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andrewducker
June 2nd, 2011
Google Apps drops support for FF3.5, IE7 and Safari 3.
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Global war on drugs has failed. (Odd how it's always _ex_ heads of state that tel the truth)
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Our female ancestors used to travel to new places, while the men stayed at home.
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Very nice piece from the creator of Frozen Synapse on how the game came to pass (still addicted, by the way)
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96% of Americans under 50 are on Facebook
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Low-carb, higher-fat diets don't add to risk of artery blockage. Also have faster weight loss.
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Mooncakes - an edible black market currency in China. No, really.
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Anti-reform peers shame the Lib Dems.
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Why love is the most renewable resource in a relationship, and the least valuable.
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Goldman Sachs lost 98% of Gaddafi's $1.3bn investment
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a_pawson
2011-06-02 11:26 am (UTC)
Lib-Dem policy is to have a fully elected second chamber. The article is pretty much highlighting what I see as one of the main benefits of having a non-elected HoL - peers don't have to blindly follow what the party leader/whip demands.
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gonzo21
2011-06-02 11:34 am (UTC)
I could really get behind a party that was going to select peers on the basis of ability and intelligence.
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