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Security Through... Oh, Sod It
Helpful advice discovered in my TV manual:
Q: What can be done if the PIN number has been forgotten?
A: Use the Master PIN code of 1276, then change to a number of your choice. Ensure no-one else can use the Master PIN by removing the Owner's Manual.
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Somewhat Unfair on the Weasels
So first our beloved government bars our courts from releasing details of something which is already widely known - that they were complicit in the torture of Binyam Mohammed - claiming that the US government had threatened to withdraw intelligence cooperation (and thereby cause UK citizens to die at the hands of The Evil Terrorist Menace) if they ( Read more... ) -
Hope and Change
It's good to see the Catholic church getting back to basics - Jew-baiting and gay-bashing. When can we start the witch-burnings, guys? I could do with a little warmth around the house.
Meanwhile, Ehud Olmert publicly vows to commit war crimes. Perhaps because we couldn't hear him do so the last time, what with all the explosions and stuff. It' ( Read more... ) -
For a Stormy Night
First up, Vienna Teng playing the utterly beautiful Blue Caravan. Also featuring the use of a waterphone, for the obscure instrument buffs among you:
And, in my continuing quest for the very best in greasy biker-rock, a new song (or two) from L.P.:
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Another Entry for the Banned Books List
On account of our country's ludicrously over-broad and unjust libel laws, it seems that Craig Murray (he of Murder in Samarkand fame)'s latest book has been dropped by its prospective publishers after they were threatened with thermonuclear lawyergrams by an infamous mercenary thug. (Still, in a dramatic break with current libel trends, he is (I ( Read more... ) -
Klaatu Says "Burn Coal"
Phil Plait helpfully puts the boot into the idiotic wind turbine destroyed by "UFO" story. -
ISAGN
Does anyone have any recommendations for a website which allows you to set up a list of musicians and groups and aggregate tour date information for them, perhaps even based around a specific home location? I assume such a service must exist somewhere on the Interwebs... (Possibly last.fm does this, although I'm not sure that advertising my lack ( Read more... ) -
"One of us was always meant to be on top..."
To help pass the time on a cold, soggy Sunday morning, a celebration of the very best in anime fansubbing.
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