Monthly Archives: December 2006

links for 2006-12-31

Going Postal Holy crap! People are e-mailing the staff at attrition.org to have them cancel their AOL account !?!? WTF? Anyway, some really funny e-mails in there. (tags: aol email customerservice funny)

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links for 2006-12-30

Cops Caught Stealing Protestors’ Cameras Police steal a camera, then claim it was abandoned on the street, then refuse to return it. What country are we living in, anyway? (tags: police nypd bastards crime hypocrites scumbags shownotes24) Boing Boing: Google … Continue reading

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Get to work, bitches…

I love stories like this. You would think they were written by some 1950′s doctor who was trying to recapture his paternally dominant household: Women who exercise by doing the housework can reduce their risk of breast cancer, a study … Continue reading

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A crack in the dam?

Wow… Are we finally going to see a true move toward net neutrality? Could it be that we’re finally going to have telecoms committing to not selling bandwidth to the highest bidder? Could it be? AT&T has apparently offered an … Continue reading

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Common Sense (a true rarity)

Jeff over at Boonville Blog is a common-sense kinda guy. Check out this from his blog: Last Friday, after a string of emails, a coworker indicated that they would be out until well after the new year. They signed off … Continue reading

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Users Lose Gmail; Gmail Is Sorry

Hope you aren’t relying on Gmail for too much… Apparently a few users lost all e-mails prior to December 18th. Lest you think I’m kidding, read the letter Google sent to GigaOm: Regretfully, a small number of our users — … Continue reading

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links for 2006-12-29

macosxhints.com – Be aware of speed limits on some older routers Wow… It makes perfect sense and yet it’s something I never thought of… (tags: router network internet tip trick troubleshooting speed bandwidth) Download MoonCal 1.0 for Mac – MoonCal … Continue reading

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SHUT UP! PLEASE SHUT THE HELL UP!

Frigging Dave Whiner is at it again… Disclosure: I was not offered and have not received a Ferrari laptop with Vista installed. How does it feel? Shitty. I wonder if Microsoft has considered the cost of ill-will they create among … Continue reading

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Quote of the day…

In the news today, the FDA is poised to approve food from cloned animals. Apparently eating clones makes some people uncomfortable. Their thinking goes like this: “I sure enjoy eating Bob the cow, but I wouldn’t feel comfortable eating Bob … Continue reading

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Mike Arrington: No Scandal Here…

So Microsoft has been giving out high-end Acer Ferrari laptops to prominent bloggers and loading them up with Vista in the hopes that they’ll blog about their experiences. Mike Arrington thinks that the negative press that the viral marketing scheme … Continue reading

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AllofMP3.com Responds to RIAA Lawsuit

AllofMP3 is very nonplussed by the RIAA threats its facing and has informed the RIAA that they can file suits until they’re blue in the face, but since they’re in Russia they’re all meaningless. Good. It’s about time someone stood … Continue reading

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links for 2006-12-28

Boing Boing: Treasure Chests book from 1967 I wouldn’t normally post something that’s NSFW, but it does have some serious artistic merit. When you consider this was done in 1967, pre-Photoshop, it’s all the more amazing. (tags: boobs boobies art … Continue reading

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Worst n00b Macbook Pro Upgrade Story Ever!!!

If you own a Mac, I promise you’ll be cringing the entire time you read this. Lesson learned: MacBooks are user-upgradeable. MacBook Pros SO aren’t. [tags]apple, sad, scary, disaster, mess, self-repair, diy, do it yourself[/tags] read more | digg story

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