May 2008
25 posts
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Android struts its stuff with new features, more... →
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Dell's "mini-Inspiron" Eee PC killer revealed →
The best part…you’ll be able to get it with Ubuntu pre-installed!
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'Paisley' or 'jihad?' Dunkin' Donuts yanks Rachael... →
Apparently wearing a scarf now qualifies you as a terrorist sympathizer…oh, how far we’ve fallen.
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Mozilla aims for record-breaking Firefox 3 launch →
And I’ll be helping…by my count, I’m responsible for 10 Firefox installs on the machines I use regularly.
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Obama in 'excellent health,' doctor says →
But apparently he’s an “intermittent cigarette smoker.” I tell you what, if he can manage to stick with the gum during the middle of a presidential campaign, that says quite a lot about his willpower. Back when I was on the patch, I wanted to kill people, and that was just from the stress of an average 40-hour-a-week job (I’ve since quit the smokes and the job).
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The Game with One Rule: No Murder →
Stuff like this is why I just have to visit England. Check out the Wikipedia article and the interactive map.
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Ubuntu Tip: Missing Title Bar When Compiz Visual...
I ran into this on my old machine today (running Ubuntu Gutsy). Everything was fine until I swapped one of the monitors on my desk for a bigger one that I had upstairs. I think that my X config got slightly messed up when I was adjusting my resolutions and layout (my main monitor went from the right to the left). When I re-enabled Compiz visual effects in the Appearance Preferences window, my...
Pac-Man movie in development. No, seriously →
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28 ways to make your fun eco-friendly →
Here’s one I wouldn’t have guessed: The energy required to produce a single 12-ounce aluminum can from virgin ore is enough to produce nearly two 12-ounce glass bottles. So the next time you buy a six-pack of beer, opt for glass bottles over aluminum cans.
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6 ways you're wasting gas →
You can’t do anything about the price of petrol, but if you’re smart, you can get away with buying less of it…
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Belgian beer fans unveil urinal video game →
You actually control it with your stream. There’s a Wii joke in here, I just know it…
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Can Ants Eat Your Computer? →
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Who's to blame for $4 gas? →
We all are. We’ve been wasteful for far too long and it’s finally catching up with us. By yourself, you can’t do anything about the price of gas…the best thing you can do is to use less of it.
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Thanks. No. →
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CBS Acquiring CNET For $1.8 Billion; 44.6 Percent... →
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“Never try to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and it annoys the pig.”
– Robert Heinlein
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Driver buckles beer in car -- but not child →
The Aussies sure do have their priorities in order…
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Top 10 interview mistakes →
Tip: Don’t flush the toilet during a phone interview…who knew?
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House overwhelmingly passes controversial PRO-IP... →
This is a scary piece of legislation. If this gets passed into law, the government will get even bigger by adding a new executive department to police copyright violations. I still don’t understand how the industry expects to make more money by alienating their customers…I’ve been making the switch to independent music, and I’m unlikely to ever come back.
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How bad is not sorting your plastics for... →
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Microsoft May Build a Copyright Cop Into Every... →
NBC won’t deal with Apple because they refuse to cripple their devices by installing an anti-piracy filter. They will, however, sell shows for the Zune, which implies that Microsoft is OK with the idea. When will these guys realize that pissing off their fans isn’t a good move?
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Illinois man orders custom beer-can coffin →
I dig the PBR can design, but I think I’d style mine after a bottle of Arrogant Bastard…
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Smarter electric grid could be key to saving power →
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Dell to Sell XP after June 30, Microsoft to... →