I received this in my email, from a woman, and yes its parody. And as with almost all humor, there is a grain of truth to it.
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Police are warning all men who frequent clubs, parties and local pubs [...]
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Robert Kahn and Vinton Cerf stepped forward a while ago and wanted to explain why they also believed that Al Gore invented the internet. That’s one of those things you hear over and over, both as a statement of fact and as a joke. Now, to give you an idea why you would care [...]
BTW - Have I mentioned I’m a Calvin and Hobbes fan, besides playing Classic Video games, so I recognize the Zero Wing reference… mind I think most all geeks recognize it.
Adding a map to your website or blog is now as easy as embedding a YouTube video. No programming skills are required, and there’s no need to sign up for a Maps API key. All it takes is three simple steps:
1. Go to Google Maps and pull up the map you want to embed. It [...]
[...]The first rule of hacking, after all, is “Don’t get caught.” And Fox newsman Darrell Phillipsmay have broken that rule, says Drew Curtis. Curtis, is the founder of Fark.com, a thoroughly juvenile, and entertaining, social news site where users pick the headlines. Phillips, is the new media manager at WHBQ Fox13, a News Corp.-owned TV [...]
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When I see an iphone, I’m not thinking cool cell phone, I’m thinking cool little portable computer. And I’m making vacation plans, with notes on who has wifi and where nearby coffee spots/public wifi might be. Its not the addiction per say, but I’ve come to rely on Google Maps to check routes and make [...]
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Comedians Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert, whose programs were once among the most viewed on YouTube, were requested by the video site to give testimony in legal proceedings as it fights a $1 billion lawsuit by Viacom Inc, according to court filings.
The two hosts of the Viacom hits “The Daily Show” and “The Colbert Report” [...]
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I’ve been using the internet since near the beginning, having grown up with the BBS. So when I first saw this, I saw it as a history with a sense of humor. But the more I read, the more I laughed. So if you’re curious on the history of the [...]
Adobe does design very well. And one reason designers love Adobe products is the amount of tools they provide. One free tool they have up is a, for lack of a better term, Color Selector.
Their website Kulor is a web designers friend. With the ability to help you tweak and set [...]
You’ll never use MapQuest again. With a new addition to its Google Maps service, Google has completely reinvented the notion of online driving directions, letting you adjust routes in with a simple drag and drop.In the past, when you asked services like MapQuest or Google Maps for driving directions, you took what they gave you. [...]
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