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Space Weather News for Oct. 31, 2006

SPOOKY ASTRONOMY: Today is a date of astronomical interest: it's a cross-quarter date, midway between an equinox and a solstice. There are four cross-quarter dates throughout the year, and each is a minor holiday. One is Groundhog Day (Feb. 2nd), another is May Day (May 1st), the third is Lammas Day (Aug. 1st), and the fourth ... ? Happy Halloween!

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YouTube - MXC

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YouTube - Rube Goldberg Officeplace Contraption

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Rube Goldberg Officeplace Contraption

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Techcrunch » Blog Archive » Fox to Debut Sinking TV Episodes on MySpace

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Fox to Debut Sinking TV Episodes on MySpace Marshall Kirkpatrick 11 comments »Fox Interactive announced this morning that the first and second episodes of Warner Bros. Television’s THE O.C. this season will be available on MySpace and Fox affiliate sites as much as a week before they show on TV. A week after TV broadcast the shows will be taken back offline. Just like the last batch of shows that Fox said would be available on MySpace earlier this month, a downloadable player will be required to view the files; users will not be able to skip ads.

Techcrunch » Blog Archive » Idio: A Personalized Flash Mag on Music and Design

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Idio: A Personalized Flash Mag on Music and Design Marshall Kirkpatrick 12 comments »Idio is a Flash magazine launching tomorrow that will deliver personalized content and rich media advertising regarding design and music. Angel funded and based in the UK, I think Idio stands a strong chance of succeeding. It could also be an important look into the future.

Don't Clog with the "Don't Clog" Story...

Here is a news story from Down Under that was just too good to pass up for posting.  It is truly in this spirit that we started the "Don't Clog My Inbox" blog.  A truce.  A promise to not forward but rather to post the best of what we find out there - and are just tempted to send with the subject line "you gotta check this out."

Don't clog up my inbox

By Rachel Pascoe October 20, 2003

The most annoying thing about chain emails is that people, despite knowing how stupid they are, forward them to everyone they know.

I am guilty of not forwarding such emails. Do you actually believe that if the email gets so many hits that it will buy an operation for some kid with three eyes? Or that if you don't send these pictures of a fake dead little girl that she will haunt you that night and kill you?

One of the sillier ones promises Bill Gates will give you and everyone you send "his" email a monetary reward. Get real, people.

There are a few different types of chain emails. The wish one (scroll down the page, make a wish and if you send it to 20 people, it will come true), the sympathy story...  [ MORE ]

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A New Zealand-flagged yacht crosses the Miraflores locks in the Panama Canal October 19, 2006.

Lou Piniella's First Big Move As Cubs Manager Is To Resign

October 19, 2006 | Onion Sports

CHICAGO—During his formal introduction as Cubs manager Tuesday, Lou Piniella announced that his first and only managerial decision will be to step down immediately and permanently from his new position—a bold, unexpected move that he successfully carried out just moments later. "My time in Chicago has been great, and it feels like it was just yesterday that I started this job, but I truly believe that this move will give me a better opportunity to win," Piniella said at the press conference while ceremoniously removing a Cubs hat and jersey. "I'm very excited about leaving this team." After the announcement, Cubs GM Jim Hendry praised Piniella's sound judgment and pure baseball instinct, saying that "his ability to make quick, smart decisions like this one is exactly why we hired him."

ITworld.com - Microsoft Zune: Doesn't sound sweet to everyone

Link: ITworld.com - Microsoft Zune: Doesn't sound sweet to everyone.

Microsoft Zune: Doesn't sound sweet to everyone IDG News Service 10/18/06 Jeremy Kirk, IDG News Service, London Bureau Microsoft's forthcoming digital music player, dubbed Zune, may make some Hebrew speakers gasp. The name for the device -- which will take on the Apple iPod when released later this year -- sounds like a vulgarity, specifically the "f" word, in Hebrew.