At play in the fields of The Lord

("The Lord" in this case being the name of the bear. Those are his fields. And he doesn't like to share.)

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Dear John Lewis, your suggested purchases are not very useful

As I bought a washing machine from you last week, and am currently waiting for it to be delivered, the chances of me wanting _another_ washing machine already is not high. Should I worry that the one you sold me will immediately cease to function, leaving me in urgent need of its replacement?

(It came with a multi-year warranty, so I'm not actually worried about that.)

Interesting Links for 18-02-2012

• Nevada approves regulations for self-driving cars
  (tags: usa nevada cars driving technology thefuture )
• Catholic church to lose its exemption on building tax (for non-religious buildings)
  (tags: catholicism italy tax )
• The Freedom Of Information Act is under attack for costing too much money. Here's 10 ways to make it cheaper...
  (tags: information transparentsociety uk money )
• Google Circumvents Safari Privacy Protections
  (tags: safari google privacy )
• Why Atlassian are abandoning the Mac App Store.
  (tags: apple security software )
• The man who hears colour - not synesthesia, but a colour-blind man who uses technology to convert colour to sound.
  (tags: colour sound vision technology )
• How Companies Learn Your Secrets - and can sometimes tell you're pregnant before your closest friends and family.
  (tags: data analysis privacy business )
• This is exactly the kind of politics I hate
  I mean, do they even know that there are real people out there represented by them? Or are they just playing bloody stupid petty games to make themselves feel good?
  (tags: politics EpicFail )
• David Cameron challenged on independence offer
  (tags: scotland independence )
• How to tell HTML from HTML5
  (tags: microsoft funny html5 html )
• Shipwreck hunters stumble across mysterious find. Aliens. Bound to be aliens.
  (tags: ufo aliens sea )
• Did You Hear We Got Osama? Why you should stop reading news.
  And also this link post. Go out and do something interesting instead.
  (tags: attention life advice )
• Time In The 10,000-Year Clock.
  (tags: thefuture time clock )