Archive for December, 2007
The colony is 3,600 miles long, stretching from the Italian Riviera to northwest Spain. It consists of billions of Argentine ants living in millions of nests that cooperate with each other.
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This is the first online image editor that I know of that includes photoshop-style layers. It is still in early beta at this time, but it shows a lot of promise
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This is the first online image editor that I know of that includes photoshop-style layers. It is still in early beta at this time, but it shows a lot of promise
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Capital Communications Federal Credit Union located in Albany, NY sent bank statements by mail that had other peoples information including balances, recent transactions and account numbers. They said they had some sort of software glitch from the third party statement company they use.
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Capital Communications Federal Credit Union located in Albany, NY sent bank statements by mail that had other peoples information including balances, recent transactions and account numbers. They said they had some sort of software glitch from the third party statement company they use.
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Adam Frucci is pleading for Folding@Home to hit Xbox 360s, and he has a pretty good reason for it: positive fanboy competition! Here’s the important bits of his plea.
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Adam Frucci is pleading for Folding@Home to hit Xbox 360s, and he has a pretty good reason for it: positive fanboy competition! Here’s the important bits of his plea.
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In light of events in the book and movie Da Vinci Code, a satirical connection to Apple was inevitable. Just a one-page satire site.
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In light of events in the book and movie Da Vinci Code, a satirical connection to Apple was inevitable. Just a one-page satire site.
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Found this on DeviantArt, pretty cool drawing!
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Found this on DeviantArt, pretty cool drawing!
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This is a very funny rant on craigslist - it made the “best of” page. My favorite: “To the Fat woman who works in suite 19- I don
t know exactly what you do for this company, but I know far too much about your personal life. When you talk to your boyfriend on company […]
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This is a very funny rant on craigslist - it made the “best of” page. My favorite: “To the Fat woman who works in suite 19- I don
t know exactly what you do for this company, but I know far too much about your personal life. When you talk to your boyfriend on company […]
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Not sure if I’d want to run into one of these.
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Not sure if I’d want to run into one of these.
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We’ve all heard the “official” story of the destruction of the Death Star. However, recent evidence indicates we may not be getting the whole story. This article presents several uncomfortable questions that throw the official theory into doubt, and point to the possibility that the destruction of the Death Star may have been an inside […]
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We’ve all heard the “official” story of the destruction of the Death Star. However, recent evidence indicates we may not be getting the whole story. This article presents several uncomfortable questions that throw the official theory into doubt, and point to the possibility that the destruction of the Death Star may have been an inside […]
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A homeowner gave contractor Jon Drewniak of Home and Garden $6000. towards a landscaping job.The contractor took the money, only did about $500. in work and never returned to complete the job. He also laughed when the homeowner requested the rest of the money back. Now the story is posted for the whole world to […]
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A homeowner gave contractor Jon Drewniak of Home and Garden $6000. towards a landscaping job.The contractor took the money, only did about $500. in work and never returned to complete the job. He also laughed when the homeowner requested the rest of the money back. Now the story is posted for the whole world to […]
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Over a third of broadband users are now regularly downloading pirated television episodes on their home internet connection, according to Whirlpool’s latest survey of over 16,000 of its members.
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Over a third of broadband users are now regularly downloading pirated television episodes on their home internet connection, according to Whirlpool’s latest survey of over 16,000 of its members.
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Panel discussing discrimination against atheists includes *no* atheists.
Quotes: “What does an atheist believe? Nothing.” “I think they need to shut up” “The real discrimination is atheists against Americans who are religious” “We have strong Christians and… atheists are not strong.”
Banner behind panel: “Why do atheists inspire such hatred?”
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Panel discussing discrimination against atheists includes *no* atheists.
Quotes: “What does an atheist believe? Nothing.” “I think they need to shut up” “The real discrimination is atheists against Americans who are religious” “We have strong Christians and… atheists are not strong.”
Banner behind panel: “Why do atheists inspire such hatred?”
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Engadget or/and boingboing had an article about how Apple patient a touch screen, i think this is what they we’re talking about. There’s a REALLY COOL VIDEO! along with it (http://mrl.nyu.edu/~jhan/ftirtouch/multitouchreel.mpg)
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Engadget or/and boingboing had an article about how Apple patient a touch screen, i think this is what they we’re talking about. There’s a REALLY COOL VIDEO! along with it (http://mrl.nyu.edu/~jhan/ftirtouch/multitouchreel.mpg)
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Money for getting squashed in your airplane seat, our country’s fattest state, the “Monster Thickburger”, and more.
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Money for getting squashed in your airplane seat, our country’s fattest state, the “Monster Thickburger”, and more.
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The slick Google Map interface lets you track the mileage of your walk/run. A great tool for recreational and serious joggers alike!
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The slick Google Map interface lets you track the mileage of your walk/run. A great tool for recreational and serious joggers alike!
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What confuses us most is that the thieves didn
t steal any computers. Those 20 inch LCD displays? Theyre still there. Dell and Mac desktops? Check. Foosball table and arcade machine? They were all unmoved and seemingly untouched.We have no idea who could have done this. Our building and our office are locked up tight after […]
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What confuses us most is that the thieves didn
t steal any computers. Those 20 inch LCD displays? Theyre still there. Dell and Mac desktops? Check. Foosball table and arcade machine? They were all unmoved and seemingly untouched.We have no idea who could have done this. Our building and our office are locked up tight after […]
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They’re calling the firing of the 8 prosecutors unprecedented, but imagine if the White House had gotten its original wish.
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They’re calling the firing of the 8 prosecutors unprecedented, but imagine if the White House had gotten its original wish.
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Despite an early exit from the playoffs, the Chargers announced in January that Marty Schottenheimer would return as coach. That’s not the case anymore. ESPN’s Chris Mortensen reported on Monday that the team had fired the coach.
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Despite an early exit from the playoffs, the Chargers announced in January that Marty Schottenheimer would return as coach. That’s not the case anymore. ESPN’s Chris Mortensen reported on Monday that the team had fired the coach.
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Rebecca Kelley lists 10 reasons she’ll never make digg popular (funny but true)
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Rebecca Kelley lists 10 reasons she’ll never make digg popular (funny but true)
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Colorcell is an experimental website about colours. It wants to find the most popular and beautiful colour combinations using a cell composed of four different colours. Submit your own and vote for other peoples’ efforts.
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Colorcell is an experimental website about colours. It wants to find the most popular and beautiful colour combinations using a cell composed of four different colours. Submit your own and vote for other peoples’ efforts.
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Here is a timer that tells you how much time until Bush is out and the new guy/gal is in!
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Here is a timer that tells you how much time until Bush is out and the new guy/gal is in!
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Have you noticed how Linux desktops are getting more and more beautiful? Foresight Linux is one of those pretty distributions. The developers of Foresight pride themselves in delivering a Linux desktop that is not only functional, but also includes the latest bells and whistles - both technical and visual. rPath based distro […]
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Have you noticed how Linux desktops are getting more and more beautiful? Foresight Linux is one of those pretty distributions. The developers of Foresight pride themselves in delivering a Linux desktop that is not only functional, but also includes the latest bells and whistles - both technical and visual. rPath based distro […]
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Click on the image for a high res version. Enjoy.
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Click on the image for a high res version. Enjoy.
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Ed Brown is offering a $1,000,000 compensation (commercial property) to the first person to show him the law requiring him to pay federal income tax
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Ed Brown is offering a $1,000,000 compensation (commercial property) to the first person to show him the law requiring him to pay federal income tax
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When I asked them about Playstation 3s, the manager on duty told me that every store in the chain is getting about four or five each, which means they aren’t getting any. I asked him to explain and he said, while literally rubbing his hands together, “They’re letting employees buy PS3s, so there won’t be […]
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When I asked them about Playstation 3s, the manager on duty told me that every store in the chain is getting about four or five each, which means they aren’t getting any. I asked him to explain and he said, while literally rubbing his hands together, “They’re letting employees buy PS3s, so there won’t be […]
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It was recently announced that David Beckham had signed a five-year contract with the LA Galaxy soccer team, so that he can finish up his career in the United States. And now it has been revealed that as a stipulation in his contract, Beckham will be offered the opportunity to own a MLS soccer team […]
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It was recently announced that David Beckham had signed a five-year contract with the LA Galaxy soccer team, so that he can finish up his career in the United States. And now it has been revealed that as a stipulation in his contract, Beckham will be offered the opportunity to own a MLS soccer team […]
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The Safari search extension Inquisitor has been revved to version 2.5. For the first time ever, Inquisitor is totally free to download and try out. Inquisitor brings live instant search, search suggestions, and alternate engine choice to Safari.
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The Safari search extension Inquisitor has been revved to version 2.5. For the first time ever, Inquisitor is totally free to download and try out. Inquisitor brings live instant search, search suggestions, and alternate engine choice to Safari.
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Here is a series of 10 photos in 10 years of what someone looks like when using meth.
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Here is a series of 10 photos in 10 years of what someone looks like when using meth.
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This is what you get when you have a great idea and execute it well. Awesome piece of design.
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This is what you get when you have a great idea and execute it well. Awesome piece of design.
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We continue to collect the best web-development-related sites, articles, references, tutorials and freebies released or published online over the last month. Below you
ll find a list of useful resources you shouldnt have missed in January 2007. You really shouldn’t.
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We continue to collect the best web-development-related sites, articles, references, tutorials and freebies released or published online over the last month. Below you
ll find a list of useful resources you shouldnt have missed in January 2007. You really shouldn’t.
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Fancy seeing how Intel’s new Core 2 Duo (aka Conroe) chip lines up against the Blue Team’s current high-end offering? Some fairly comprehensive benchmarks in here.
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