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2008 July 06

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California Bill Getting No Support From The Right

Right now in the halls of the state legislature, there is a bill that would allow 17 year old people to register to vote in the general election, provided they were 18 by the day of that election.
I happen to think this is a great idea – it will give people who are charged up […]

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Adobe Reader 9 (and the rest)

It is amazing what is included these days with some software packages. A simple download of Adobe Reader (Reader!) has become a major commitment, at over 33 MB.
Not only does one get the Reader, included is the AIR platform, so that any embedded content will be playable. The question is, ‘Why is this necessary?’ […]

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So – What Happens When Equipt Expires?

After reading all the documents on the Microsoft website, along with at least 10 descriptions of the new Equipt software offering, I wrote this yesterday. I have yet to see any explanation of what happens at the end of the subscription period.
Surely Microsoft won’t do anything like Symantec, and try to automatically charge the credit […]

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One Man vs. Scientology

I used to think that Scientology was one of many ‘religions’ made by men to fleece an unsuspecting public. After reading a piece that appeared last week in the Village Voice, I see I was right, but also wrong.
Scientology has got to be one of the most destructive things ever wrought by man against his […]

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AMD Rebounding – Radeon 4 Forces nVidia Price Cuts

All those who know about these things knew it could not last for long. AMD is a scrappy company that pulled itself up from being a second source for Intel chips to a powerhouse that had Intel worried for more than a few quarters. It was only the inertia of the market that has kept […]

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The Aussies Get Mad At AVG Authors

Seems that the normally carefree people of Australia get really worked up when you mess with their internet access.
from whatsnextintech
Whirlpool, Australia’s largest technology forum recently was posting up prominent orange banners on there home page warning people of AVG’s LinkScanner Bots and its actions as a Malicious program to website owners and hosts, causing […]

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Large Hadron Collider – Will It End The World?

There is a small possibility it could happen. Of course, there is about the same chance that ‘W’ will wake up and see the error of his ways, and beg forgiveness from the nation he has shafted for the last seven and a half years.
Now that we have that over with, it is interesting to […]

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