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Arrested Development Movie Plans Are In Motion

Comment in News (3 diggs, 0 replies) - on 02/04/2008
Michael: Mom, do you remember that talk we had about not using corporate funds for personal expenses? Mom: Like it was yesterday, Michael. Michael: It was this morning. (see comment)
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The 8 Least-Threatening Comic Book Villains

Comment in News (22 diggs, 0 replies) - on 10/03/2007
"Security: Sir, you're clearly the Penguin...." Jerry Seinfeld has a joke about how we ought to look back fondly on the Penguin, since very few criminals even bother to come up with a theme for their careers anymore. (see comment)
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Not Much Anonymity for Unprotected File-Sharers

Comment in News (4 diggs, 0 replies) - on 09/27/2007
Link to the report: http://www1.cs.ucr.edu/store/techreports/UCR-CS-20 ... (see comment)
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Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) Default Wallpaper Chosen - What do you think?

Comment in News (1 digg, 0 replies) - on 09/23/2007
Another vote for the animal series -- very nice. (see comment)
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The Horror of Blimps

Comment in News (1 digg, 0 replies) - on 08/22/2007
Old, but very good. Worth a re-read, if you seen it before. (see comment)
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New witness testimony sparks renewed interest in Roswell UFO crash

Comment in News (1 digg, 0 replies) - on 08/21/2007
His "testimony" must be proof of an alien landing, because it's interspersed with spooky music and video effects. (see comment)
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Simplicity: The Hardest but Most Important Part of Web Design [pics]

Comment in News (3 diggs, 0 replies) - on 08/16/2007
His web site is even simpler than I expected. I read the whole thing in under 10 seconds. (see comment)
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Support the 'Global War on Terrorism'? Enjoy vanity License Plates?

Comment in News (1 digg, 0 replies) - on 08/02/2007
Clip art has never been so patriotic. (see comment)
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8 Sex Positions Women Love

Comment in News (2 diggs, 1 reply) - on 07/31/2007
Dugg for the icons. What the heck does the monkey mean? (see comment)
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BANNED President Bush Interview

Comment in News (2 diggs, 0 replies) - on 07/09/2007
Dugg down as inaccurate. A video is not banned, much less BANNED, just because it hasn't appeared on television here. (see comment)
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If you live in Ohio - you can't be arrested today (4th July)

Comment in News (1 digg, 0 replies) - on 07/06/2007
As far as I can tell, this law applies to a particular kind of arrest: arrest on the order of a court in order to enforce a judgment. Unless I'm missing something, it doesn't say anything about ordinary criminal arrests. You can read the statute here: … (see comment)
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Microsoft Paid Top Bloggers to Promote Vista and Recite MS Slogans

Comment in News (1 digg, 0 replies) - on 06/26/2007
The article is misleading. As far as I can tell, the bloggers didn't promote Microsoft on their blogs; rather, they provided quotes for a separate web site which is obviously advertising, and says "sponsored by Microsoft" at the top. Of course, you can … (see comment)
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[Pics] Amazing Shadows Cast Using Discarded Items

Comment in News (14 diggs, 5 replies) - on 06/15/2007
That is cool. (see comment)
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Paris free = Justice fails

Comment in News (7 diggs, 0 replies) - on 06/07/2007
My favorite part of the article: "Whitmore [the Sheriff's spokesman] made it clear that Paris was not released early -- she was reassigned. She is technically still in custody." Oh, ok. That changes everything. (see comment)
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The Price of Delaying the Inevitable in Iraq - by Ron Paul

Comment in News (1 digg, 0 replies) - on 06/05/2007
Blog spam. Link to original: http://www.house.gov/paul/tst/tst2007/tst060407.htm (see comment)
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How Do You Get Access to a Gmail Account of Someone Who Dies?

Comment in News (1 digg, 0 replies) - on 05/30/2007
When you die, all of your property passes to someone else. This includes intangible property like intellectual property, contractual rights, legal claims, and so forth. Whatever rights you have over your email account are among the property that compris … (see comment)
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Yahoo Photos Gone?

Comment in News (2 diggs, 0 replies) - on 05/04/2007
Strangely enough, the Yahoo Photos home page is still telling me about the "big upgrade" that's coming. Screenshot from today: http://farm1.static.flickr.com/229/483930272_f3dcece034_o.jpg … (see comment)
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A failure in generalship

Comment in News (2 diggs, 0 replies) - on 04/27/2007
I think this is the best thing I've read on the Iraq war, period. (see comment)
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Child porn case shows that an open WiFi network is no defense

Comment in News (2 diggs, 1 reply) - on 04/23/2007
If anyone is interested in reading the opinion, you can find it here: http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions%5Cpub%5C06/06-50041-CR0.wpd.pdf As someone else noted, the conviction was not based solely on the instant message -- a large amount of illegal mat … (see comment)
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Digg API, Flash Application Toolkit, and Contest Announced!

Comment in News (-1 diggs, 0 replies) - on 04/20/2007
The license agreement says that the API is licensed only for development of "non-commercial animations." Do they mean applications? http://apidoc.digg.com/LicenseAgreement (see comment)
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