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Aardvark: Google search or phone a friend?

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Google has announced its acquisition of Aardvark, a new kind of search engine powered by social networks. Q: What is Aardvark A: Aardvark is social search: ask any question and Aardvark will discover the perfect person in your network to answer in mi > read more

Australia sticks it to Japanese Whalers – Bonzer!

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The Australian government is sticking to its New Year’s Resolution to stop Japanese whaling in the southern ocean – Bloody Bonzer Mate! NPR report that Australia has stepped up its efforts to stop the atrocities that Japan continues to pe > read more

Olympics 2010: smells like information warfare

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Controversy over the departure of the modern games from the Olympic ideal is not new, particularly when it comes to the commercial stranglehold of the IOC: … the Games are funded by host cities and national governments; the IOC incurs none of t > read more

Simple rules: when is Mother’s Day?

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It’s that weekend of the year when we mark Mother’s day here in the UK. It’s easily spotted by the marketing campaigns unleashed by flower, chocolate and card vendors. However, if like my sister you struggle to remember its timing, > read more

Trololo to Woodstock: 3 moves

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The internet’s a funny old place sometimes. Other times it’s just plain messed up. I blame insomnia. Somehow I made Bizarro to Woodstock in just 3 moves… Fair warning: You kind of need to watch the videos, that could be 7 minutes and 30 sec > read more

Look carefully before judging

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This ad produced by Saatchi and Saatchi for Beit Lohamei Haghetaot is a masterpiece of simplicity. The understated strap line carries a devastating punch. > read more

iPhone 4: the killer feature

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Okay, here’s the killer feature I’ve been waiting for that I never knew I needed. I now absolutely need an iPhone 4 to conduct regular measurements on how truly awesome I am. For those not familiar with the argot, here’s some help. > read more

Left, Right: where’s your compass set?

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As a kid I used to think that I was an anarcho-syndicalist, I didn’t really know what it meant, and I didn’t really care. It satisfied my simultaneous need for individualism and tribalism. In spite of the passing of a few decades, and the help of > read more

How good an eye-witness are you?

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I was rubbish! > read more

11 ways to comfort someone who’s grieving

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The folks at Harvard Medical School have prepared this clear, unsentimental guide to comforting someone who’s grieving. If you have a friend or relative who is grieving, it can be hard to know how to console him or her. If it seems that nothing you > read more