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  • Burglar Dangling From Ceiling

    Yahoo! News – “Police say a would-be burglar got stuck trying to bypass the small grocery’s alarm system by breaking in through the vents over a kitchen stove.” Yep, another entry for the world’s dumbest criminals specials. You know, I’d think he’d manage to rip …

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  • Yahoo dumps Google as engine

    SearchEngineWatch.com – “Yahoo is rolling out a brand new search engine today, with its own index and ranking mechanisms, casting aside its long-standing use of Google-powered search results. The move is bound to roil the industry and sets in motion a new race for the …

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  • LOTR Concert Debut

    Sci Fi Wire – “Oscar-winning film composer Howard Shore will conduct the North American debut performance of his Lord of the Rings Symphony: Six Movements for Orchestra and Chorus on Feb. 23 at the Montreal Highlights Festival” Would be cool to see for sure. Wonder …

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  • Fox TV on DVD

    You know, I’d like to just stop and thank 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (and the awesome folks like Peter Staddon) for their excellent work in releasing TV shows on DVD. I’m watching episodes from both the Angel season 3 set and the Roswell season …

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  • Record Industry Sues 531 More

    Reuters – “The U.S. music industry on Tuesday sued 531 more people for online copyright infringement using a method known as the “John Doe” litigation process because their names are not yet known.” Woo hoo! More RIAA fun! Wheeeeeee! Meanwhile, the world keeps a-spinnin’ and …

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  • Cow Drags Farmer To Safety

    Yahoo! News – “Riley and her husband lost 15 of the 350 cows that were swept into the river. She said the animal that saved her, Cow 569, would get a bit of extra attention from now on.” Yeah, I should think so. Wonder if …

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  • State Of The Arcade Industry

    1up.com – “There was a time when an arcade operator in America could buy a Ms. Pac-Man machine for less than $1,000, let it sit in an arcade, bar or storefront, and see that game make back over 30 times the initial investment. In 2004, …

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  • James Marsters instructions to save Angel

    Buffy.nu – “Unfortunately, emailing networks or posting in online petitions is a waste of time. Waiting around for somebody to organize something is wasting precious time–organized campaigns are going to be great but here?s something you can do NOW.” Now here are the real steps …

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  • Google Achieves Search Milestone

    BusinessWire – “Google Inc. today announced it expanded the breadth of its web index to more than 6 billion items. Google’s collection comprises 4.28 billion web pages, 880 million images, 845 million Usenet messages, and a growing collection of book-related information pages.” As always, it’s …

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  • New Bagle.B Internet worm appears

    Yahoo! News – “A new variant of the Bagle Internet worm, dubbed Bagle.B, was spreading quickly by e-mail throughout the world, Internet security experts said.” Oh good, another one. Time to test the stupidity of e-mail users again.

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