Apple has biggest impact on world consumers: survey

Apple has biggest impact on world consumers: survey |Reuters:

 "The Apple brand has the biggest impact on the world's consumers, while Microsoft and the United States nation brand are those considered most in need of a remake, a survey showed on Monday."

...shocking...

NVIDIA drivers responsible for nearly 30% of Vista crashes in 2007

NVIDIA drivers responsible for nearly 30% of Vista crashes in 2007 - Engadget: "That's some 479,326 hung systems, if you're keeping score at home, and it's in first place by a large margin -- Microsoft clocks in at number two at 17.9 percent, and ATI is fourth with 9.3 percent. Now, the chart doesn't contain a ton of additional information that would help put it in context -- a specific time period in 2007 would be nice, as would and driver and OS versions -- but we've been hearing about NVIDIA issues with Vista from the start, and this seems to confirm it."

Brilliant Guy Dresses Up Like a DJ to Get Into Clubs!

Wow. I think he starts pushing his luck towards the end of the video though...




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6 American Made 35 MPG Cars That Americans Can't Buy

Six of these fuel-efficient cars and SUVs score 35 miles per gallon (MPG) combined (not just highway). Every one of these is built here in North America and exported abroad. Americans can't buy them. Why not?

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Photos from Nick "Hogan" Bollea's crash

Back in August 2007, the son of famed WWE Wrestler Hulk Hogan crashed his modded yellow Toyota Supra in Clearwater, Florida while allegedly street racing.

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Study finds 1 in 4 US teens has a STD

Study finds 1 in 4 US teens has a STD - Yahoo! News

This is shocking. Be away you crazy college kids!

Dropping 22TB of patches on 6,500 PCs in 4 hours: BitTorrent

Dropping 22TB of patches on 6,500 PCs in 4 hours: BitTorrent: "According to TorrentFreak, the university's management team was reluctant to adopt the peer-to-peer technology, but they quickly changed their minds after seeing a demonstration"

This is why this technology should be researched. It makes sense for so many applications.

They Criticized Vista. And They Should Know. - New York Times

They Criticized Vista. And They Should Know. - New York Times: "Then there’s Mike, who buys a laptop that has a reassuring “Windows Vista Capable” logo affixed. He thinks that he will be able to run Vista in all of its glory, as well as favorite Microsoft programs like Movie Maker. His report: “I personally got burned.” His new laptop — logo or no logo — lacks the necessary graphics chip and can run neither his favorite video-editing software nor anything but a hobbled version of Vista. “I now have a $2,100 e-mail machine,” he says.

It turns out that Mike is clearly not a naïf. He’s Mike Nash, a Microsoft vice president who oversees Windows product management. And Jon, who is dismayed to learn that the drivers he needs don’t exist? That’s Jon A. Shirley, a Microsoft board member and former president and chief operating officer. And Steven, who reports that missing drivers are anything but exceptional, is in a good position to know: he’s Steven Sinofsky, the company’s senior vice president responsible for Windows."

The Associated Press: Reaction to Bush's Veto of Torture Bill

The Associated Press: Reaction to Bush's Veto of Torture Bill: "'The president has once again compromised the moral leadership of our nation.' — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev."

Great points about how this makes the US look to the rest of the world. No wonder everyone hates us! I think it's rather embarrassing we think we're these "moral leaders" but we have just a few exceptions when we can be jerks.