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Timecrash the Webcat
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Merry Christmas (Dec 25 2003 19:59 GMT) - Merry Christmas, folks! I just finished unwrapping presents in the presence of (most) of my family. Nothing new, but an... |
Maharaji - Around the Planet
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Everything is possible (Dec 25 2003 19:58 GMT) - The December events Everything is possible in India - from Hakan Holmkvist from Pondicherry India Being in India has its advantages and its hardships , travelling in the steps of the master. To keep up with him is definitely hard... |
NightHawk
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Christmas around the world (Dec 25 2003 19:58 GMT) - On Christmas Eve - when Czechs have the main Christmas celebration - I wrote on this blog about the celebration of Christmas in the Czech Republic. I asked how other countries and cultures celebrated Christmas. I should have known that there would a web site on the subject and, thanks to a blog entry by my Dutch friend Oskar van Rijswijk, I can now direct you to this site. |
Ceejbot
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Note found (Dec 25 2003 19:55 GMT) - This note was found with the scanner:Bishonen has bad handwriting, don't you think? |
Blog for America
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On Peace on Earth (Dec 25 2003 19:55 GMT) - Howard Dean today offered the following message: "Today, for just a single day out of the year, much of the world recognizes a day of peace. It is a day when we set aside our differences and come together to... |
greasy-spoon.org
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Christmas ! (Dec 25 2003 19:55 GMT) - Oh boy it's Christmas and what a wonderful day it's been. Went over to my sister and brother-in-laws for Christmas lunch with the family. My bro-in-law did the Turkey and followed Delia to a tee - fabulous lunch with... |
collision detection
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Interplanetary Britpop (Dec 25 2003 19:52 GMT) - Today, Mars probe "Beagle 2" landed on the red planet -- but no-one is yet sure if it arrived intact and functional. As the BBC wrote a few days ago, a Mars landing is a pretty dicey affair. To figure out if the Beagle 2 is operating, the British scientists who created the probe designed it to send a signal back to Earth -- so right now, they're anxiously sitting by the radio telescopes waiting to hear it. The signal? According to the BBC: |
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Christmas Message (Dec 25 2003 19:52 GMT) - Although I disagree with Pope John Paul II on a number of issues, we're in the same big boat when it comes to peace on earth. |
Riotact
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Tidbinbilla and The Beagle (Dec 25 2003 19:51 GMT) - Congrats to all the staff at Tidbinbilla working this beautiful Christmas Day. It seems they're going to be the ones taking the first signals from the Beagle as it lands on Mars. The Australian has coverage of the event here and you can get a glimpse of the media coverage this is getting (mostly in the Murdoch Media which is still at work) over at Google News here |
NightHawk
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Merry Christmas everybody! (Dec 25 2003 19:51 GMT) - How was your Christmas? Mine was very much a family affair. Today and tomorrow Vee and I are hosts to Vee's (twin) sister Mari and her husband Derek (that's right - the one who built the extension) and their two sons, Martin and David (both IT professionals), and their wives, respectively Isobel and Sharon (both in the health care field). Martin and David always help me out with computer matters when thery visit. This time, David has installed a new laserjet printer and new anti-spam... |
Non-Conformists Are All Alike
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Sales (Dec 25 2003 19:51 GMT) - OK, so I'm a few days early to be getting excited about the sales, but it's the only time of the year that I can realistically afford anything Cool. If I had the money I'd want one of the following:... |
MyFreePress.com
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Music Industry Says Court Decision ... (Dec 25 2003 19:51 GMT) - Music Industry Says Court Decision Won't Stop Piracy PursuitABC News - Last Friday's US District Court decision calling the Recording Industry Association of America's legal tactics against the law is sure to stoke the fires of the ongoing music wars. |
semisimple
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Merry Christmas! (Dec 25 2003 19:47 GMT) - Best wishes for a very merry and peaceful Christmas, and all the best for the coming new year!I've been on posting hiatus of late, mainly due to lots of travel and the crazy holidaze, but I'll return shortly with lots fun stories from Salt Lake City, Denver and other miscellany. But for now, have a wonderful holiday! |
the ridey.net weblog
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Santa's Been Here! (Dec 25 2003 19:47 GMT) - Charlie with some of the presents that Santa brought him. He got so many presents, but then he has been a very very good boy this year.... |
collision detection
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Do you have any idea how fast you were going, sir? (Dec 25 2003 19:44 GMT) - Virtually all police cars now have computer terminals connected to the police info-network. Apparently, Verizon left open a connection to the Internet in Philadelphia, and the cops began getting bombarded with Viagra-style pop-up ads: "It was, to say the least, an inappropriate pop-up for a police department to see," said Deputy Commissioner Charles Brennan. "Most of the officers took it as fake and I think they actually got kind of a chuckle out of it." (Thanks to Techdirt Wireless News for this one! |
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