2007 December

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Today’s news, from my local NBC affiliate…
Man Falls Six Stories In Temple University Construction Accident
Obviously a Temple graduate.
A Pakistan government official says that Al-Qaida and the Taliban are
responsible for the assassination of Benazir Bhutto.
Fellas.. fellas.. there’s plenty of blame to go around. Let’s just say the Taliban shot her and Al-Qaida blew her [...]

I was minding my own business, checking out some software listings, when I came across these descriptions… I haven’t changed a word:
This application will add some originality to your computer and will always display the exact time!
[much unlike any other clock app you'd install...]
Allows users to type into Word, using their own words, what they [...]

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Bond Set In Fatal Throat Slashing
A New Jersey mother is being held on a first-degree murder charge after she
fatally wounded her 6-year-old son this weekend, police say.
[Well, that'll make her think twice before slashing again....]
Midwest Storm Kills 5, Shuts Down Highways
[Bush declares storms a threat to national security, outlaws them.]
Police Shoot Knife-Wielding [...]

I’ll admit it… I took off work today.
It’s not like I have anything to feel guilty about… rather I should feel proud that I finally allowed myself to take a little time off. (even if it was to hang with my out of town company)
My wife talked herself out of commission over the past [...]

I have some special friends visiting from out of town, so it’s time for celebration and much mirth. In spite of that, we decided to make a pit stop at Guitar Center.
I should mention at this point that one of my friends shares my Southpaw Syndrome. We were wondering what would happen if [...]

WTF is it with these sites that you simply can’t access w/o our favorite crapware magnet, swiss cheese security, bloated IE?
And it got even better today. At work, someone asked me to purchase this hideously expensive Adobe web software. He suggested going to Adobe because you could purchase and dl it right there. [...]

Once again, news headlines from my local NBC affiliate.
Shot Woman Found Inside Burning Home
[she was having a really bad day]
Borgata Construction Worker Hurt During Slip Into Void
[THE void?]
Mayor Street To Receive $500,000 Lump Payment
[wins `Biggest Lump' award]
Reverend Accused Of Stealing Nearly $1M From School,
[only donates $500,000 to Mayor Street.]
Family: Missing Music Teacher Found
[presumably no longer [...]

Young people aren’t choosing computer science majors because they take technology for granted - it’s something to use, not something to make a career. By and large, this generation is very fluent with technology and with a networked world, according to James Ware, executive producer at The Work Collaborative LLC, a Berkeley, CA, consortium [...]

packed into the newest energy bill that just passed Congress this week, is a ban on the incandescent light bulb.
Incandescent light bulbs will begin to be phased out in 2012, with a complete ban finalized in 2014. Manufacturers will be forced to switch to compact fluorescent (CFL) bulbs, which can cost more than six [...]