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Oh dear. “You have failed the practice citizenship test. Questions answered correctly: 13 out of 24 (54%) Time taken: 02 minutes 46 seconds “ Life in the United…
A friend at work has recently moved to Cambridge, and given that the weather has been improving a bit I put together a few things that might be…
It’s a purely personal milestone, but today marks the first time I’ve ripped a DVD (store bought) to a video file without watching the film itself. I’ve been…
An extract from an email I’ve just received: “As we are trying to have a carbon free Christmas this year…” So, no Coal as a gift this year…
DHS Allowed To Take Laptops Indefinitely: http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/08/01/0958242 Just don’t tell UK Customs & Excise or they’ll want the same rights too. Bet they could make the cost of…
Today, I left the house 45 minutes earlier than normal in order to renew my car tax I waited 15 minutes at the Post Office, and then continued…
BookMooch: exchange books and trade them, like a book swap or book barter: http://www.bookmooch.com/ Something to add to the list of sites I never knew existed, but wholeheartedly…
Ok, so who thinks of {Dilbert}’s boss when reading this snippet from a product spec PDF: Dimension 25mm x 115mm x 75mm (when laying flat); 115mm x 25mm…
Today, I has been mostly trying to convince FrameMaker not to change baudrate into obdurate. It’s very persistent, though.
Apple – iPhone UK on O2 – Macworld UK: http://macworld.co.uk/ipod-itunes/news/index.cfm?newsid=19123 Alluding to the decision to make market moves with O2, Jobs said: “We wanted to know a few…
A few years ago Tesco caused a stir with their loyalty card and the use of purchase histories to offer targeted coupons to users of the cards, which…
Guardian Unlimited | Comment is free | I hate Macs: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/story/0,,2006031,00.html “I hate Macs. I have always hated Macs. I hate people who use Macs. I even hate…
Interstellar Ark :: Strange Paths: http://strangepaths.com/interstellar-ark/2007/02/14/en/ Fascinating maths and theoretical physics behind what might be done, and what is patently not going to happen (given our current level…
View Flickr Photos in Google Earth: http://kmlphotos.metaltoad.com/ Now that is a great timewaster, although given my new-found amazement at just how close Cairo and Luxor city boundaries are…
The Observer | Food monthly | If MSG is so bad for you, why doesn’t everyone in Asia have a headache?: http://observer.guardian.co.uk/foodmonthly/story/0,,1522368,00.html Going by my previous metric of…