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Entries from May 2006

The Tipping Point

May 16th, 2006 · 9 Comments

Give me some credit, I've been doing better with staying away from politics lately. But you really have to watch this. Thanks to the internet and all the bloggers that wouldn't let Colbert's performance get swept under the rug, it would seem that the spineless media's testicles are finally beginning to drop. Either that or [...]

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SkypeOut now FREE for US & Canada!

May 16th, 2006 · 2 Comments

If you live in the US or Canada, until the end of this year you can use Skype to call any landline or cell phone in the US or Canada for free. Maybe eBay is planning on putting long distance companies out of business, then begin charging up the ying-yang once they're the only game [...]

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Is it just me?

May 15th, 2006 · 1 Comment

…or is there a striking resemblance between Mario without his mustache and the 40 Year Old Virgin?

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Canned Oxygen Goes on Sale at 7-11

May 15th, 2006 · 10 Comments

This is from digg.com. The title doesn't mention that it's only available from 7-11 stores in Japan, and specifically only those in my neck of the woods. Yes, I will buy it and try it and report back. And after I fill my brain with enough Ruby on Rails, Javascript, CSS and SQL to put [...]

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Disney Sea. Literally.

May 10th, 2006 · 2 Comments

If the oceans rise 7m from our inablility to drink bottled glacer water faster than they're melting, most of Tokyo Disneyland, which is built on reclaimed land, will be under water. And the company I work for will have an ocean view out the front door. http://flood.firetree.net/?ll=35.6326,139.8817&z=2

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