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GW singing “Sunday, Bloody Sunday”.

This is a well done bit of editing with George W. Bush singing “Sunday, Bloody Sunday”.

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Motorcyle safety quiz question

Scenario: You are riding a bike at a constant speed.  On your left side is a drop off and on your right side is a fire engine traveling at the same speed as you.  In front of you is a galloping pig which is the same size as your bike and you cannot overtake it.  […]

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Something for Stevie

(I don’t know the origin of this story but I did like it.) I try not to be biased, but I had my doubts about hiring Stevie. His placement counselor assured me that he would be a good, reliable busboy. But I had never had a mentally handicapped employee and wasn’t sure I wanted one. […]

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Comcast employee canned for sleeping

Ok that doesn’t sound like an unusual occurrence maybe but what is funny is that he fell asleep waiting on hold. Who was he waiting on hold with? Why Comcast customer service of course. Too funny. There is an article about it here.

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Hit by lightning while riding a motorcycle?

It is not only possible but it happened in Colorado recently. Apparently a man was struck by lightning while riding his sportbike and wrecked, sliding 150 feet. He was killed instantly. No more riding in thunderstorms for me.

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Just try and cancel that AOL account

CNBC has a pretty wild video of a person trying to cancel their AOL account. It is amazing just how downright idiotic the AOL rep is in this situation. I must say I have had very similar conversations with other companies customer service reps. Apparently customer service has officially died…..

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Power requirements of game consoles

I just read a very interesting article regarding the power requirements of the major game consoles. Some of the figures were very surprising. I personally have a 360 and it is using 2 Watts of power when it is turned off. What is really surprising is that while playing an average game it is using […]

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Homo Sapien 1.0

Bill Hill is one of my favorite designers and developers and a true joy to hear speak. Check out this video of his explanation of the most important operating system. You can also download the video from here.

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Bridge to Hawaii

A biker was riding along a California beach when suddenly the sky clouded above his head and, in a booming voice, the Lord said, “Because you Have TRIED to be faithful to me in all ways, I will grant you one wish.” The biker pulled over and said, “Build a bridge to Hawaii so I […]

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Antikythera mechanism?

Ever heard of it? Don’t worry I hadn’t either. It is apparently the oldest geared mechanism known to have existed. It dates back to 80 B.C. an was found in a shipwreck in 1902. It was believed to have been used to calculate astronomical positions. You can read more about it here on Wikipedia. Check […]

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