Best Buy calls 911 after a customer asks for a refund on a nonworking Tony Bennet CD. Hilarious story, I just can't do it justice in a description.
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Scary Bible Quotes By God & Selected Biblical Contradictions
Published Saturday, December 30, 2006 by Stangrunner.
MacScoop/MacOSXRumors believes that an 8-core Mac Pro is currently on track for a January release. In addition, the sites' sources indicate that a 4-core configuration may be left in Apple's lineup at a lower price point.
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According to numerous reports, the PS3 is suffering another blow to its already weak sales numbers. Today, reports trickled in of stores seeing a positive influx on PS3s, meaning more customers are returning the console than purchasing it.
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Bush signing statement claims he can search our mail without a warrant
Published Friday, December 29, 2006 by Stangrunner.
Today President Bush signed the H.R. 6407, the "Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act. In doing so he added a few signing statements. One of them is particularly alarming, as it says that they can search our mail without a warrant.
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Established in 2001, Newegg has quickly become a household name, shipping 25,000 orders per day. On a trip to LA we were given the opportunity to take a tour of one of Newegg's warehouses, complete with pictures and a virtual tour of their facilities, following the path of an order after it is placed online.
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Established in 2001, Newegg has quickly become a household name, shipping 25,000 orders per day. On a trip to LA we were given the opportunity to take a tour of one of Newegg's warehouses, complete with pictures and a virtual tour of their facilities, following the path of an order after it is placed online.
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I had an interesting opportunity to compare Apple and Dell support handling recently. The results may surprise you . My Dell Lattitude D600 notebook had a sudden hard drive failure about 2 months ago. Last night, my 8 month old MacBook hard drive died just as suddenly. But, let’s see what happened after that.
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Grand Canyon National Park is not permitted to give an official estimate of the geologic age of its principal feature, due to pressure from Bush administration appointees. Despite promising a prompt review of its approval for a book claiming the Grand Canyon was created by Noah's flood rather than by geologic forces.
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It is amazing that anything is able to silence a gun, but gun silencers actually work on a very simple principle.
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5 out of 7 Playstation 3 consoles remain unsold
Published Thursday, December 28, 2006 by Stangrunner.
I was in Gamestop on Tuesday, (the day after Christmas), the store was absolutely packed to the rim with customers. There were two 60 Gig Playstation 3 consoles sitting in plain view right behind the counter with at five others in stock. It seemed nobody was interested at all. I just contacted the store again and it seems.............
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All you need is a MAC and a device and you can sniff without sending any packets, making yourself invisible. I have been in some tight spots where I had to sniff a password or two off the wire, or sniff some packets off the wire undetected.. So I tried a few things and this is what worked..
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Techcrunch » Blog Archive » Gmail Disaster: Reports Of Mass Email Deletions
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Slashdot | Space Plane to Offer 2 Hour Flight around the World
Published Wednesday, December 27, 2006 by Stangrunner.
Man charged with assault after repeatedly passing gas on another man. Yea..
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His name is Brian Bruggeman, but the Nebraska inmate may get a nickname more like "Jack the Ripper" after constantly blasting his cellmate with flatulence.
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What are scalpers to do when they can't hock their once white-hot PlayStation 3s on eBay for massive profit? Eh, just return them to the store and get a refund. It seems that PlayStation 3 fever has cooled considerably.
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The British Chiropractic Association has advised people to warm up before playing the Wii games. They are advising people to consider the Wii session as a form of excercise and hence do a warm up and a cool down. Players can then avoid “stiffness and possible injuries.” The BCA has developed a ‘Wii Warm Up’ to help users retain nimble ....
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Discovery Channel to air "Inside Story of the Apple iPod and Steve Jobs"
Published Sunday, December 24, 2006 by Stangrunner.
(will air on December 27th) The iPod Revolution goes behind the scenes to uncover how Steve Jobs brought Apple back from the grave to create one of the most popular electronics devices ever made: the iPod.
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Mini-Microsoft: Time Travel Around the Windstorm
Published Friday, December 22, 2006 by Stangrunner.
The RIAA is suing the website AllofMP3.com on behalf of EMI, Sony BMG, Universal Music, and Warner Music in the amount of $150,000 for each of the 11 million songs that were downloaded from June to October of 2006. That comes to a lawsuit totaling $1.65 trillion!
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This unique faucet visually frames flowing water in a circular fashion, giving you a full view of the water just as it falls over the edge.The opening orifice at the spout end lets in natural light which illuminates the flowing water for a striking view.
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Step-By-Step Create Famous/Celebrity Mii's on your Wii
Published Thursday, December 21, 2006 by Stangrunner.
Sure, controlling your cursor with a Wiimote is certainly novel, and inflicting damage upon your aging television set is soothing in a dark, twisted sort of way, but driving a remote-controller vehicle around the yard with your Wii controller really puts Excite Truck to shame.
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Wow! What a gift! The title says it all.
From the site: "What do you get when you mix Apple iPods and Origami? Well, if your BIG Images every employee gets a Second Gen iPod Shuffle wrapped in two small origami boxes, each folded from a one-hundred-dollar bill…"
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From the site: "What do you get when you mix Apple iPods and Origami? Well, if your BIG Images every employee gets a Second Gen iPod Shuffle wrapped in two small origami boxes, each folded from a one-hundred-dollar bill…"
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PC World's Dan Tynan has released a new article titled "The 21 biggest technology mistakes of 2006." The number eight entry? The PlayStation 3.
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"Are you a big fan of Tech TV? If so, you really need to check out the 300+ Tech TV collection torrent. This compilation is probably the most extensive Tech TV collection on bittorrent." - Brings back the memories
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In the newest ad from Apple, Mac and PC decide to put away their differences during the holiday season. Should Digg users do the same? Happy holidays.
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Try doing THIS with Internet Explorer or Outlook! Link includes MANY other Portable apps like Firefox and Adium.
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A couple on the south side of Chicago gave their 12-year-old daughter a media player...but it came with a whole lot more than an instruction manual.
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Security researcher to reveal one Mac OS X security hole per day
Published Tuesday, December 19, 2006 by Stangrunner.
"A security researcher has picked January 2007 as the starting point for a month-long project in which each passing day will feature a previously undocumented security hole in Apple's OS X operating system or in Apple applications that run on top of it. The "Month of Apple Bugs" project is slated to begin on Jan. 1." Think different!
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Apollo 11 is the mission that put man on the moon. About halfway into the trip, the astronauts spotted a strange object. Buzz Aldrin talks about what they did and having to hide it from NASA to stop any panic. We hear conspiracy theorists talk about UFOs all the time, but hearing someone as famous as the 2nd person on the moon is slightly different
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The software maker releases an update to the operating system designed to thwart a workaround dubbed "frankenbuild."
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Not sure where you lie in the great wilderness that is the Internet? Wondering how far away your friends (or enemies) are along the TCP/IP pipes? Look no further — just use the Map of the Internet!
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Microsoft has Started working on next version of Windows and it is Codenamed "Fiji".
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Someone by the nickname of Dr. Chang has managed to permanently activate Windows! Dr. Chang has included screenshots to proof it. Dr. Chang tried pushing the date to Year 2016 (ten years ahead) and restarting several times, then moved the date back to 2006, the only thing that expired is his Antivirus.
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A 25 year old man killed his 17-month old daughter after she pulled the plug on his Xbox.
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Circumcision can cut the rate of HIV infection in heterosexual men by 50%, results from two African trials show.
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Most spoofs of "I'm a Mac" ads just make fun of the whole concept, rather than take on Apple, or a particular Apple product, directly. Well, Microsoft's just produced yet another rather clever parody pitting a Zune-toting PC with an iPod-carrying Mac, and apparently screened the ad at
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Shell scripting can be defined as a group of commands executed in sequence. Let's start by describing the steps needed to write and execute a shell script
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A group of lions were marooned in a small island fifteen years ago when the course of the river changed. Instead of perishing, they’ve learned to swim and became strong (as well as large and smart) enough to hunt the only prey available: the giant buffalo. Thus, the island has become a unique, ecological experiment.
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DEC 2006, Texas.. Pauly Shore responds to a heckler, the big cowboy gets on stage, and knocks him down. Direct link: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4076863223883966153
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JD on Scrubs tries to describe how he got Kim (his girlfriend) pregnant. Includes dirty talk, friendly fire, and an air strike.
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The digg rubber stamp... digging real life stuff. (comic)
Published Monday, December 11, 2006 by Stangrunner.
Kevin Rose stars in this Joy of Tech comic, showing how you can digg objects, gadgets, hardware, or "anything".
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What I did to make this was remove the bezel, remove the display panel, put the bezel back on and take several photos. I picked the best one, cropped it to just inside the bezel and resized it to the iMac’s native resolution of 1920×1200. It should line up pretty close with the actual internals of the machine.
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Costco is making its liberal return policies stricter, according to a little birdy. Previously, you could return anything, except computers, at anytime, with or without a receipt. Our tipster says Costco will limit returns to 30 days, citing 'abuse.' If you have any Costco merch lying around the house, Dec 31 might be the last day to return it...
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Waitresses dressed as naughty nurses rile RNs - More Health News - MSNBC.com
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Slashdot | RV Processes Own Fuel on Cross-Country Trip
Published Saturday, December 09, 2006 by Stangrunner.
A four-year-old hugged his teachers aide and was put into in-school suspension, according to the father. But La Vega school administrators have a different story.
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Two girls decide to pass a banana around. WATCH the GUY'S FACE when his girlfriend takes her turn.
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When it comes to colds, flu, stomach bugs, and ear infections, everyone has a theory. Some have been passed down through generations, or are based on outdated science. A few just seem like common sense. But whatever their origin, many just aren't true. The facts behind these myths:
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They took the cocaine out of Coca-Cola because it was redundant. This is a scary time line of what actually happens to your body as you have a coke and a smile.
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There are few if any models in the world to rival the Ferrari 312PB built by Pierre Scerri. This 1:3 scale masterpiece is the real thing in every sense, from its operating 100cc 12-cylinder engine to the exact scale operating Ferrari gauges which are calibrated precisely to indicate rpm, oil pressure, water temperature and oil temperature.
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Searchers told NBC News that they located Kim on Tuesday and at one point they were able to make direct contact with him. They explored ways to lower a medic to the area, they said, but it was not immediately clear whether that attempt ultimately failed or was too late to save Kim.
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Looking for a quick and easy way to fill out this blank square in your iTunes library? Want to make good use of those bright color pixels on your iPod screen? Tunesleeve is your answer.
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So what is the console really like? Why is it selling so quickly? What does it have to offer? I've had two weeks to find out. Read on, so that you can get a feel for the system you'll definitely be playing (if not owning) at some point in the future.
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For the sake of his family, he wanted to know whether I knew of any openings at CNET. Less than one minute later, I walked into my boss's office and told her that I had found my replacement, for sure. "This is your guy!" I exclaimed. Out of everyone I knew, he was the most competent, knowledgeable, friendly and responsible man for the job.
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In honor of James Kim, I thought I'd posted to the last Cnet video he did. It was recorded on November 22. It's his Christmas want list. He mentions his family and wanting a Wii for his "kids". You'll be missed James...
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Outdoor Life just posted a survival package designed to help you survive being stuck in a car, as was CNET editor James Kim. Plus there is a quiz to test your survival IQ.
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My son personally finds multiplication quite difficult. After seeing this trick, I taught him this method and he loves it. Before he was getting all the answers wrong but not he's getting them all right. Great method and well executed.
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"I have a police scanner and am listening to it right now her in Grants Pass, OR. They have found the mom and kids but dad left on snow shoes two days ago to find help. Mom and kids are being airlifted out to the hospital in Grants Pass within the hour."
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Have you ever wondered what would happen if you hit a can of WD-40 with a sledgehammer?
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She's not drunk or mentally handicapped, she just loves her Wiiiiiiiii. Furthermore, it shows how dumb you can look by playing this machine. Nobody is safe from embarrassment.
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An unbelievably fake iPod emerges- complete with the transportation-cost minimizing packaging, Apple logo, and purple anodized aluminum casing.
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