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Speed Testing the Latest Web Browsers [Web Browsers]
via Lifehacker by Kevin Purdy on June 13, 2008
Read the hype on every new web browser released or due out this year, and you'll see claims that every one of them is "faster" than all the others. You could compare super-specific tests and decipher all the code-brain terminology, and you'd still be left wondering which browser starts quicker, uses less memory, and slides through dynamic interfaces like Gmail the fastest. Since our...
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Tiger’s Knee
via Baseball Prospectus: Unfiltered by Will Carroll on June 16, 2008
I think Tiger Knee was a finishing move in Street Fighter or one of those old NES games. This week, it’s the big topic in the sports world. Tiger Woods had minor knee surgery on his left (front) leg nine weeks ago to correct an articular cartilage issue that was causing friction in his rotation. Rotation is very necessary for the explosive power in Woods’ downswing.So why was Woods bothered...
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Mexico: Hey, We Warned You!
via Overheard in the Office by (author unknown) on June 16, 2008
... we can't ship out of the US.Secretary: Do you have a supervisor I can talk to, please?[Long pause.]CSR supervisor: This is Tim. Can I help you?Secretary: I hope so, Tim. Your employee doesn't seem to understand that New Mexico is a state in the United States, and so refuses to ship me your product.Supervisor: Well, that's true. We can't ship out of the country. I'm sorry m...
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Cancun, Oahu, Same Difference
via Not Always Right | Funny & Stupid Customer Quotes by admin on June 04, 2008
(Standing in line behind a tourist, while she is getting rung up.)Cashier: “Aloha, how are you today?”Tourist: “Oh, I’m sorry I don’t speak Spanish. Could you talk in English please?”Cashier: “Hello, how are you today?”Tourist: “Fine, we just flew here from America today.”(cashier rings up the tourist’s few items.)Cashier: “That will be twenty five dollars and eighty five...
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Golf prolongs life
via Science Blog - Send lawyers, guns and money by BJS on May 29, 2008
Golf can be a good investment for the health, according to a new study from the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet.read more
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Stephen Colbert Takes On MLB's Attempt To Bully Little Leaguers With Trademarks
via Techdirt by Michael Masnick on May 29, 2008
For years, we've covered Major League Baseball's ridiculous attempts to falsely claim that it has ownership of different aspects of the sport. It's been on the losing side of court battles, repeatedly, but it just keeps pushing its luck. Earlier this year, we noted that MLB was bullying the Cape Cod League, which is considered the preeminent league where the best amateur kids get to...
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Waitress loses job after shaving head for cancer charity.
via reddit.com: what's new online by (author unknown) on June 06, 2008
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Google Health Open Platform Is Great — Or Awful
via Slashdot: Science by timothy on June 06, 2008
JackPowers writes "The Google Health APIs enable portable, standardized, open architecture, extensible personal health records, which is nice but boring if they're just used to manage the paperwork of the doctor/patient relationship. But once the data is set free, all kinds of Web 1.0, Web 2.0 and Web 3.0 apps are possible. This article looks ahead 10 years at Best Case Scenarios. A follow-up...
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National Doughnut Day
via Cheap Eats by Cheap Eats Editor on June 06, 2008
I wish companies would email me a little earlier than like the day before an event - but anyway Friday June 6, 2008 is National Doughnut Day so Krispy Kreme is giving out a free doughnut of your choice. I guess I shouldn’t complain about them telling me about it since I’ve already gotten free [...]
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YouTube Gets Video Annotation [Online Video]
via Lifehacker by Adam Pash on June 03, 2008
Add interactive comments to your YouTube videos with the new annotation feature. To annotate to any video you've uploaded, just head to your uploaded videos page and click the Edit annotations button. From there you can add comment boxes, speech bubbles, and even links to other content. The catch during the beta test is that annotated video only appears on videos playing directly on YouTube...
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