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It’s a white Christmas – on your Mac [∞]
It’s a white Christmas – on your Mac. The 411kb Snowfall screen saver you’ll see in Apple Stores is available in the wild, download it now to get your own seasonal screen.
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Lettuce implicated in Taco Bell outbreak
(AP) [∞]
Eating at Taco Bell? Make sure you hold the lettuce.
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Santorum’s frothy beverage [∞]
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart made a great obscure pop culture reference last night to Rick Santorum and “the frothy beverage that bears his name.” I laughed so hard I almost fell out of my chair.
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Panel agrees on young adult antidepressant risk
(Reuters) [∞]
Panel agrees on young adult antidepressant risk. Ironic that the symptom these drugs are supposed to treat is also a side effect!
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Why are most watches in advertisements set to 10:08? [∞]
Why are most watches in advertisements set to 10:08?. (via kottke.org remaindered links).
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Kevorkian to Be Paroled in June [∞]
Kevorkian to Be Paroled in June. Jack Kevorkian will be paroled in June, Michigan officials said. The 78-year-old assisted-suicide advocate has been imprisoned since 1999. His picture from the graduating class of 1952 can be seen in the Medical Center here on campus.
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Firebug is a bug worth keeping [∞]
Firebug is a bug worth keeping. I installed it on my copy of Firefox and it works great!
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Flickr extends upload limits [∞]
Flickr extends upload limits. If you’re a pro user, you can now upload as many photos as you want per month! This is a great draw for professional photographers. Personally, I’m going to stick with my custom gallery hosted here on the site.
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Circumcision May Cut HIV Risk [∞]
Circumcision May Cut HIV Risk. Circumcising adult men may cut in half their risk of getting AIDS virus through heterosexual sex.
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Actor Peter Boyle Dies at 71 [∞]
Actor Peter Boyle Dies at 71. He was known for playing the curmudgeonly father in the long-running TV sitcom “Everybody Loves Raymond”. Holy Crap!
Yesterday I took the plunge and purchased NetNewsWire to manage my newsfeeds. I like the program the best out of all the ones available on the Mac because it synchronizes with Newsgator online so I can read my feeds on my home PC without the program.
After I purchased the program, I decided that an investment in a blog editor would be a good decision. The two most popular choices on the Mac are Ecto and MarsEdit. I have since tried both and prefer the layout of Ecto, which was recommended to me by Om Malik. I ran into one snag, which was that WordPress does not currently conform to the Movable Type XML-RPC spec correctly, so I’m using the MetaWeblog API instead. However, for my needs it works fine.
In the end, I’m going to use ecto until something new arrives. Ecto 3 is currently in the works and it sounds like it’s going to be very impressive.
Reasons why Michigan should top USC in the BCS
- They defeated Notre Dame on the road by 26 points; USC won by 20 points at home.
- Michigan lost to #1 Ohio State, by three points in Columbus. In that game, the field conditions were horrible, and the team suffered because of it. The officials made a game-changing call in favor of Ohio State in the fourth quarter that sealed the deal.
- USC lost to unranked Oregon State.
- Nobody wants to see Michigan rematch Notre Dame in the Rose Bowl.
Reasons why USC should top Michigan in the BCS
- Their schedule includes more teams eligible for a bowl game.
- They haven’t played Ohio State yet.
The sports analysts claim that USC will jump Michigan today in the BCS, which I agree will probably happen. Clearly, college football needs a playoff system. Why not have Michigan play USC for the right to play in the championship?