Entries from October 2007

Monday, October 29th, 2007

I now know why POT is Illegal.

A hemp storyread more | digg story

Monday, October 29th, 2007

Police terrorize family, murder two pet dogs over small amount of pot

my dog Maxine came running to me and they blew her head off right next to me.read more | digg story

Monday, October 29th, 2007

Ars Technica review of Leopard!

Here it is, John Siracusa’s review.read more | digg story

Monday, October 29th, 2007

AT&T gives FREE Wi-Fi to Southern California

Due to California Wildfires AT&T has stated it will be offering Free T-Mobile Hot Spot Wi-Fi services to San Diego, San Bernardino, Riverside, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara and Orange and Ventura counties. There will be about 600 locations to get AT&T hot spot wi-fi at no charge.
The offering began on October 27th, 2007 and will […]

Monday, October 29th, 2007

New Apple MacBook on Tuesday? GMA X3100?

According to MacRumors sources, the wheels are in motion for Apple to deliver new MacBook updates as early as this Tuesday. While an exact date has been hard to determine, MacBook updates are expected within the next week, with evidence pointing to Tuesday. The update may also include support for Intel’s […]

Monday, October 29th, 2007

Official Apple iPod Touch Ad (Created by a Student)

In an unusual move, Apple will be airing a new television ad that started as a student project, according to The New York Times. The new iPod touch ad will began airing on Sunday.read more | digg story

Monday, October 29th, 2007

Apple not just refusing cash, also refusing Apple Gift Cards for iPhones

You can chalk this one up to our bad in assuming best intentions, but when Apple said no cash for iPhones, they damn well meant it — enough to extend the policy out to no cash for anything that could in turn purchase an iPhone. Turns out you can’t even use your Apple bucks to […]

Monday, October 29th, 2007

‘Marijuana is not a drug, it’s a leaf,’ says Schwarzenegger

When George Butler’s critically acclaimed 1977 documentary Pumping Iron was re-released in 2002, before Mr Schwarzenegger ran for governor of California, he was unconcerned by the scene showing him smoking marijuana…read more | digg story

Monday, October 29th, 2007

Comcast to employees: talking about blocking P2P can get you fired

As Comcast is peppered with questions from its customers over its practice of blocking some P2P traffic, the company is giving customer service reps a script to work from. Deviating from that script is grounds for termination, Comcast employees tell Ars.read more | digg story

Monday, October 29th, 2007

UN atomic watchdog: No evidence Iran is making nuclear weapons

Chief UN atomic watchdog Mohamed ElBaradei said Sunday he had no evidence that Iran is building nuclear weapons and accused US leaders of adding “fuel to the fire” with recent bellicose rhetoric. He said it is time “to stop spinning and hyping the Iranian issue,” warning that military force could spark a global “conflagration.”read more […]

Monday, October 29th, 2007

I have 3 PS3’s

You are not nearly as cool as this guyread more | digg story

Monday, October 29th, 2007

Hulu Launches! Should YouTube Be Worried?

While it may not live up to its billing as a “YouTube killer,” Hulu is as different as a web video service could possibly be from the market leader.read more | digg story

Monday, October 29th, 2007

Fashion tips for women from a guy who knows dick about fashion.

New Maddoxread more | digg story

Monday, October 29th, 2007

If Stephen Colbert were to win the presidency

A brief look at his cabinet and a few other positions. We can dream right?read more | digg story

Monday, October 29th, 2007

Creating an Old-Collage Effect Poster in Photoshop

Learn about laying out type and photos using assorted stock images to make a collage-feel poster.read more | digg story

Sunday, October 28th, 2007

Leopard Hacked! Install Leopard on your PC

Well its been only a day since the Mac OSX Leopard was released officially by Apple and the hackers have managed to create a patched DVD that everyone like you and me can use to install Leopard on PC’s without having to buy a Mac.read more | digg story

Sunday, October 28th, 2007

Adium 2.0 Coming - With video / audio support

Version 2.0 of Adium is in the works with added video and audio support… just what everyone’s been waiting for!read more | digg story

Sunday, October 28th, 2007

Jurors Say Death for Woman Who Cut Baby Out of Pregnant Woman

A federal jury decided Friday that a woman convicted of killing an expectant mother and cutting her baby from her womb should receive the death penalty.read more | digg story

Sunday, October 28th, 2007

Engadget - Leopard vs. Vista: feature chart showdown

Vista and Leopard are both extremely advanced, feature rich consumer operating systems. But way back in January when Vista launched knew we had little choice but pit the two in a head to head chartngraph Thunderdome competition. We know we’re not even going to be able to stop the epic fanboy arguments about break out […]

Sunday, October 28th, 2007

Facebook employees check what profiles you look at

They also look at anyone’s profile they want. And oddly enough, there’s nothing against it in their privacy policy.read more | digg story