Monthly Archives: July 2008

Jul 30
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PayPal’s “killer app” — and how they screwed it up

I use PayPal almost exclusively for my online transactions. It’s fast, it’s easy, and very convenient. I go out of my way to find merchants that accept PayPal as a payment option. Unfortunately as I turn more and more of my shopping online I’m finding that many niche stores don’t offer PayPal as a payment [...]

Jul 30
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Trailer: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

The latest step in the Harry Potter septilogy gives a glimpse into the life of a very young Tom Riddle, who grows up to become the wizarding world’s most powerful and evil wizard, Lord Voldemort. The movie opens Nov. 21 2008.  

Jul 30
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Law Professor and Law Enforcement Officer Agree: never talk to the police about a crime, even if you're innocent

In a brilliant pair of videos, Prof. James Duane of the Regent University School of Law and Officer George Bruch of the Virginia Beach Police Department present a forceful case for never, ever, ever speaking to the police without your lawyer present. Ever. Never, never, never. It’s a long commitment – 45 minutes to watch [...]

Jul 30
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Maybe Algae is the Solution

My buddy Lord Snarffingham referred me to a very interesting video regarding energy production from algae and how it’s finally being commercialized. It’s a very interesting couple minutes of information. Take a look: Tweet

Jul 29
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Twitter Updates for 2008-07-29

It’s a woot off @ http://www.woot.com! # @overheard “It’s okay, I have really low expectations” # Tweet