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Tuesday May 31, 2005
Monday May 30, 2005
Sunday May 29, 2005
Marginal Revolution: The Secret to a Good Marriage? Delusion.
And I thought you had to be delusional to get married in the first place... ¶
And I thought you had to be delusional to get married in the first place... ¶
1 in 10 licensed U.S. drivers don't know the basic rules.
And 1 in 5 in the North East... doesn't exactly fill you with confidence, does it? ¶
And 1 in 5 in the North East... doesn't exactly fill you with confidence, does it? ¶
Numbers of teenage pregnancies still rising
Sex education still optional. Coincidence? I think not. ¶
Sex education still optional. Coincidence? I think not. ¶
Saturday May 28, 2005
Friday May 27, 2005
Thursday May 26, 2005
How to start using BitTorrent to download files
Still clear as mud to me, but then I suspect that's me. ¶
Still clear as mud to me, but then I suspect that's me. ¶
Banks to be forced to transfer your money when you want them to
Britain's banks will now have to transfer your money within a day, rather than within a week. Guess it's progress of a sort... ¶
Britain's banks will now have to transfer your money within a day, rather than within a week. Guess it's progress of a sort... ¶
Monday May 23, 2005
Wall Street Survival 101
A super brief introduction into the mystical and frankly bizarre world of retail bonds. You may have thought that the bond market didn't make much sense. You'd be right. ¶
A super brief introduction into the mystical and frankly bizarre world of retail bonds. You may have thought that the bond market didn't make much sense. You'd be right. ¶
Saturday May 21, 2005
The backlash against bicycles: four wheels good, two wheels bad.
And we thought the Chinese were sensible. ¶
And we thought the Chinese were sensible. ¶
Thursday May 19, 2005
Don't fly the 'Friendly Skies'
United Airlines was allowed by a bankruptcy judge to default on its pensions. US taxpayers [and pensioners] will be picking up the slack. ¶
United Airlines was allowed by a bankruptcy judge to default on its pensions. US taxpayers [and pensioners] will be picking up the slack. ¶
Gangs of feral youths are running wild in cities around the country, a senior police officer has warned.
Mr Policeman isn't doing a very good job, is he? ¶
Mr Policeman isn't doing a very good job, is he? ¶
Who in this world will refuse to show a stranger the way?
An update on Wold Heritage Tour photographer Tito Dupret. ¶
An update on Wold Heritage Tour photographer Tito Dupret. ¶
Tuesday May 17, 2005
It seems to me that there's a lot of people who don't have any respect for anything other than themselves, and as a society we have to deal with that. ¶
Sunday May 15, 2005
Friday May 13, 2005
Wednesday May 11, 2005
Monday May 09, 2005
Sunday May 08, 2005
Election probes raise new fears of postal vote fraud.
It now seems that fraud is both widespread and endemic to the British system. ¶
It now seems that fraud is both widespread and endemic to the British system. ¶
Friday May 06, 2005
Thursday May 05, 2005
Retail sales slump hits HMV
Prices too high, selection too poor. Not that the analysts have noticed, they usually miss these things. ¶
Prices too high, selection too poor. Not that the analysts have noticed, they usually miss these things. ¶
Monday May 02, 2005