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How do you spell search in Australia? May 29, 2006 12:52 pm

Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Of Interest, Software, Technology
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G$$gle

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Prevent Cell Phone Theft With Knowledge May 29, 2006 10:46 am

Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Gadgets, Technology
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By recording your cell phone’s serial number, when your phone disappears, the cell phone company can render the phone useless even if the sim card is changed.

To check your mobile phone’s serial number, key in the following on your phone:

star-hash-zero-six-hash ( * # 0 6 # )

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Twin Towers used to Build Warship May 29, 2006 7:59 am

Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Of Interest, Politics, Touchy Subjects, United States
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24 tonnes of steel from the World Trade Centers is being used to make the USS New York, an amphibious assualt ship capable of landing anywhere.

The $1 billion vessel is one of a new generation of amphibious assault ships capable of landing a 700-strong Marines assault force on a coastline almost anywhere without the need for a port.

Do police states like invasions?

Woody Oge, Northrop Grumman’s director of operations in New Orleans, was keen to play down suggestions that the ship might be used to spearhead invasions.

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Top 10 Signs of the Impending U.S. Police State May 29, 2006 6:31 am

Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Politics, Touchy Subjects, United States
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Read George Orwell’s 1984 lately? Maybe it is time to re-read it.

  1. The Internet Clampdown
  2. "The Long War"
  3. The USA PATRIOT Act
  4. Prison Camps
  5. Touchscreen Voting Machines
  6. Signing Statements
  7. Warrantless Wiretapping
  8. Free Speech Zones
  9. High-ranking Whistleblowers
  10. The CIA Shakeup

The descriptions are a great read. [Source]

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Lost Season 3 May 29, 2006 2:57 am

Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Lost, Of Interest, TV / Movies
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Lost Season 3 starts Oct 4.

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