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Paying Your Verizon Bill With Cash? That'll Be $3.99 Extra [Legal Tender]
via Consumerist by Carey on June 07, 2008
Employees at the Verizon store in Millington, Tennessee told reader Josh it would cost an extra $3.99 to pay his bill with cash. According to the employees, the charge was to offset the cost of "new money software."Josh writes:Just a few days ago, I took my bill to the Verizon wireless store in my hometown of Millington, TN. I had just cashed my paycheck and my bill was due, so I decided to pay...
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Why Would Anyone Bid $55 For A $50 Target Gift Card?! [Fail]
via Consumerist by Carey on June 08, 2008
The ever-thoughtful economists over at Freakonomics are stumped by eBay member lpinok, who bid $55.71 for a $50 Target gift card.Skipping past the fact that gift cards are a terrible investment, and that you could easily take your $50 straight to Target, why would anyone bid more than face value on gift card?!Steven Levitt is baffled:This seems to defy all logic. The item description is: “Just...
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Future of the Internet and How to Stop It -- CC licensed Jonathan Zittrain book about the danger the Internet faces
via Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow on June 08, 2008
Nick sez, "Jonathan Zittrain gets so many things right in his book, The Future of the Internet and How to Stop It about what he calls 'generative technology' and why it's so important. It's chock-full of all sorts of issues that make Boingers salivate - freedom of speech, copyright, open source software, digital rights activism, privacy, censorship - put together into a very...
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HOWTO make earrings out of old floppy discs
via Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow on June 08, 2008
Here's a simple Instructable for recycling old floppy-disc rings into a pair of smart earrings:Open the two round jump rings and attach one to each v-ring.Before closing them up, attach the earring wire to each. Close both jump rings securely with pliers.Note: when attaching the earring wires, make sure that the part that goes into your ear faces the "back" of the earring-- I consider the...
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Google News from a better world
via Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow on June 08, 2008
Duncan sez, "A brilliantly done spoof of GoogleNews from a parallel universe where all the world's problems have been solved, from the petty:'Apple announces unlocked iPhone, built-in VOIP'To the more profound:'Amnesty International reports massive drop in detainments' and 'Darfur peace process well underway'"Link
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Silicon wafer directs and filters out cancer cells
via Engadget by (author unknown) on June 08, 2008
Shared by Ben Shoemate Seems like this would have applications in filtering blood and keeping cancer from spreading. I believe that one of the ways cancer spreads is when cells break of from a tumor and migrate via the blood to other parts of the body where they develop into new tumors.Filed under: Misc. GadgetsNormally we get excited when a slab of silicon makes our games run at 60 frames...
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John McCain vows to continue Bush's illegal warrantless wiretapping program
via Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow on June 03, 2008
John McCain has changed his position on illegal warrantless wiretapping: he used to think that the President had to uphold the nation's laws. Now he says that the Constitution is subordinate to the all-powerful executive order.My favorite line on this comes from the chickenhawks who say that the Fourth Amendment was written before the All Powerful Threat of Terrorism. Sure thing. Ben Franklin...
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Clean and Optimize Windows Systems with nCleaner [Featured Windows Download]
via Lifehacker by Kevin Purdy on June 03, 2008
Windows only: We're pretty big fans of the CCleaner for wiping out unnecessary junk on a PC, but nCleaner, a free Windows utility, is a good alternative for those who want to do more system optimization from inside one program. In addition to wiping out the files left behind by browser, IM clients, uninstalled programs, and other usual suspects, nCleaner can modify auto-starting programs,...
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UroClub Lets Golfers Go Pee-Pee in Public [Watersports]
via Gizmodo by Benny Goldman on June 06, 2008
Ever been on the golf course, knocking back a few beers, when nature calls? It may be against club rules to duck into the rough for a leak—that's why the UroClub, developed by awesome urologist Floyd Seskin, is an answer to your prayers. Just place an inconspicuous towel over your junk, unscrew the cap of the club disguised to look like a regular 7-iron, and whiz away—up to half a liter....
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City Winery, New York's First Private Label Winery
via Luxist by Rigel Gregg on June 07, 2008
Filed under: WineCity Winery is scheduled to open this fall in an unlikely place: right in the middle of Soho, New York. It will not only be the first winery in New York City but it's the first in any major urban area. City Winery will be a combination members-only winery and public nightclub -- only members will have access to where and how the wine is made. Three membership options will be...
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