Archive | May, 2008

What is an expert?

22 May 2008

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An expert is a person who has made all the mistakes that can be made in a very narrow field. NIELS BOHR, Danish physicist and Nobel Prize winner

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Buy a car, get a free gun

22 May 2008

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A Missouri car dealer said on Thursday sales have soared at his auto and truck business since launching a promotion this week that promises buyers a free handgun or a $250 gas card with every purchase. Max Motors, a Missouri dealership that has as its logo a grimacing cowboy wielding a pistol, has sold more [...]

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Jeremy’s Stache At Day 17

22 May 2008

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Here is Jeremy at day 17 of his mustache project. I must admit it looks kinda weird. It almost makes me feel uncomfortable. I think he looks like Ben Stiller in DodgeBall… He also looks like a bad porn star from the 70′s. Pay respect to the man though! This guy has to face his [...]

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Parking lot solar system

21 May 2008

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The Envision Solar Grove is a highly customizable, aesthetically-designed, photovoltaic-integrated parking lot solar system. Originally designed for Kyocera Solar, the simple elegance of the Solar Grove lends itself to a variety of surroundings and terrain that could otherwise prove challenging to more standard designs. The design is based on a  graceful analogy, known as “biomimicry” — just [...]

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17 Tools For Your Website You Can’t Miss

21 May 2008

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There is some amazing stuff out there on the Web–resources, tools, tricks, and tips. Problem is you spend so much of your time just keeping up with new technologies – learning, playing – and this doesn’t leave much time to go hunting for the latest and greatest tool, or for a better way of doing [...]

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Government Regulation of Franchises

20 May 2008

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In the United States, all franchisors must abide by the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Franchise Rule, which requires franchisors to prepare a disclosure document called the Uniform Franchise Offering Circular (UFOC ) / Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) and give a copy of that document to prospective franchisees prior to their purchase of a franchise. The [...]

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21 accents by Amy Walker

20 May 2008

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Amy Walker is saying the same thing over and over again with different accents: “hello, I’m Amy Walker, I’m 25 and I’m from…”

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The $175 burger

20 May 2008

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Its creators admit it is the ultimate in decadence: a $175 hamburger. The Wall Street Burger Shoppe just raised its price from $150 to assure its designation as the costliest burger in the city as determined by Pocket Change, an online newsletter about the most expensive things in New York. The burger, created by chef [...]

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Control your home lights from your cellphone with Twitter!

20 May 2008

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By connecting his cellphone with his Twitter account, this guy is able to turn his lights on/off. Pretty cool isn’t it. One question remains though: why use your cellphone to turn off your lights when you can just get up and switch off the light? Ok, ok, I get it. The result doesn’t matter; what [...]

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3G iPhone launch date confirmed for June 9

20 May 2008

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The folks at Gizmodo confirmed that the new 3G iPhone will launch on June 9, the day of the WWDC keynote. Photo Credit: Gizmodo

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