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UK gov't loses 4 million citizens' personal info (7)
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Ah, Britain: the UK government lost four million citizens' person information last year and they're getting worse, not better. Of course, as soon as they force us all to carry biometric cards that link and log all our personal information, this problem will surely be solved? After all the answer to the difficulty of managing data is to just shovel more data in the hopper, by the shedload, and make sure that the kind of ...
UK gov't loses 4 million citizens' personal info (1)
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Ah, Britain: the UK government lost four million citizens' person information last year and they're getting worse, not better. Of course, as soon as they force us all to carry biometric cards that link and log all our personal information, this problem will surely be solved? After all the answer to the difficulty of managing data is to just shovel more data in the hopper, by the shedload, and make sure that the kind of ...
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The myth of a plucky republic (1)
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After Georgia: Far from ‘defending democracy’, Saakashvili and his backers have robbed Georgians of any real say over their fate.
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‘Our Maddie’ makes a media comeback (1)
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The silly-season resurrection of the McCann tragedy shows that this was always a cynical, elite-scripted drama.
chairdrobe (7)
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The art of piling clothes on a chair to be used in place of a closet or dresser. If a chair is not available one can always defer to a floordrobe.I searched through my chairdrobe to find my outfit for work.
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cody said:
pretty funny
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Chris said:
Ha, I definitely develop a chairdrobe when I get lazy.
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Leon said:
bwaaahaaahaaa!!!i think everyone has one of these.
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Depp for Dark Knight follow-up (1)
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Casting riddles kick off With Batman behemoth The Dark Knight pleasing audiences and critics alike, it's time for some rabid speculation about the casting of the next film in the rebooted franchise. The Sun froths this morning that the incandescent Johnny Depp is in line to play the Riddler, the bodystockinged bastard last played by Jim Carrey in Batman Forever.…
Knights Templar to Vatican: Give us back our assets (3)
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Threaten to subject Pope to an inquisition The Knights Templar are demanding that the Vatican give them back their good name and, possibly, billions in assets into the bargain, 700 years after the order was brutally suppressed by a joint venture between the Pope and the King of France.…
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Tom said:
But surely if the pope wanted it then it was an act of God. They're clearly not insinuating that politics is involved are they? ;)
More than 1 percent of US adults are in jail or prison (24)
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...for the first time ever in our nation's history. That most interesting fact, cited in the lasest issue of an American prison industry trade magazine. Snip: Quoting the recent report by the Pew Center on the States’ Public Safety Performance Project, Lamkey noted that for the first time in history more than 1 percent of adults in the United States — one in 99.1 persons is held in jail or prison. Ned Sublette, on whose ...
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Mark said:
This is shameful. Locking people up - by and large - does not prevent future crime. That is one of those things that does not sound good on TV...so we keep locking people away.
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Ray said:
Why am I not surprised at this!
Traffic Tourette's (6)
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The uncontrollable urge to scream obscenities at other drivers who infringe on your space (whether real or imagined).Jay: Man that guy just cut you off. Mark: That @#$% can't drive worth @#$%. Jay: I see your traffic tourette's is getting worse.
More than 1 percent of US adults are in jail or prison (4)
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...for the first time ever in our nation's history. That most interesting fact, cited in the lasest issue of an American prison industry trade magazine. Snip: Quoting the recent report by the Pew Center on the States’ Public Safety Performance Project, Lamkey noted that for the first time in history more than 1 percent of adults in the United States — one in 99.1 persons is held in jail or prison. Ned Sublette, on whose ...
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Mark said:
This is shameful. Locking people up - by and large - does not prevent future crime. That is one of those things that does not sound good on TV...so we keep locking people away.
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Ray said:
Why am I not surprised at this!
Steampunk watch-movement jewelry and accessories (1)
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Watch-Cufflinks is the webstore for Etsy seller Edmdesigns, whose work I've featured here before. There's some really lovely stuff here -- I'm partial to this wingéd watch movement badge. Makes me wish I had more shirts with French cuffs! Watch Cufflinks See also: Clock-y, steam-y jewelry and such
Steampunk watch-movement jewelry and accessories (4)
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Watch-Cufflinks is the webstore for Etsy seller Edmdesigns, whose work I've featured here before. There's some really lovely stuff here -- I'm partial to this wingéd watch movement badge. Makes me wish I had more shirts with French cuffs! Watch Cufflinks See also: Clock-y, steam-y jewelry and such
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Gabe said:
And with this item, I am but one more 'old watches repurposed as steampunk cufflinks' post away from blocking Boing Boing forever. Watch your ass, Cory.
How to be authentic in three easy steps! (1)
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The opening of a Reality TV School that teaches Big Brother wannabes to ‘be themselves’ is deliciously ironic – and telling.
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