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A recent Australian excoriation of the word 'boffin' leads to some thoughts on possible origins. ... The headline in the Sydney Morning Herald last week caught my eye: “Bin Boffin, Says Scientists”, and not only because of the knee-jerk sub-editorial alliterations and the grammatical error.
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www.worldwidewords.org/topicalwords/tw-bof1.htm
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Boffin Language Group---A professional Company in Software and Website Localization, Multilingual Desktop Publishing, and Translation Services in Chinese, Japanese, Korean and etc. ... Market leaders around the world choose Boffin for:
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www.boffin.com/
www.boffin.com/
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Boffin is Last.fm radio, for your local music. Fire it up, select your music directories, and let it roll for a while. Eventually you'll get a tag cloud like this: The cloud represents your music collection coupled with Last.fm tag data.
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www.last.fm/group/Audioscrobbler+Beta/forum/30705/_/510...
www.last.fm/group/Audioscrobbler+Beta/forum/30705/_/510180
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'Testing Times' and 'Never a Dull Moment' - tow books which tell the story of the design and testing of the spitfire ... Generally accepted as the best known fighter aircraft of all time, the Spitfire was the only aircraft to remain in production throughout World War 2. From the time of the first flight ... So how was it done?
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www.spitfireboffin.com/
www.spitfireboffin.com/
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So what if their projects aren't always perfect? The boffin is an integral part of British life and deserves celebrating. ... The Beagle has landed but no one knows quite where. Another defeat for a British boffin? Or just a small hiccup on the way to scientific greatness? That's the thing about boffins - one just never...
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news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/3749029.stm
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November 22 2002; ... Doctors are warning that laptop computers may inflict a burn even through clothed skin, after the bizarre case of a Swedish scientist who scorched his penis and testicles while writing a report ... The unnamed 50-year-old father of two had balanced the computer on his lap while he wrote the report at home,
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www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/11/22/1037697857595.html
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Spiral waves in the accretion discs: Should they be there and what role do they play? ... Henri M.J. Boffin ... Royal Observatory of Belgium, Avenue Circulaire 3, B-1180 Brussels ;
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www.astro.physik.uni-goettingen.de/outreach/CVConferenc...
www.astro.physik.uni-goettingen.de/outreach/CVConference/abstracts/Boffin/Boffin.html
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WELCOME TO BOFFINS CLUB; ... One of Saskatoon's finest private clubs, Boffins Club is the social focal point for food and events at Innovation Place. Executive Chef Rusty Penno's creative approach to gourmet dining is a refreshing alternative to other options in the city, ... Upon entering the dining room and lounge,
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www.boffins.ca/
www.boffins.ca/
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If people want it, well, I'm happy to provide it - like I say, I Twitter and have even been known to blog at Bolo Boffin. And then if I do post at somebody's Facebook page, it's going to be family who have to put up with me even if I hack them off.
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boloboffin.blogspot.com/
boloboffin.blogspot.com/
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