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UK public sector accounts for bulk of data breach fines(bbc.co.uk)
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Watchdog finds undeleted data on 1 in 10 second-hand disk drives(bbc.co.uk)
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Project Barcelona to see BBC open archive for downloads(bbc.co.uk)
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MP launches parliamentary bid to pardon Alan Turing(menmedia.co.uk)
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Open University podcast series to celebrate 20 years of Linux(www8.open.ac.uk)
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by qxb 15y ago
I think mzbridget and krsgoss make sensible suggestions elsehwere in the comments. On the topic of work/life balance, I'd add: try your hardest to "close the door" on your workspace when you've finished for the day. If you have a home offic
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UK intel agency GCHQ launches code cracking competition to attract new talent(bbc.co.uk)
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I think this might be the one you're talking about: http://calnewport.com/blog/2011/11/11/if-youre-busy-youre-do... HN discussion from a few days ago here: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3222725
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by qxb 15y ago
That's a very good point well put. "Simple account" might even be a description of the level of account you have, causing further confusion.
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Many banks in the UK are referred to, and understood, in everyday language without the "bank": Barclays, Halifax, Natwest, Santander, Lloyds to name a few.
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> Not sure if it is possible to share documents with non-GMail email addresses on GDocs, which would be a must. This is possible. You can set a document to be visible to anyone with the link, so sign-in isn't requred. More info here: h
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by qxb 15y ago
Clickable: http://castle.so
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The End of the Credit Card? New Square app: Card Case(slate.com)
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I imagine these is already on your radar, but it seems appropriate at this point to link to two of the 1000 True Fans essays from a few years ago. Original -- http://www.kk.org/thetechnium/archives/2008/03/1000_true_fan... Followup -- ht
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Duqu infection linked to Microsoft Word exploit(bbc.co.uk)
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This is the full Ofcom report (pdf): http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/binaries/research/telecoms-... Another interesting nugget from the summary: "Mobile broadband data volumes are now significant, at an average of 240MB/month for each 3G
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by qxb 15y ago
Why does Google Analytics not meet your needs? Rather than creating different landing pages, have you tried tagging the links in the ads using Google's URL builder [0] and then using Goals and Funnels in Analytics to track conversions? [0]
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British households download about 17 GB of data on average every month(bbc.co.uk)
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Settings > Themes
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My first two steps: I started from nothing with Pine's Learn to Program, and then moved on to Learn Ruby the Hard Way. http://ruby.learncodethehardway.org/ After you've got the basics, the best way to learn is to have a problem to solve o
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by qxb 15y ago
Updating a spreadsheet with quantities of desk lamps and keyboards sounds painfully familiar. I would target businesses. Here's something to consider. With a home user, you first have to convince the potential customer of the benefits of ke
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Congratulations. I think this is a neat little service. I could certainly see a market outside the domestic one, too. I've worked for small businesses and public sector organisations where maintaining an inventory of office equipment was ne
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Previously on HN: http://www.hnsearch.com/search#request/all&q=raspberry+p...
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Fund 'would boost Scottish video games industry'(bbc.co.uk)
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Who are the jailbreakers?(bbc.co.uk)
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Clickable: http://www.walkbase.com
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Previously on HN (54 days ago, 62 comments): http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2916352
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> Would be cool to have a basic SMS altert app that can connect to many web services. Try http://ifttt.com
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You might find this article, "Considerations on Exchange Rate Data Providers", useful: http://www.currencysystem.com/kb/13-143 It's from the website of the Cloanto system and has some ideas on publicly available FX feeds.
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by qxb 15y ago
I like it. I am a big fan of simple, straightforward webdesign that focuses on content. Without looking at your source code, my only quibble is: remove the underlining from "posts". Everything else on the page that's underlined is a link, a

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