This is great! Find out how to talk directly with a human when calling various companies including banks, computer, retail, phone, and more. For instance, when you call Bank of America, hit zero twice after the menu choices play…
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Microsoft officials are undaunted by the popular LAMP (Linux Apache MySQL Perl/Python/PHP) application stack that serves as an open source rival to the Microsoft .Net platform.
Except for Linux, this is exactly what I run. To get started yourself, follow my Apache w/ PHP & MySQL Installation Guide.
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This is neat stuff!
In a surprising feat of miniaturization, scientists are reporting today that they have produced nuclear fusion - the same process that powers the sun - in a footlong cylinder just five inches in diameter. And they say they will soon be able to make the device even smaller.
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NewsFactor Network - Tech Trends - FCC To Require 911 for VoIP
The FCC has expressed concern after hearing about lawsuits against Vonage, in which users sued the company for inadequately warning them about the potential inability to dial 911 through its services in an emergency.
The article doesn’t mention a timeline for the regulation, but I […]
AnandTech: Dell 2005fpw vs. Apple Cinema Display 20-inch - Engadget - www.engadget.com /
I wonder how fast sales will drop for Apple’s display? Apple hardware? Overpriced? Let’s see… Dell $350, Apple $800. I’ll take the Dell.
From Engadget:
By now it’s no secret that Dell’s 2005fpw and Apple’s 20-inch Cinema Display use the […]
Verizon is joining Quest communications in opening up their 911 netowrks to VoIP companies. Verizon will be testing in New York City with Vonage over the summer, and if that goes well, they will open it up to more cities.
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The movie studios have figured out a mechanism to prevent you from doing what you want to do with the content you buy. Cory Doctorow from the Electronic Frontier Foundation talks about the negative impact of DRM on innovation, how it restricts legitimate end-user expectations, “notice and takedown”, and more. Everyone should watch this.
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I am reminded once again that I live in Michigan. Last week we had temperatures in the 80’s. This week it’s snowing. Like they always say: “If you don’t like the weather, just wait.”
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Yahoo! News - Zoo Tries to Get Chimp to Kick the Habit
A South African zoo wants a chimpanzee to quit smoking cold turkey.
[Zoo] Keepers say Charlie the chimpanzee picked up the habit from visitors at the Bloemfontein Zoo who sometimes toss him cigarettes.
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This was just too funny to watch… They started to dig out the driveway. The process involved crossing the street to the island to dump the dirt. For whatever reason, the street cleaner decided this was a good time to clean the streets. I couldn’t help but laugh watching the street […]