Archive for June, 2008

Lightning storm starts 800 fires in California

In another wacky (I’m sure) global warming related weather incident, a freak lightning storm has started over 800 wildfires in Northern California.

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said he was told late Sunday evening that the state had 520 fires, and he found it “quite shocking” that by Monday morning the number had risen above 700.
Moments later, a [...]

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George Carlin – dead of heart failure

Comedian George Carlin died Sunday at age 71.
My earliest memory of Carlin was back in Jr. High. One of my friends had watched his famous “Seven Words That Can Never Be Said on Television” routine. Of course, being kids in a more conservative time, we were totally fascinated that he would say all [...]

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Dell charges for ‘Downgrade’

Dell Inc. will charge customers up to $50 for factory-installed Windows XP on some PCs after Wednesday, according to the company’s Web site.
The amazing floundering that is Microsoft Vista continues. A year and a half after it’s release, the public is still not convinced. Even though XP is scheduled to be pulled from [...]

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Basic Physics Quiz – 85%

Found this awesome basic physics quiz courtesy Lisa’s Monday/Friday recap.
Contrary to reports, didn’t make me feel stupid. Scored 85%, and should have aced it, was just trying to hurry.
Take the test and leave your score as a comment. C’mon, it’s fun.

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