Monthly Archives: August 2013

Splendid Chaps – Nine/Women

This year Doctor Who turns 50! To celebrate these 11 ‘splendid chaps‘, Ben McKenzie (Dungeon Crawl, ‘patron saint of geek comedy’) and John Richards (ABC1’s Outland, Boxcutters TV podcast) are recording a live podcast every month from January to November. … Continue reading

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Wednesday WIN (2013-Aug-28)

When Gaiman met Pullman… (2013-Aug-22) [Waterstones Blog] This week Waterstones Oxford, together with the Oxford Playhouse, hosted an evening with Neil Gaiman and Philip Pullman, and it was incredible. Did you miss it? Then catch up with our podcast recording…

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This weeks links (2013-08-25)

In brief: * Steampunk: where history and the future collide (2013-Aug-30) [ABC: Future Tense] * Map Patrol > The Map Patrol Vehicle [HEMA] The Map Patrol is responsible for updating Hema Maps’ database of mapping, which means they have to … Continue reading

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Wednesday WIN (2013-Aug-21)

Kayak Free Kayaking

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NTEU NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION

NTEU NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION, TUES 20th AUG – 2PM STATE, LIBRARY OF VIC NTEU members, it’s time to act. Our next strike action begins tomorrow at 12 and we need you there. We’ll stop work at 12, gather under … Continue reading

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DETALKS – The Future of Aid

❝This panel discussion is inspired by Joel Negin’s article: ‘The future of aid: not all about the money?’, which explores the concept of knowledge becoming the new aid resource. Will a potential shift in aid delivery to sharing knowledge and … Continue reading

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Firefox 23.0.1

Firefox v.23.0.1 was offered to release channel users on August 16, 2013. Fixed in Firefox 23.0.1 [2] * Rendering glitches on H.264 video only in FF23 on Vista (901944) * Spellchecking broken with non-ASCII characters in profile path (902532) * … Continue reading

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This weeks links (2013-08-19)

In brief: * Cameron Proves Greenwald Right (2013-Aug-18) [The Dish] … In this respect, I can say this to David Cameron. Thank you for clearing the air on these matters of surveillance. You have now demonstrated beyond any reasonable doubt … Continue reading

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Duct Tape Surfing

Duct Tape Surfing 18 years ago a slight lapse in concentration crushed Pascale’s dreams of surfing. With the help of a family friend and a roll of duct tape; she can now call herself a surfer. Pascale Honore & Tyron … Continue reading

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Wednesday WIN (2013-Aug-14)

Best Extreme Caving Video Moments on YouTube 2013 Caving in the Gouffre Berger – “Immersion” Best Extreme Caving Video Moments on YouTube 2012

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