One of the many great things about living in South Africa is how a lot of emerging technology is tested there first. Internet Banking was going for a few years there before it even started emerging in the UK, and even today Internet banking in the UK is limited. Microchipped Bank Cards were used instead
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FCS (Feline Confusion System)Have you confused your cat recently? Chances are you have not. Most people don’t realise that they must confuse their cats regularly. (found on caiterwauling)
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George W. Bush rubs man’s head for “luck” in display of apparent racist ignorance (photo) Before speaking to a March 3rd Los Angeles audience at the White House Conference on Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, Mr Bush was introduced by an African-American male, whose head Mr Bush proceeded to rub while grinning and smirking. Full story…
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Change of political direction for Spain: Angry Spanish voters oust the conservative Popular Party and vote in the Socialist PartyA larger than expected 77{a9f0d31f6175b3e4775e11a66c07db268fb74408d6095f6b46eeec420c0e9f62} of the electorate turned out to vote in the wake of last Thursday’s attacks. Spain’s ruling conservatives crashed to surprise defeat in elections overshadowed by anger over terrorist bombings, becoming the
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The Penny Black ProjectA group of researchers at Microsoft think they may have come up with a solution that could, at least, slow down and deter the spammers. The development has been called the Penny Black project, because it works on the idea that revolutionised the British postage system in the 1830s – that senders