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Jon the paranoid / schizo / bi-polar Neighbour
all predjudices aside … . . . . .
Garfield - Garfield = Jon .. .. . . . . . . . betterer explained here



cheers Paul fer der link
No commentsbUsted !!! shaaame
cheers to Wired and lo-fi fer this …
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this is bad .
. . . … … . . . .. and very good - it is nice to know that all around us there is an omnipresent force in the universe watching our every move, guiding us on our journey through life and the afterlife, punishing us when we mis-behave and lie .
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of course, the force is Wikiscanner !

WikiScanner: List anonymous wikipedia edits from interesting organizations
basically it looks at the ip-address of the computer (or isp) where you made Wikipedia edits from .
from there you can trace anonymous edits to governmental departments, corporations, mr. John Citizenowski .
… and as you can see by the following some of the edits are not entirely hunky dory
here is the Wired link .
hilarious - i guess at least the South African government is moderately upfront .
the internet is not entirely anonymous !!! - so put those goatse pictures down and step away from the marmalade
No commentsEd’s dead

. our father our brother our friend Sir Edmund Hillary passed away this morning .
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. the book of New Zealand closes one of its largest and most interesting chapters .
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. weird to think hes not around anymore … just yesterday i was pondering what his thoughts might be when he saw his own honest mug on a $5 note .
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. RIP Sir Ed .
. 1919 - 2008
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. Edisms - some great ones here
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* “We knocked the bastard off” – announcing he and Tensing had reached Everest’s summit.
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* “I like to think that I am a very ordinary New Zealander, not terribly bright perhaps but determined and practical in what I do” – at the 50th anniversary
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* Nepalese, he said, did not ask for poverty while New Zealanders lived in affluence: “The fact that we do is a blessing, and with it comes responsibilities.”
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* On becoming a knight: “It was a tremendous honour, of course, but I had never really approved of titles and couldn’t really imagine myself possessing one”
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* “In some ways I believe I epitomise the average New Zealander. I have modest abilities, I combine these with a good deal of determination and I rather like to succeed.”
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* To an Indian reporter who asked him if he knew he was seen by many as a god: “Well I know I’m not, so it doesn’t bother me.”
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atop Everest
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* From Hillary’s diary, published in his ‘Nothing Venture, Nothing Win’:
“I continued on, cutting steadily and surmounting bump after bump and cornice after cornice looking eagerly for the summit. It seemed impossible to pick it and time was running out. Finally I cut around the back of an extra large hump and then on a tight rope from Tensing I climbed up a gentle snow ridge to its top. Immediately it was obvious that we had reached our objective. It was 11.30a.m. and we were on top of Everest!”
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He describes the landscape below them and continues: “Tensing and I shook hands and then Tensing threw his arms around my shoulders. It was a great moment! I took off my oxygen and for ten minutes I photographed Tensing holding flags, the various ridges of Everest and the general view. I left a crucifix on top for John Hunt and Tensing made a little hole in the snow and put in it some food offerings - lollies, biscuits and chocolate. We ate Mint Cake and then put our oxygen back on. I was a little worried by the time factor so after 15 minutes on top we turned back at 11.45.”
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cheers Stuff
No commentsthe iNternet gets Useful
” check this clever thing.
i think it’s a thing. ”
courtesy of Ants Jackson… oh, and Adobe
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