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it's about love, hacktivism, biopunk, a biosynthetical computer and fighting M*nsanto, so I think some people would like it (even though it's far from any literary value) - esther

@ Higlet & SteVe C Merci bien :) @ A.T. I love Cory Doctorows books! :) And in fact the story was born from the idea to combine "shallow" content with a "bigger" message to make it more attractive for Non-Nerds. But this concept didn't work out as well as I wanted. I need more practice. Maybe I'll rework - and even translate - it later Thank you for approval of the main idea! - esther

So sad to see this, but I don't think there is any realistic alternative. - Son of Groucho

I'd agree Gordon, the two alternatives seem to be lots of pain now or huge amounts of pain now. Sadly Greek voters and their leaders seemed to have connived with each other for years, pretending they could live beyond their means and it'll all be OK. I hope now they start to collect more tax from evaders, manage corruption lower and get the country on a sustainable basis :( - Winckel

:) - Son of Groucho

vroumvroum :) - esther

He loves driving. - Son of Groucho

God natt, kjære :) - Eivind

Still asleep, I presume? - Son of Groucho

"When 28,800 bath toys fell off a cargo ship in the Pacific 20 years ago, they began an incredible journey. While some washed up in British Columbia and Hawaii, countless others circumnavigated the globe. Here, in an excerpt from his new book, Donovan Hohn follows the fantastic voyage" - Maitani from Bookmarklet

Same here. :-) - Maitani

Oh, how the mighty have fallen... :) - Son of Groucho

Excellent! - Son of Groucho

Cheers! - Son of Groucho

Congratulations to Adele on her Grammy success. http://www.guardian.co.uk/music... This is a good song well sung, but surely one of the weirdest music videos of all time? - Son of Groucho

Drool. - Son of Groucho

"A while ago, I posted a brief suggestion on how to be happier. Although I haven’t stuck religiously to my own advice (of finding some positives in each day), and there have been one or two times when my mood has dipped, life on the whole continues on an upwards trajectory. Particularly since Christmas I’ve felt fitter, healthier, happier and more productive. In the interests of sharing (and at the risk of painting myself as some sort of a self-help guru) I thought I’d list some techniques that I’ve been trying, and that are working for me. I will write separate posts on willpower and diet/exercise, but for now I will focus on the practice which I have found most useful: mindfulness. What is mindfulness? Well, I guess you could just call it noticing things. Initially, noticing things about yourself – your breathing, body, mind and feelings – but ultimately mindfulness can be trained and expanded to help you be more aware of everything going on in the world and the people around you. I... more... - Son of Groucho from Bookmarklet

Featuring my pickled carrots! - Anika from Bookmarklet

I tried to like my picture. That was good food. - Anika

"The bottle of Glenfiddich Janet Sheed Roberts Reserve was sold at auction in London to an anonymous telephone bidder. It is the second of 11 bottles to be released to the public. The first sold at Bonhams in Edinburgh in December for a record breaking £46,850, topping the previous world record of just under £30,000 for a bottle of single malt. The 11 bottles of the 1955 tipple are being released to honour Janet Sheed Roberts, the granddaughter of William Grant who founded the Glenfiddich distillery. Mrs Roberts, who celebrated her 110th birthday in August, is the oldest living person in Scotland, a spokeswoman for the distillery said. Each bottle celebrates a decade of her life. Proceeds from the sale at the Honourable Artillery Company will go to Walking With The Wounded, a charity dedicated to the retraining and re-education of injured servicemen and women. The distillery is also supporting a group of injured veterans from the charity who are attempting to conquer Everest. in 2010, a 64-year-old Macallan malt and Lalique crystal decanter fetched $460,000 (£298,000) at an auction in New York." - Winckel from Bookmarklet

I wonder if you can write it off on your taxes since the proceeds are going to a charity? - caj needs a haircut

"(Reuters) - Whitney Houston, whose soaring voice lifted her to the top of the pop music world but whose personal decline was fueled by years of drug use, died on Saturday afternoon in a Beverly Hills hotel room. She was 48. The pop superstar died on the eve of the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles at the same hotel where her mentor, record mogul Clive Davis, was holding an annual pre-event party featuring scores of music industry celebrities. A dramatic scene unfolded at the Beverly Hilton hotel as guests arriving for the party expressed shock at her death, while reporters swarmed the hotel, fans gathered outside to light candles in her memory and helicopters hovered overhead. Beverly Hills police said they were called to the Beverly Hilton at around 3:43 p.m. PST, and fire department personnel who were already at the location responded immediately. Houston was in her fourth-floor room but was unresponsive to CPR, and she was pronounced dead at 3:55 p.m. "She has been positively... more... - Son of Groucho from Bookmarklet

sadly right I fear :( - Winckel

Posters have gone up around a university campus instructing students on how to use the toilet properly. Swansea University says it has produced them to help address cultural differences. The posters include images showing students what they should and should not do. Some students have called them ridiculous but others say they are a good idea to help keep the toilets clean and hygienic. The images on the posters show a drawing of someone standing on a toilet seat with a red cross and another with a figure sitting correctly with a green tick. It asks students to ensure used toilet roll is placed in the toilet and to make sure they flush it properly for the next person to use. Continue reading the main story “ Start Quote The informational posters were produced, for use in both male and female facilities, to help address cultural differences that were unfortunately causing damage and hygiene issues” Swansea University In some countries in South East Asia where people squat to use the... more... - Winckel from Bookmarklet

Should really have audio version too, since somebody who needs these instructions probably can't read. - Son of Groucho

"GREECE was the word on everyone’s mind as Mario Draghi, president of the European Central Bank (ECB), sat down to his regular monthly press conference on February 9th. Mr Draghi was quick to say he had only just taken a telephone call from Lucas Papademos, Greece’s interim prime minister, who confirmed that an agreement had been struck on a new bail-out package for his beleaguered country. The ECB (though not a party to negotiations) had also picked up “vibrations” that suggested Greece was close to a deal with its private-sector creditors, too. Further details are likely to emerge after a meeting of the euro-zone finance ministers later today. Yet what kind of role the ECB will play in the new deal remained unclear. The central bank has bought around €40 billion-worth of Greek bonds (with a face value of perhaps €55 billion) as part of its efforts since May 2010 to stabilise the euro zone’s sovereign-bond markets. One hope in Athens is that the ECB might forgo the profits it would... more... - Son of Groucho from Bookmarklet

As Valentine's Day approaches... - Son of Groucho from Bookmarklet

Like - آريوبرزن - Aryo

I definitely look my best in subdued light! - Son of Groucho

:) - Son of Groucho

Wouldn't you be smug too? - Son of Groucho

Good afternoon! - John (bird whisperer)

B! :) - Kelli H. from Android

"From Zakaria Abdul Wahab SENDAI (Japan), Feb 10 (Bernama) -- Japan's Nikon Corporation, one of the world's top camera producers, is targeting to produce 30,000 units of D800 and 5,000 units of D4 camera models, the company's latest, per month at its factory here. The cameras were launched worldwide early this year with the D4 variant on Jan 6 and the D800 only three days ago. The Sendai factory, located about 360 kilometers from Tokyo and six kilometres from Sendai's coastal area that was hit by a tsunami following a 9.0 Richter scale earthquake on March 11 last year, is the only Nikon factory worldwide producing the D800 and D4 models. Although the factory escaped the tsunami as the flood waters flowed only three km inland, it was however badly damaged by the earthquake, and the company had to spend about US$100 million to repair it, Sendai Nikon President Jiro Saito told visiting Southeast Asia media representatives here. He said the big earthquake here and the flooding of another... more... - Son of Groucho from Bookmarklet

What an amazing company Nikon is! - Son of Groucho

Remember children... - Son of Groucho

"Malaysian police have detained a Saudi journalist accused of insulting the Prophet Muhammad in a tweet. Hamza Kashgari posted a controversial tweet on the prophet's birthday last week that sparked more than 30,000 responses and several death threats. He was held on arriving at Kuala Lumpur International Airport on Thursday, following a request from Interpol, officials said on Friday. It is unclear if the newspaper columnist will be extradited. The 23-year-old tweeted on Saturday: "I have loved things about you and I have hated things about you and there is a lot I don't understand about you. I will not pray for you," the AFP news agency reported. He has apologised for his remarks and removed the offending tweets, but that did not stem the outrage. Clerics have called for him to be charged in court. It is considered blasphemous to insult the prophet. Blasphemy can be punishable by death in Saudi Arabia. Malaysian authorities did not say where Mr Kashgari flew to Kuala Lumpur from. He... more... - Winckel from Bookmarklet

Jesus! ;-) - Son of Groucho

Not surprising. - Spidra Webster

I do better on the wing feather tract quizzes than the bird beak quizzes. - John (bird whisperer)

Bird Brain! :) - Son of Groucho

"Something has been bugging me for quite a while - the degree of political and partisan polarisation on the issue of austerity versus growth. Some commentators want to stick with Plan A, the cuts and all that, while others want to abandon it, cut less far and less fast. To me, this looks like a rather hideous dilemma and quite a technical one at that: You cut debt, that is good, but gives you less growth. Borrow more, that gives you more growth for a while, but saddles you with more debt. But I notice that many protagonists in the argument feel very strongly about it indeed. It's not just politicians - respectable economists disagree vehemently. So I brought together two economists, who are both well respected and who are some way apart on the issue, to do a neat little explainer to help you make up your mind on the issue. Jonathan Portes, director of the National Institute of Economic and Social Research, believes that what's required at the moment is a short term, temporary fiscal... more... - Son of Groucho from Bookmarklet

IMHO Evan Davis is one of the best people at explaining economics to novices like myself. - Son of Groucho

These are amazing! - Son of Groucho

I've only been to one of these! - Son of Groucho

HeHe!!! - Son of Groucho

Günaydın, Eivind :-)) - Ali Oz

Yes, Eivind. Ali Öz = Ali Yolcu :-)) - Ali Oz

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No, not this time. - John (bird whisperer)

Oatmeal goodness! - Son of Groucho

ahahaha! this is great! - grizabella

Nikon D800 information (no rumors) provided bu French magazine Chasseur d'Images http://forums.dpreview.com/forums... - Halil

More expensive than I thought! :( http://www.warehouseexpress.com/buy-nik... - Son of Groucho

More info from Nikon if anybody is interested: http://www.europe-nikon.com/en_GB... and http://www.europe-nikon.com/microsi... - Son of Groucho