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Microsoft To Release 'iPod Killer' at Christmas? 614

Posted by Zonk from the happy-holidays dept.
ShellFish writes "According to a report from Engadget, Microsoft is poised to finally take on the Apple iPod this holiday season. Tired of uninspiring offerings from its hardware partners, Microsoft is getting into the ring itself. The new media player from Microsoft will feature a bigger screen than the iPod Video, have built-in WiFi for downloading music without a PC, and Microsoft will work with music and TV content providers to build an iTunes Music Store competitor. In what may be the crucial competitive stroke, Microsoft will also allow you to download from its store any song that you've purchased from Apple, unlocking users from iPod's vendor lock-in."

Is Simplified Spelling Worth Reform? 1183

Posted by timothy from the a-pruh-po-or-rediculous dept.
digitalhermit writes "I guess many folks are of very little brain, and big words bother them... There's a push for simpler spelling. Instead of 'weigh' it would be 'way.' 'Dictionary' would be 'dikshunery' and so forth. Dunno if it's a joke, but it seems in earnest. Mark Twain must be spinning around somewhere." Twain is often credited with the satirical call for spelling reform called "A Plan for the Improvement of English Spelling," though according to Wikipedia, Twain was "actually a supporter of reform," and the piece may have been written by M.J. Shields. Benjamin Franklin was another champion of spelling reform, and even came up with a phonetic alphabet to implement such reform.
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Journal Journal: 4 to Z 3

Journal by sulli
Numbers get sorted first, right?

4 Non Blondes - What's Up
AC/DC - Back In Black
Bjork - Aurora
Cake - End of the Movie
Def Leppard - Rock of Ages
Everlast - Blinded by the Sun
Fugazi - Furniture
Grandmaster Flash with Melle Mel and the Furious Five - White Lines
Haddaway - What is love?
Iggy Pop - Funtime
Joan Jett - I Hate Myself For Loving You
Kruder & Dorfmeister - Bomberclaad Joint
Led Zeppelin - Gallows Pole
Mighty Mighty B
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Journal Journal: Pseudo-Sudafed 3

Journal by sulli
(aka Sudafed PE and related so-called cold meds) Don't buy it! Useless. Worse than useless, not even a placebo effect. Take the damn ticket to the pharmacy, tell them that no, you're really not running a meth lab, and get the real thing.

Update: Real pseudoephedrine (in DayQuil) + coffee = loopy sulli!
It's funny. Laugh.

Journal Journal: A Red Card For You! 1

Journal by sulli
And you, and you, and you! I half expected the Portugal/Netherlands game to be down to just the goalkeepers by the end. Fun game to watch, though, unlike the Bore Them Like Beckham squad.

With all those guys sent off and suspended, though, England should have a good chance in the quarterfinal.
Wine

Journal Journal: Footy [spoiler if you Tivo'd it] 2

Journal by sulli
Well, the USA sure stunk up the place, didn't they? Except for Reyna's near miss and a few minutes of proper passing and such, and some nice play by Eddie Johnson, they looked like AYSO out there. Let's hope our boys get their act together before Italy, or this will be a real short tournament.

Why Web 2.0 Will End Your Privacy 233

Posted by timothy from the hot-local-girls-want-to-meet-you dept.
An anonymous reader writes "This is a pretty good insight into some of the dangers of social networking and website customisation -- marketing and loss of privacy. When marketeers know who your friends are and what you are all into, it makes their advertising a lot more effective. From the article: "Why are the companies worth so much money? Why is MySpace worth over half a billion dollars without a proper revenue model? Why is Digg allegedly pitched at over $20m (at the last count) without any idea of where money is going to be pulled from? The answer is - data. Information. Marketing. Every detail about you and me. That is where the money is."

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