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Snippets » January 2007

A New Sith → via psy #
A list of unusual wikipedia articles → and I had visited three! in the last 10 days. yikes #
the persona of typography → Calibri is a new font shipped with MS-Office 2007 #
procrastination hacks → I need these. um. now. ok, maybe tomorrow #
tightwad syndrome → or the lack thereof #
prostitutes in a hospice, oh my → not the ending you’d imagine #
Firebug goes 1.0 final → use it for development and love it. But I don’t keep it enabled all the time because Firefox becomes a bit unstable. #
a science experiment doomed to failure → you can take a sloth to cardiff, but can you make him move? #
when you see “young and good looking”, this isn’t the job you think they’re applying for → rent-a-protestor. Woo. Anguished protesting on demand for cold hard cash. #
downloading music, movies ok if not for profit → viva italia! #
SHA-1 cracked → if anyone is still using it, don’t #
the affluenza virus → life, liberty and the pursuit of money. Actually, just the last one #
why does everyone hate me → interesting if you watch celebrity big brother; worth a read if you don’t #
earthquake in the UK, EVERYBODY PANIC! → Oh, wait. It’s in Scotland. Never mind then. #
the vanity of mineral water → but but but … evian has special anti-aging properties! Honest! #
Rouxbe - cooking by video → it’s like food porn, only without the porn #
the ununited states → in climate, that is #
why yes, I do crap diamonds. What of it? → he did it to say his ass is a girl’s best friend. I would too. #
in a move that surprises no one, really → Beckham moves to LA #
there are no polar bears in this story → but there is a sri lankan. who died. in a freak accident. #
patient dies while ambulance crews were on mealbreak → the other side of the story #
Brazilian judge gets hit with a cluestick → reverses youtube ban on video because it is … gasp, shock … unenforceable #
how the middle class is getting screwed → written from an american perspective, but broadly applicable in most places #
common errors in english → no cure for contorted dribble writing yet, soz! #
are you taking the piss? → no, just the urinal thanks. maybe later. #
have scientific papers include their data and graphs/tables in a standard executable format → via kottke. I’ve often wished for this, but it won’t happen in the next few years - if at all. #
meet an ordinary Houston Texans cheerleader. Oh, and she’s also an aerospace engineer at NASA → all kinds of awesome #
the rights of an atheist → all hail FSM! #
wikinomics → a new buzzword for collaborative sites #
this just in - mixing red bull with alcohol is bad for you → drunkenness, drunk dialling and projectile vomiting merely unpleasant side effects. narf. #

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