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Archive for February, 2008

26 Feb

IRL and Champ Car Update

With the recent announcement that the Indy Racing League (IRL) and Champ Car World Series (CCWS) have finally came together as one series, there have been a number of releases about races and teams. Here are some of the recent stories:

Release from the IRL home page
Conquest announces a 2 car team for the new […]

25 Feb

3yr old explains Star Wars

So freaking cute!

25 Feb

Workstations at Starbucks

Had to chuckle when I saw this video. It reminds me of the day when coffee shops were “Cyber Cafe’s”, which was only a few years ago. Interesting how people think it is so weird or funny now. Enjoy!

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19 Feb

IRL and Champ Car back together..at last!

Looks like the open wheel unification may be the real deal.  Open wheel racing is some of the most exciting racing on the planet and the long overdue merging of the two series will only increase the competition and excitement.  It will be wonderful to see some of the races come back together, including Long Beach […]

17 Feb

John He Is

Just too funny to not pass along…

16 Feb

Hey Comcast… Get stuffed!

Looks like the BitTorrent folks are at it again and have developed a workaround to blocking by Comcast.  This is the same old story that always has the exact same ending, you can’t beat the hackers.  Period.  Be it Comcast, Microsoft, DirectTV or any large company that attempts to create technology to keep people out, […]

15 Feb

RIP: HD-DVD and Spore for Mac will rock your universe

Yet another final nail has been driven into the HD-DVD casket and frankly, I could care less. BluRay is emerging as the clear winner in this pointless format war reminiscent of the old VHS vs. Betamax wars. Just in time for well-done electronic distribution to kick the snot out of it. Well done, Sony!
From […]

14 Feb

Free open source virtualization software for the Mac

It looks like there is finally some open source competition to Parallels Desktop and VMWare’s Fusion…innotek GHmB’s VirtualBox has arrived. Considerably smaller in footprint and with a end-user price point that will make the others scramble, VirtualBox provides a low cost alternative to running Windows/Linux virtual machines on your Mac. Ars Technica (Love […]

13 Feb

News Corp joins the fight for Yahoo

The Financial Times is reporting that Rupert Murdoch of News Corp. may be going after Yahoo.
From the article
News Corp has been in talks about merging its MySpace social network and other online sites with Yahoo in exchange for a substantial stake in the web portal, according to a person familiar with the matter.
My take is […]

13 Feb

Apple TV HD quality compared to Blu-Ray and Cable HD

The folks over at iLounge have done a preliminary comparison between Apple TV, Blu-Ray and Cable HD picture quality. I’m surprised the Apple TV fared so well and can’t wait to try it out for myself. The update finally came through last night and so far I like what I see.
From the article:
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13 Feb

New slim Lenovo X300 to compete with Apple Air

The march of technology never ceases and the competition for small, ultra-portable laptops just got hotter. IBM Lenovo will release a direct competitor to the Apple Air that is based on a 13″ screen and full-sized keyboard.
From the article:
Sporting the traditional ThinkPad black slab design, the X300 isn’t as skinny or sexy as the […]

11 Feb

More IRL/CCWS rumors

Looks like the talks are continuing between Tony George and CCWS officials. The Indianapolis Star reports that one of the biggest hurdles may be closer to a settlement.
From the article:
The IRL was seeking permission for alternatives to its April 19 race at the Honda-owned Twin Ring Motegi circuit as it tried to alleviate a […]

11 Feb

What the animals are REALLY thinking

Just…funny.. Probably NSFW as there are tons of f-bombs dropped.

Fuck Planet Earth on FunnyOrDie.com

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09 Feb

Writers Strike is over!?!

The NY Times is reporting that a tentative deal has been struck to end the writers strike that begin on Nov 5, 2007. It has also been reported that writers may be back to work as early as Monday of next week.
From the article:
Word of the tentative deal came Saturday in an early […]

09 Feb

Yahoo rejects Microsoft’s offer

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Yahoo has rejected Microsoft’s offer of $31 per share ($44.6 Billion US Dollars).
The article also says that Yahoo has taken preventative “poison pill” measures to fend off more hostile takeover attempts.
The decision to reject the offer signals that Yahoo’s board is digging in its heels for what […]

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