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XBox Live: “Horny” bad, “Anus” good

mikealao — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 15:20:11 +0000

Microsoft censorship backfires on itself when a disgruntled gamer is forced to change his gamer tag “HornyChinchilla”

Logitech X-230 32 watts RMS 2.1 Black Speaker System – OEM – $33.99 newegg

mikealao — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 22:24:59 +0000

You can’t beat newegg.com for service and prices. When you’re looking for an affordable, high quality 2.1 sound system, Logitech has it. The X-230 system delivers 32W RMS of clean, clear sound. The glossy black satellite speaker housings add a touch of elegance to your desk.

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Police seek ‘professionals’ who removed Minnesota man’s testicles

mikealao — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 20:47:20 +0000

When conventional medical professionals refused to remove a 62-year-old local man’s testicles, police said he turned to mysterious “professionals” to relieve what he called chronic pain. Now police want to find the fly-by-night surgeons. I have never in my life seen anything quite like that,” said St. Paul police spokesman Tom Walsh.

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Download 4000+ Music Albums for Free

mikealao — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 22:26:52 +0000

Jamendo is a new model for artists to promote, publish, and be paid for their music: the artists distribute their music under Creative Commons licenses, allowing you to download, remix and share their music freely. It’s a “Some rights reserved” agreement. Jamendo almost passed the 4000 albums mark and offers some great features.

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Coolest Flickr Browsing Ever

mikealao — Sat, 19 May 2007 15:30:31 +0000

This site is the coolest way I have ever seen to search flickr tags. Try it out, I bet you’ll agree.

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Microsoft Wants a Billion New Customers

mikealao — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 16:28:24 +0000

Microsoft has given itself less than 8 years to find another billion PC users. To help meet that goal, the company has pledged to sell $3 bundles of Windows XP and Office to governments that provide schools with free computers. That’s two percent the cost of Office alone.

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Microsoft Releases New Windows Media Plug-in For Firefox

mikealao — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 19:45:31 +0000

Microsoft has released a new Windows Media plug-in for Firefox which allows you to use Windows Media Player inside the Firefox browser. The new plug-in supports Windows XP SP2 and Vista including the 64 bit versions of both OSes.

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Tellme Launches Free 411 Mobile App

mikealao — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 19:41:39 +0000

If the telecom giants aren
’t already, the explosion of growth in free 411 services should have them lobbying congress for protective legislation in the near future. Earlier today I ran across yet another free 411 service, Tellme, that joins the growing ranks of free 411 options like those from Google and Free411.

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IRS Deadline extension until midnight, April 19!

mikealao — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 16:46:03 +0000

People directly affected by the storm that hit the Northeast on Sunday and Monday are entitled to a two-day extension for filing their tax returns, the Internal Revenue Service said Monday. Affected taxpayers, in order to avoid incurring late fees, should mark their paper tax returns with the words “April 16 Storm,” the IRS said.

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New Royal Dutch Shell Patent Could Mean Oil For $30 A Barrel, US #1 Source

mikealao — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 21:09:06 +0000

Royal Dutch Shell is patenting a technique to convert shale to petroleum at a cost of only about $30/barrel. If it works, the world’s single largest source of oil would be… the United States. What would the world be like if all the oil in Saudi Arabia, Iran, Venezuela, Russia, Iraq, Nigeria, and elsewhere was suddenly nearly worthless?

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