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		<title><![CDATA[Conficker an April Fool's joke? Maybe not]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Conficker an April Fool's joke? Maybe notIf it were mineLow and slow has always been the right way to do things.  I wouldn't be surprised if this goes on for many years and involves many people that are honestly innocent.  As the work gathers and collects and spreads,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 13:20:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[HHS tells vendors get the FAT out]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[HHS tells vendors get the FAT outGovernment needs to go on a diet anywayChuckle.  Well done.  I liked this one much better than the other April Fool's joke.MS should not have sued Tomtom.Entities are tired of being held hostage by Microsoft. Especially in this economic climate. Open standards...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 07:29:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[April Fools comes early with IE 8.1 rumor]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[April Fools comes early with IE 8.1 rumorLame, you can't do an April Fools joke early [nt]lameAh the problem with timezonesIt could be April fools here (+11), but not yet in the USA.Timezones are the reason April Fools' day doesn't work for me.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 12:14:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Google the future? A no chair flight? April Fools!]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Google the future? A no chair flight? April Fools!Too bad the rest of the world can't see that BBC footage...Unfortunately, the venerable 'Beeb' has been rather uber-an@l-retentive with their TV web sites' content. If you're not in the UK, you're S.O.L. - unless you know of a good free proxy...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 15:18:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[An April Fool's Day Tour de Farce]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[An April Fool's Day Tour de FarceDodoThe best one I saw was a.viary.com's Dodo demo, which I actually believed at first (we've seen a lot of cool stuff coming out of that start up), until I saw the date...Man, I wish that was real, but it was just too cool.http://a.viary.com/blog/posts/dodo-web-based-time-machineits...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 10:06:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Oh Noes, April Fools has lost it's mojo]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oh Noes, April Fools has lost it's mojoOur coffee pots have a sign about trimethylxanthineSome joker posted official-looking signs on our coffee pots stating they had high levels of trimethylxanthine.  Not high enough, in my opinion.RE: Oh Noes, April Fools has lost it's mojoTake a look at the gmail...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 09:33:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[An April Fool's Day Tour de Farce]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[It's April Fool's Day and the technology industry is going nuts trying to top the next farce. It's pretty bad when you don't trust information from legit sources and you almost think one of your favorite Wall Street prognosticators has changed his bear stripes.   Here's the tour of...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 09:25:01 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Five April Fools' Day-esque headlines I wish were true]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Five April Fools' Day-esque headlines I wish were trueApril fools headline I'd like to seeJournalists realize that corporations are not inherently evil.RE: Five April Fools' Day-esque headlines I wish were true"Someone who writes useful information in a BLOG"That would be the scariest headline..The best for me is......the end of DRM....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 07:29:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[MaxWin to supersize Windows]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[MaxWin to supersize WindowsWhere can I download it?Bwah haah hah hahGood one Ed!At Last, Reason to Leave Windows XP!This is so cool.  I can't wait to erase Windows XP and move to MaxWin!  I only hope they will release a giant service pack next April Fool's day. ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 05:50:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[I've been fired!]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I've been fired!He did say at the end :"I know this: yesterday wasn't April fool's - and tomorrow maybe somebody will think this is funny - but right now it's about 1:15 in the morning and come 8:30 - I'll be on the phone to the lawyers."Yes, smells fishy to...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 04:39:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Servers bathed in oil]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Servers bathed in oilCray??I seem to remember a story that Cray was looking for the perfect liquid to cool their super-computers back in the 80s.  They had tried everything and what turned out to work best was a saline solution that mimicked blood.Oil-cooled computers?  What kind of oil?Most...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2007 14:50:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Clocks play April Fools' joke]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Clocks play April Fools' jokeSomebody, somewhere, PLEASE ban DST ...... and leave my clocks alone.Thank you.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2007 08:55:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Wired: 'April Fool's pranks for nerds']]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wired: 'April Fool's pranks for nerds'A bit datedMy favorite is the postit on the bottem of the mouse. This works with mice with & ones with out balls. And an april fools on the postit is sweet.RE: Wired: 'April Fool's pranks for nerds'http://www.analogstereo.com/kia_magentis_owners_manual.htm]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2007 18:23:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Microsoft vows to play fair]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Microsoft vows to play fairRight, they will NOT use any proprietary APIs or protocols? They have avery liberal view of "play fair".A shame they didn't do this a long time agoThey could have still made plenty of money without the need to have everything and crush anyone that got in...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jul 2006 12:51:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[April Fools' Day is coming--beware of your browser]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[April Fools' Day is coming--beware of your browserGmail Rulz!!!Best thing ever to happen to the Internet...I've got almost 3GB of storage and I use it on the go whenever I travel or am on business...Thanks Google!!April Fools' Day is coming--beware of your browserApril Fool's Day is the best time to...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Mar 2006 06:07:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Google News dumps partner after prank item appears]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Google News dumps partner after prank item appearsNT Tom sure has an appropriate last name :o):o)April Fool's Day Early?Wait until the day of to post the jokes!!!!HmmI guess Google News came out of beta a wee bit early...?Wikipedia is self-tarnishing"Wiki exemplar Wikipedia saw its image tarnished twice last year when...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Mar 2006 17:07:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Graphical passwords for better security]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Graphical passwords for better securitySounds tediousThere's got to be a better way.neat idea....particularly for web site security. But all the same is this really better than certificate authentication?Must be the same guy that invented the donut dipper.Must be the same guy that invented the donut auto dipper.Better have a picture...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2006 14:01:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[April Fool joke on Halloween?]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[April Fool joke on Halloween?thousands? i have no doubt the number is in the millionsand i'm being completely totally serious. i would bet my left arm on it.Choking on Chutzpah...This guy complaining about how people want to remove the software that bombards them with ads is like the paricidal maniac...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2005 06:15:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Google to offer gigabyte of free e-mail]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Google to offer gigabyte of free e-mailSPAM CONTROL?Within MINUTES of setting up a Yahoo e-mail, the spam and filth appear in my inbox.  Yet, I have been using Myway.com for months now with extremely little spam.  How will Goggle keep the filth out?  How can Google afford...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2004 17:38:00 -0800</pubDate>
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