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Comment Re:This will be great! (Score 1) 143

by themba on Wednesday January 19, 2011 @10:27PM (#34935454) Attached to: Canadian Firm Plans 78-Satellite Net Service

Hilariously enough

You were probably thinking of passenger pigeons, which most certainly are extinct.

Youtube Pulls Original "Rickroll" Video 97

Posted by samzenpus on Thursday February 25, 2010 @01:13PM from the keep-rolling dept.

@VentureBeat writes "Youtube pulled the original 'Rickroll' video Wednesday night. Don't worry, after a lot of email about the loss of such an important piece of cultural history, Youtube put it back up, saying that they're never gonna say goodbye to the video that's had over 30 million views."

Comment Re:LOGO! (Score 4, Informative) 962

by themba on Wednesday December 10, 2008 @08:14PM (#26068149) Attached to: Best Introduction To Programming For Bright 11-14-Year-Olds?

Seconded. You can't beat designed for the task. It's got an extremely low learning curve, immediate feedback, and lends itself nicely to exploration. And contrary to popular belief, it's not exactly limited. Brian Harvey at UCB has 3 downloadable books suitable for varying skill levels here.

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