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By timoi in On Another Note
When I was younger, I had this plan to take over the world. It was pretty genius for an eight year old (I schemed probably until I was 10) I got myself one of those little maps of the world, ...
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Do you know who your <em>real</em> friends are?
By kellirhea in Quixotic Quicksand
I spoke with an old friend over the weekend via telephone. Her voice was a sound for sore ears. Her thoughtfulness in calling me sent my spirits a-soaring. Her positive attitude radiated through my cell phone. Needless to say, it ...
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By cjcastillo in Digital Babble
The McRib is back, again. I didn't even know this until I was reading the drive-through menu at a local McDonalds recently. (I got a salad so don't start talking to me about Super Size Me, which is a must-see ...
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By cjcastillo in Digital Babble
This topic has been on my mind for some time and I think it's about time we discuss it. Thanks to technology and the Internet the way we receive news is different than say, 20 years ago. Now that many ...
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By timoi in On Another Note
There's a neat story coming out of Hillsdale, Michagain. It's about an 18 high school senior named Michael Sessions who decided to run for mayor of his small town as a write in candidate.... the crazy thing is... he won. ...
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By cjcastillo in Digital Babble
Think a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is symbol of celebrity? Meh, they hand those out like day-old graham crackers in day care. Geez, they even gave Ryan Seacrest a star. Now having a species named after you, ...
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By cjcastillo in Digital Babble
I found this great article on Cnet.com that explains in full detail the debacle over the Sony rootkit. A snippet I found interesting: Actually, Sony's response to the mess it caused is almost as bad as the mess itself. The ...
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By kellirhea in Quixotic Quicksand
Just when society begins to recover, it experiences another traumatic shake-up. Just when the people feel it’s safe to return to their daily lives, the reoccurrence of the madness forces them to stare in guilty amazement as though they’re watching ...
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Why you need to know about Sony rootkits
By cjcastillo in Digital Babble
If you buy CDs and listen to them on your computer, this concerns you. First what is a rootkit and why is Sony using them? A rootkit is software that is installed without knowledge of the computer user. The purpose ...
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By kellirhea in Quixotic Quicksand
In a rare move to violate one of my own unspoken blog rules, I am going to broach a topic that is political in nature. Why? Because I am hurt. I spent the early part of my evening driving around ...