 miles and three border crossings from La Paz; and thanks for the birthday wishes. Now in Argentina and only three hours behind GMT. A Typical Day (yesterday actually) Up at sparrow’s (still in Chile), cup of instant while checking…

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Via [dev.null.org] [www.cambridge-news.co.uk] Cartoon hero takes a swipe at a world superpower FORGET Michael Moore – it seems George Bush has a new enemy, in the unlikely form of comic strip hero Asterix. After years of bashing the occupying Roman army, the indomitable Gauls have turned their attentions to the stars in their latest adventure,…

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