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Passport to the Pub: A guide to British pub etiquette. Judging by some of the pubs I’ve been in, ‘etiquette’ may not be quite the right word. But this is a pretty complete guide for tourists, visitors, and first-time under-age drinkers. (Via the always excellent Raymond Chen)

Passport to the Pub: A guide to British pub etiquette. Judging by some of the pubs I’ve been in, ‘etiquette’ may not be quite the right word. But this is a pretty complete guide for tourists, visitors, and first-time under-age drinkers. (Via the always excellent Raymond Chen)

Register: John Lettice picks apart the latest problems with UK government’s ID card plans. 

John Battelle on the Google IPO, including the company founder’s “Owner’s Manual” for prospective share holders. The emphasis on the long-term future of the company is unusual and very welcome. (Via Dave Weiner)

Scotsman: Lifetime’s struggle for sake of ?33 a week. I found this an interesting article, and one that has me almost convinced on the advantages of education vouchers. Unfortunately I think that, instead of encouraging small, teacher-run schools, we’d see a small number of large corporations move in to chanel the lucrative government money straight to their shareholders.

Guardian. Paradise lost – with napalm. “In Tasmania, an island the size of Ireland whose primeval forests astonished 19th-century Europeans, an incomprehensible ecological tragedy is being played out. … Rainforest is being clearfelled and then burnt with napalm. The world’s tallest hardwood trees, eucalyptus regnans, are being reduced to mud and ash. And the monocultural plantations that replace the old growths soak up so much groundwater that rivers are drying up.” 

I’m not sure what to make of this site. It doesn’t seem to be a joke or parady, but I have doubts about the economics of selling toilet paper over the net. Cool name, though. (Via BoingBoing)

My old amigo Richard Godfrey finally has a blog! Richard is a “Manager/Architect” at Microsoft UK and a pretty smart guy, Run with it, Richard!

My old amigo Richard Godfrey finally has a blog! Richard is a “Manager/Architect” at Microsoft UK and a pretty smart guy, Run with it, Richard!

Register: ‘Universal’ hard drive system to ship this month. Miniture USB cartridge hard-drives. Yum.