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CES: Gizmodogate, and I have a sense of humor, thank you very much: CES: Gizmodogate, and I have a sense of humor, thank you very muchGizmodo's height of hypocrisyAm I the only one who finds it hypocritical that the Goo Goo Ga Ga Gizmodo pre-school pranksters had so much fun with the very device they ripped to shreds in an earlier review?http://gizmodo.com/archives/tvbgone-023694.phpRE: CES:...; Tags: Blogging, Consumer Electronics Show, Gizmodogate, prankster, humor, Gizmodo; Discussion threads 2008-01-12
10 ways to use humor on the job: Do you want to distinguish yourself in the workplace and be able to function more effectively there? Consider using humor. Whether you use it during a presentation, on the telephone, or in personal interactions, humor can break the ice and set the tone for your audience. Communications expert Calvin ...; Tags: Job, Humor, Recruitment & Selection, Blogging, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Internet; Download resources 2007-10-10
Shut down Dell and give the money back to shareholders: In October 1997 at the Gartner Symposium and ITxpo97, Michael Dell was asked what he'd do if he was in charge of Apple Computer. Dell responded to an audience of several thousand IT executives "I'd shut it down and give the money back to the shareholders."According to Mac Daily News: A...; Tags: Humor, Finance, AAPL; Blog posts 2007-07-29
Hell froze over; Dvorak using a Mac: The perennial curmudgeon John C. Dvorak may be the ultimate switcher of all time. That's right, Dvorak is using a Mac. In a recent column for PC magazine Me and My Mac Dvorak says "That's right. I'm using a Mac, and,...; Tags: Opinion, Humor; Blog posts 2007-07-27
TechCrunch to announce it has acquired F**kedCompany.com: Mike Arrington has published a blog post saying tommorow hell be announcing that TechCrunch has acquired the iconic Dot Com crash website F***ed Company -- launched in 2000 to chronicle the failure of troubled and failing companies that were started during the boom.As part of the announcement, Arrington says...; Tags: humor; Blog posts 2007-03-31

Apple releases Mac OS 10.4.9: Apple releases Mac OS 10.4.9Why?What's the big deal? I've installed it already and I haven't seen any problems.Update is fine on all my computersI update my many machines as soon as an update becomes available. Haven't ever had a problem and 10.4.9 is no exception. My machines...; Tags: Desktops, Apple Mac OS X, Operating systems, Wi-Fi, WINDOWS USERS, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, WPA2, WPA, humor, Apple Inc.; Discussion threads 2007-03-13
Digg gets more political; USA Today disowns readers; Wordpress supports OpenID: The social web weekly: a quick-fire roundup of some of the news, announcements and conversations that have occurred throughout the week…Digg gets more political. Not sure how I missed this, but the social news site, Digg, has added a new section dedicated to stories covering the 08 US presidential election....; Tags: Social networking, Blogging, OpenID, USA Today, Wordpress, Digg; Blog posts 2007-03-09
Steve Jobs parodied on MadTV: You know you've made it when you're parodied multiple times on Saturday Night Live then again on MadTV. Michael McDonald doesn't do quite as good a Steve Jobs impression as Fred Armisen, but the rabid fan reaction in the audience is spot on.; Tags: Humor, MADtv; Blog posts 2007-01-23
Photos: Hackers outline Firefox crack: At ToorCon conference in San Diego, hackers' presentation includes both dark humor and serious discussion.; Tags: crack, humor, San Diego, hacker, Mozilla Firefox, conference; Image galleries 2006-10-02
YouTube: Our humor, not our hack: YouTube: Our humor, not our hackYep yepA far as i know its going to real hard for Yahoo, google, and microsoft to match yo with what youtube has. I would say you tube will come on top.Humor ... not lawyersSome other sites - not named in order to protect my...; Tags: humor, YouTube Inc.; Discussion threads 2006-06-02
The lighter side of EULAs, the RIAA, the DMCA, and CRAP: The lighter side of EULAs, the RIAA, the DMCA, and CRAPJudging from the lack of responses.......I'd say most of us are too depressed to laugh about this issue.A better analogy......would have helped the humor. Pants can't be worn by more than one person simultaneously, and can't be copied ad infinitum...; Tags: Digital media, humor, Lighten Up, RIAA, DMCA, EULA; Discussion threads 2006-04-27
eBay halts auction of Excel flaw: eBay halts auction of Excel flaweBay should have let it continue...this way we could have tracked all bidders as potential malcreants!Linux does rule![i]To qualify, you MUST provide @microsoft.com e-mail address and MUST mention discount code LINUXRULZ during checkout[/i]but this idiot gives everyone in the Linux community a very bad name....; Tags: OPEN SOURCE, SECURITY, paraphernalia, Microsoft Excel, flaw, eBay Inc., Linux, auction, bad name, humor; Discussion threads 2005-12-09
PopUp Wisdom (exe): PopUp Wisdom displays famous and not-so-famous quotes and humor at a timed scheduled. Easily add your own messages and reminders. Easily enable and disable multiple books to be used simultaneously.; Tags: Humor, Wisdom; Software downloads 2005-10-14
Leisure Suit Larry Magna Cum Laude demo (zip): Note: This game has been rated "Mature (17+)" by the ESRB for mature humor, nudity, strong language, strong sexual content, and use of alcohol. The demo does not contain nudity, but it does contain mature humor, strong sexual content, and strong language.With gorgeous coeds everywhere, college dweeb Larry Lovage is...; Tags: Nudity, Humor, Games, Personal Technology; Software downloads 2005-03-02
Man arrested for extorting Google: Man arrested for extorting GoogleNT Say, when did the parasites at SCO start free-lancing??.does this guy work for eolas? nt.I heard about a company that ...Told it's customers they had to upgrade to a new licensing agreement or face significant cost increases. Funny thing is, for most companies...; Tags: Service management, OPEN SOURCE, hater, humor, SCO Group Inc., new Licensing Agreement, licensing agreement, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc.; Discussion threads 2004-03-22

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They died for Reddi-Wip?: They died for Reddi-Wip?No - They died for scienceThis is the first time I have ever been disgusted by an official ZDNet post.Aside from the atrocious use of [b]bold[/b] for the quotes, the post belittles the lives of the astronauts and the worthwhile experiments that take place in space. ...; Tags: Notebooks, NASA, Reddi-Wip, Jason Perlow; Discussion threads 2008-05-11
Neil Young gives his name to a spider: Canadian rocker Neil Young made headlines this week for appearing at the JavaOne conference and for releasing his musical archive on Blu-ray discs. But he was also honored by a East Carolina University ECU professor of biology, who named a newly discovered trapdoor spider Myrmekiaphila neilyoungi after the legendary rock...; Tags: East Carolina University, Species, Myrmekiaphila, M., Neotype, Blu-Ray, Investment, Personal Technology, DVD, Home Entertainment, Finance, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-05-09
Why many MCSEs won't learn Linux: Here's the entirety of a note by discussion contributor nhudd responding to my e-mail exchange with "MCSE Mike": On behalf of MCSE Mike's everywhere... Paul, I think that the vast majority of techs/geeks out there can relate to MCSE Mike's question at the top...; Tags: MCSE, Newcomer, Nathan, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Paul Murphy; Blog posts 2008-05-07
Morse Code Rickroll 0-day... no, seriously, I mean it: Morse Code Rickroll 0-day... no, seriously, I mean itYou wouldn't be "re-missed"You'd be remiss. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/remissSigned,Grammar Moses ;-)Congrats!As Solomon wrote: He who findeth a wife findeth a good thing.Cheers!Congratulations Nate!ntRE: Morse Code Rickroll 0-day... no, seriously, I mean it[humor]Sooo, how drunk was she when you proposed? :) [/humor]]:)RE: Congrats!Thanks...; Tags: Blogging, Morse Code Rickroll 0-day, Morse Code, Morse Plc.; Discussion threads 2008-05-05
A personal denial of service attack: A personal denial of service attackNot that easyMost email spam comes from zombie bots - computers taken over through nefarious means. I'm sure that your D.O.S. email could be traced back to one of these bots - and THEN who would you fine/cut off? It was probably 10 years ago...; Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, personal denial of service attack, Linux Expert, denial of service; Discussion threads 2008-05-01