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I ordered a surge protector from Amazon.com a couple days ago. Today I got a giant box in the mail. I was confused, because it was way too big to contain my simple power strip. Then I opened the box….
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Avast, me hearties! Listen well or I’ll keelhaul ye; today be the day we land lubbers pretend we be scurvy dogs, sailing the briny seas in search of booty and plunder. That’s right: Today is International Talk Like A Pirate…
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Now here’s a smart application of technology: clipped from news.yahoo.com TALLINN, Estonia (AFP) – Eleven suspects have been charged over a smuggling operation to pump vodka from Russia to Estonia via a two kilometre (one-mile) underwater pipeline, Estonian prosecutors said…
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This may be old news, but nobody told me: Night Of The Living Dead, the classic George Romero zombie flick, is in the public domain because the original distributor forgot to put a copyright notice on the prints. Today, thanks…
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By the pricking of my thumbs, something gallimaufry this way comes. • Play with spider • Lego album covers • 18 iPhone drinking apps • Heinlein’s fan mail solution • Hacking Esquire’s e-ink cover • Happy birthday, integrated circuit •…
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There are plenty of gamers in the world who would delight at the failure of stores like GameStop — they’re frequently criticized and disliked. But it’s important to keep in mind that digital distribution also indicates that the game may…
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The Large Hadron Collider went online today, despite concerns from some critics who worried the massively powerful particle accelerator could destroy the entire planet. Thankfully, we’re still here. And some clever fellow has devised a way for us to keep…
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It’s official: Steve Jobs announced Monday afternoon that Apple will release new iPod Nano music players, add a couple of updates to the iPod Touch, and introduce new features to its iTunes software. The big news is the Nano redesign;…
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The clock is ticking towards Apple’s highly anticipated new product launch event on Tuesday. The invites say “Let’s Rock…” what does it mean? A new iPod Nano? Price cuts on the iTunes store? I appeared on G4’s Attack of the…
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How we determined the best cities for singles in 2008.
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