2009-08-09
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Delicious LiveJournal Links for 8-9-2009
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As an industry? Pretty much.
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Julie and I spent five minutes typing in place names to try different weather combinations out. Dubai was my favourite.
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Huzzah for our future overlords!
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If you want dedicated uncontended broadband then you have to pay for it. You might be surprised how much that costs...
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Because if someone tells you that you're not allowed to talk about something, it's frequently because they want to get away with the shit they're pulling.
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That's it - I'm sleeping on a big bag of cash from now on!
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Memories from a pen-pal. Absolutely touching.
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Unemployment in the USA may be worse than is currently thought...
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Everyone. Because they can.
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If you're interested in this kind of thing, and frankly, a lot of you are...
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Using SVG and html5
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Loads of British TV for free. Not sure why the BBC is doing it through MSN, but there you go.
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You have always wanted to hear an all-metal Bee-Gees band haven't you?
This is how lightning works
Normally we only see the one bright line - but here you can see the original strike head towards the ground, various "tentacles" feeling their way towards it, until one of them makes a connection, and then "boom!" conducting a massive amount of charge back up.
via
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Memes and Music: My Life According to U2
Following
laserboy's example, I'm transferring this Facebook meme to LiveJournal:
Pick Your Artist:
U2
Are you a male or female?
Drowning Man
Describe yourself
Staring at The Sun
How do you feel:
Gone
Describe where you currently live:
The Ground Beneath Her Feet
If you could go anywhere, where would you go:
Where The Streets Have No Name
(I couldn't resist that)
Your favourite form of transportation:
Running To Stand Still
Your best friends are:
Original Of The Species
Your favourite colour is:
Ultraviolet (Light My Way)
What's the weather like:
Beautiful Day
If your life was a TV show, what would it be called:
Trying To Throw Your Arms Around The World
What is life to you:
Vertigo
Your current relationship:
Magnificent
Breaking up:
Numb
Looking for:
The Unforgettable Fire
Wouldn’t mind:
New York
Your fear:
I Fall Down
What is the best advice you have to give:
Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own
If you could change your name, you would change it to:
Yahweh
Thought for the Day:
Do You Feel Loved?
How I would like to die:
If God Will Send His Angels
My motto:
Fortunate Son
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Pick Your Artist:
U2
Are you a male or female?
Drowning Man
Describe yourself
Staring at The Sun
How do you feel:
Gone
Describe where you currently live:
The Ground Beneath Her Feet
If you could go anywhere, where would you go:
Where The Streets Have No Name
(I couldn't resist that)
Your favourite form of transportation:
Running To Stand Still
Your best friends are:
Original Of The Species
Your favourite colour is:
Ultraviolet (Light My Way)
What's the weather like:
Beautiful Day
If your life was a TV show, what would it be called:
Trying To Throw Your Arms Around The World
What is life to you:
Vertigo
Your current relationship:
Magnificent
Breaking up:
Numb
Looking for:
The Unforgettable Fire
Wouldn’t mind:
New York
Your fear:
I Fall Down
What is the best advice you have to give:
Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own
If you could change your name, you would change it to:
Yahweh
Thought for the Day:
Do You Feel Loved?
How I would like to die:
If God Will Send His Angels
My motto:
Fortunate Son