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written Scots?
"I'm an academic working on Scots, and I really could talk about this all day (but I'll try not to!)"

the best worst job interview
"I hear you want to work for me!" Roger Ailes (ROGER AILES!) boomed.

This is not legal advice, and the law isn't really settled yet.
"I believe that reverse engineering the PS3 software for the purpose of inteoperability, e.g. homebrew software, is legal in the EU."

checking in on Libya
"[P]erhaps its a bit time for us on GMT (-X) to take stock of what's going on in Libya."

Unrest in Libya
"I've been following the revolution in Libya for the past week, getting reports from my brother and father who are both in the country."

another one of those "subject of the post shows up" things
"HEY! It is ME! CASPAR BABYPANTS!"

life in Inuvik
"So in a nutshell, I'd say that life in the Western Canadian Arctic feels a bit to me like a last frontier"

Evian, bunk for your face
"Here's how your skin works, layperson edition"

Dear public figures who fail on a spectacularly public stage
"So make the call: your urge, or your career. If you can't give up the urge, hire a fixer. If you can't afford a fixer, give up the urge."

what we talk about when we talk about Saturn
"what we would see from Earth if the Earth had Saturn's rings" and other nerdiness about the Earth and Saturn.

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A couple of screw-ups would wipe out a year's profit...
"I used to work as a programmer for a company who made scratchcard lottery tickets, back in the mid 90's."