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Pocketful of porn | News.blog | CNET News.com |
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3:16 pm EST, Jan 29, 2005 |
] The new services will include downloadable recordings of ] Jameson and other members of ClubJenna (Jameson's ] marketing business for adult stars' Web sites) making ] suggestive sounds that can be used as ring tones on ] mobile phones. Content will also include music, texting ] services and images that can be used as wallpaper or ] screensavers. buzzword update: moantones. Pocketful of porn | News.blog | CNET News.com |
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SOUNDS LIKE PROGRESS � Man Pees Way Out Of Avalanche |
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12:02 pm EST, Jan 29, 2005 |
] A Slovak man trapped in his car under an avalanche freed ] himself by drinking 60 bottles of beer and urinating on ] the snow to melt it. ] ] Rescue teams found Richard Kral drunk and staggering ] along a mountain path four days after his Audi car was ] buried in the Slovak Tatra mountains. SOUNDS LIKE PROGRESS � Man Pees Way Out Of Avalanche |
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Forbes.com: Update 1: Apple ITunes Sells 250 Million Songs |
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12:05 pm EST, Jan 25, 2005 |
] With its music downloads selling at a rate of more than a ] million per day, Apple Computer Inc. said Monday ] customers have purchased more than 250 million songs from ] its online iTunes Music Store. Talk about volume. Apple was excited to sell its first million... now it is about 1.25m/day. Forbes.com: Update 1: Apple ITunes Sells 250 Million Songs |
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Topic: Miscellaneous |
12:01 pm EST, Jan 25, 2005 |
] The Microsoft chief and the richest man in the world, ] Bill Gates on Tuesday made the largest private donation ] to child heath, giving £400 million to the "Global ] Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation", so as to ensure ] children in developing countries have access to ] life-saving vaccines. Gates who had recently visited ] India to oversee immunisation programme of children ] described the donation as "just a down payment". Bill Gates |
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MSNBC - Jan. 24 called worst day of the year |
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Topic: Miscellaneous |
6:31 pm EST, Jan 24, 2005 |
] After all, it's Jan. 24, the "most depressing day of ] the year," according to a U.K. psychologist. Oooh, equations. Weather and sociological explainations. I've definately had more SAD in January than December so far. MSNBC - Jan. 24 called worst day of the year |
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PBS | I, Cringely . Archived Column |
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Topic: Miscellaneous |
11:45 am EST, Jan 22, 2005 |
] Yeah, but what's it REALLY for? Movies. ] ] The Mac Mini is one of Apple's trademark technology ] repackaging jobs. There ought to be nothing inherently ] exciting about the little box. Nice assessment. I really hope NetFlix is talking with them. PBS | I, Cringely . Archived Column |
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What You'll Wish You'd Known |
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5:58 pm EST, Jan 21, 2005 |
] And yet every May, speakers all over the country fire up ] the Standard Graduation Speech, the theme of which is: ] don't give up on your dreams. I know what they mean, but ] this is a bad way to put it, because it implies you're ] supposed to be bound by some plan you made early on. The ] computer world has a name for this: premature ] optimization. And it is synonymous with disaster. These ] speakers would do better to say simply, don't give up. This is a pretty good summary... What You'll Wish You'd Known |
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The New York Times : Technology : Is Apple Thinking About Mac TV? |
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10:17 pm EST, Jan 16, 2005 |
] Onstage at the Macworld Exposition in San Francisco last ] week, Apple's chief executive, Steven P. Jobs, proclaimed ] 2005 as "the year of high-definition video," a strange ] declaration from someone who was not trying to sell ] television sets. He kept his laser-like focus on the iPod ] and the Mac mini, a new low-priced, book-size computer. ] ] ] But he noted that the giant screen projecting his ] demonstrations was in high definition, gave a cursory ] display of several computer video-editing tools and ] offered an enthusiastic plug for a new Sony ] high-definition video camera. He also invited Sony's ] president, Kunitake Ando, onstage for a brief and cryptic ] appearance and mentioned that the two companies might ] find other things to cooperate on in the future. The New York Times : Technology : Is Apple Thinking About Mac TV? |
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