Another day, another study: The study finds that instant messaging language does mirror patterns in speech, but that teens, surprisingly, are actually using a fusion of different levels of diction. Teens are using both informal forms that their English teachers … Continue reading
The hateful Christianbasher who created the Flying Spaghetti Monster as an insult to Christians and the absurdity of believing in God is out with a book of those hatemails. We’re all supposed to be offended, I guess, that he’s getting … Continue reading
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I feel a fisk coming on… I saw this post on Dell’s new blog, and my brain immediately jumped into must-respond mode. Most people understand that the direct model helps us deliver better value by eliminating the middle man and … Continue reading
From C-Net: Users of Symantec Norton Antivirus 2006, or any product that contains Norton Antivirus 2006, such as Norton Internet Security 2006, or Systemworks 2006, may have experienced difficulties due to an faulty update sent via Norton LiveUpdate over the … Continue reading
It’s truly tragic… An icon of video games for years is now being relegated to the dustbin of history, despite the spin. Next Generation delivers the obituary: As Next-Gen exclusively reported Sunday, all major exhibitors have effectively pulled their support … Continue reading
Good thing we don’t live in a country like China where they arrest photographers for doing the… Wait… WTF? PHILADELPHIA — A Philadelphia family said they are outraged over the arrest of one of their family members. The family of … Continue reading
Some guys are just jerks. Darren Sherman would appear to be one of those types. In a nutshell, Peter Shankman summarizes: Our story opens with some background: For the uninitiated, (those who don’t live in either New York, Florida, Los … Continue reading
Everyone knows that just about the only way to get an immediate clean and fresh restart in the world of credit and finances is bankruptcy. What happens, however, if you have an e-mail debt? Thousands upon thousands of e-mails just … Continue reading
Click here to read more about it. The fun thing about Information Salad is that it’s just me and Slobokan just shootin’ the shit about the stuff we’re interested in. We still would love to get your e-mails and suggestions, … Continue reading
Stefan’s Stuff: My Mini Photoshop How To… Great tutorial on using blurs and masks to focus your eye in a photo. (tags: photography photoshop imaging manipulation processing software tutorial how-to) Stop PDF files from opening in Firefox – Lifehacker The … Continue reading
When you write a post with this money shot, you have to expect a reaction: On top of that, I haven’t found anything that Thunderbird can’t do that Outlook can (things that I would use anyways). The post in question … Continue reading
Check out the prices for Intel’s new Core 2 Duo desktop chips (aka Conroe): * Core 2 Extreme X6800 – 2.93GHz – $999 * Core 2 Duo E6700 – 2.66GHz – $530 * Core 2 Duo E6600 – 2.40GHz – … Continue reading
Not for nothing, but it seems like every time Andrew Baron opens his mouth, Amanda Congdon takes his foot, angles it ever so gently, and shoves it right into his mouth. Rather than give the explanation, just read the latest … Continue reading
Thomas Hawk has claimed, with IP’s that back him up, that Yahoo! (Owner of flickr) has edited the Wikipedia Entry of Zooomr, a “competing” service, mocking it as an “exact copy” of flickr. Ouch. Thomas comments: So today when checking … Continue reading
Advice Goddess Blog Cingular gives out gift cards with expiration dates in California, which is illegal. Amy Alkon chronicles the experience of dealing with the tools. (tags: cingular giftcards california amyalkon customerservice) Aptana: The Web IDE Open-source Dreamweaver competitor? Intriguing! … Continue reading
How does one make Vinny really happy? Why release Flip4Mac for Intel Macs, of course! No joke! It’s finally here! You can grab it from Microsoft here. Now you can play WMV’s with no drama. Truth is, the best would … Continue reading
Quest For A More Mindful Mac – The Apple Blog Some great tips on eliminating some of the clutter we all accumulate. (tags: macintosh apple osx tips tricks how-to) Boing Boing: Israel/Lebanon conflict: death counter webpage What is it with … Continue reading
If you have a Mac (or Linux or Windows for that matter), there’s a great cross platform flickr uploader you need to take a look at. It’s so good, in fact, that Zooomr has adopted it as their bulk uploader … Continue reading
Every once in awhile you have a bedeviling little problem that might require the services of a programmer, but unless you’re some kind of high-up professional, you don’t have one at your disposal nor do you have the money to … Continue reading