Archive for December 28th, 2006

This Just In: People are stupid

Posted by Gary on December 28th, 2006

A couple sad and telling quotes (below) from a USA Today story about how the TV manufacturers and cable companies have launched proactive efforts to educate the public about HDTV.
“Perplexed TV purchasers often will hook up an HDTV incorrectly, then return it to a store as defective…”
“One in four HDTV owners is still watching regular […]

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Financial Times: Forged Documents Point at Jobs

Posted by Brian on December 28th, 2006

Dec 28th 2006 1:08AM by Dan Lurie (The Unofficial Apple Weblog)

Sources have informed The Financial Times of London that the forged documents at the center of the ongoing SEC investigation relate to illegal activities allegedly perpetrated by Steve Jobs himself. According to the FT story, Jobs “was handed 7.5m stock options in 2001 without the […]

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Are you alone in this country?

Posted by Joe on December 28th, 2006

Find out how many people share your name within the United States. This calculator device uses inaccurate information to tell you how many people share your first, last, and full name. Kinda neat to pass a few minutes on while at work.
hmmm how many Dick Trickles are there… hmmm… apparently 0. Real […]

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