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Think Different, Think Ron Paul 2008
Digg Ron Paul ? DIGG this! Think Different: Ron Paul 2008 Brief Overview of Congressman Paul’s Record: He has never voted to raise taxes. He has never voted for an unbalanced…
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Man nearly eaten by polar bear; saves himself with gun [PIC]
WARNING: These pictures are not for the weak-stomached. A man was camping in the Yukon when a polar bear tore through his tent while he was sleeping, attacked him, tearing off…
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A right unexercised is a right lost
"... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed..." That's what the Second Amendment says. Did you notice where it says you cannot carry a loaded weapon…
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Is Skreemr the New Napster?
Skreemr is to .mp3s what Google is to text, complete with streaming "previews" and downloadable links. No doubt the evil that is the RIAA will swarm upon it and kill it, but for…
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How to choose your perfect outdoor shed
I'm a homeowner -- actually, the bank's the home owner, I won't own it for another 25 years or so... but I digress... Where was I? Oh yes... I'm a home owner, and as suck I've…
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Happy "Talk Like a Pirate Day"!
We hope ye be enjoying today, me mateys! Today being Talk Like a Pirate Day (TLAP) and all. To be helping ye in yer TLAP activities the scurvey bilge rats over at…
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How to easily syndicate your 'blog on related sites
By now we all know how important it is to have cross-links for relevancy in regard to search engine placement, but search engines aren't the only audience that we - as bloggers -…
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30 things you hope never show up on your performance evaluation
Face it, we all have them: Employee Evaluations. They're almost always foreboding, and at the end we wish we'd have done better... just remember, it could have been worse. Since…
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More world news
Russia Builds "Dad Of All Bombs" cbsnews.com — Russian state television says the military has successfully tested what it describes as the world's most powerful non-nuclear…
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Notable World Events
Israeli air and ground forces hit Iranian weapons in Syria jpost.com — The Israel Air Force jets that allegedly infiltrated Syrian airspace early last Thursday apparently bombed…
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How to Scare IE Users into Upgrading with only ONE Line of Code
Article by Joe Levi: How to Scare IE Users into Upgrading with only ONE Line of Code.
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Even Stunt Drivers Should Buckle Up
Article by Joe Levi: Even Stunt Drivers Should Buckle Up.
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Geek Shirt of the Day: Phil Mickey Fan Club
Article by Joe Levi: Geek Shirt of the Day: Phil Mickey Fan Club.
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Anti-RIAA News
Judge deals blow to RIAA's boilerplate copyright infringement complaints arstechnica.com — Drawing on a recent Supreme Court decision, a federal judge tells the RIAA that the…
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Police: "I'm going to show you that my law is right and yours [the Fourth Amendment] is wrong"
A motorist who refused to discuss his personal business with a St. George, Missouri police officer was threatened with arrest last Friday. Brett Darrow, 20, caught a St. George…
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Geek Shirt of the Day: Silverlight
Available in other styles and colors .
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Judge Rules Internet Spying Illegal
In a case brought against the Department of Justice by the American Civil Liberties Union, the National Security Archive and the Electronic Privacy Information Center, Judge…
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Petition to Ground Dell Schanze
According to a report by KSL.com , on 10 September 2007, Dell Schanze , former owner/operator of Totally Awesome Computers flew his powered paraglider across the bow -- within…
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Illegal Immigration News
Hispanics feel arrests unfairly target them tennessean.com — A sharp increase in the number of Hispanics charged with driving without a license in Nashville has some immigrant…
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5 Real-World Ways to Improve Your Web Development Habits
I overheard a conversation between two web developers at my place of employment today that I thought could help other web developers out there in the wide world of web... One…
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"Freedom" News
Judge Strikes Down Part of Patriot Act physorg.com — A federal judge struck down parts of the revised USA Patriot Act on Thursday, saying investigators must have a court's…
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Geek Shirt of the Day: Football sucks, deal with it
Article by Joe Levi: Geek Shirt of the Day: Football sucks, deal with it.
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Fixing User Access Permissions
I used to work for a (now-defunct) local computer sales and repair company and was constantly met with people who had -- how can I put it nicely -- royally screwed up their…
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Geek Shirt of the Day: target=_blank
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Geek Shirt of the Day: Object reference not set…
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Report Smoking Vehicles (Davis County, Utah)
Whether you're a "green nut" or just an average Joe, it's always frustrating to see a car or truck spewing out smoke from their tail-pipe. These vehicles contribute more than…
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Illegal Alien News of the Day
Two Killed 12 Injured in Van Rollover, immigration arrests CHICAGO -- A Labor Day crash on an expressway southwest of Chicago killed a teenage girl and an adult man, and injured…
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Code Monkey
Jonathan Coulton is an independent musician, a singer-songwriter and a self-proclaimed internet superstar. He wrote a song that hits close to my heart: Code Monkey. Awesome, just…
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Preventing SEO Schizophrenia
Background Search Engines (Google, Yahoo, MSN, ASK, etc.) index web pages by spidering web pages and applying a secret algorithm to figure out page ranking. Spiders (or "bots")…
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Uninsured Americans: Fact, Fiction, and Misleading Truths
Quote of the Day: Figures don't lie, but liars can figure. The following is an excerpt from Downsizer - Dispatch, the official email list of DownsizeDC.org, Inc. & Downsize DC…
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New "Digital Canvas" set to revolutionize the creative process
Microsoft continues to innovate the creative process with their latest release: Microsoft Paint. The video below describes just a bit of what MS Paint is bringing to artists…
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Teenager Unlocks "Microsoft" iPhone
According to an article run at www.news.com.au , "HACKERS have unlocked Microsoft's new iPhone, allowing it to be used by any network." Without getting into the whole "hackers"…
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Office 2007 Vulnerability: Excel Stores Data Connection Password in Plain Text
Bradley Mountford, a digital forensics expert, today discovered a security vulnerability in Microsoft Office Excel 2007 regarding login information of external data sources…
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HOW TO: Optimize your .PNG Images
.PNG (Portable Network Graphic, pronounced "ping") is a modern graphics format that was created in part to address the "CompuServe Stranglehold on the .gif format" and to update…
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Gonzales Resigns; Who's next in line?
With the resignation of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales( 1 , 2 ) (effective 17 September 2007) several questions come to mind: Why resign? Why resign NOW? What's Pres. Bush's…
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I'm not an addict, I can quit any time I want
Well, I guess it's official now, there's an actual web site (complete with treatment services, recovery resources, downloads, and podcasts) devoted to Internet Addiction . From…
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Amber Alerts, straight to your phone, for free!
(The following is an unsponsored Public Service Announcement) An Amber Alert was just issued a couple of cities over, how do I know? I got a text message on my phone. You can…
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You are the past and the forgotten, we are the internet and the future
Interesting quote from The Pirate Bay to the MPAA/RIAA: This is how it works. Whatever you sink, we build back up. Whomever you sue, ten new pirates are recruited. Wherever you…
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WOOT: Zune, $149.99 + 5 shipping
Today (8/22/07) WOOT.com is featuring a 30GB Zune (new) for $149.99, you can buy up to 3 for only $5 shipping (total). I normally don't blog about daily woots, but, this is $100…
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AT&T Cripples BlackBerry handset to prevent competition with the iPhone
Via /. and BlackBerryCool.com, AT&T is reportedly crippling the BlackBerry 8820 by (among other things) removing GPS functionality. While it's not uncommon for carriers to…
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Pet Kennel
I have a friend from high-school who was recently told he son has a tumor in his brain. (Full story can be found at her blog .) During the whole process of getting her son to…
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Miss Teen South Carolina answer to why Americans can't locate the U.S. on a world map
By now you've heard of Lauren Caitlin Upton, Miss Teen South Carolina, flubbing her response to the question "Recent polls have shown a fifth of Americans can’t locate the U.S…
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NBA Prank Call
A couple kids call up pretending to be from the NBA, saying they purchased a hoop from some company, and well... here's the transcript and the audio [ WMA ]. Kid 1: This is the…
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Citation Needed
via xkcd
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The people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders…
“…the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of…
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Sued for 63 Zillion Dollars?
According to FoxNews.com , Michael Vick has been sued for "$63,000,000,000 Billion Dollars" in a suit alleging Al Queda Ties. 63 Billion Billion dollars? Is that 63 Zillion…
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How much caffeine is "too much caffeine"?
According to a couple DIGG articles ( 1 , 2), it is possible to overdose on caffeine. We had a consultant bring up an interesting 'fact' one day while he was working for us: "Did…
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Dear Subway
Article by Joe Levi: Dear Subway.
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Toy Recalls
Mattel has recently recalled millions upon millions of toys made in China (Polly Pocket, die-cast cars, playsets, Barbie, Pixar Cars, etc.). An official list can be found by…
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Spotlight on Silverlight
For those of you who might not be getting the MSDN Flash newsletter, here's a snippit from one I got today that might interest you: Light up the Web with Microsoft Silverlight at…