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Add Inches to this Blog Entry…NATURALLY!

    This article is a couple weeks old, but it’s an interesting read. Taking advantage of a security hole, Wired was able to take a behind the scenes look at a spammer’s operations and at the people who actually … Continue reading

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Fair & Balanced

    I’ve been so busy babysitting the equipment at work that I almost failed to make note of Fair & Balanced Day today. But probably the most fair and balanced commemoration of today’s fair and balanced writings is over … Continue reading

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Fairly Blatant1

    Being naught but an outside observer, I always enjoy when giant corporations make asses of themselves. They do it on such a grand scale. Thus I am taking perverse pleasure in watching Fox News’s (or Faux News, and … Continue reading

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Reel Change

    The latest issue of Australia’s Empire magazine has an interesting cover story. It’s another list of 100 movies; but instead of discussing which is greater, they’re focusing on the movies’ impact on culture or on the industry itself: … Continue reading

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Meatless

    Sure, it’s supposed to increase productivity and keep the burgers from tasting like floor or spit, but there’s something creepy about this photo.“Would you like human contact with that?”    It’s the new employee-free McDonald’s, being tested in … Continue reading

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“Tell Us About Your Record Attempt”

    Some times you have to ask yourself how far will you go to become famous. The Guinness World Records site actually has a listing for “Most Individuals Killed In A Terrorist Act”, which, not surprisingly, is the 2001 … Continue reading

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Running With the Bull

    I saw this on Tech Live. Deloitte Consulting offers an intriguing shareware app called Bullfighter, which analyzes corporate literature and memos. It strips meaningless jargon and translates the text into honest-to-God, understandable English. This could be a very … Continue reading

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Aww, Poor Babies

    According to this story on Yahoo!, the telemarketing industry is trying to sue the FTC over their Do Not Call list.    Says an industry representative, the FTC “ignored its obligations under the federal law and the Constitution … Continue reading

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Baby Ink?!?!

    Surely this has to be some sign of the Apocalypse, right? It’s pillar of salt time, yes? I echo Zaldor‘s bewildered cry of “This is not right!”    Update: Okay, it’s a radio station hoax. …But the world’s … Continue reading

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Raiders of the Fake Box

    I knew it. The ancient box that supposedly held the remains of “James, the Brother of Jesus” has been determined to be a forgery. I predicted it as soon as I first heard about it — not because … Continue reading

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