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1-888-5-opt-out

Bill — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 17:03:29 +0000

Call 1-888-5-opt-out to opt out of all “firm” credit card offers in the mail for five years. It’s a legit, automated system, and I wonder if the junk offers will actually stop.

Republicans

Bill — Fri, 03 Nov 2006 04:06:35 +0000

It’s always the republicans with the dirtiest secrets — Congressman Don Sherwood paid his ex-mistress $500,000 to shut up about him choking her until after Election Day.

And this one almost seems too insane to be true — Major Right-Wing Evangelical Leader Accused Of 3-Year Relationship With Male Prostitute.

Buzzword Bandits

Bill — Thu, 28 Sep 2006 15:37:28 +0000

We recently had a Buzzword bandit almost make his way into a position at Sole Technology. It could have been bad.

High-Definition Video – Bad For Consumers, Bad For Hollywood

Bill — Thu, 28 Sep 2006 14:31:26 +0000

High-Definition Video – Bad For Consumers, Bad For Hollywood – and the summary on boing boing

skateboard mag blogs

Bill — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 06:17:53 +0000

Skateboard Mag launches up some blogs

NeoOffice: OpenOffice.org native for Mac OS X

Bill — Fri, 08 Sep 2006 14:42:42 +0000

NeoOffice: OpenOffice.org native for Mac OS X Finally, no more X11 for your word docs. “Although OpenOffice.org 2.0 is available for OS X, it is an X11 binary. NeoOffice uses a fully native Aqua interface, is integrated with OS X system services such as clipboard, drag-and-drop, and Spotlight…”

Google Image Labeler

Bill — Fri, 08 Sep 2006 06:03:22 +0000

Google Image Labeler, a great way to outsource your work. Google uses the info they gather here to improve their image search.

Amazon Unbox

Bill — Fri, 08 Sep 2006 05:27:59 +0000

Amazon Unbox launched today. Each video purchase includes both a DVD-quality video file suitable for playback on a large screen (PC or TV), plus a video file Windows Media video portable devices. (via TechCrunch)