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I’ve been boycotting Blockbuster since 12/18/2001. They suck. The worst customer service I had ever experienced in my life. This NYT article was music to my ears. Viacom May Spin Off Blockbuster to Shareholders Having failed to find private equity investors willing to buy the Blockbuster video rental chain, Viacom Inc. may offer to spin […]
I had never seen this, but evidentally it was aired during the ’03 MTV Movie awards… its extremely funny, and very well done… Watch it here
Here’s an interesting article about a young virus writer… The Virus Underground
Here’s a parody of the Pepsi/iTunes promotion advertisement that premiered during the Super Bowl. Watch it here
Kodak self-serve kiosk to develop film in under 5 minutes Eastman Kodak thinks it has found a short-term answer to its economic woes: a self-service machine that can develop film in less than five minutes.
Tower Records files for Chapter 11 Tower Records, which operates stores in Austin and Dallas, on Monday filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
Am I the only one who’s been noticing the increased usage of the world “bling”? I think that Hotjobs.com is using it in their ads… and I just saw an Ebay ad as well. Not to mention all the random people at work and such. Whats really irritating is that its my understanding that “bling” […]
Last evening I experimented with converting a RH62 box to Debian with debtakeover. After getting it to figure out that it was running on an i386 box and not one that was NULL, it ran overnight and successfully converted the base RedHat install to Debian Woody. The only problem is that sshd wouldn’t come up […]
FDA and Johnson and Johnson Warn Public About Counterfeit Contraceptive Patches Sold Through Foreign Internet Site FDA and Johnson and Johnson Co. of Raritan, NJ are warning the public about an overseas internet site selling counterfeit contraceptive patches that contain no active ingredients. These counterfeit patches provide no protection against pregnancy.
If you have a fancy cell phone with bluetooth, you’d probably should read this and see if you’re at risk: Serious flaws in bluetooth security lead to disclosure of personal data There are serious flaws in the authentication and/or data transfer mechanisms on some bluetooth enabled devices. Specifically, two vulnerabilities have been found: Firstly, confidential […]
Big Brother in Britain: Does more surveillance work? It was all over in 54 seconds. One moment the four friends were strolling home after a night out, the next they were nursing injuries inflicted by a knife-wielding assailant.
What is in an antiperspirant that stops sweat? Most people put on either deodorant or antiperspirant before leaving the house. There are some products that perform both functions. These products are used to control sweat and odor in our underarms. There are two types of glands in our underarms, apocrine and eccrine. The eccrine glands […]
Men inflict greater pain than women Men and women report feeling more pain if the person inflicting the pain is male, shows a UK study.
Some of you may have heard this story before, but its so much more amusing in video form… Watch it here
Stay Fat and Live Long Humanity’s best bet for extreme lifespan extension is likely to be extreme calorie restriction. That means an average-size man living on about 1,800 calories a day.
What a beautiful day in the neighborhood… la la la
Another great spoof on Apple’s Swtich ad… Porn Switch (Thanks Chris)
If you missed the Superbowl Ads… here’s a mirror of them at iFilm. They’ve been down since Sunday, so I guess its all fixed now. Go here
What is a trade secret, and how is it different from a patent or copyright? A trade secret is any information that allows you to make money because it is not generally known. A trade secret could be a formula, computer program, process, method, device, technique, pricing information, customer lists or other non-public information. If […]
Our cup runneth over with clothing mishaps After Justin Timberlake ripped Janet Jackson’s bustier, hers was the breast seen ’round the world. USA TODAY’s Olivia Barker takes a good look at other notorious “wardrobe malfunctions” among celebrities — some legitimate and some as choreographed as, well, a Super Bowl halftime show.
Fifth-grader accidentally shoots himself at school An Alief fifth-grader is in stable condition this afternoon after he accidentally shot himself at school this morning. (Thanks Johnny)
This is why you should probably hire a real tow-truck if you ever need to get pulled out of snow… Watch it here
Gadzooks seeks bankruptcy protection, will close 125 more stores Dallas-based juniors apparel retailer Gadzooks Inc. (Nasdaq: GADZ), which operates five stores in San Antonio, on Tuesday filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization and announced it will close another 125 stores.
Computers can seriously damage your marriage Couples whose relationships are in trouble are using the Internet to avoid dealing with their problems, according to counsellors at Relate.
The DRUDGE REPORT has learned… Top CBS executives approved a musical skit where Janet Jackson would expose her breast during the MTV-produced Super Bowl half-time concert
Hey ya… Charlie Brown… watch it.
I’ve added the Muvo2 to my Amazon wish list! Woohoo! How To Get A 4GB Microdrive For $299? “As late as two days ago, the Muvo2 4gb coming out of Creative Labs own online shopping are not soldered. This rumor has been floating around. As of now, it is unsubstantiated by any individual, even anecdotally. […]
Finally someone else said it too! Thank you Nelson Minar! Plus sign in email addresses Note to webapp developers: the + character is a valid part of an email address. Don’t stop me from using it. And fix your broken CGI parsing so + isn’t treated as space.
Vegas hotels canceling Super Bowl parties Some of Las Vegas’ biggest hotel-casinos are canceling Super Bowl parties and handing out refunds to thousands of guests after the NFL threatened legal action against those who broadcast the big game on big-screen TVs.
FTC seeks to secure more than a million servers that can be spoofed by spammers. The Federal Trade Commission has identified more than 1 million IP addresses that provide open proxies or open relays, which spammers can tap to hide their identities, and is alerting server owners that they might be inadvertently helping spam.
2.4 vs 2.6 Linux Kernel Shootout “Infoworld are currently running an interesting comparison of the 2.4 series kernel against the new 2.6 release on Xeon, Opteron and Itanium CPUs with some surprising benchmark results for common server-related tasks. Basically the new scheduler helps the 2.6 kernel to cream the old 2.4: Samba tests showing up […]
MS drop authentication technique to foil phishing Redmond’s plans to remove support for handling user names and passwords in HTTP or HTTPS URLs in IE are designed to protect Web surfers from being lured to malicious constructed or fraudulent sites.
Cellphones safe – at least in short term The first in a series of eagerly anticipated nationwide studies has concluded that the use of mobile phones poses no increased risk of brain cancer – at least not for the first 10 years
So this is what his hair looks like when he wakes up in the morning!
Declining testosterone might put men at risk for Alzheimer’s Low levels of the male sex hormone testosterone may put healthy men at risk of developing Alzheimer’s years later, a new study suggests.
U.S. to start airline background checks Homeland Security officials say a government plan to check all airline passengers’ backgrounds before they board a plane could be implemented by this summer.
Vlad sent me these, they’re pretty funny… check em out… Video 1 Video 2 Video 3
Bob Keeshan, Captain Kangaroo, dies at 76 Bob Keeshan, who gently entertained and educated generations of children as television’s walrus-mustachioed Captain Kangaroo, died Friday at 76, his family said
Have an ADC based LCD panel from Apple you’d like to use on your PC? Look no further than the Dr. Bott DVIator DVI-ADC Adapter. http://dviator.com/us/DVIator.html
New server installed LWN is now running on its newer, faster server; thanks to Rackspace for giving us an upgrade! We think everything is working, but no doubt one little problem still lurks somewhere. If you encounter any paranormal phenomena, please let us know at [email protected].