2007 May

Let me get this straight, America:

It’s perfectly fine to sell alcohol to adults
It’s perfectly fine to sell tobacco to adults
It’s perfectly fine to market “pharmaceutical” drugs to anybody
It’s perfectly fine for us to consume mass amounts of caffeine
It’s perfectly fine to put trans fats in products
It’s perfectly fine for us to get our kids addicted to sugar

…but marijuana still isn’t legal? (…)

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http://live.pirillo.com/ - RAR, ZIP, ARC, ISO: they’re all different types of compressed files floating around the internet. (…)

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http://live.pirillo.com/ - Controlling multiple computers from one workstation can be difficult and often requires some special tools. (…)

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http://live.pirillo.com - A wireless mouse is a beautiful thing, but what mouse is perfect for you? (…)

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http://live.pirillo.com/ - Chris is a maniacal tweaker when it comes to Windows. (…)

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http://live.pirillo.com/ - Some people consider compact fluorescent light bulbs to be inefficient, while others see them as a long-life replacement from regular incandescent bulbs. (…)

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The Optimus Maximus keyboard should be on its way in time for… Christmas 2027. Actually, I’ve been assured that it’ll ship out at some point in the next… decade. (…)

I’d consider myself a Star Wars fan, insofar as I want the prequels stricken from canon with due speed. (…)

I’m gonna keep this particular email anonymous for the time being, if only because the writer agrees that Student Loan industry (INDUSTRY!?) is broken. (…)

I’m tellin’ ya - if you haven’t gone dual, you’re not ready to rule. (…)

Heh. (…)

After talking about the “best” video editing software, I asked my friend with a connection to Roxio and Sonic to see if he could score everyone a coupon (or any kind of discount) for their software. (…)

You know, I wonder if there’s a financial echo chamber (much like there’s a tech echo chamber)? (…)

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http://live.pirillo.com/ - DVRs and PVRs, which are basically the same thing, allow you to watch Television whenever you want to, instead of when they’re broadcast: you simply record the program and play it back when you want to. (…)

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http://live.pirillo.com/ - UAC, User Account Control, can be pretty annoying for a power user, especially when you’re asked "deny or allow" every five minutes. (…)

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