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leeds_manc
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There are more atoms in a DNA double helix than there are stars in a standard galaxy. I'm quite pleased that i watched an episode of Cosmos by Carl Sagan and knew which bits he would be updating at the end, it's interesting to spot the gaps in knowledge that they had back when it was originally filmed - and now that information is available on Wikipedia for free to anyone 
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JJW009
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I bought my Mum a copy of Wikipedia in the form of a Kindle 3g. Cheaper than a copy of Britannica that's already out of date before it lands on your door mat... Here's hoping it works in her particularly backwards corner of not notoriously forwards France  _________________jonbwfc's law: "In any forum thread someone will, no matter what the subject, mention Firefly." When you're feeling too silly for x404, youRwired.net
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veato
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Brought some Fire Foods Chilli Nuts into work today. The chilli extract is supposed to be rated at 1m SHU. It's fair to say much hilarity ensued!
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Zippy
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BORED
That is all.
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ProfessorF
What's a life?
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tombolt
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Location: Dorchester, Dorset
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On a random [LIFTED] theme, I read the other day that the encyclopaedia Britannia is now defunct. 
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jonbwfc
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Not really. The 'shelf full of paper' is defunct, the institution remains, as does it's web site. Which is a bit like wikipedia if somebody actually bothered to fact check it. Jon
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ProfessorF
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tombolt
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Well that's what I meant really, the big papery thing on the shelf in the library.
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Spreadie
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I had to laugh at a comment on a Budget article on the beeb 
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Linux_User
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My employer has forbidden me from attending an anti-monarchy protest. Boo.
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belchingmatt
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Are they also going to ban people from attending Jubilee parties? 
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HeatherKay
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Not knowing who your employer is, of course, but are they even allowed to do that? Isn't this still a free country?  _________________My Flickr | Snaptophobic BloggageHeather Kay: modelling details that matter. "Let my windows be open to receive new ideas but let me also be strong enough not to be blown away by them." - Mahatma Gandhi.
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Spreadie
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Have you been specifically banned from attending the protest, or just not had the day off authorised?
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JJW009
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It is a free country, in that he can attend the protest if he wants. The company is then also free to not employ him, on the basis that he has publicly displayed behaviour with which they do not wish to be associated. _________________jonbwfc's law: "In any forum thread someone will, no matter what the subject, mention Firefly." When you're feeling too silly for x404, youRwired.net
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