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Whenever one calls a utility company, at any time of the day, they will inevitably be "experiencing extremely high call volumes". (5/9)
Listening to what sounds like a new Of Montreal track, and waiting for the Virgin Mobile people to pick up the cable box (5/9)
I seem to have sprained my ankle. Just in time for moving, too. (5/9)
Gradually packing the remainder of my life in Stoke Newington into boxes (5/9)
Why does Songbird insist on doing its own window management? Sure, it looks k3wler, but it also is immovable while it scans your MP3s. FAIL. (5/9)
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2007/9/5
Recently, the International Standards Organisation has been looking into the question of defining a standard for document file formats; Microsoft has been pushing aggressively to get its OOXML format (basically an XML-based update of its2006/9/5
Someone has posted photos of Banksy's Paris Hilton CD , from a copy found in a HMV in Birmingham: There's also a copy on eBay . Bidding is currently running at £250,2003/9/5
Thieves steal computers from Sydney Airport intelligence centre . The men, who were described as being "of Middle Eastern appearance", masqueraded as technicians before wheeling servers holding "thousands of sensitive files" out of the top-security