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Submission + - Vendors Duped by Fake Bridal Show (boston.com)

Submitted by VegetativeState on Monday March 01, 2010 @07:34PM

VegetativeState writes: Someone set up a bogus website and created accounts on Twitter and Facebook, all to promote "The Boston 411 Bridal & Home Show 2010" (Bing cache http://cc.bingj.com/cache.aspx?q=the+boston+411+bridal+home+show+2010&d=4536941533988299&mkt=en-US&setlang=en-US&w=17475215,9828ac37).' The promotions claimed it would be held at the convention center March 5-7. An estimated 5,000 people paid at least $15 a person and that about 200 businesses also paid fees, ranging from $350 to $4,000. The payments were made through PayPal".

The Boston Police are trying to alert vendors before they fly into Boston with their booth setups this weekend, that there is no such show.

Submission + - Mythbusters "Peeing on 3rd Rail" Busted! (msn.com) 3

Submitted by n0tWorthy on Monday March 01, 2010 @07:25PM

n0tWorthy writes: Mythbusters stated that the myth that you could be electrocuted by peeing on the 3rd rail was "busted" as the stream would be broken up due to distance and there wouldn't be a continuous path for the electrical current to follow. This seems to be refuted by a Monsanto Washington man that was found electrocuted after urinating into a ditch that had a downed power line.

"...there will be an autopsy but burn marks indicated the way the electricity traveled through Messenger's body." Ouch!

Comment Re:top floor (Score 1) 467

by catd77 on Sunday February 28, 2010 @11:37AM (#31306038) Attached to: In a structure of N stories, I'd prefer my office be ...

All our MY Minions I command the WORLD! Mwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!

Comment Re:A full season in the snow (Score 1) 422

by catd77 on Sunday February 28, 2010 @11:32AM (#31306006) Attached to: What Has Your Phone Survived?

OR the best if they're furry.

Comment Re:A full season in the snow (Score 5, Interesting) 422

by catd77 on Friday February 26, 2010 @08:45PM (#31293002) Attached to: What Has Your Phone Survived?

Wow, my phones just break on me for no reason. I keep mine in a case with screen protectors on ecery screen. I've already had to replace it once because it wouldn't shut off. My phone before that I took amazing care of and it stopped making calls after a year. All my phones hate me!

Comment Re:In Lego Universe the forces of evil are... (Score 1) 99

by catd77 on Sunday February 21, 2010 @10:38AM (#31218336) Attached to: Lego Creating Multiplayer Online Game

Yep, originally I thought it would be a good MMOG when I heard about it 2006!

Comment Re:4Chan Members (Score 1) 151

by catd77 on Sunday February 21, 2010 @10:36AM (#31218318) Attached to: The Surreal World of Chatroulette

I remember seeing that on /b/ when it first came out. It was pretty funny actually.

Comment Re:Hum. (Score 1) 151

by catd77 on Sunday February 21, 2010 @10:35AM (#31218312) Attached to: The Surreal World of Chatroulette

Actually stuff like this has been around for years. Just look at AOL or 4chan /b/.

Comment Re:This must be fake. (Score 1) 289

by catd77 on Thursday February 18, 2010 @11:07AM (#31184560) Attached to: 20 Years of Photoshop

Your username looks photoshopped, there's no way it could have all those numbers and stuff.

Comment Re:So good it's a verb (Score 1) 289

by catd77 on Thursday February 18, 2010 @11:05AM (#31184544) Attached to: 20 Years of Photoshop

My mom started using Photoshop on an old Mainframe in the 90's, she taught me it and I've been designing ever since!

Myst Online: Uru Live Returns As Free-To-Play 58

Posted by Soulskill on Wednesday February 17, 2010 @04:46AM from the uru-is-dead-long-live-uru dept.

agrif writes "Shorah b'shemtee! Uru Live has been released for free, as a first step towards opening its source. This game, an MMO released by the makers of Myst and Riven in 2003, has been canceled, zombified, resurrected, canceled again, and is now about to be released as open source to its dedicated fan base. Massively has written a brief newbie guide if you're unfamiliar with the game."

Comment Re:Net Neutrality isn't the only thing to worry ab (Score 1) 154

by catd77 on Tuesday February 16, 2010 @09:31PM (#31163266) Attached to: A Simple Guide To Net Neutrality

Well, at least thats the only industry, WAIT ITS NOT! Oh, well at least this isn't all about profits WAIT IT IS! amidoinitrite?

Comment Re:It's all about profits anyway. (Score 1) 154

by catd77 on Tuesday February 16, 2010 @09:29PM (#31163258) Attached to: A Simple Guide To Net Neutrality

Like everything else trusted to corporations (ahem! Healthcare) they are trying to get as much money from us cash cows as they can. But, it is their job since we are in a free (ish) market economy. But, I still think the internet should be free for all since it is the primary means of communication now.

Comment Re:That's simply not an adequate response (Score 1) 192

by catd77 on Tuesday February 16, 2010 @09:26PM (#31163230) Attached to: Next Flash Version Will Support Private Browsing

OR If everyone somehow miraculously switches to a web browser like Firefox or Chrome that are actually safe and fast.

Comment Re:Horay! (Score 1) 192

by catd77 on Tuesday February 16, 2010 @09:25PM (#31163224) Attached to: Next Flash Version Will Support Private Browsing

Well, then they don't find out about the suprise party. OR whatever you call it.

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