Archive for August, 2006

In which no amount of using the f-word is enough to even come close to demonstrating my disgust with the scum of the Internet

Sunday, August 27th, 2006

Since the early days of the World Wide Web, there have always been douchebags on the Internet. The worst kind are domain squatters, who make millions just registering domain names and selling them to others for a hefty profit.
When I first heard about it in the mid-1990s (maybe 1995?), I didn’t give it too much [...]

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My laptop has explosive speed and it explodes

Thursday, August 24th, 2006

There is something seriously wrong here. Within the past 2 weeks, HP, Dell, and Apple are all recalling their laptop computer batteries dating back to 2003 (and maybe beyond). There are millions of laptop computers involved and millions of batteries will need to be replaced by the manufacturer of the computers.
The batteries affected all have [...]

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Somebody didn’t get their birthday party invitation

Thursday, August 24th, 2006

Wow, it sure sucks to be Pluto. In an international conference with scientists from around the world, they’ve decided that our ninth planet is in fact, not a planet due to its small size.

For the first time since 1930, there are eight planets in the solar system.

LINK: Pluto Stripped of Planet Status
This ClashBang.com article was [...]

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Aww crap

Saturday, August 19th, 2006

Sucks to be this guy:
Elation turned to despair for a Quebec man last weekend when a mistake in a Montreal newspaper led him to believe he had a winning ticket in last weekend’s $43.2-million Lotto 6-49 jackpot.
If this were me, I’d raise some hell. Imagine winning that much money only to find out some dumbass [...]

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Some tips for safe computing

Wednesday, August 16th, 2006

If you don’t want problems with computers, there are actually a few simple and free ways you can go about your computing experience:
1. Get antivirus software, but not anything you have to pay for. I’ve had horrible experiences with the offerings from McAfee and Symantec/Norton. Not only do you have to pay for the software [...]

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