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Nick B.

Nick B.

Living in England at the trailing edge of technology and the sharp edge of real life. Granddaughter #1 gets credit for my wallpaper.
Doesn't seem to be importing my Flickr stuff. Had to give it a manual refresh.
Cleveland Missing teens Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus Michelle Knight found alive - YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch...
Well done Charles Ramsey. - Nick B. from Bookmarklet
Compare to the edited and quoted BBC version http://www.bbc.co.uk/news... - Nick B.
Did daylight over #Nottingham go a funny colour or was it just my imagination?
One of these is a painting.
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is @XH558 flying around near #nottingham this afternoon?
Fwd: 100 years ago: The foolish hedge sparrow - http://www.guardian.co.uk/environ... (via http://friendfeed.com/theguar...)
Fwd: 100 years ago: The foolish hedge sparrow - http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/apr/07/country-diary-foolish-hedge-sparrow-archive-1913 (via http://ff.im/1f4El8)
Fwd: 100 years ago: The foolish hedge sparrow - http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/apr/07/country-diary-foolish-hedge-sparrow-archive-1913 (via http://ff.im/1f4El8)
Fwd: Easter Sunday coldest on record - http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk... (via http://friendfeed.com/theguar...)
Fwd: Easter Sunday coldest on record - http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2013/mar/31/easter-sunday-coldest-on-record (via http://ff.im/1f0uyf)
Fwd: Easter Sunday coldest on record - http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2013/mar/31/easter-sunday-coldest-on-record (via http://ff.im/1f0uyf)
Northern lights: spectacular footage captured in Iceland - video | Travel | guardian.co.uk - http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel...
Truly astounding video. - Nick B. from Bookmarklet
A fascinating real-time overview of UK electricity demand can be see at http://www.gridwatch.templar.co.uk/
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Important News for Google Reader Users — Blog — WordPress.com - http://en.blog.wordpress.com/2013...
Important News for Google Reader Users — Blog — WordPress.com
Apparently you can also import your Google Reader feeds into Wordpress Reader. Another one on the list to evaluate then... - Nick B. from Bookmarklet
I'm thinking that Firefox plus some feed add-ons might be a good solution for me to replace Google Reader.
- FF Sync will save my bookmarks (including Live Bookmarks I hope?) - The Sage extension will import OPML feeds. Not been updated for a while though it still works with FF 19. - Feed Sidebar 6 and OPML Support 1.6 is another alternative. - Bamboo Feed Reader 1.7.4 also works quite well. I can set up each one of these combinations in their own Firefox profile and play with them until I find one that suits my needs. - Nick B.
Pipes: Rewire the web - http://pipes.yahoo.com/pipes/
Pipes: Rewire the web
Pipes: Rewire the web
Whilst I'm evaluating alternatives in preparation for the Google Reader closure I shall be re-visiting Yahoo Pipes. I've used this service in the past to process multiple RSS feeds and output as a single feed to low-bandwodth applications. - Nick B. from Bookmarklet
◎ Rise of RSS Readers Assured Now that Google Reader is Dead — EtherealMind - http://etherealmind.com/%E2%97%...
◎ Rise of RSS Readers Assured Now that Google Reader is Dead — EtherealMind
◎ Rise of RSS Readers Assured Now that Google Reader is Dead — EtherealMind
◎ Rise of RSS Readers Assured Now that Google Reader is Dead — EtherealMind
Greg Ferro on life after Google Reader - Nick B. from Bookmarklet
Drive-In Movie Theater - - https://plus.google.com/photos...
Drive-In Movie Theater -
One of those great American institutions that I was first introduced to in The Flintstones. Unfortunately this one was closed today but I had to stop for a closer inspection. - Nick B. from Bookmarklet
So finally a farewell to a much-cutback Google Reader. I exported my OPML data into Netvibes when they first started chopping at it and I also pull RSS into Friendfeed.
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West Virginia: Library’s $20,000 router cost more than the building | Ars Technica - http://arstechnica.com/tech-po...
West Virginia: Library’s $20,000 router cost more than the building | Ars Technica
I'm off to WV in search of cheap networking hardware. - Nick B. from Bookmarklet
Firefox ESR up to Version 17. Must check when they abandoned Version 10. Still good for XP too...
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I'm on Version 20 (the beta channel). - John (bird whisperer)
My N7 is on the Beta channel. What I do notice is that updates are fast and frequent! - Nick B.
Fwd: coconutBattery Shows How Much Health Your MacBook Battery Has Left - http://lifehacker.com/5986698... (via http://friendfeed.com/lifehac...)
Google have obviously been sifting though my Gmail and offered me all kinds of suggestions for Find People...
Anti-Social Networking - http://nickbeee.wordpress.com/2013...
Happy birthday! - Halil
Catching up on Penguins with BBC iPlayer.
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Camera-shy Nutella Girl at #ASDA Hyson Green #Nottingham. http://t.co/koMeGmcD
Camera-shy Nutella Girl at #ASDA Hyson Green #Nottingham. http://t.co/koMeGmcD
Thousands using GPS jammers on UK roads pose risks, say experts | Technology | The Guardian - http://www.guardian.co.uk/technol...
Thousands using GPS jammers on UK roads pose risks, say experts | Technology | The Guardian
Time to get the Ordnance Survey maps out again. - Nick B. from Bookmarklet
do young people even know how to read maps? - Halil
Scary stuff... http://t.co/ZlZcJtUK
Scary stuff... http://t.co/ZlZcJtUK
OK so FF is picking up my Twitter feed. That's useful to know... - Nick B.
Fwd: Software that tracks people on social media created by defence firm - http://www.guardian.co.uk/world... (via http://friendfeed.com/british...)
Fwd: Software that tracks people on social media created by defence firm - http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/feb/10/software-tracks-social-media-defence (via http://ff.im/1dmiEp)
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