OK… sometimes when bored you run acrossed the most interesting of things. Case in point. You can take any small picture and make it text with this neat little flash tool.
This picture
becomes:
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F-22 scores direct hit in supersonic, high-altitude JDAM drop
June 13, 2006 The U.S. Air Force F-22 Combined Test Force team of Boeing, Lockheed Martin and Air Force pilots continued to successfully push the F-22 Raptor’s capability last week when it released a Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) munition at supersonic speed, high altitude and [...]
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Shii’s Rocky Middle Path » Showdown at Google Gulch
Let’s do some browsing around the city of Baghdad, on Google Maps:
US Army Satellite Internet Provider - TS2 Technologie Satelitarne SAT services in COB / FOB Speicher / Tikrit Airbase / FOB Summerall, Camp Habbaniyah, LSA Adder / Tallil Air Base, Camp Victory South, [...]
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When you play baseball/softball you play knowing that you may get hurt. You may skin your leg up sliding into a base, you may get hit with the ball you where supposed to catch, you also may get hit with it if you are too far over (or crowding) the plate when up to [...]
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Update from this earlier story about Apple Corp suing Apple Computers for Trademark Infrigement for it’s iTunes Music Store.
FTA:
“Apple Corp., was given an opportunity to object to Apple Comp.’s use of the apple logo in association with the iTunes Music Store. But it chose not to, the iPod maker’s advocate claimed yesterday. Apple Corp. received [...]
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Comic with anti-abortion Senator’s phone number on eBay
Last week, Cory posted a comic strip that my old friend Stephanie McMillan drew featuring the phone numbers of anti-abortion senator Bill Napoli. (Link to the comic.) Stephanie is now auctioning off the cartoon on eBay with the proceeds going to help keep abortion safe and legal in [...]
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As a frequent user of Google Talk and a proponent of it’s use I have to say I’ve come to really like it’s phylosophy of simple and elegant. And this latest beta release really is that.
If you look at the layout you can see how it’s a simple idea that just works. Hover over [...]
Do Consumers Trust the Microsoft Brand?
Forrester Research’s 2005 Technology Brand Scorecard ranks Microsoft’s “brand trust” 20th out of 22 consumer electronics and computer makers.
Would you buy a used car from this company? How about a portable electronics device?
Forrester Research’s2005 Technology Brand Scorecard evaluated the “brand trust” reported by 4,732 U.S. households during September and October [...]
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You know… when I was in High School I used to hear stories from my brothers about the strange classes that had been taught at Vintage high when it first opened. Like Witchcraft and basket weaving (not underwater). But this report really makes me wonder what they are thinking when they come up with class [...]
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When I vote I want to be assured my vote counts. That someone won’t change it, or misunderstand it, or lose it. So I would be up for electronic voting, but the number one maker of voting machines also seems the be the number one maker of insecure voting machines. And Diebold [...]
