The Broken Laptop I Sold on Ebay

"After selling a broken laptop on Ebay..the buyer was pleasantly surprised to find Amir didn�t wipe the hard drive. The purchaser then created a blog and posted several unflattering photos and details of Amir�s life..."

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Africa: Don't Count Them Out Of The Web 2.0 Boom!

Nicholas Ochiel is allowing signups for Cheeseforge, a web-based application for managing your budget(s). What's interesting is that this is an African-based startup - no Silicon Valley footprint here.

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Dropping The F Bomb - And It's Legal Effects

The University of Ohio's Christopher M Fairman has published a scholarly paper called "Fuck" : This Article is as simple and provocative as its title suggests: it explores the legal implications of the word fuck. "

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China Oil Exec Sentenced To Death (With No Subversion Involved!)

A leading Chinese oil executive was sentenced to death for embezzling nearly 37 million yuan (4.6 million dollars) and accepting another 4.8 million yuan in bribes, state press reported Saturday

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Apple Gets Rolling On New Recycling Program

After announcing their free computer take-back program in April -- just in time for Earth Day -- Apple is finally getting the program off the ground and are now accepting any old Mac or PC with the purchase of a new Mac!

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Meet New (Random) Friends at Fo.rtuito.us

When you register at Fo.rtuito.us it randomly introduces you to another member. You have four days to interact with that member via anonymous email to see if you can become friends. If after those four days both people decide they would like to stay friends, they are added to your permanent friends list. You are then introduced to another person.

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Vista's P2P Filesharing System Screenshots

Windows MeetingSpace (formerly named Windows Collaboration) allows people with Windows Vista laptops to share files, such as presentations with other nearby Vista laptops. The files being shared can also be transferred as a "handout."

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Photoshop Mhonday

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Pic: Yahoo Advertising On Google?

"Tonight my mate informed me that Google Maps now includes Australian streets, so I did a quick search to have a play and something interesting happened." Check out the sponsored link on the bottom. Interesting, eh?

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Iranian Nuke Dispute: It's a Game

It's not only in the US that games find inspiration in newspaper headlines. Over in Iran, schoolchildren in the Union of Islamic Student Societies designed a computer game that follows an Iranian special forces hero out to save one of the country's best atomic scientists, who was captured by U.S. forces.

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America : An Impatient Nation?

An Associated Press poll has found an impatient nation. To get to the point without further ado, it's a nation that gets antsy after five minutes on hold on the phone and 15 minutes max in a line. So say people in the survey.

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How Nintendo Won The Next-Gen Console Race

Anyone who knows anything (some people), know that the Wii has a remote, which is being referenced to as the "Wiimote." By calling it the Wii, Nintendo has made the greatest marketing move in history. Remember those kids, back in school, who could never pronounce their R's? It was always "Aw you going to buy that?", or "Hand me the Weemote!" Maybe you were one of them? Well, finally, they have gained acceptance!

"Whatcha playin with there Rick?"
"Oh, just my Wiimote."
"Wow, there is nothing wrong with your speech at all!"
And to his self, Rick thinks "I have finally gained acceptance."

Assuming every kid with a speech impediment now will buy a Wii, Nintendo will be rollin in da cash. Rollin.

The Original Mac Ads - With Bill Gates's Approval?

One of the original Macintosh brochures, featuring a response from (a young) Bill Gates. "It takes something new, and captures people's imaginations. Macintosh meets that standard." - Bill Gates

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Is it Still Possible to Find Pirates Gold?

There's still plenty of Pirate Gold to be found! Even if you don't find it, you'll at least have a good time poking around some of the most exotic, untouched places left on the planet.

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X-Men 3 earns $107 mil in fourth-biggest opening weekend

X-Men: The Last Stand takes in a startling amount in its first weekend, including $45.5 mil on Friday, the second-biggest opening day in history.

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This Made My Day

So this morning I went to a church (for the 2nd time I think?), and it was quite fun. Then I got to go get a digital camera for the trip I'm going on in June. So I get home and I'm like "Man, how can this day get any better?"
So I get on the computer and go on Digg, and evidently I submitted the top dugg story of the day (First time I've ever been on the front page)! Kevin Rose dugg it too. Maybe I will get on Diggnation? That would make my week indeed.