Sam Seder
Posted on December 12th, 2005 by Chris Heath
My new hero: Sam Seder puts forth the case for the war on terror.
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John Haller’s Portable Firefox 1.5 Has Arrived
Posted on December 9th, 2005 by Chris Heath
This is the much anticipated update release of the portable version that runs from USB key or other device without being installed on a machine. New site, new design… I like. read more | digg story
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The truth about Xbox 360 “short supply”
Posted on December 8th, 2005 by Chris Heath
Brian Crecente, editor in chief of the gaming Web site www.kotaku.com, says a rumor is floating around that some of the stores employees are actually personally buying up 360s & buying up a lot of the pre-orders and then selling them on eBay… (commenter on digg.com says “not surprising”) my sentiments, exactly. read more | digg story
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Clerks 2 Done Filming – will be UnRated – Coming August
Posted on December 8th, 2005 by Chris Heath
So says Kevin Smith. Current running time of an hour 49 minutes, might be cut down to an hour forty. “Goal is to debut the film at Cannes in May, though it will not be shown as part of the competition.” I CAN’T WAIT!!! read more | digg story
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I got teh FOC in today’s Cheers & Jeers
Posted on December 7th, 2005 by Chris Heath
I kicked up a storm in today’s Cheers & Jeers on dailykos.com
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Portable Firefox 1.5 Tomorrowout in 2 days!
Posted on December 6th, 2005 by Chris Heath
“Portable Firefox 1.5 is being released Wednesday, December 7th… and a few surprises are coming with it…. a name change from Portable Firefox to Firefox Portable is being debated.” This is really cool. I used it for a bit right around the time when firefox when 1.0 (maybe it was a bit earlier). I’ll be [...]
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What the soldiers do when they aren’t getting shot at in Iraq.
Posted on December 5th, 2005 by Chris Heath
The female ones specifically. looks like somebody’s having a good time! read more | digg story
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Steve Wozniak’s famous ZALTAIR Prank
Posted on December 5th, 2005 by Chris Heath
“My best computer prank involved counterfeiting 20.000 brochures for a phony computer (the Zaltaire)…It wasn’t until 4 or 5 years later that I told anyone I was responsible for the Zaltair prank. I went out to dinner with Steve Jobs and told him the whole thing. He was beside himself. He had never once suspected [...]
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Top 10 reasons Beer is Better than Religion
Posted on December 3rd, 2005 by Chris Heath
Just a few reasons to consider the lager this holiday season. Thanks to digg.com and outchurched.com for this one. read more | digg story
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U of I’s IT employees draw acclaim for first-of-its-kind security system
Posted on December 3rd, 2005 by Chris Heath
Like Shelob the giant spider that trapped Mr. Frodo in “The Lord of the Rings,” the university’s network security system of the same name traps tainted PCs and keeps them from doing harm. This is what people on slashdot have been asking for for a few years… looks like three techies at UI were listening! [...]
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