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Journal Journal: Best NASCAR penalty comment this year

Journal by GMontag

Yes, I was watching Imus again this AM. One of his guests was Darrel Waltrip.

Darrel: "When they said Michael had a foreign substance in his fuel, I said well, Duh! its a foreign car!"

After a good giggle he went on to say that there was a foreign substance in the fuel, but they have not determined who did it. The jet fuel rumor is just silly because that would not help a gasoline engine at all.
The Courts

Submission + - Keith Urban vs. Keith Urban

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: I just noticed this on cnn.com about Keith Urban vs. Keith Urban. It seems to me to be an interesting question. One

Keith Urban is a famous singer (I never heard of him before) and has trademarked his name. The other is an artist and owns the KeithUrban.com web site. The artist never claims to be the singer but never clarifies that he isn't. There are google ads at the top of the page that advertise tickets to the singer's concert which would give the impression this is the singer.

Who should prevail? I'm torn. The artist does not generate the google ads. I've looked at the source code for the page and I don't see anything he generates that is overtly deceptive. I do wonder how common the Urban surname is and if a common name should be allowed to be trademarked.
Programming

Submission + - How do you learn new languages?

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: How do you go about learning a new (programming) language? Do you buy a book? Use online tutorials? Message boards? Take a class?
Patents

Submission + - Yahoo patents Web 2.0!!!

Submitted by nbmonger
nbmonger writes: As reported on Techcrunch and CrunchGear — Yahoo was recently issued a patent focused on Web 2.0 that could have a serious impact for websites (and developers) which allow users to create customizable pages. An analysis of the patent and the 20+ companies which could be affected is covered on PatentMonkey. Interestingly, Yahoo sued Google back in 2004 with a patent Yahoo obtained when they acquired Overture. The net result was Yahoo owning 5% of Google. Perhaps Yahoo will use the patent to take a 5% stake in all the MashUps knowing some will pay off handomsly.
The Courts

Submission + - In Alabama, Sex Toys are Just Like Prostitution

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An anonymous reader writes: A federal appeals court has upheld an Alabama law banning the sale of sex toys against a claim that the law conflicted with the Supreme Court's prior holding that private sexuality is protected by the Constitution. The court reasoned that, because sex toys are bought and sold in "public" transactions, selling them is just like prostitution, and therefore it could be banned.
Businesses

Submission + - Work from home in your pyjamas

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Anonymous Coward
Anonymous Coward writes: "Pajamanation is a global marketplace for projects which people can do from home. You can bid for projects all over the world. And best of all, Pajamanation doesn't take a commission on your earnings! Very good for translators, web designers, graphic designers, illustrators, SEO experts...and well, actually pretty much anything. Pajamanation.com is FREE for a period up to March 15th 2007 so both micropreneurs and job-providers can test the service. You are welcome to post projects and homework jobs free of charge."

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