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Technological Nostalgia

I spotted this in the wilds of the internet, and it made me chuckle: {LOADING} I wondered if anyone would be interested sharing their experiences with ancient electronic machinery? Pictures...

sp1814

Journalism, 'Churnalism' and Twitter

I've recently noticed what seems to be an ever-increasing reliance by newspapers on so-called studies, 'churnalism' and the dreaded 'Twitter storm'. Growing up, I remember great investigative...

anotheoldgit

Do unpaid work or lose your dole money.

http://www.dailymail....enefit-crackdown.html This scheme is to be implemented in London at first, and then if successful it will be 'rolled out' across the rest of the country. Although I agree with...

Gromit

Keystone Cops

The loon who went on the rampage at the Empire State Building was an amateur. It turns out that most of the victims were shot by the cops. 9 wounded by 'friendly fire'. Embarrassing somewhat?...

anotheoldgit

PC Bent

http://www.thesun.co....e-cash-from-dead.html Yes I know PC Bent was arrested last month and released on bail until October and has not yet been found guilty. But it seems strange though, why none of...

eyethenkyew

3rd Child Dies: Your Heart Goes Out To The Families.

http://news.uk.msn.co...es-in-canoe-tragedy-1 Out of six people in the canoe, three children dead, one of the fathers is missing presumed drowned. They were on Loch Gairloch, an extremely large...

anotheoldgit

Best keep a certain person out of Afghanistan it seems.

http://www.guardian.c...-17-afghan-partygoers...

pdq1

In times of austerity is this money well spent?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/.../uk-politics-19386492 With Big Ben looking like the Tower of Pisa something should be done!...

anotheoldgit

Why do we get rid of the good ones?

http://www.dailymail....l--speeding-fine.html Yet another prime example of how this country gets rid of those who have shown their worth yet hold on to others who are paedophiles, rapists, Drug...

anotheoldgit

How much longer are we to tolerate these foreign abusersd of our NHS?

http://www.dailymail....taxpayers-10-000.html Why do we allow foreign nationals to come over to the UK and receive the very best of treatment all at our expense? If you took your car to a garage for...

moiflan

Manchester rape

They have 2 men in custody over the rape of the 14 yr old boy in Manchester.Why was this case kept out of the press for so long?(it happpened some weeks ago)Children were on school holidays and at...

anotheoldgit

Britain retains Paedophile, why?

http://www.telegraph....rbour-paedophile.html We continue to operate a police presence outside a foreign embassy, ready to arrest a supposedly rapist and then extradite him to Sweden, and yet we...

Gromit

Paragraph of the day...

... From the Daily Telegraph. // Mrs Oliver, whose other three children are Poppy Honey Rosie, ten, Daisy Boo Pamela, nine, and Buddy Bear Maurice, two, told Gurgle magazine: “They all have more...

Gromit

Asil Nadir and his donations to the Conservative Party

He stole £28million. He gave £1million to the Conservatives. Should the now pay it back?...

sp1814

Harmless hijinks? Disgraceful behaviour or somewhere in between?

Personally, I've done a lot worse in my 20s and there are pictures to prove it. Fortunately, I'm not second in line to the throne. How do you feel about these photos, in relation to his position?...

eyethenkyew

Why Doesn't "Legitimate Rape" Congressman Just Resign?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/...ld-us-canada-19335083 *** YES I KNOW THERE WAS A THREAD YESTERDAY *** Anyway, my point is slightly different to yesterday's which, for some obscure reason, was in the Religion...

anotheoldgit

Is this man being stamped on?

http://www.guardian.c...tamping?newsfeed=true The Daily Mail is often accused of occasional being economical with the truth, but on this occasion it seems that the Guardian are over exaggerating so as...

anotheoldgit

This husband must be kept alive says his wife.

http://www.dailymail....-death-line-faith.htm What's going off here,a wife is going to the High Courts to plea that her husband is kept alive, yet we have only just witnessed Tony Nicklison losing his...

lightbulb247

Iranian-Israeli tensions increase...

http://www.dailymail....tml?ito=feeds-newsxml could this lead to another conflict in the middle east? (has been reposted from the millitary section)...

pdq1

NHS goes multinational

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-19328105 Good idea or not?...

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Technological Nostalgia

Journalism, 'Churnalism' and Twitter

Do unpaid work or lose your dole money.

Keystone Cops

PC Bent

3rd Child Dies: Your Heart Goes Out To The Families.

Best keep a certain person out of Afghanistan it seems.

In times of austerity is this money well spent?

Why do we get rid of the good ones?

How much longer are we to tolerate these foreign abusersd of our NHS?

Manchester rape

Britain retains Paedophile, why?

Paragraph of the day...

Asil Nadir and his donations to the Conservative Party

Harmless hijinks? Disgraceful behaviour or somewhere in between?

Why Doesn't "Legitimate Rape" Congressman Just Resign?

Is this man being stamped on?

This husband must be kept alive says his wife.

Iranian-Israeli tensions increase...

NHS goes multinational

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