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Looking for a legal term
Is there a technical name for the type of fraud we see in the film / play The Producers? Specifically, overselling shares in the profits of some venture, then ensuring that the venture fails and there are no profits, so the overselling never becomes apparent ( ... )Leave a comment ( 1 )
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A thought on Fanfic in which Tony Stark loves Star Wars
I just read yet another fanfic in which Tony Stark loves Star Wars and insists on showing it to Captain America and Thor as a perfect introduction to modern cinema. I've even written a slimmed down version of this myself in Cat Chaser, where we get this exchange:"You've seen Star Wars?" asked Sam, imagining Thor and Teal'c watching the movies and ( ... )Leave a comment ( 10 )
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Test post - please try to comment
In view of some unpleasant trolling on a friend's journal I'm testing an option for public posts with some degree of control over who can respond - this should be friends can comment normally, non-friends comments are screened ( ... )Leave a comment ( 23 )
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Revised cookie policy
This is a revised version of my cookie policy, adding a couple of points related to other sites and PayPal.
A particularly silly EU directive requires me to state if cookies are used on my web sites and what they do to invade visitor privacy etc. This is on a par with asking the Borgias if the food at their banquet contains nuts, since there are ( ... ) -
Cookie Policy
I was reminded by charlies_diary that it's now an EU requirement for all web site owners to say if they use cookies, and if so what they do. This is spectacularly silly, since there are much more intrusive and dangerous technologies, but never mind ( ... )Leave a comment ( 8 )
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Interesting encounter in London
Spotted in a pond on a "nature reserve garden" in a small park near my house in London - I think this explains why I've never seen any amphibians in there. I was a bit astonished, given the occasional coldness of the British climate, but it's probably several years since we had enough sustained cold weather to freeze the pond:
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And for my next trick...
Pointed out by Roger R. WINOLJ
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18213117
Best light show ever!Leave a comment ( 1 )
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Paging Rozk...
We were wondering about the return of Warehouse 13, I asked on rec.arts.sf.tv and got the same reply from a couple of people:
Alphas and WH 13 both return on Monday, July 23. -
Angel / Surprise Crossover Drabble - Blue Meanie
Angel crossover drabble, especially for Selenak and speakr2customrs. All characters belong to their respective creators, and there is no intent to infringe on copyright. This story may not be distributed on a profit-making basis.
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