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A really easy pack
Read more: A really easy packAs its last pack was in the dark, I thought it best to repack my main parachute before jumping it. Finally, getting this 210 sq ft canopy in the bag was easy. Follow the link from the photo…
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Flickr ‘interestingness’
Read more: Flickr ‘interestingness’Airliner over the moon, originally uploaded by stevenjbaker. The photo sharing service Flickr figures out how interesting each photo is. My photo stream by interestingness: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sjbaker/stats/allphotos/interestingness/. The airliner over the moon comes out on top.
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Ian Tomlinson died shortly after this encounter with the police
Read more: Ian Tomlinson died shortly after this encounter with the policeThis is no one’s finest hour: More details from the Guardian and The Times.
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Spam Arrest – Sender Verification
Read more: Spam Arrest – Sender VerificationA terrible idea: agreeing to be fined $2000 for every spam email that might be spoofed in your name: You represent and warrant to Spam Arrest and the Recipient that any e-mail you desire to send to the…
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A guide to Motorail trains in Europe: Taking your car by train
Read more: A guide to Motorail trains in Europe: Taking your car by trainAn idea for another time: What is Motorail? Normal passenger trains dont carry cars or motorbikes, just passengers and sometimes bicycles. However, special Motorail trains carry cars & motorbikes using car transporters attached to the back or front…
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Cranmer: Damian McBride resigns and Gordon Brown cowers
Read more: Cranmer: Damian McBride resigns and Gordon Brown cowersWhatever did the British people do to deserve such a corrupt, despicable, manipulative, deceitful mendacious government as this? New Labour was supposed to be ‘whiter than white’: it is blacker than the bowels of Satan. via Cranmer: Damian…
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The Revolution: Ron Paul vs Alan Greenspan
Read more: The Revolution: Ron Paul vs Alan GreenspanRon Paul’s manifesto, The Revolution, is a remarkable read, not least for his account of Alan Greenspan: Few Americans during his tenure knew that Greenspan had once been an outspoken advocate of the gold standard as the only…
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William Hague interview: Gordon Brown could be forced into European referendum – Telegraph
Read more: William Hague interview: Gordon Brown could be forced into European referendum – TelegraphIn an interview with today’s Daily Telegraph, William Hague, the shadow Foreign Secretary, says that Britain urgently needs to renegotiate its relationship with Europe. It will be a priority for the Conservatives if elected. He is particularly angered…
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The Credit Crunch Explained
Read more: The Credit Crunch ExplainedAn explanation of the financial crisis for everyone: Linda is the proprietor of a bar in Cork. In order to increase sales, she decides to allow her loyal customers – most of whom are unemployed alcoholics – to…