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Harassing calls more sinister than pool flyer
New Braunfels woman Mary Alice Altorfer became the center of an Internet and media furor this week when she complained to police that her biracial grandchildren were being victimized by a flyer posted at her neighborhood swimming pool.
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Linked by David Adams on Fri 15th Jul 2005 16:00 UTC
Macworld Boston ended yesterday. Didn't realize it was going on at all? You're in good company. Since Apple didn't have a presence there and there was no Steve Jobs rock concert product announcement, nobody paid much attention to the Mac-oriented trade show, notes Wired News.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sat 15th Jul 2006 21:05 UTC
Not too long ago, I sold my iBook, right after the new MacBook was announced. I planned to buy that same MacBook somewhere this summer; however, I started to doubt. I had second thoughts. Let me explain why I decided to not buy a new Mac, but instead opt for a used G4 PowerMac.
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Java jolt: N. Main Starbucks closing
For a list of the U.S. Starbucks closures, click here. LAS CRUCES โ There's just no use crying over spilt non-fat half-caff triple-grande quarter-sweet sugar-free vanilla non-fat Lactaid extra-hot extra-foamy caramel macciato.
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Digital artwork
Jennifer Andrade waves while showing off her segment of the world's largest digital mural at the Intel Sorenson Computer Clubhouse at the Sorenson Unity Center in Salt Lake City. Youths from across the globe created digital pieces, and the mural was unveiled online today.
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Editor's notebook
SURPRISE, SURPRISE - We don't mean to sound unappreciative of the efforts of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Inspector General. Still: If it costs federal officials more than $250,000 to produce a report containing things everyone already knows, what's the going rate for coming up with something new?
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St. Charles County senior news for July 11-17
Senior centers St. Charles Senior Center 1455 Fairgrounds Road 636-949-0658 July 11: Bingo, 12 p.m.; entertainment June 14: Wood carving, 9 a.m. July 15: Bridge, 9 a.m.; computer class, 9 a.m.; line dancing, 9:15 a.m.
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Social networking photos come back to bite defendants in court
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Two weeks after Joshua Lipton was charged in a drunken driving crash that seriously injured a woman, the 20-year-old college junior attended a Halloween party dressed as a prisoner. Pictures from the party showed him in a black-and-white striped shirt and an orange jumpsuit labeled "Jail Bird."
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Las Cruces feels Starbucks java bubble burst (3:44)
LAS CRUCES โ There's just no use crying over spilt non-fat half-caff triple-grande quarter-sweet sugar-free vanilla non-fat Lactaid extra-hot extra-foamy caramel macciato.
Las Cruces Sun-News |
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Flips' Picks
It is beyond the film that everyone has been waiting for all summer. Christopher Nolan's absolute masterpiece of "The Dark Knight," was chilling, suspenseful and a study in superb acting. Felipa's Flicks: Felipa Solis blogs about the cinema scene
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Pasticceria transports taste buds to Europe
A sign of the Leaning Tower of Pisa juts out over North Zaragoza. It caught my eye immediately. So did the bright green building. Delicious Dish: If you love food, this blog is for you.
El Paso Times |
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Japan firms to work out next-gen car battery norms
TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp <7203.T>, Nissan Motor Co <7201.T>, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co <6752.T> and other Japanese companies will work together to set up common standards for lithium-ion batteries being developed to power next-generation cars, the Nikkei business daily said on Saturday.
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Big shareholder supports Yahoo! board over Icahn
SAN FRANCISCO ยป One of Yahoo!'s largest shareholders is supporting the re-election of the Internet company's incumbent board, delivering a significant blow to an attempted coup being led by activist investor Carl Icahn. With Friday's announcement, Legg Mason Capital Management became the biggest major Yahoo! shareholder to publicly declare it will vote for the nine current directors -- a group ...
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Coastal data dispute goes to mediation
A battle between the University of Massachusetts and the state Department of Environmental Protection over who owns data and a computer model used to design a multibillion cleanup of the state's coastal waters is now in mediation.
Cape Cod Times |
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Girls, computers make spirited combination at Purdue camp
Working in information technology doesn't seem all that glamorous.
Journal & Courier |
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Virtual Fears?
No Internet. Anywhere in the world. Sounds nightmarish?
Hindustan Times |
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ARNOLD: Lucky Thirteen
Unable to sleep from his excitement, Arnold Mayor Mark Powell slid out of bed at 3 a.m. Monday to check his computer.
Jefferson County Journal |
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Pons: No room for cyberbullies
An initial plan to address parents and players of Lincoln High School's softball team as a group changed Friday when school officials felt a more aggressive approach was needed to deter any further cyberbullying.
Tallahassee Democrat |
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Spirits high at Toga Party in Watkins Glen
WATKINS GLEN -- The first year Jeff and Della Pastel of Long Island came to the Finger Lakes Wine Festival Toga Party, Jeff said he was afraid to get out of the car.
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British Govt accused of "shocking incompetence" over missing files
The British Government has been accused of "shocking incompetence" after admitting top secret information has gone missing. More than 650 Ministry of Defence laptop computers have been stolen over the past four years.
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posted by Athanassios Floros on Wed 26th May 2004 15:56 UTC
The desktop metaphor, used in practically every modern operating system, has been around for many years and has been very successful in making computer usage easy for even the most novice users.
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Wall Street edges lower
NEW YORK โ Wall Street edged lower Friday as disappointing earnings from technology companies like Google Inc. and Microsoft Corp. offset upbeat results from Citigroup Inc.
San Mateo Daily Journal |
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 15th Dec 2006 21:12 UTC
"The FSF today launched a campaign with a twofold mission of exposing the harms inflicted on computer users by the new Microsoft Windows Vista and promoting free software alternatives that respect users' security and privacy rights.
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Regents name new Internet coordinator
The South Dakota Board of Regents announced that Cathy Anderson is the new academic coordinator of the Electronic University Consortium.
Rapid City Journal |
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Recent Original Stories
"This is extraordinary news for all nerds, computer scientists and the Open Source community: the source code of the MULTICS operating system (Multiplexed Information and Computing Service), the father of UNIX and all modern OSes, has finally been opened [get it here ]. Multics was an extremely influential early time-sharing operating system started in 1964 and introduced a large number of new ...
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