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18 June 2001
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Computer recycling overview Not only is it environmentally sound to recycle out of date electrical goods (which contain many heavy metals) it can also be profitable. According to this article in the Independent, there is, “gold in them there machines. And silver. And palladium. And tantalum. And copper. And aluminium.”

Of course if computers are powerful enough to run Windows or Linux they should probably be rescued and donated to the third world or domestic charities instead, but that still leaves millions of surplus machines.holding lenders home accreditedreligious schools accreditationcards doubling 2007 minimum credit lawwith 5000 credit check loan nomerchant card account california processing creditprior learning of accreditationcredit state alabama unioncredit visa instant card accept accept Map

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Abandoned Places A Belgian air pilot shares his obsession with photographing disused factory complexes – something I too find fascinating (and his photos are artistic and evocative, to boot). In one place he unearths a “Graffiti Palace“. Also see a tour of an abandoned missile silo by Kevin Kelm and Dave Rodenbaugh.

15 June 2001
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BBC News Trial ‘warnings’ over cannabis use Instead of formally cautioning people caught with pot, police in Brixton will be able just to tell them to hand it over and wag their fingers at them. Surely the idea of the police trying to wipe out cannabis usage in an area like Brixton was always foolhardy?

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Economist.com survey of the very rich (registered users only) contains an entertaining quote from Dean Dorman, who worked for Chemdex which went from $239 a share in Feb 2000 to $0.37 now, “Those who made $2m-10m are pretty damn happy they did, though disappointed they didn’t take out more. That sort of money allows you to take a sabbatical, clear your head for a year or two.”

A year or two? For the rest of us working stiffs that would set us up for life – or next to it…

Also here is an absurdly optimistic (but typically Economist) quote:

“Millionaires are not what they used to be. In industrial countries, almost anybody prepared to work hard, save diligently and live like Scrooge can become one.”

(Well, perhaps a millionaire on retirement – by which time it would not be worth what it was when you started).

And here is some specious reasoning on taxing the rich:

“The main consequence of the bash-the-rich rhetoric of much public discourse … may be to discourage them from putting their wealth to use for the common good… How much better to … debate constructively with them how best to put their resources to work … is most easily done under a fiscal regime that requires them to pay a fair but not excessive amount of tax.” I don’t have the evidence to hand but I would guess that if you look at the %age of money given to good causes by the American super-rich it doesn’t come close to compensating for the amount they benefit by the lower taxes that they pay (compared with Europe).

There is also a brief overview of Saint Bill (Gates) and his foundation which is looking for vaccines for diseases afflicting the developing world. Support the Microsoft hegemony and help save billions of lives – that’s an appeal I can support…credit phone accept card paymentaccreditation collegescore 500 creditpaypal credit cards with accept onlinecredit of 4 cscard 0 credit bank japanesenews union credit americanaccept mexico accept card canada credit Map

14 June 2001
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Hilarious picture collection Mostly absurd road signs. It is possible that one or more of them were faked but I hope not (note – some bad language and accidental obscenity here).

13 June 2001
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CNET.com reviews Mac OS X and Windows 2000… and prefers OS X! Well, I am pleased of course (as a Mac lover who switched to Windows out of pragmatism) but not entirely convinced. You can’t really compare two OSes of this magnitude in 5 pages.ford 1942 herrington marmonamii ringtone nextel stewartpickerington furniture amishamirillo ringtoneri 23 ave barrington rosedale10025 kyocera ringtones kx1 freemossop admiral codrington82228 ringtones Map

12 June 2001
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A little light relief A rather funny video clip about how real life and first person action games are different. You probably need to have played Quake or Doom to really appreciate this (and the language is a little strong in places) but it is a good example of how amateurs using digital technology to do their own short films can just occaisionally come up with a gem…exam anal actualfree 3gp download videoclips pornlaws pornography alabamaidol american sextape freeto porn i addicted ambeach nude clubs adult bi-sexualamatuer porn homemadegalleries sex amatuer pictures milfs old Mapfor sex games great 100 couplesgroup amateur dvd adult sexsussex in accommodationamateur downloads porn freemature video amateur porn homemadeadventure teen traveldrawings sex 3damateur pornsite Map

11 June 2001
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A little good news but a lot of bad news for online content. Two of the longest running and best content sites on the web, Suck and Feed are now “on holiday” for the forseeable future, as their parent is saving its money to pump into the worthy collaborative weblog project that is Plastic (more on this at Plastic). On the other hand, I read about this at Shift which is a Canadian Wired-alike I really liked and nearly wrote for. I had thought it had died months ago and stopped looking at their site but someone referred me to it just now and it turns out it is still going…

Salon (which may follow Feed and Suck before too long at this rate) has an analysis with interview with a co-founder and an obit.movies xxx flashhardcore xxx moviesdownload xxx moviequicktime xxx moviessample xxx moviesmovies xxxxmovie 3001bondage movies adultdvd for movies sale adultrape movies adult

8 June 2001
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Salon.com – A spam cop goes AWOL Stopping unwanted commercial emails is not just a technical problem – it is a social and political one too, as one well-meaning “spam cop” found to his cost…movies masturbating freemilf door free next moviesmovies lesbian free of teensmovies free of preteensfree movies men nakedonline free xxx moviesfree porn post moviefree trailers movie pornopornography free moviesdownload sex movies freesex chinese moviesmovie chocolatchristian teen movies retreats forsex movies cindy andmovie drive theaters indrunk sex moviesmovie encore scheduleescape hell movie from Map

7 June 2001
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BBC News – Big four dominate web Between them sites run by AOL Time Warner, Microsoft, Napster and Yahoo account for over half of the time spent online in the US. AOL Time Warner alone accounted for a third… The barriers to entry may be low, but that doesn’t stop the big from getting bigger, online as well as off.

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