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Interesting Links for 17-10-2012
Oct. 17th, 2012 05:00 pm- For all the details on Mitt Romney's 5 trillion dollar tax plan visit ROMNEYTAXPLAN.COM
'For a detailed explanation of how the Romney-Ryan tax plan is able to cut taxes by $5 trillion without exploding the deficit or requiring tax hikes on the middle class, simply click the button below.'
- NHS Reform, the bill "no one voted for"? No, not really. | Mat Bowles
'Saying "I disagree wtih this" is fine'… 'but saying "no one voted for it" is a blatant lie. 44% of voters in my constituency voted for a candidate backing these reforms. 39% did nationally.'
- Full Disclosure: Is it OK to hold credit card numbers in cookies? Santander?
Full credit card number, name, user ID stored in cookies. What the hell?
- Man in court for hitting Darth Vader's wife - Top Stories - News - Birmingham Mail
'An angry Walsall man who threw a punch at his neighbour called Darth Vader because he suspected he had been having a relationship with his girlfriend has been punished in court.'
- How Does Homeopathy Work?
A useful, informative and comprehensive summation.
- Homeopathy: there's nothing in it | The 10:23 Campaign | #ten23
'The 10:23 Campaign aims to raise awareness about the reality of homeopathy. This site will tell you how we know there is nothing in it, why the claims made by homeopaths are impossible, and why you should care.'
- When the Most Personal Secrets Get Outed on Facebook - WSJ.com
'two students were casualties of a privacy loophole on Facebook—the fact that anyone can be added to a group by a friend without their approval. As a result, the two lost control over their secrets, even though both were sophisticated users who had attempted to use Facebook's privacy settings to shield some of their activities from their parents.'
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Interesting Links for 20-09-2012
Sep. 20th, 2012 05:00 pm- The Top 10 Relationship Words That Aren't Translatable Into English | Marriage 3.0 | Big Think
'Mamihlapinatapei: The wordless yet meaningful look shared by two people who desire to initiate something, but are both reluctant to start.'
- Talk like a Poirot Day
'Eet ees a day most important, Hastings!'
- The Spanish fresco lady would like some money now
'she has recruited lawyers and is planning to claim copyright on her work, asking for a cut from the collection box that the church positioned under the fresco since it started taking off on the internet.'
- SECRET VIDEO: Romney Tells Millionaire Donors What He REALLY Thinks of Obama Voters | Mother Jones
'When he doesn't know a camera's rolling, the GOP candidate shows his disdain for half of America.'
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Interesting Links for 30-08-2012
Aug. 30th, 2012 05:00 pm- 33 Perfectly Timed Photos | Bored Panda
“Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.”
- Barack Obama surprises internet with Ask Me Anything session on Reddit | Technology | guardian.co.uk
'For a little while Wednesday afternoon, the commander-in-chief commanded the internet's notoriously fickle attention'
- Coal Miners Forced To Attend Romney Event – Without Pay | Addicting Info
“Yes, we were in fact told that the Romney event was mandatory and would be without pay, that the hours spent there would need to be made up my non-salaried employees outside of regular working hours"
- Delving into the Taxpayers’ Alliance data on councillors’ basic allowances | Unlock Democracy
Cherry picking data for sensationalism, when there's not actually anything worth getting excited about..
- back of a spreadsheet; back of the net :: On the Petty Criminal of the Future
Rather wonderfully done narrative description of the effect of cheap GPS & suchlike on low level criminals.
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