Tagged: Interesting News

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technology

Continental, Security and MS

By Michael Palmer |  Jun 13, 2003  | #microsoft, #interesting-news | 1 min read
An article about Microsoft launching a new security Certification. And some harsh words from Continental towards the ‘linux guys’ whom apparently are all hackers! Acknowledging that vendors and IT professionals have to step into the breach to make computing more secure, Microsoft Tuesday launched two new security certifications and again pledged to make software patches easier to apply. Scott Charney, Microsoft’s chief security strategist, said Tuesday that he is working to adapt the company’s corporate culture to make patch application more uniform and rational.
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Cheese Races

By Michael Palmer |  Jun 12, 2003  | #interesting-news | 1 min read
What possesses anyone to throw themselves down one of the county’s steepest hills in pursuit of a Double Gloucester cheese?Crowds flock to do it every year – and have done for centuries. Read More : BBC – Gloucestershire – Features – Cooper’s Hill Cheese Rolling Races
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The Wacky World of Wally World

By Michael Palmer |  Jun 12, 2003  | #interesting-news | 1 min read
This is a guys log of his life working at Wal-Mart. I currently work at a mass merchandising corporate chain known as Wally World. If you have not heard of Wally World then you are lying, because you have. Besides the fact that I believe that I work for an evil corporate empire, Wally World is actually a pretty good place to work, despite a few setbacks from time to time.
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Nirvana has the #1 song?

By Michael Palmer |  Jun 11, 2003  | #interesting-news | 1 min read
Ok, these guys are on crack! Check out the Top 10 song list of the past 25 years! NEW YORK, June 10 Here they are now, entertaining us or at least entertaining VH1, which named Nirvana’s Smells Like Teen Spirit the greatest song of the past quarter-century. The Seattle band’s groundbreaking grunge anthem is No. 1 on VH1’s list of the 100 Greatest Songs of the Past 25 Years. Read More : Nirvana song tops VH1 list
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The Pit Heads

By Michael Palmer |  Jun 9, 2003  | #interesting-news | 1 min read
The faces and objects pictured below are carved from the seeds of fruit such as peach, plum, apricot, olive, sweet cherry, wild cherry and even the seed from the dogwood tree. I hope that you enjoy looking at them as much as I enjoyed carving them! Read More : Pit gallery
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High Tech Chicken Catcher

By Michael Palmer |  Jun 6, 2003  | #interesting-news | 1 min read
ELLIJAY, Ga. — One enduring frustration of the poultry industry is that chickens can’t be made to cross the road. Or even the chicken coop. It’s a snap to coax barnyard animals like pigs and cattle to go where you want them — but “you can’t herd chickens,” says Paul S. Berry of the British Silsoe Research Institute, an agricultural-research center that has studied the problem for decades. For that reason, poultry farmers have long relied on human catchers.
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007 Drink Stats

By Michael Palmer |  May 20, 2003  | #interesting-news, #spirits | 1 min read
Cool site goes through the drink history of James bond, on Paper and film. It has all the statistics of how many drinks and of what type including brands and garnishes.Make mine a 007…Statistics
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Don't Use Teflon

By Michael Palmer |  May 16, 2003  | #interesting-news | 1 min read
“The Environmental Working Group said in a study released on Thursday that cookware coated with Teflon-like coatings could reach 700 degrees Fahrenheit in 3-5 minutes, releasing 15 toxic gases and chemicals, including two carcinogens.”Yahoo! News – U.S. Urged to Put Warning Labels on Teflon Pans
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