January 2008
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Jeb Bush: 'The truth is useless' →
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“You have to understand this right now. You can’t deposit the truth in a bank. You can’t buy groceries with the truth. You can’t pay rent with the truth. The truth is a useless commodity that will hang around your neck like an albatross all the way to the homeless shelter. And if you think that the million or so…..
“My fellow Americans, it has been an honor to be your last president,” said Bush during a televised address Tuesday, assuring citizens he would do everything possible over the next few months to promote a smooth transition into utter oblivion.”
—Bush Begins Preparations For Nation’s Final Year | The Onion - America’s Finest News Source
Closing the Power Gap Between a Hybrid’s Supply and Demand - New York Times →
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A hybrid SUV done right.
“Truly, the Wikipedia outlook has changed the way things get done. It has changed them from actually getting done to never getting done. On the other hand, nobody gets shot.”
—Wikipedia:Lamest edit wars - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
“But the next time a politician tries to scare you with the European bogeyman, bear this in mind: Europe’s economy is actually doing O.K. these days, despite a level of taxing and spending beyond the wildest ambitions of American progressives.”
—The Comeback Continent - New York Times
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Network Solutions steals domain ideas; Confirmed! →
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“I am confirming that Network Solutions steals domain ideas when people check domain availability on the Network Solutions website. They seem to have started the practice of stealing domain ideas on December 16th 2007 according to our Domain History database but I was just made aware of this practice today.”
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Super Soaker Inventor Doubles Solar-Electric Efficiency →
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Lonnie Johnson, the Atlanta-based independent inventor of the Super Soaker squirt gun (a true technological milestone), says he can achieve a conversion efficiency rate that tops 60 percent with a new solid-state heat engine. It represents a breakthrough new way to turn heat into power.
Japanese Man Locked Up for a Year and Recorded for a TV Show →
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A Japanese man was stripped naked and shut him in an apartment, alone with no food, furniture, household goods, or entertainment. He was kept there for over a year until he had won $10 000 in prizes by sending in postcards to contests. All his actions in the room were televised on National TV.
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