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'I'm in search of a lifestyle that does not require my presence' Kinky Friedman

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2008-01-18 14:01:00 by bookofjoe in bookofjoe
That line stopped me in my tracks when I read it many years ago in a Washington Post Style section interview with the Kinkster I've never seen my ethos stated more perfectly Now comes Markus Frind, grand panjandrum of the online dating site Plenty of Fish who, in a January 13, 2008 New York Times article/interview with Randall Stross, estimated...
 
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FakeTV 'Makes it look like you are home watching TV, even when you are not'

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2008-05-21 15:01:00 by bookofjoe in bookofjoe
From the website: FakeTV Dynamic and Convincing Occupancy Simulation FakeTV accurately simulates the light output of a real television The effects of scene changes, fades, swells, flicks, on-screen motion and color changes look just they came from a real TV A potential burglar thinks the home must be occupied so he moves on to an easier target...
 
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Vonage slams Skype for not following emergency rules

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2008-10-09 10:32:29 by Editor in VoIP & Gadgets Blog
Vonage lays down the smackdown for Skype's refusal to adhere to Ofcom rules , an independent regulator and competition authority for the UK communications industries. Last month, Ofcom introduced rules mandating access to emergency services (999 in the United Kingdom) for VoIP providers whose customers make calls that connect to the public...
 
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Fake Steve Jobs gets takedown letters from Apple. Or not?

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2007-12-22 20:57:00 by Ryan Block in Engadget
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets Seems like a lot of the noise being made today is coming out of Fake Steve's camp, where the man behind the curtain, Dan Lyons , has dropped the act to pen a few fairly disturbing posts. According to Lyons, Apple is riding him to shut down the blog, and sending him all manner of C&Ds and even legal documents outlining...
 
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Ready for Valentines day? If not here are a few ideas, better hurry!!!

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2008-02-11 16:12:25 by David Jones in Jonzee.com
I know, I know. Valentines day isnt a real holiday. Its kind of awkwardly placed just after you have recovered from Christmas shopping. Its basically another " birthday " for women. But if you forget Valentines day, your significant other will never let you live it down. They need to create a "Man Day" where the tradition is to give the man in...
 
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All About Linux 2008: 5 more cool devices running Linux that youre not using but should

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2008-03-28 18:30:15 by Matt Hickey in CrunchGear
Linux, as weve been stressing all week, is not just for desktops. Linux works in all sorts of ways on all sorts of devices. Embedded Linux is a popular choice with many manufacturers to keep development costs down on new hardware. Its also good for portable devices with open architectures because if you know desktop Linux, you know portable...
 
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Not Free Will After All?

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2008-04-15 08:16:01 by Michael in Medgadget
The latest neurophysiology research is showing that unconscious processes in the brain develop up to seven seconds before the conscious decision is made, and these processes could be predictive of the decision itself. Here's what investigators from the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences in Leipzig, in collaboration with...
 
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Disposable DVDs: Like DIVX but hopefully not sucky

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2008-04-17 22:00:44 by Doug Aamoth in CrunchGear
Remember DIVX? Not DivX the codec, but DIVX as in Digital Video Express from Circuit City the ill-fated self-destructing DVD system from lo those many years ago. A similar idea just might be able to succeed where DIVX failed. Or not, who knows Anyway, whereas DIVX relied on special DVD players that could play DIVX discs (and also regular DVDs),...
 
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iPhone Roundup: To Buy or Not To Buy? [IPhone Roundup]

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2008-05-26 14:00:00 by Adrian Covert in Gizmodo
That is the question. If you visit Giz with any frequency, you've no doubt read the 3G iPhone will be announced at WWDC . Now I'm stuck deciding whether or not I'm going to buy it when it hits stores. The lack of 3G is what stopped me from buying the first iteration, and with rumors of video conferencing, GPS, and mobile TV , it seems like a no...
 
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