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[Drofder2004]

WI 'pirates' welcome Somali hostage victim
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-22381593

I highly doubt the pirate costumes directly reminded him of the somali pirates, the word "piracy" would've been more of a trigger.

[Drofder2004]

Microsoft prepares U-turn on Windows 8
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/330c8b8e-b66b ... abdc0.html

Who saw that coming

Honestly? Not me.
A company as large as Microsoft rarely admits defeat or failure, they usually spin it into something positive:
Reduced sales of Windows 8 is because Windows 7 was so good, nobody wanted to upgrade.

[Drofder2004]

It's another Justin Beiber story!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/22516878

[[SoE]_Zaitsev]

Seems a good oppurtunity for Darwinism.

[Drofder2004]

The BBC Trust has upheld a complaint that the clock on the BBC homepage was "inaccurate and misleading".
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-22768861

Slow news day?
I implore anyone who is in the UK to watch "NewsWatch" (Catch Up or Saturday [am]) - same sort of bullshit - fucking moany OAPs who believe they are the only individual people paying a TV Licence.

[Pedsdude]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/ ... n-pictures

[sparkierlamb]

Not sure if real and I don't know if I want it to be or not...

http://memerial.net/6967-six-killer-by- ... oned-minge

[Pedsdude]

Not sure if real and I don't know if I want it to be or not...
http://memerial.net/6967-six-killer-by- ... oned-minge

1. Sunday Sport, says it all.
2. Why on earth would someone do that? Just asking for trouble.

Semi-related news article from today: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... ds-newsxml

[Drofder2004]

Semi-related news article from today: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... ds-newsxml

That is serious level of Karma payback.

[<LT>YosemiteSam[NL]]

Semi-related news article from today: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... ds-newsxml

That is serious level of Karma payback.

Totaly agree, he diserved what he got if he turns out postive.

[[SoE]_Zaitsev]

Wouldn't be the first time.

[Pedsdude]

http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2013 ... er/100604/

[x0ozero0x]

I would love to know how they managed to get to the very top of The Shard (it's like £25 just to enter the view) and into Aldwych station. I'm currently living like directly beneath The Shard and my campus is on top of the station entrance on Surrey street. Walk past them both most days.

[Pedsdude]

I presume it was during the construction phase (he appears to be in a crane), when it may have been easier to sneak up.

I was a bit gutted The Shard was built soon after I left London

[Pedsdude]

WARNING: Cuteness overload!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/2 ... 65105.html