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Ok, this is more humour than 'stuff', but I thought it was just too good. On July 26, 2000, two friends, Jim and John, each got a $1000 bonus at work. (They both work for Nortel Networks, where in the…

Some weather news from the Cape of Storms. The worst storm in 50 years. Trees were uprooted, roofs lifted… average galeforce winds of 100km/hr and gusts of up to 150km/hr in Cape Town Harbour. The average height of a wave…

According to CNN.com: “Using the most recently available data, the ILO has determined that the average Australian, Canadian, Japanese or Mexican worker was on the job roughly 100 hours less than the average American in a year — that’s almost…

This Powerful Computer should bring back some memories!

The New HP Jornada 560 Series looks awesome. Voice recognition (allegedly powered by Conversay), iPaq-like display, good looks… Can’t wait.

According to CNN.com – August 17, 2001, astronomers announced Wednesday the discovery of the first solar system other than our own where multiple planets travel around a star in circular orbits.

http://mindprod.com/unmain.html provides an great list of things NOT to do. Warning, this is for programmers only. Some of his “suggestions” sound way too familiar. One of my favorites: Consider equals As A Variable Name: Choose variable names that are English…

The women of Sirt, a small village near Antalya on Turkey’s southern coast, had launched the bedroom strike in protest at the lack of accessible running water. Full story: CNN.com – Sex ban lifted in Turkish village – August 16,…

“Of course, a slew of features worthy of Microsoft can be found in the new platform, such as up to 100 hours standby time with screen on and PIM active; four hours talk time, a “large” color screen or economical…

So this is how Steve Ballmer motivates his troops. Wow. Not sure if this works for me… you decide. http://www.w2knews.com/rd/rd.cfm?id=080901FL-BallmerDance