Because my brain is too small to rememeber all these junks…
NPR : Discussing, and Pronouncing, Abu Ghraib
Pretty funny piece about how many Americans mis-pronounce “Abu Ghraib”.. try to guess the voices of poeple who fail miserably (answer are provided at the end). The last one is SO BAD, that I think you’ll be able to guess who it is :)
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Found these from a thread on /.
Remember, 50% of people are even dumber than the average person
50% of people are more irritating than the average person.
49% of people are dumber than most.
87% of all statistics are made up.
27% of made-up statistics are right on the money.
that is only correct 50% of the time.
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This month’s Wired Magazine has an interview with Craig Newmark, creator of one of my favorite market place craigslist… a good example of a successful business that is not a sellout.
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Wired News: Turning Slackers Into Workaholics
“Blocking cells from receiving dopamine made the monkeys work harder at a task — and they were better at it, too, the U.S. government researchers found.”
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Bag Borrow or Steal lets you borrow expensive designer handbags for as little as $19.99 a month, similar to Netflix. Is this the beginning of online rent-to-own business boom?
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The Memory Hole [rescuing knowledge, freeing information] is a collection of photos, videos, audio clips, and documents that the government, big corporations, and the mass media don’t want you to see. There are GRAPHIC photos of American contractor Paul Johnson beheaded by the Al-Qaeda, a VIDEO of beheading of another contractor Nick Berg, which was so disturbing that I could not finish watching :( Here is the full list of contents.
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The latest 3-series, rumored to be released in late 2005. Woohoo~
Coverages:
Autocar
German Car Fans
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