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03 Dec 09
Andrew Regan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It is said that Regan's solicitors had problems with earlier versions of this article.
funny placenames Electrical Audio • View topic - Holy shit, go have a look at the Wikipedia home page
A whole list of them, with pics and links. Sadly I don't know what the Wikipedia Main Page was that started this off.
No Snickering - That Road Sign Means Something Else - NYTimes.com
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Add Sticky NoteThe guidelines mention the hypothetical residents of No. 4, with their unfortunate hypothetical address, “4 Corfe Close.”
- A bit sad if you ask me. - on 2009-12-03
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The guidelines mention the hypothetical residents of No. 4, with their unfortunate hypothetical address, “4 Corfe Close.”
Fucking, Austria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I think the Austrians don't want us to laugh
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tz-online notes that numerous villages across the border in Germany have names that are "unfortunate" even in German, including Affendorf (Monkey Village), Faulebutter (Putrid Butter), Fickmühlen (Fuck Mill), Himmelreich (Kingdom of Heaven), Katzenhirn (Cat Brain), Plöd (Stupid), Regenmantel (Raincoat), Sklavenhaus (Slave House) and Warzen (Warts).
02 Dec 09
Luke's Blog: Tory hypocrisy on health and safety
Red tape Britain - don't tell the Daily Mail
The gamers' voice on the backbenches: ePolitix.com | Dec 2009
Extensive interview with Tom Watson MP - a very interesting man, both an IT geek and a democracy geek
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"My message to them… was transparency and accountability wasn't a goal, it was a process to which we would achieve collaborative democracy using these tools.
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"This is now Britain's youth and under-30s saying we want a different settlement with copyright, don't mess around with the way we live our lives. I just really hope that the Government and the Tory front bench listen to that.
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Nokia abandoning S60 for Maemo on future N-Series devices? -- Engadget Mobile -- November 2009
This is only rumours. Symbian (S60) is Nokia's only smartphone platform, and Maemo would have a big fight to displace it.
paulcanning: Lessons from the great 2009 Birmingham City Council website disaster
Interesting
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However, it is not impossible and in fact we have undertaken a couple of such projects where we have utilised Alfresco open source ECM technology, and also engaged with the organisation on an agile basis (one of these based in Birmingham .... kinda ironic).
The trick has been about clear expectation setting up front, and ensuring that all stake holders understand the process and the requirements on them as an organisation.
I have to say though, both of these projects came about following fiasco's with large SI's, that held some kind of blanket contract to deliver all things IT related - including websites, DM systems, collaboration and the like - with subsequent failure to deliver on time, within budget, and to a degree of functional capability that could be considered acceptable.
4.8. The Open Source, Open Standards and Reuse Strategy « Make IT Better | Dec 2009
Woolly and vague UK policy update
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But the root cause is the failure of the Government to ensure that the public secures rights to access the source, to fix bugs and to add features to the information systems it buys. So, though moving completely to free and open source software (FOSS) would solve this problem, this isn’t not necessary.
01 Dec 09
Why isn't ADSL rate adaptive - Tech Support
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During the day the SNR sits at 6 plus or
minus and the speed at 6250ish. Just before sunset it rises by 1 or 2dB
for a couple of hours. At sunset it drops down to only 1 or 2 dB and
goes back up to 6 or 7dB at sunrise. My router often looses sync at
11-12 pm when the noise level gets bad, and resyncs at 5800ish. If it
does drop out overnight, I reboot in the morning and it all goes back to
6250/6dB. A couple of days with no dropout at night and I get a 5500
BRAS. After a couple of noisy nights it drops to 5000. -
Netgear DG834v3 which held onto my connection come rain or shine. It would
even hold on down to 1db.
Twitter Creator Launches ‘Square’ — Like Smartphone Paypal for Credit Cards | Epicenter | Wired.com
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Add Sticky NoteAccording to Square’s website, payees can start accepting payments via Square in under 60 seconds, with “no contracts, monthly fees, or hidden costs.”
- sounds a lot like PayPal - especially PayPal's origins as a Palm Pilot payments tools - on 2009-12-01
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Add Sticky Noteupload a photo, so that payees can verify that you are who you say you are.
- Eh? Surely anyone can get hold of a photo of you (or a celeb) and upload it. - on 2009-12-01
Brighton photographer stopped for taking 'terror' festive lights photos (From The Argus) | Dec 2009
Who has the time to risk arrest in order to stand up for human rights?
YouTube - The Muppets: Bohemian Rhapsody
That video!
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