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links for 2006-05-07

  • BBC NEWS | England | Petrol firm suspends chip-and-pin
    Chip and PIN not ACTUALLY that secure? Oh wow. I could just DIE from the shock.
    (tags: bbc news chipandPIN security privacy)
  • BBC NEWS | Technology | Problems plague World of Warcraft
    “Players are being left frustrated and angry by ongoing problems with online game World of Warcraft.”
    (tags: worldofwarcraft mmorpgs games gaming web2.0 webapplications servers overload distributed)
  • BBC NEWS | Technology | Net censorship spreads worldwide
    “the world’s dictators have not remained powerless in the face of the explosion of online content. By contrast, many have been “efficient and inventive” in using the net to spy on citizens and censor debate.”
    (tags: culture internet news politics technology censorship dictatorships)
  • Quote Details: Bill Cosby – The Quotations Page
    “Human beings are the only creatures that allow their children to come back home.”
    (tags: quotes parenting humanity humour)
  • Robert Heinlein Quotes – The Quotations Page
    “Of course the game is rigged. Don’t let that stop you–if you don’t play, you can’t win.”
    (tags: quotes humour life advice)
  • BBC NEWS | Health | Puppy fat ‘myth’ risking health
    ‘”Puppy fat” can have lifelong health implications and should not be dismissed as a temporary childhood problem’
    Scary statistic in there that >25% of 11 year olds are obese…
    (tags: obesity health bbc news)
  • BBC NEWS | Education | Students ‘oppose marking boycott’
    From the ridiculous-poll-results department… Apparently 77% of students disagree with the marking boycott, but 68% agree with lecturers wanting higher pay. Either a stupid poll, or a case of agreeing with sentiment but not wanting to make sacrifices..
    (tags: students universities strikes uk)
  • IndieKarma. Micropayments that work? (kottke.org)
    Jason has a nice write-up of a micropayments service called IndieKarma. It seems a very cool idea, I agree that it would be very cool if it ended up working.
    (tags: micropayments money blog web2.0 internet social culture revenues)
Posted by delicious @ 12:20 PM on May 7, 2006
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