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Curmudgeons of the world, unite

posted by martinb at 2004-11-03 22:50

  1. martinb: oh fucksocks: can't post until Tuesday as I've only just registered so I can post to the topic
  2. martinb: But here, for the record is the entry I would have put: 1) Last listened to John Peel on home truths (2) Have listened to Radio 2 without significant complaint (3) Majority of my recent listening is 20 years old (mind you, it was when I was a teenager, too) (3) When i get out of a chair, I hobble for a bit (4) I took O levels and A levels
  3. martinb: (5) Freshers at Edin Uni were being breast fed when I was at Uni (6) I spent much of my summer holiday gardening (7)My 1st exposure to the web was over 10 years ago

The history of the Jaffa Cake

posted by pollianicus at 2004-11-03 21:17

    "We're taking democracy to Iraq"

    posted by sniffles at 2004-11-03 19:50

      By the way, does anybody remember which state it was Diebold's CEO promised to "deliver" to Bush?

      posted by genghis at 2004-11-03 19:43

      1. genghis: Answer: Ohio.

      eBay subject to Distance Selling regulations in .de

      posted by martinb at 2004-11-03 19:34

      1. martinb: You can return your goods to eBay for no particular reason

      BBC News: Scientists lift veil on Beagle 3

      posted by neuro_ at 2004-11-03 19:30

      1. neuro_: Working title: "Beagle 2: Evolution"
      2. neuro_ waits for Hyper Dance Dance Beagle Revolution in 2015.

      A Special Message for the GOP and Anyone Who Voted For Them

      posted by neuro_ at 2004-11-03 19:24

      1. neuro_: Bless.

      Chavtastic search

      posted by emkay at 2004-11-03 17:15

      1. emkay: Type 'chav' into the search box and feel the bling
      2. garrettc: As martinb has said before, metadata rocks
      3. genghis: As in Dublin Core becomes Chatham Core?
      4. garrettc: ba-dum-tish
      5. neuro|laptop: S'not metadata, tis just poor searching, i.e. using first three letters of the search term ... CHAv, CHAin, lucky connection :)
      6. garrettc: Yeah, but metadata still rocks. And it meant John could make his Dublin Core joke *:p
      7. neuro|laptop: Ba dum tsh, I suppose :)
      8. neuro|laptop: Same search every time

      ABC, AP report Kerry is bailing out

      posted by darlingbri2 at 2004-11-03 16:17

      1. genghis: "Concession" in Boston scheduled for 1300 Eastern
      2. genghis: Reuters backs AP
      3. genghis: [update at 1624] Now attributed to a name: Stephanie Cutter, Kerry's press spokesperson
      4. genghis: In these times of trouble I remind you all of two things: Nixon was re-elected too. And the only two exit polls which were 'wrong' were Florida and Ohio.
      5. genghis:
      6. emkay_afk: b3ta depression
      7. neuro|laptop: Das News: CNN, BBC, CBC, ABC News, Grauniad, Fox
      8. neuro|laptop: and Sky News, politics.slashdot, etc etc
      9. neuro|laptop: I for one welcome our new monkeyfaced overlord.

      We shall fight them in the trenches

      posted by martinb at 2004-11-03 14:58

      1. martinb: US Democratic blogger looks forward to the strategy for the next 4 years
      2. martinb: Although it doesn't go much further than "Do what the other guys are doing"

      Who called whom and when.

      posted by neuro|laptop at 2004-11-03 14:04

        Free cab, anyone?

        posted by emkay at 2004-11-03 12:43

        1. martinb: Will there be a Tesco open when John's Stag do winds up?

        A9 toolbar available for Firefox

        posted by emkay_afk at 2004-11-03 12:34

        1. emkay: Although I'm sure you can get it from MyCroft
        2. neuro|laptop believes not in random toolbars - let the Wee Search Bloker in Firefox reign over all nonce toolbar thingies!

        Smarties still nearly, almost, but *not quite* vegetarian

        posted by martinb at 2004-11-03 12:21

        1. martinb: Dye for red smarties made from crushed beetles
        2. martinb: Wins the Imperfect World prize at the Vegetarian Society's Annual Awards
        3. martinb: Also nominated: Guinness, Lea & Perrins Worcester Sauce, Wagon Wheels and (amazingly), Quorn

        'Format C:' vs 'rm -Rf /'

        posted by garrettc at 2004-11-03 12:18

        1. garrettc: via slashdot so might be slow for a while

        Ohio's Provisional Votes

        posted by darlingbri at 2004-11-03 10:03

        1. darlingbri: And eleven days later...
        2. darlingbri: "In the 2000 election, Ohio had about 120,000 provisional ballots, of which 100,000 were valid,"

        Sadly, the best electoral map

        posted by darlingbri at 2004-11-03 09:52

          CNN: "World leaders back 'whoever wins'"

          posted by neuro|laptop at 2004-11-03 09:49

            CNN: Kerry camp: 'We will fight for every vote'

            posted by neuro_ at 2004-11-03 08:04

              Projections suggest close race

              posted by neuro_ at 2004-11-03 01:50

              1. neuro_: CNN state obvious.
              2. neuro_:

              Ze elektion with Jon Fucking Snow

              posted by neuro_ at 2004-11-03 00:18

              1. genghis: Or rather, his cousin Peter
              2. neuro_: Arse.
              3. neuro_: Live stats, play by play: BBC, CNN, MSNBC, Guardian, Washington Post
              4. neuro_: CNN Scorecard