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Month: December 2012

  • RT @misterjta Dear 2012, Fuck off. Sincerely, JTA.

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    • posted 31 December, 2012
  • Owl spreading its wings.

    Owl spreading its wings [x-post from /r/pics]

    AltOwl spreading its wings.

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    • Repost
    • posted 21 December, 2012
  • Pattern lock configuration on an Android mobile phone.

    Phone Security == Computer Security

    Dan gets paranoid and despairs about the ease with which mobile devices can be stolen, the wealth of personal information stored on them, and the under-use of readily-available encryption tools.

    Read more - about 4 minutes (755 words)

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    • 2 comments
    • posted 20 December, 2012
  • TIL that the Malaysian government is one of few who HAVEN'T asked Google to censor satellite photos of sensitive areas, because they feel that to do so would make it MORE obvious where the sensitive areas are!

    MALAYSIA will not ask Google Earth to blur images of the countryโ€™s military facilities to avoid terrorist attacks. Defence Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said doing so would indirectly pin-point their location anyway.

    "The difference in, or lack of, pixelation of images of the military facilities compared to the surrounding areas will make it easy for โ€ฆ

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    • posted 19 December, 2012
  • "Happy Vasectomy" card from Liz and Simon.

    The Snip, Part 2

    Dan is rendered sterile, and takes a picture of the removed parts of his vas deferens to share with you, along with his write-up of the entire procedure. Aren't you lucky.

    Read more - about 8 minutes (1843 words)

    • Article
    • 5 comments
    • posted 6 December, 2012

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