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Jul 25 2008 ∞

Bins to be collected just once a year

Three local councils have today announced that they are changing their bin collections from a fortnightly to an annual system to help cut council costs and to encourage more efficient…

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Friendfeed and Flickr

How often is Friendfeed hitting Flickr, and how many Friendfeed users are on Flickr?

We now have a glimpse into Monday’s traffic, thanks to a snapshot provided by Kellan and Rabble’s in their…

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Avon and Somerset Police publish 999 (911 in US) calls from foolish people

Avon and Somerset Police are running the recordings of telephone calls from foolish (and probably drunken or drugged) people who want to report trivial problems, such as losing eyeglasses,…

Jul 24 2008 ∞

Black q-tips

Over at Boing Boing Gadgets, John Brownlee ponders why someone, other than the most hardcore goth, might prefer to clean their ears with black q-tips. Perhaps it’s good preparation for…

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Newspaper Misspelled Own Name

I know, I know, people who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones. Indeed, there are so many tpyos on Neatorama that it’s sort of a sport for its readers to hunt for ‘em. But this one is…

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“ what i can’t get is that our nation hosted the Olympics in a city just a two hour drive down the interstate just over one decade ago. I think this throwing the name in the hat is a publicity stunt for the city of Birmingham. they can’t be serious. btw, i really like your posts–all about beer, justice, and confronting stupidity.

— Oh Sweet Jesus « 9 Numbers

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“ Sorry to go on. Anger, real steaming fucking anger can make a man verbose. All the best

— Giles Coren is not happy with the sub-editors at the times

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