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Arrrrr! Shiver me Timesheets!
Interesting NPR segment on the Somali pirates, Behind The Business Plan Of Pirates Inc.. but the the most gobsmacking part for me was towards the end (scroll down to last section of transcript) where it describes how the pirates had to fill in timesheets while on the job,
Gullestrup says they actually found time sheets onboard the ship after the ( Read more... ) -
Happy Birthday...
...to the_magician! -
Trying to make saving roll against shiny
As a colleague of mine discovered yesterday evening, O2 and Carphone Warehouse have reduced the price of an iPhone to free for the 8GB model on the £35 monthly tariff. Since my brick-like HTC phone is getting increasingly unreliable, I'm very tempted. May pop into the local shop to see what they have in stock. -
Con Behaviour Facepalm
via this post by cherylmmorgan I read this list of fairly awful behaviour experienced at a recent con in New York. Croggled. -
Enter Sandcat
via Metafilter
Metallica's Enter Sandman, in LOLcat images.
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Freeview PVR recommendations?
I'm a Sky+ user myself, but I'm thinking of getting a Freeview PVR as a gift, anyone got a recommendation? My only thought so far is the Humax PVR9300T which I could get from Richer Sounds for £180. -
I Haz Interwebs
My laptop is finally talking to my mobile phone via Bluetooth. This makes up for it's current inability to connect via either of my 2 USB cables. Now why couldn't I get BT to work on the previous umpteen occasions I tried it ( Read more... ) -
Book meme
via sharikkamur- Grab the nearest book.
- Open the book to page 56.
- Find the fifth sentence.
- Post the text of the sentence in your journal along with these instructions.
- Don't dig for your favorite book, the cool book, or the intellectual one: pick the CLOSEST
