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How To Find Your Rotten Neighbors

Rotten NeighborDoesn’t this just seems like a very bad idea in today’s litigious society? RottenNeighbors is a basic Google mashup allowing users to post comments about their “rotten” neighbors.  Check it out and see if you have made the list.

From the rottenneighbor.com website:

We are the first real estate search engine of its kind that helps you find bad neighbors before you move so you don’t regret the purchase of your new house, home, condo or apartment.

Our goal is to be an exceptionally smart assistant when you are looking to move into a new neighborhood. We hope that you will be able to find your dream home in your dream neighborhood by using our data and information provided by other users such as yourself. We then hope you will return the favor to other home buyers by adding to our database.

It doesn’t matter if you are moving down the street or all the way across the county, we are here to help you find and discover bad neighbors no matter where you are thinking about relocating. When you are going to make one of the biggest decisions in your life we are here to help you make a choice you won’t regret later when you might discover a bad neighbor living right next door. We show you detailed maps of states, counties, cities and neighborhoods all searchable by ZIP code.

We depend on users like you to submit bad neighbors to our maps. By doing so you will be adding to our real estate search engine and improving the home buying experience for thousands of people.

http://www.rottenneighbor.com/

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Cruel and unusual punishment

A man convicted of illegally downloading an episode of Star Wars has been told that he can no longer use his computer with an Ubuntu Linux operating system.

Scott McCausland pleaded guilty last year to ‘conspiracy to commit copyright infringement’ and ‘criminal copyright infringement’ by downloading Star Wars: Episode III illegally.

He served five months in prison and is now on probation, but has been told that he cannot use his Linux computer.

“So, I am getting shafted by the Justice Department again Here goes: I had a meeting with my probation officer today, and he told me that he has to install monitoring software onto my PC. No big deal to me, that is part of my sentence. However, their software doesn’t support GNU/Linux (Which is what I use). So, he told me that if I want to use a computer, I would have to use an OS that the software can be installed on. Which basically means: MICROSOFT AND MONITORING SOFTWARE or NO COMPUTER. I use Ubuntu 7.04 now, and they are trying to force me to switch.

First they give me 2 felonys, then they throw me in prison, and now this.

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The Real Fake Steve Jobs

Dan LyonsSooner or later, it had to happen.  Yesterday, the identity of Fake Steve Jobs (FSJ) was revealed by a tenacious New York Times reporter.  Dan Lyons, Forbes.com senior editor is FSJ.  Give the FSJ blog a read–hilarious!

Spoof on Microsoft Surface Computing

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Will It Blend? | The iPhone

Will It Blend? | Presented By Blendtec: “Ouch!”

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Answering iPhone’s call

It may not have been the ringtone heard ’round the world, but there sure was a lot of fuss over a phone Friday. At 6 p.m., the Apple iPhone went on sale. “

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At Bellevue Square, about 100 people were waiting by midafternoon, with employees from a nearby Starbucks coming by with a coffee cart (compliments of Apple) every hour and a half.

“I’m hoping it will make me cool,” Ryan Petty, 37, joked of the phone, which he was getting for himself, as well as one for his wife.

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Mac vs. PC Ads Getting Under Bill’s Skin

From this rant by Bill, it would appear those cute little Mac advertisements are starting to get under Bill’s skin.

“I don’t think the over 90 percent of the [population] who use Windows PCs think of themselves as dullards, or the kind of klutzes that somebody is trying to say they are. … I don’t know why [Apple is] acting like it’s superior. I don’t even get it. What are they trying to say? Does honesty matter in these things, or if you’re really cool, that means you get to be a lying person whenever you feel like it? There’s not even the slightest shred of truth to it.”

Bill, take a deep breath. You are still the richest man in the world and everybody still likes you[your money].

Check out the rest of the rant at Good Morning Silicon Valley.

GelliBaff

GellibaffAs a parent, GelliBaff is product is one I hope my kids never, ever hear about. Don’t miss the section on “Do’s and Don’ts”.
Turns bath water into goo…and back again!

Step 1. Turn bath time into play time! Simply run your bath 5 or 6cm deep, turn off the tap, add Gelli Baff and watch in amazement as your boring bath water magically turns into a fun, thick goo.

Step 2. The goo is a completely harmless powder that soaks up 400 times it’s own weight in water. When the fun’s all done, add the disolver sachet and the goo dissapears.

Step 3. Remove gooey mixture from hair, eyes, ears, mouths, nostrils, tonsils, walls, floor, ceiling, drain.

Step 4. Do the previous step ONCE!

Step 5. Throw away mixture and lie to children about how many baths one box contains.

iPhone Shuffle

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This is just plain funny, I don’t care who you are. What else can i say?
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My vote for Product of the Year

poop-freeze.jpgHaving a new dog, I found a product that I think qualifies for some product of the year award, but will certainly make the lives of our children so much easier. Now my oldest daughter won’t have to stand in the rain, crying during her turn to cleanup the dog “mess”.

POOP-FREEZE™ is a specially formulated aerosol freeze spray that, upon contact, forms a frosty film on dog poop (or cat poop) to harden the surface for easy pick-up. POOP-FREEZE is a great companion to a pooper scooper for clean fast dog poop or cat poop disposal.

POOP-FREEZE contains no CFC’s and is perfect for both outside and indoor use. Totally safe for both humans and pets when used as directed. Great product testimonials have been given to POOP-FREEZE for dog poop and cat poop removal. POOP-FREEZE, a pooper scooper and dog poop waste bags are the perfect solutions to fast and easy dog poop and cat poop removal.