Saturday, May 06, 2006
Sell Your Place In Line
SuperOyster is a merchant service that allows people to sell their spot in line. This is applicable: pro football tickets, high-end automobiles, condos, fashion accessories, and exclusive memberships. It also applies very nicely to hot, scarce products like the Xbox 360 or concert tickets.
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Petition: Stop the RIAA from suing thousands of fans!
The EFF's gotten 73,000 of the 100,000 signatures it's seeking for a petition on the recording industry's insane campaign of suing thousands of music fans. 27,000 more to go!
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Mothers dread giving Birth to a "Damien" on 06/06/06
...One pregnant woman, Francesca Renouf, said she had been so worried that she had booked a doctorâ??s appointment to ensure that she would avoid giving birth on the sixth
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Windows XP EULA in Plain English
Ever wonder what rights you give up when using Windows XP? This article looks at the Windows XP End-Used License Agreement and takes it apart, paragraph by grueling paragraph, and turns legal-speak into plain English.
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China Makes Artificial Rain for Beijing
Chinese weather specialists used chemicals to engineer Beijing's heaviest rainfall of the year, helping to relieve drought and rinse dust from China's capital, the official Xinhua News Agency reported Friday.
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Friday, May 05, 2006
Bosnian Pyramid NOT Man-made?
"Satellite images, thermal analysis and radar studies have been performed at the site, all independently confirming the existence of pyramid-shaped architecture, according to Osmanagic. More importantly, he said, the tests suggest that the layout could not have been man-made."
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Dialup Shutdown in Massachusetts
Will the Bells succeed in shutting down dialup? Sure for some people that live in rural areas, dial-up is the only option. However this is a dying technology, and if anything this will encourage the rural distribution of broadband.
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The Convex Face Illusion (VIDEO)
Hard to explain, just watch the video for a cool demonstration of how it operates. Awesome.
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McDonald's major redesign plus WiFi
McDonald's is going to redesign all of their franchises stripping it of all nostalgia and child-friendliness.Say it ain't so! The WiFi and lounge is cool, but the rest is overkill
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World of Warcraft in 3D
Just when you thought you were fully submerged in all the WOW you can handle..Now you can live in the world of Azeroth, all you need is a pair of 3d glasses.
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The RFID Hacking Underground
They can steal your smartcard, lift your passport, jack your car, even clone the chip in your arm. And you won't feel a thing. 5 tales from the RFID-hacking underground.
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Amazing, Innovative ways to fool people!
Scott Granneman's latest column looks at recent security examples where people have been fooled in increasingly innovative ways: from keyloggers used in a massive bank heist and new Trojans that encrypt data and request ransom money, to real financial rip-offs that extend out from online virtual gaming worlds like World of Warcraft.
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Watch Over 700 TV Show Episodes Online
This site has over 700 episodes from a range of TV shows including 24, Family Guy, Lost, Prison Break, Scrubs, South Park and over 50 others.
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Monday, May 01, 2006
Official: Ubuntu (Linux) is easier to install than Windows!
Here's a step-by-step guide to installing the upcoming Dapper Drake with screenshots. There's less to it than a Windows installation, and you can play around at the desktop before even installing anything to disk!
Now, if this is really what Dapper's installer will look like when it drops, I'll be impressed. Props to the Ubuntu team for creating a step by step installer that looks totally shit-hot.
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Now, if this is really what Dapper's installer will look like when it drops, I'll be impressed. Props to the Ubuntu team for creating a step by step installer that looks totally shit-hot.
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