Recent Votes

• UK internet surveillance plan to go ahead

  Source: BBC News

  The Home Office says it will push ahead with plans to ask communications firms to monitor all internet use. Ministers confirmed their intention despite concerns and opposition from some in the industry.

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• The Google Wave news community

  Source: Old Media New Tricks

  If you are one of the lucky few who scored a Google Wave account [me, suckers!], you've probably logged in, fumbled around a bit, probably were impressed by the instant nature of it — and you probably got annoyed relatively quickly at Wave's slowness.

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• Date-rape drink spiking 'an urban legend'

  Source: Telegraph

  Widespread spiking of drinks with date-rape drugs such as Rohypnol and GHB is an "urban legend" fuelled by young women unwilling to accept they have simply consumed too much alcohol, academics believe.

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• How did you meet?

  If you're involved in a long term relationship or just a relationship in general, how did you meet your spouse, partner, lover, significant other, etc? In a bar? Through a friend? Church? Common cause? Work? Ad in the paper or online?

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• WTF? What do you think should be done?

  What a week! I quit counting some time ago. A man accused of sexually assaulting a 4 year old girl multiple times with a screwdriver. Violent sex offenders breaking into homes at night and attempting to assault 14 year old girls.

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