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Apr 06
Gene Pitney has died
Gene Pitney found dead in hotel. “Cause the point of a gun was the only law That Liberty understood.
When it came to shootin’ straight and fast, He was mighty good.”
Apple Introduces Boot Camp: Public Beta Software Enables Intel-based Macs to Run Windows XP. AAPL is up 6%.
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Mar 06
tex avery cartoon
I found a few old cartoon shorts on Google Video. Good stuff. They don’t make them like this anymore.
GoogleVideo: Tex Avery Cartoon – Bad Luck Blackie – 7min. Genius.
GoogleVideo: Merry Melodies: “A Day at the Zoo” (1939)
GoogleVideo: Tex Avery – Red Hot Riding Hood
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Mar 06
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Seven Career Killers: “Procrastination is an ingrained habit,” Nemko says, “but if you don’t kick it pretty quick, you’re going to find yourself on the corporate slow track.”
Click Fraud Gets Smarter: “One of Boser’s biggest challenges is putting a finger on exactly how widespread the practice is. Some search consultants say click fraud accounts for upwards of 20% of all traffic, and may generate more than $1 billion in dubious sales a year. Others say those stats vastly overstate the problem. “
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Mar 06
first blood, soul
first blood, soul … “if you step, to fb…”
PayPal Goes Mobile! Send money securely, anytime, from wherever you are. You don’t need cash or a check – just your phone.
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Mar 06
refresh, dallas
Refresh Dallas Meeting Thursday, March 23, 2006 (7:00 PM – 9:00 PM) “Rails: Diving into the Rabbit Hole” “Refresh is a community of designers and developers working to refresh the creative, technical and professional aspects of new media endeavors in the Dallas area.”
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Mar 06
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What Makes a Lefty: Myths and Mysteries Persist “It’s obvious that they were using both hands equally,” said anthropologist Amanda Blackburn from the University of Manitoba. “It’s not fair to say they were ambidextrous in the true sense of the word, but they may have had a tendency to use both hands equally. It’s a behavior they may have learned rather than just being born like that.”
Colgate-Palmolive to Buy Tom’s of Maine “The $100 million cash deal for privately owned Tom’s of Maine, which got its start in 1970 by producing a phosphate-free laundry detergent, reflects Colgate’s strategy of focusing on the higher-margin oral and personal care businesses.”