Links for 19-08-2006
Wlliam Gibson snippet, dissing the Devil, Christian sex-aid store, our sun as a gravitational lens…
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Another wee snippet from Sir Bill of Gibson; I believe these are genuine snips from his work in progress, so avoid if you hate spoilers, or drool on the glass if you’re hungry.
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2 - RootkitA cheeky little short-short at 365tomorrows that will bring a smile to any fan of open source software.
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Does what it says on the tin. Link via BoingBoing.
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“Book22, named for the twenty-second book in the Bible, “Song of Solomon,” is a new adult novelty store positioning itself as a Christian source of intimacy products for married couples.” I’m pretty sure this isn’t a spoof, either.
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“He’s not the enemy of God, his name really isn’t Lucifer and he isn’t even evil. And as far as leading Adam and Eve astray, that was a bad rap stemming from a case of mistaken identity.” I knew they were lying to me about my buddy.
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In the near future, you may be able to take your boss to court for hooking you on that nice new Crackberry he just gave you.
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“Thomson Financial, the business information group, has been using computers to generate some stories since March and is so pleased with the results that it plans to expand the practice.” I smell redundancies in the major media houses, real soon.
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Who needs ground-based telescopes when we have a huge natural lens just waiting to be used?
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This could be useful for cleaning up oilslicks…but everyone seems much keener on using it to extract more oil from the ground. No surprises there then.
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Open-source plans for RFID ripper/cloner/hack-em-abouter device now available for download. Enjoy your new passport!
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