Sunday, October 01, 2006

Top 10 Lies told to Naive Artists and Designers

# 1 - "Do this one cheap (or free) and we'll make it up on the next one." - No reputable business person would first give away their work and time or merchandise on the hope of making it up later. Can you imagine what a plumber would say if you said "come in, provide and install the sink for free and next time we'll make it up when we need a sink.

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THE 100 SITES

A list of "greatest 100" moments from the world of TV entertainment.

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Bob Woodward: The Price of Denial

Newsweek presents a special excerpt of Woodward's book,"State of Denial: Bush at War, Part III," reports on the potential fallout for President Bush and Rumsfeld and analyze the administration's response.

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Surfing With Sharks

Publicly exploitable vulnerabilities with Internet Explorer are
far more common than many security people would like. The
recently discovered VML arbitrary code execution flaw is
probably one of the more serious issues to come to light in
recent months.

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New insults for English language

"Celebutard" - a blend of celebrity, debutante and retard - would be used to describe a celebrity noted for displays of stupidity.

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Is It Ethical To Own an iPod?

Recently, Apple was the focus of a British newspaper's investigation into the conditions of the Chinese factory where iPods are made. The story alleged that workers were paid very little and forced to work 15-hour shifts to assemble Apple's wildly popular MP3 players.

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Visa and Monkey Business

Clever Adversting by Visa

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Every Move You Make - If you think you're being watched, you probably are.

"...one might wonder: Is someone, right this very minute, watching my keystrokes? Or reading my e-mail? Doing background checks on me even after I'm hired? Noticing when I come and go based on my key card? How about all of the above -- and more."

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AP Sensational Reporting

Here is an example of attention seeking fom the Associated Press. Reports of riots, what riots? It's only a few very disappointed supporters (in one town) who can easily be controlled.

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Leading UK Supermarket Starts Software Business

Tesco is to launch a range of budget own-brand PC software, in a move that will pitch the grocery giant against the likes of Microsoft and Symantec. Are they nuts?

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OMG! A list of 25+ Free Video COURSES on EVERYTHING Computer Science! FTW!!

HUNDREDS of videos! Sorry for the sensational title, but I stumbled on this amazing list just now that someone put together of entire college COURSES on computer science. Computer Architecture, Operating System Analysis, Programming Languages, the list goes on and on. Spread the love! It's like getting a full college education for free!

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Top 4 Problems Of Owning A Franchise!

If you think owning a traditional store front business or
franchise is the answer to your financial problems, guess
again.

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Undereye Circles: Causes And Cures

Under-eye circles may be one of the first things you see when
you look in the mirror. These black or dark circles under the
eyes can be caused by many different factors, including
heredity, sun exposure, allergies, lack of sleep, medications,
poor nutrition, age, and hormonal changes associated with
pregnancy and menstruation.

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First Genetic Map of Cancer Created

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and on this week's program we are pleased to present to you, results of research being performed at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, where the first genetic map of breast cancer has been created and nearly 200 cancer genes identified.

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How We became Human

Scientists figured out decades ago that chimps are our nearest evolutionary cousins, roughly 98 percent to 99 percent identical to humans at the genetic level. When it comes to DNA, a human is closer to a chimp than a mouse is to a rat.

Yet tiny differences, sprinkled throughout the genome, have made all the difference.

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