Are Newspapers Doomed? (Monday 22nd of December 2008 02:00:01 AM)
Ponca City, We love you writes "James Surowiecki has an interesting article in the New Yorker
that crystalizes the problems facing print newspapers today and explains why we may soon be
seeing more major newspapers filing for bankruptcy, as the Tribune ...
(more)There once was a bear and a rabbit and they hated each other. ... (Friday 19th of December 2008 07:10:02 AM)
There once was a bear and a rabbit and they hated each other. The bear and rabbit then stumbled
upon a magical talking tree. The tree said: "I will grant you 3 wishes a piece if you will stop
fighting!"So the bear went first. "I ...
(more)At Sydney University, there were four students taking Organic Chemistry. ... (Sunday 16th of November 2008 03:10:02 PM)
At Sydney University, there were four students taking Organic Chemistry. They did so well on
all the quizzes, midterms and labs, etc., that each had an "A" so far for the semester. These
four friends were so self-confident with the finals approaching ...
(more)Realtor an unlikely pop star in documentary (Friday 31st of October 2008 05:43:54 AM)
"Of All the Things," an affectionate but sharp-eyed documentary, takes its name from a track on
songwriter Dennis Lambert's only solo album, "Bags & Things." The 1972 release went unnoticed
stateside but made him a hero in the Philippines, where the love ...
(more)Support Grows For Blanket Music Licensing (Wednesday 20th of August 2008 04:00:01 AM)
Anti-Globalism sends in Ars observed of a speech by Jim Griffin, who is a mentor for Warner,
one of the big four music labels. Griffin is heartening dialog on the idea of blanket licensing
of music — a topic heretofore more likely to be heard ...
(more)One Day the Devil challenged the Lord to a baseball game. ... (Monday 21st of July 2008 04:10:02 PM)
One Day the Devil challenged the Lord to a middle reliever game.Smiling the Lord proclaimed,
"You don't have a chance, I've got Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle, and all the greatest players up
here.""Yes", laughed the devil, "but I have all the umpires!"
...
(more)A fellow was about to enter a bar when a dog tugged at his trouser leg and said ... (Tuesday 22nd of July 2008 12:10:02 AM)
A fellow was about to enter a bar when a dog tugged at his trouser leg and said to him, "Hey,
pal! Wanna make some quick money?"The man couldn't believe his ears. He said to the dog, "Can
you talk?""Yeah," the dog answered, "and that's ...
(more)A couple go on vacation to a fishing resort in northern Minnesota. ... (Thursday 10th of July 2008 04:10:02 PM)
A couple go on leave to a fishing resort in northern Minnesota. The husband likes to fish at
the crack of dawn. The wife likes to read.One morning the husband returns after several hours
of fishing and takes a nap. whereas
notes:although and though are ...
(more)A fellow was about to enter a bar when a dog tugged at his trouser leg and said ... (Friday 22nd of February 2008 11:10:02 PM)
A fellow was about to enter a bar when a dog tugged at his trouser leg and said to him, "Hey,
pal! Wanna make some quick money?"The man couldn't believe his ears. He said to the dog, "Can
you talk?""Yeah," the dog answered, "and that's ...
(more)Roadmap To the OOXML Process (Tuesday 15th of January 2008 04:15:03 PM)
I Don't Believe in Imaginary assets writes "With all the pieces floating around on OOXML, it's
been hard to get a good sense of where it is in the standardization process. Fortunately, IBM's
Rob Weir has a if us a road map. Today Microsoft is ...
(more)Malware Distribution Through Physical Media a Growing Concern (Monday 14th of January 2008 02:00:17 PM)
Twitter brings us a story about the increasing number of digital devices reaching consumers
with malware already installed. In this case, digital photo frames from three different Sam's
Club stores were found to contain the same type of malicious code. ...
(more)12 Florida Schools Pass Anti-Evolution Resolutions (Saturday 12th of January 2008 11:45:04 AM)
Several sources are reporting that twelve school districts in Florida have passed resolutions
against the teaching of evolution. Out of all the arguments, however, one administrator seems
to have gotten it right: "Then, the final speaker, Lisa Dizengoff, ...
(more)First Class Blondie (Monday 17th of December 2007 12:00:00 AM)
A plain young blond woman boards a plane to LA with a ticket for the coach section. She looks
at the seats in coach and then looks ahead to the first class seats. Seeing that the first
class seats appear to be much larger ...
(more)There once was a bear and a rabbit and they hated each other. ... (Sunday 16th of December 2007 11:00:05 PM)
There once was a bear and a rabbit and they hated each other. The bear and rabbit then stumbled
upon a magical talking tree. The tree said: "I will grant you 3 wishes a piece if you will stop
fighting!"So the bear went first. "I ...
(more)Android's "Non-Fragmentation Agreement" (Wednesday 14th of November 2007 01:30:15 AM)
Superglaze writes "The biggest doubt cast over Android (whose SDK was released yesterday) has
been the fact that much of it is licensed under Apache. There have been worries that
manufacturers might fork the code road in a non-interoperable kind of way. ...
(more)One Day the Devil challenged the Lord to a baseball game. ... (Tuesday 23rd of October 2007 12:15:05 AM)
One Day the Devil challenged the Lord to a baseball game.Smiling the Lord proclaimed, "You
don't have a chance, I've got Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle, and all the greatest players up
here.""Yes", laughed the devil, "but I have all the umpires!"
...
(more)Brunette Meets Genie (Friday 19th of October 2007 01:00:00 AM)
A swart is walking through the country, when she finds a bottle. She rubs it and, you guessed
it, a genie appears.
The genie says, "You are allowed three wishes. But, I must warn you, any
one thing you get, all the blondes in ...
(more)openSUSE 10.3 Public Release (Friday 05th of October 2007 07:45:03 AM)
Shizawana writes "The latest version of openSUSE was released this week. The site has a sneak
peak of all the new features and additions, including highly anticipated changes to the YaST
package management. The official announcement of the release offers ...
(more)At Sydney University, there were four students taking Organic Chemistry. ... (Thursday 20th of September 2007 10:30:04 AM)
At Sydney University, there were four students taking Organic Chemistry. They did so well on
all the quizzes, midterms and labs, etc., that each had an "A" so far for the semester. These
four friends were so confident with the finals approaching that ...
(more)A preacher was completing a temperance sermon: with great expression he said, ... (Wednesday 19th of September 2007 04:15:04 AM)
A preacher was completing a temperance sermon: with great expression he said, "If I had all the
beer in the world, I'd take it and throw it into the river."With even greater emphasis, he
said, "And if I had all the wine in the world, ...
(more)Bummer note about the Engadget Podcast (Friday 31st of August 2007 08:12:00 PM)
Filed under: Announcements, Podcasts
Podcast fans,I have some bummer news and some
not-so-bummer news for you. I'll cut to the chase (warning: it gets a little personal): after
more than a hundred shows and almost three years of podcasting Peter and I ...
(more)A Bible study group was discussing the unforeseen possibility of their sudden ... (Tuesday 07th of August 2007 04:45:05 AM)
A Bible study group was discussing the unforeseen possibility of their sudden death. The leader
of the discussion said, " We will all die some day, and none of us really know when, but if we
did we would all do a better job of ...
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