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sebsebsebschestowitz: oh you have had contact with the troll aka Ubuntu Community Member on Twitter hmmJan 18 00:04
sebsebsebschestowitz: well if your going to email you know who, make sure to give them a lot of stuff, I guessJan 18 00:05
sebsebsebschestowitz: also oh it was identica not TwitterJan 18 00:11
sebsebsebmaybe you should tell him to only contact you on Twitter since he seems to prefer it (and yes I am joking)Jan 18 00:11
sebsebsebWho is here still?Jan 18 00:25
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schestowitzhttp://img232.imageshack.us/img232/442/fascwhite.pngJan 18 12:45
TechrightsBot-scNot a web page! Aborting image/png typeJan 18 12:45
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schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/vwerber/status/27363014445367296Jan 18 14:11
TechrightsBot-sc@vwerber: @schestowitz meaning you of course hehJan 18 14:11
schestowitzre "People who are not working to end one-party/pseudo-parties fascism (usually disguised as democracies these days) won't understand #wikileaks"Jan 18 14:11
schestowitzHhh?Jan 18 14:11
MinceR134308 < schestowitz> http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/442/fascwhite.pngJan 18 14:12
TechrightsBot-scNot a web page! Aborting image/png typeJan 18 14:12
MinceRapplies to hungaristan all the sameJan 18 14:12
schestowitzMinceR: yeahJan 18 14:14
schestowitzI wish it didn't say USAJan 18 14:14
schestowitzI can't post thatJan 18 14:14
schestowitzIt's not true to say this about one country aloneJan 18 14:15
schestowitzAnd not fair, eitherJan 18 14:15
schestowitzBetter to tell people just what we have today and how it applies to early 30sJan 18 14:15
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schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/qu1j0t3/status/27371569533689856Jan 18 14:34
TechrightsBot-sc@qu1j0t3: .@dean_cummings Also: Murdoch backed 'free' papers on metro/subway/underground abusing public space to inject his messaging. cc @schestowitzJan 18 14:34
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schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/qu1j0t3/status/27376713977565184Jan 18 15:02
TechrightsBot-sc@qu1j0t3: RT @schestowitz @laurelrusswurm @dyscultured Front page #Toronto Star: "Justin Beiber has a new haircut" // @TorontoStar pls stop doing thisJan 18 15:02
schestowitzqu1j0t3: the haircut of the news ;-)Jan 18 15:02
schestowitzOopsJan 18 15:02
schestowitzI meant:Jan 18 15:02
schestowitzqu1j0t3: the haircut or the news? ;-)Jan 18 15:02
schestowitzMinceR: https://twitter.com/QFPinfo/status/27377007134248961Jan 18 15:02
TechrightsBot-sc@QFPinfo: Leaks from #cablegate reveal how #orban (tyrant in #hungary right now) responds to opposition http://is.gd/fbrUYg #Fidesz via @schestowitzJan 18 15:02
TechrightsBot-sc-> Title: 10BUDAPEST34: OPPOSITION LEADER VIKTOR ORBAN CONFIDENT OF .::. Size~: 10.58 KBJan 18 15:02
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/qu1j0t3/status/27378024743706624 https://twitter.com/qu1j0t3/status/27378363697987584Jan 18 15:03
TechrightsBot-sc@qu1j0t3: @laurelrusswurm Wouldn't be the 1st time. I used 2 screenshot my hometown paper's tabloid poisoning. @schestowitz @dyscultured @TorontoStarJan 18 15:03
TechrightsBot-sc@qu1j0t3: @laurelrusswurm ...& measure front page screen areas to see how much was empty tabloid puffery. @schestowitz @dyscultured @TorontoStarJan 18 15:03
schestowitzhttps://identi.ca/notice/62478869Jan 18 15:14
TechrightsBot-sc@Dr. Roy Schestowitz (schestowitz)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Jan-11 15:09:17 UTC - Identi.ca: @mako congrats on MIT Mystery HuntJan 18 15:14
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/laurelrusswurm/status/27381987484368896Jan 18 15:30
TechrightsBot-sc@laurelrusswurm: @qu1j0t3 @schestowitz @dyscultured @TorontoStar That's hysterical,  You, sir, are a true mathematician.Jan 18 15:30
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/qu1j0t3/status/27383866297679873Jan 18 15:31
TechrightsBot-sc@qu1j0t3: @laurelrusswurm The result was depressing, like picture of Amazon deforestation http://ur1.ca/2wlqm @schestowitz @dyscultured @TorontoStarJan 18 15:31
TechrightsBot-scNot a web page! Aborting image/jpeg typeJan 18 15:31
schestowitzhttp://twitter.com/M4n1sh/statuses/27322351607615488Jan 18 15:59
TechrightsBot-sc@m4n1sh: Roy wants to complain against me at Ubuntu Community Council that I was rude and personally attacked them. Techrights Hypocrisy at it's bestJan 18 15:59
MinceRhe got it almost rightJan 18 16:03
MinceRs/Techrights/Canonical/Jan 18 16:03
schestowitzyeah..Jan 18 16:10
schestowitzlet me see what happened in the site behind proxyJan 18 16:10
schestowitzHe was a time wasterJan 18 16:11
schestowitzBut I managed to post a lot nonethelessJan 18 16:11
schestowitzWe still increase in # of download of the audiocastsJan 18 16:13
schestowitzBehind cache 300k hits/dayJan 18 16:15
schestowitzHmmm..Jan 18 16:18
schestowitzI think Brandon didn't get a tongue-in-cheek reference to a sigJan 18 16:18
schestowitzBut he's not taking it the wrong way..Jan 18 16:19
schestowitzYou may recall that sig discussion...Jan 18 16:19
schestowitz> It's quite amusing that your conspiracy theories now include meJan 18 16:19
schestowitz> working for MSFT, just because I throw my certifications into myJan 18 16:19
schestowitz> signature. I was looking for a job with this e-mail account, that'sJan 18 16:19
schestowitz> why they are there. Remember I blogged on the lack of Linux jobsJan 18 16:19
schestowitz> months ago. You and I may disagree on stuff but that doesn't make meJan 18 16:19
schestowitz> pro microsoft, or anti-floss. In fact I think I value freedom moreJan 18 16:19
schestowitz> than RMS. I don't limit myself into fighting for software freedom whenJan 18 16:19
schestowitz> other freedoms are being taken away.Jan 18 16:19
schestowitz>Jan 18 16:19
schestowitz> I'm only associating with Lefty on a few things (things we both agreeJan 18 16:19
schestowitz> on). I still support free and open source software. Nothing hasJan 18 16:19
schestowitz> changed. I'm just not his enemy anymore. They say the enemy of myJan 18 16:19
schestowitz> enemy, is my friend. Nath is the villain here, he's not making eitherJan 18 16:19
schestowitz> one of us look good Roy. I don't see anyone spreading rumors aboutJan 18 16:19
schestowitz> Goblin because he can have a non-flaming conversation with Lefty.Jan 18 16:19
schestowitz>Jan 18 16:19
schestowitz> So please, keep it up.Jan 18 16:19
schestowitz>Jan 18 16:19
schestowitz> PS: I do have a job working with Microsoft Servers and clients. No,Jan 18 16:19
schestowitz> it's not at Microsoft.Jan 18 16:19
schestowitz> PPS: I'll look into a better signature.Jan 18 16:19
qu1j0t3hehJan 18 16:22
qu1j0t3he's one of those people who thinks promoting/using Microsoft tech is harmless???Jan 18 16:23
*qu1j0t3 smhJan 18 16:23
qu1j0t3he's a victimJan 18 16:23
MinceRhow do they brainwash all these people?Jan 18 16:26
qu1j0t3MinceR: time and moneyJan 18 16:27
qu1j0t3i almost replied on the identica thread but he'd have been offendedJan 18 16:28
qu1j0t3no point provoking him when he clearly won't see that he's a victimJan 18 16:28
schestowitzqu1j0t3: https://twitter.com/laurelrusswurm/status/27387345875505152Jan 18 16:31
TechrightsBot-sc@laurelrusswurm: @qu1j0t3 @schestowitz @dyscultured @TorontoStar That's a better result than I'd have thought, actually.  Guess I must be getting cynical.Jan 18 16:32
schestowitzqu1j0t3: I saw that in people who went to 'free' Microsoft coursesJan 18 16:32
schestowitzMicrosoft  'paid' for itJan 18 16:32
schestowitzFor them to sit and learn the Microsoft GUIJan 18 16:33
schestowitzAnd they felt rewarded... like they got a bargain from generous MicrosoftJan 18 16:33
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/glynmoody/status/27391431500890112Jan 18 16:33
TechrightsBot-sc@glynmoody: @schestowitz not sure Cray is a name to conjure, but yes...Jan 18 16:33
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/schestowitz/status/27402725679431680Jan 18 16:33
TechrightsBot-sc@schestowitz: @glynmoody cray is the vapour in vapourwareJan 18 16:33
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/nourishedcloud/status/27401489395744768Jan 18 16:34
TechrightsBot-sc@nourishedcloud: @schestowitz I believe you mean FREEDOM.Jan 18 16:34
schestowitzNo, freedom (or DEATH!!!!111) /sarcasmJan 18 16:34
MinceRcray is historyJan 18 16:34
schestowitzclayJan 18 16:35
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schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/glynmoody/status/27403546622173184Jan 18 16:56
TechrightsBot-sc@glynmoody: @schestowitz how are the mighty fallen...Jan 18 16:56
schestowitzIn response to "@glynmoody cray is the vapour in vapourware"Jan 18 16:56
schestowitzAbout jobs he said "nasty"Jan 18 16:57
qu1j0t3but Jobs is an asshole.Jan 18 16:57
qu1j0t3i completely endorse that tweet.Jan 18 16:57
schestowitzI said, " yes, he is"Jan 18 16:58
schestowitzWhat's the story with Lisa?Jan 18 16:58
qu1j0t3one has to raise an eyebrow at people who aren't prepared to admit that.Jan 18 16:58
schestowitzIs that his only daughter?Jan 18 16:58
qu1j0t3firstJan 18 16:58
qu1j0t3but actually, i'm more talking about his business activity.Jan 18 16:58
qu1j0t3in personal life, we can all be assholesJan 18 16:58
schestowitzI can't find stories about itJan 18 16:58
schestowitzSearching for Apple stuff is hard enoughJan 18 16:58
qu1j0t3schestowitz: AIUI, they were estranged for a while, but eventually reconciled.Jan 18 16:59
schestowitzEven STEVE and JOBS are widely used wordsJan 18 16:59
schestowitzEven in quotesJan 18 16:59
qu1j0t3i don't call jobs an asshole because of his family relations or personal lifeJan 18 16:59
schestowitzI can't find stupid things he saidJan 18 16:59
qu1j0t3that's offlimitsJan 18 16:59
schestowitzLooking for quote DBs I just find fanboi sites... tried last yearJan 18 16:59
qu1j0t3or, i try to keep that offlimits.Jan 18 16:59
schestowitzyeahJan 18 16:59
qu1j0t3jobs behaves like an asshole in BUSINESS> that's my problem with him.Jan 18 17:00
schestowitzI never write about that in techrightsJan 18 17:00
qu1j0t3he's an ungenerous c***^H^H^H^H jerkJan 18 17:00
schestowitzLike the Steve's familyJan 18 17:00
schestowitzJust the professionalJan 18 17:00
schestowitzLike Ballmer married to some PR scumJan 18 17:00
schestowitzConnie Snyder or somethingJan 18 17:00
schestowitzW-EJan 18 17:00
qu1j0t3dynastic marriages are not offlimits.Jan 18 17:00
schestowitzConJan 18 17:00
schestowitzConnedJan 18 17:00
schestowitzAnd the puns go on..Jan 18 17:00
qu1j0t3Steve's relations with his daughter are private thoughJan 18 17:00
qu1j0t3you can find stuff in some books, maybe "Infinite Loop"Jan 18 17:01
schestowitzNaaa...Jan 18 17:01
schestowitzI don't care enough about themJan 18 17:01
qu1j0t3"dynastic marriages are not offlimits" <-- this is worth repeating :)Jan 18 17:01
schestowitzThey already have their shiny-shiny consumersJan 18 17:01
qu1j0t3dynastic marriages are a tactic of PUBLIC lifeJan 18 17:01
schestowitzI don't think Apple can spread farJan 18 17:01
qu1j0t3HuffingtonJan 18 17:01
schestowitzit can make money, but not reach many usersJan 18 17:01
qu1j0t3schestowitz: I was going to make a meanspirited post about APpleJan 18 17:02
schestowitzqu1j0t3: yeahJan 18 17:02
schestowitzWe'll see who the Gateses are wed toJan 18 17:02
qu1j0t3dynasties attack USJan 18 17:02
schestowitzYou know about ChelseaJan 18 17:02
qu1j0t3therefore we can use whatever weapons we haveJan 18 17:02
schestowitzMarried Goldman Sachs 'analyst;Jan 18 17:02
schestowitzSo now the Democrats are deeper in GS' pocketJan 18 17:02
schestowitzAnd Gates is a good friend of the ClintonsJan 18 17:02
schestowitzAnd investor in GSJan 18 17:02
qu1j0t3yes.Jan 18 17:02
schestowitzThey dance around $MoneyCLubJan 18 17:03
schestowitzThey know where the ** is warmJan 18 17:03
qu1j0t3yesJan 18 17:03
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/lugbikaner/status/27407718780248064Jan 18 17:03
TechrightsBot-sc@lugbikaner: RT @schestowitz How Fast Is Firefox 4? http://is.gd/bMb9Ly Firefox 4.0 beta release slights #Linux http://is.gd/UgHns3Jan 18 17:03
TechrightsBot-sc-> Title: How Fast Is Firefox 4? | ConceivablyTech .::. Size~: 40.75 KBJan 18 17:03
TechrightsBot-sc-> Title:              Firefox 4.0 beta release slights linux- The Inquirer           .::. Size~: 63.05 KBJan 18 17:03
schestowitzClinton advertised Firefox IIRC?Jan 18 17:04
schestowitzOr was it opposite?Jan 18 17:04
schestowitzObama et al advertises Silver LieJan 18 17:04
schestowitzAt taxpayers' expenseJan 18 17:04
schestowitzRepugnantJan 18 17:04
schestowitzBlocked out Linux and BSD usersJan 18 17:04
schestowitzhttps://identi.ca/notice/62485275Jan 18 17:04
TechrightsBot-sc@Michael B. Trausch (mtrausch)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Jan-11 17:00:10 UTC - Identi.ca: @schestowitz Showcasing “[FF] 4.0 … slights Linux” w/o noting that poor conditions yielded a sane decision is not neutral—it's badmouthing.Jan 18 17:04
schestowitzMono boosterJan 18 17:05
schestowitzhttps://identi.ca/notice/62485439Jan 18 17:05
TechrightsBot-sc@Dr. Roy Schestowitz (schestowitz)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Jan-11 17:03:07 UTC - Identi.ca: @mtrausch I just gave a link. Get hold of yourself...Jan 18 17:05
schestowitzhttps://identi.ca/notice/62485343Jan 18 17:05
TechrightsBot-sc@Bradley M. Kuhn (bkuhn)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Jan-11 17:01:02 UTC - Identi.ca: After 9yrs of #Broadcom failing to comply fully w/ !GPL on !Linux, I hope "things get better",but am skeptical: is.gd/sJ6qHM HT @schestowitzJan 18 17:05
schestowitzhttps://identi.ca/notice/62485808Jan 18 17:12
TechrightsBot-sc@Dr. Roy Schestowitz (schestowitz)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Jan-11 17:10:33 UTC - Identi.ca: @mtrausch TBH, I naturally assume you're heckling me because we disagree on #monoJan 18 17:12
schestowitzhttps://identi.ca/notice/62486022Jan 18 17:21
TechrightsBot-sc@Michael B. Trausch (mtrausch)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Jan-11 17:13:37 UTC - Identi.ca: @schestowitz Oh look, an ad hominem. No points for originality there.Jan 18 17:21
qu1j0t3schestowitz: http://twitter.com/#!/qu1j0t3/status/27415216278999040Jan 18 17:23
TechrightsBot-sc@qu1j0t3: Bill Gates 'more admired than Pope'. The company he keeps is telling. http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=11/01/18/1341202Jan 18 17:23
TechrightsBot-sc-> Title: Bill Gates Is More Admired Than the Pope - Slashdot .::. Size~: 145.77 KBJan 18 17:23
schestowitzslashdot LOLJan 18 17:28
schestowitzIn other news, people choose money over religionJan 18 17:29
qu1j0t3just one more religionJan 18 17:32
qu1j0t3the comparison is very tellingJan 18 17:32
qu1j0t3in factJan 18 17:32
schestowitzyeahJan 18 17:32
schestowitzI'd ignore itJan 18 17:32
schestowitzI wrote about somehting similar recentlyJan 18 17:32
schestowitzSome table about who people revereJan 18 17:32
qu1j0t3worshiping the super-rich is no different from hoping for an imaginary heaven .... 'the riches of heaven'Jan 18 17:32
schestowitzIIRC there was one ~5 years ago about Chinese ladies lusting Gates spermJan 18 17:33
schestowitzqu1j0t3: yeahJan 18 17:33
schestowitzBut I think we stir up cold coffee hereJan 18 17:33
schestowitzCause not much would come out of this discussionJan 18 17:33
schestowitzExcept resentment ane ridicule, the link you gave about .edu is better for debateJan 18 17:33
qu1j0t3http://twitter.com/#!/qu1j0t3/status/27417806840528896Jan 18 17:33
TechrightsBot-sc@qu1j0t3: Worshipping super-rich (Gates) is directly analogous to the Heaven metaphor,or even trickle-down. If I am good, you'll reward me, Gates-God?Jan 18 17:33
schestowitzit deals with the issue, not symptomsJan 18 17:33
qu1j0t3schestowitz: rightJan 18 17:34
qu1j0t3schestowitz: but nice that we have good clear reports of symptomsJan 18 17:34
schestowitzHe's richJan 18 17:34
schestowitzCause he did goodJan 18 17:34
schestowitzhe is GodJan 18 17:34
schestowitz:-)Jan 18 17:34
schestowitzRich people must do hgood :-)Jan 18 17:34
schestowitzRuthless people fail ;=-)Jan 18 17:34
schestowitzqu1j0t3: I'd rather not use some silly surveyJan 18 17:35
schestowitzMicrosoft buys many of them anywayJan 18 17:35
schestowitzGates Foundamentalists tooJan 18 17:35
schestowitzThey buy education 'surveys'Jan 18 17:35
schestowitzFake statsJan 18 17:35
schestowitzI think it would be more fruitful to not link to the fluff/puff piecesJan 18 17:35
schestowitzI used to do that, I think it's redundant to show too many PR piecesJan 18 17:35
schestowitzPeople get the point from a small sampleJan 18 17:36
schestowitzFor some reason I gained like 30 followers in about 2 daysJan 18 17:36
schestowitzNo idea if these are SEO junk accounts... cause I don't see alerts from twitter anymore... some mail errorJan 18 17:37
schestowitzTwitter is clogged up by phantomsJan 18 17:37
schestowitzSo you know you must apply some test to see how many people are drones, real people, readers, etcJan 18 17:37
schestowitzThat's why identica is good but that too gets junk-filled with SEO dronesJan 18 17:38
schestowitzhttp://tinyogg.com/watch/wI4TW/Jan 18 18:05
TechrightsBot-scTitle: TinyOgg - Watch: David Rockefeller confronted at Chilean Airport during vacations (ENG/SPA) .::. Size~: 5.49 KBJan 18 18:05
schestowitzHe's a partner of Gates, e.g. in AfricaJan 18 18:08
schestowitz"Green Revolution"Jan 18 18:08
schestowitzDeciding for other countries what to do for themJan 18 18:08
qu1j0t3aka imperialismJan 18 18:12
schestowitzyupJan 18 18:16
schestowitzWill do a post shortlyJan 18 18:16
schestowitzThe video is hard to watch thoughJan 18 18:16
schestowitzI'll find a way to include itJan 18 18:16
qu1j0t3schestowitz: http://twitter.com/#!/Geetas75/status/27453958549147649Jan 18 19:59
TechrightsBot-sc@Geetas75: #UK Whitehall chief blocks release of #Blair's notes to #Bush on #Iraq. Chilcot inquiry whatewash. http://tinyurl.com/6j45joj #WarCrimesJan 18 19:59
TechrightsBot-scError processing the URLJan 18 20:00
schestowitzqu1j0t3: pricelessJan 18 20:04
schestowitzMake some noise about itJan 18 20:04
schestowitzIf the public makes noise, it becomes worse to hide than to showJan 18 20:04
qu1j0t3i'm mailing my OBE back to the Queen over itJan 18 20:04
schestowitzI'll dent although it's OT for meJan 18 20:04
schestowitzqu1j0t3: OBE?Jan 18 20:05
schestowitzOrder of the British Empire?Jan 18 20:05
schestowitzhttps://identi.ca/notice/62494154Jan 18 20:06
TechrightsBot-sc@Michael B. Trausch (mtrausch)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Jan-11 19:53:12 UTC - Identi.ca: @schestowitz ... huh? Please feel free to actually ID an ad hominem that I have used. Otherwise, TTFN.Jan 18 20:06
schestowitz[20:08] [Notice] -TRIdentica to #techrights- [mrdenticator/@mrdenticator] Yesterday top #statustician is schestowitz with 184 dents!Jan 18 20:10
qu1j0t3schestowitz: http://twitter.com/#!/qu1j0t3/status/27465600217382912Jan 18 20:44
TechrightsBot-sc@qu1j0t3: RT @winterthur @Boholawyer Indoctrinating Children To Hate Freedom Of Press? via @Techdirt http://t.co/94ZZ2QX // #WOW #MUSTREAD #gop #fraudJan 18 20:44
TechrightsBot-sc-> Title: Indoctrinating Children To Hate Freedom Of The Press? | Techdirt .::. Size~: 123.91 KBJan 18 20:44
schestowitzqu1j0t3: you have an OBE from the queen?Jan 18 20:45
qu1j0t3schestowitz: no! it was a lame Lennon reference.Jan 18 20:46
schestowitzokJan 18 20:48
MinceRhttp://redd.it/f4hrwJan 18 20:57
TechrightsBot-scNot a web page! Aborting  typeJan 18 20:57
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qu1j0t3hmJan 18 21:18
qu1j0t3schestowitz: http://www.bnet.com/blog/retail-stores/walmart-wants-the-us-government-to-muscle-it-into-india/623Jan 18 22:15
TechrightsBot-scTitle: Walmart Wants the U.S. Government to Muscle It Into India | BNET  .::. Size~: 87.26 KBJan 18 22:15
qu1j0t3schestowitz: slightly old, but ...Jan 18 22:15
schestowitzYes, working for corporationsJan 18 22:23
qu1j0t3"In the days and weeks after September 11th, it seemed to the three of us at The Friday Thing that something was very wrong with the media. George Bush's administration was openly gearing up for war against Afghanistan - a war that, wherever you stood on the issue, would doubtless lead to thousands of innocent lives being lost. And yet huge sections of the press seemed to be too afraid toJan 18 22:23
qu1j0t3question any of this, lest they be labelled terrorist sympathisers. And worse than that, no one was making jokes about it all.Jan 18 22:23
qu1j0t3Originally, we had intended The Friday Thing to be a light-hearted jokey read for bored office workers but, by the end of September 2001, we had dropped any pretence of apolitical niceness and the email had become fiercely satirical and hugely political. Through September and October we lost about 40 per cent of our readers and our mail servers almost crashed with the weight of hate mail.Jan 18 22:23
qu1j0t3In the end, we created a special email account to filter it all out: terroristsympathisers@thefridaything.co.uk.Jan 18 22:23
schestowitzUsually under guise of "American jobs"Jan 18 22:23
qu1j0t3http://www.paulcarr.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/bnttp.htmlJan 18 22:23
TechrightsBot-scTitle: Bringing Nothing To The Party: True Confessions Of A New Media Whore .::. Size~: 545.89 KBJan 18 22:23
qu1j0t3"All of a sudden, thinkofthechildren.co.uk dropped off the Internet. It just vanished. One minute it was there. Next minute I clicked refresh and it was gone, in its place an error message: 'page not found'.Jan 18 22:25
MinceRhttp://redd.it/f3esxJan 18 22:55
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