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UnanimousCoward writes:
Google is doing a phased rollout of themes for Gmail (personal accounts). Lots of articles (here's one), of course. I especially like the Terminal theme (since I submitted this theme for the /. redesign contest, but, of course, it didn't win). I haven't seen anything yet about customizing themes (other than the old unofficial way)...
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UnanimousCoward writes:
The NY Times has an article about the availability of TV shows online and how the industry is needing to rethink delivery. But the main thing I got from the article is: THE ORIGINAL STAR TREK SERIES IS FINALLY AVAILABLE HERE!!!
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UnanimousCoward writes:
The NYT and ABC have articles about the Obama Girl music video, the brainchild of Leah Kauffman who was also behind Box in a Box. Kauffman, who pulls it off because of both her incredible voice and political/cultural savvy, is helping define the political campaign landscape for the 2008 Presidential election. Maybe John Edwards should hire her for his campaign...
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UnanimousCoward writes:
A buddy and I had a debate as to how QuickPick (the process with which you let the lottery machine pick your numbers as opposed to picking them yourself) works:
- I thought that QP tries to generate a set of numbers that hasn't been picked (either manually or automatically). The rational here is that it gives the player some assurance that if he/she wins, he won't have to split it with someone else.
- He thought it was just a random number generator that didn't look at the existing set of picks.
So I guess I have two questions:
- Who is right?
- What algorithm do they/would they use for my scenario?
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UnanimousCoward writes:
The NYT has an article noting that the Virginia Tech killer shouldn't have been able to purchase firearms because of his mental health record. What astounds me the lack of seeing the forest for the trees: if we had stricter gun control in this country, it wouldn't have been an issue. However, we are debating the lack of coordination of federal and state databases. To me, issue with respect to privacy FAR outweighs my right to bear arms...
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UnanimousCoward writes:
Yahoo! is running an article reporting that Second Life has invited the FBI to tour their casinos, and that the FBI has indeed visited but will not comment. With the U.S. crackdown on Internet gambling, visits to Second Life casinos has increased (using Linden dollars that have been exchanged for "real" currency). From TFA:
Most lawyers agree that placing bets with Linden dollars likely violates U.S. anti-gambling statutes, which cover circumstances in which "something of value" is wagered. But the degree of Linden Lab's responsibility, and the likelihood of a any crackdown, is uncertain.