Monthly Archives: March 2006

I can think of a command…

From Slashdot: ‘Turns out that if someone types “startkeylogger” or “stopkeylogger” in an IRC channel, anyone on the channel using the affected Norton products will be immediately kicked off without warning. These are commands typically issued by the Spybot worm, … Continue reading

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Delay is one crooked bastard…

Tom Delay is busted… Badly… • In 2002, Delay’s aides in D.C. were sent to Texas to help his wife win a state Senate seat. While she lost that election, she won a seat last year on the City Council. … Continue reading

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Someone’s fibbing!

From C-Net: As part of its ongoing antitrust case against Intel, Advanced Micro Devices on Tuesday served Skype with a subpoena demanding documents related to its deal to make one feature in Skype 2.0 available exclusively to Intel users. The … Continue reading

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IT Pet Peeves

Holy crap. If you’ve ever worked in an IT department, every single one of these will hit home. I picked my two favorites: #3 Users who deny having done anything that may have caused the problem. This is the “What? … Continue reading

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The Times: Diversity Joke

From the New York Observer: After a 10-month study, the New York Times Diversity Council issued its confidential internal report yesterday. The 39-page document, made available to staffers, describes The Times as “a newspaper at risk” on diversity matters and … Continue reading

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How to use your camera…

Check this one out. Instructional videos at $1.99 per, that really do instruct. If you’re not a seasoned photographer like yours truly, this may be right up your alley [tags]Photography, how-to, video[/tags]

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One Word: Duh

Welcome to the world of Captain Obvious. A world where even the most obvious of statements is considered groundbreaking news. Today’s participant in the Captain Obvious cavalcade of stars is Maya Roney from Forbes.com who posts the following headline: Stern’s … Continue reading

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Milla and Opie

Milla Jovovich was on the Opie and Anthony show on Tuesday. She was simply awesome, friendly, and one of the best guests they’ve had in a long time. She was so good that Opie posed for a picture with her, … Continue reading

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What is Origami?

Lest ye think I BS you: Tech-related blogs have been buzzing about Origami – part iPod-killer, part handheld video gaming device, part souped-up BlackBerry- since last week. The buzz began after an advertising agency, DigitalKitchen, posted a four-minute commercial clip … Continue reading

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Warmongering Bastards

Apparently we’re using too much uranium in our weapons. This kind of thing is really sad. TUESDAY, Feb. 28 (HealthDay News) — It’s been roughly 3 years since bombs fell on the cities of Baghdad in Iraq and Kabul in … Continue reading

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Vacuous Hole Strikes Again

Ladies and gentlemen, the vacuous hole outdoes herself: Cravin’ images: among the many edible religious icons available at chocolatedeities.com, this sacred heart of Jesus. Offered in bittersweet black, and hand-painted opalescents. If the Catholic church would just upgrade from those … Continue reading

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