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Homeowners fined for peace wreath
This is just crazy, an HOA decided to fine a couple for displaying a holiday wreath that looks like a peace sign. Homeowners’ Association President Bob Kearns said Wednesday that the board had required another resident to remove peace symbols … Continue reading
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Linux tips (so I remember)
Use HISTIGNORE in bash – prevents duplicate entries Boot a CD image in Qemu – for mounting ISO images in software before burning CLI file transfer over SSH Copy a file to host: cat FILE|ssh HOST “cat ->FILE’S-LOCATION-ON-HOST” Copy a … Continue reading
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Dell Refunds OS Cost For Those Adopting Linux
This is amazing, some guy actually got a $106 refund for the Windows license that came with his laptop. He didn’t want to use Windows and sent a picture of him clicking the “I don’t agree” button in the Windows … Continue reading
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The Windows Shutdown crapfest
This is a great blog entry by someone who worked at Microsoft for years, the last few developing a “feature” for Vista. He was actually working on just the Shutdown sub-menu under the start menu but there were an amazing … Continue reading
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What’s with the dumb Austrian criminals?
I saw a story in my Reuters news feed on my Palm about a guy in Vienna who mistakenly tried to rob the town hall thinking it was a bank. In trying to find the original story at Reuters (which … Continue reading
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Sadly “Striptease send-offs at funerals may become a thing of the past in east China”
Yes it’s true, according to this story by Reuters. Police swooped last week after two groups of strippers gave “obscene performances” at a farmer’s funeral in Donghai County, Jiangsu province, Xinhua news agency said. The disrobing served a higher purpose, … Continue reading
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Those wacky Indian restauranteurs
I understand that “The swastika has its roots in ancient Indian Hindu tradition and remains a sacred symbol for Hindus” but come on, how could anyone in the year 2006 in any country think naming their restaurant “Hitler’s Cross” would … Continue reading
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You call yourself a Misfits fan?
Holy body mods, this guy is totally mental. I wonder what he’s going to do with the rest of his life? You call yourself a Misfits fan?
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World of…
Here’s a generated image for my buddies that play World of Warcraft: If you want to make your own go here: http://worldof.leufven.se/
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Escher quote for 20 November 2006
I have a great M.C. Escher calendar that has artwork for the weekdays and quotes on the weekend. This last weekend had a quote I liked: Order is repetition of units. Chaos is multiplicity without rhythm. This is especially applicable … Continue reading
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Is Mario a Communist?
I had never heard this theory before today: Super Mario Bros. for the NES back in the 1980’s was actually Communist propaganda. I first ran across the cool video The People’s Mario at Devil Ducky which then prompted a Google … Continue reading
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Alaska worse than Florida in elections?
Dead woman wins election in Alaska after coin toss A dead woman won re-election to a school board in rural Alaska after her opponent lost a coin flip meant to break an electoral tie. The school district, which covers an … Continue reading
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Milo is here
Two weeks ago we adopted Milo from the same animal shelter where we got Sara. Milo is a Chihuahua mix, we first thought it was with Dachshund but now we think he might be part Toy Manchester Terrier. He weighs … Continue reading
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Wife or girlfriend need a hobby? How about the Peekaboo Pole Dancing Kit?
Peekaboo Pole Dancing Kit – $119.99 : Peekaboo Yes that’s right, you can now have your very own pole at home with no drilling required.
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Microsoft changes Vista EULA
Microsoft changes Vista EULA to appease modders; pirates still screwed Originally MS said you could only transfer Vista to another computer one time, ever. That sucks because people like me are constantly upgrading hardware and that really isn’t a fair … Continue reading
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