Monthly Archives: April 2006

Absinthe – Green Fairy Reputed to cause Hallucinations…

Absinthe / Absynthe : People usually report a sense of drunken clarity when drinking absinthe. In other words, the loosening effects of the alcohol are felt while the mind remains coherent. For best results, select an absinthe with a high thujone level and drink it fast or else you will only feel the effects of the alcohol. If drank enough absinthe, close eye hallucinations have been reported. Continue reading

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Two Important Steps of LASIK EyeSurgery

The laser is a more precise and safer method for creating the flap in Step One and is an essential component to making both standard and custom LASIK surgeries better. Learn about the two steps of LASIK surgery. Continue reading

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Blade Free Lasik finally a reality with Laser Automation

Since LASIK was first approved in 1999, it has proven to be a remarkably safe and successful method of vision correction. Even so, many potential LASIK candidates are hesitant to move forward with surgery in anticipation of what future advancements … Continue reading

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‘ol Dogs make New Tricks after all!

Ye Olde Geek Show Draws Thousands– The various historical events which have happened at like events give inspiration to a new generation at the Ye Olde Geek Show in San Mateo, California. There were about twenty-thousand people in attendance and … Continue reading

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Hotmail’s new address | CNET News.com

Hotmail, abandoned by millions due to it’s high level of spam, is getting new life. It’s been their beta bed for a long time now, and office live gives it a chance to shine – brightly. What free email service features are important to users? How can you get them to be a primary user? How do you not alienate them? Well, after an hour-long discussion at a status meeting last month, the Hotmail redesign really boiled down to one key decision: one big ad, or two? Continue reading

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United States Patent: 7,036,083

Microsoft has had an Indian facility doing nothing more than filing patents, but TV via IM? C’mon. Continue reading

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Samsung Raises the Bar – Takes Industry Lead

Samsung has won over consumers with clever designs and multifunction gadgets, like camcorders that download songs and refrigerators that also surf the Internet. It has swept up awards for cell phone designs that look like dashboards, tuxedos or pebbles in a stream. Last year, the company had $59.2 billion in sales and reported profits of $7.9 billion, 13 times as much as the 2005 earnings forecast by its rival Sony. Continue reading

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Rumeurs sur la vie sexuelle de Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise Gay! Never! Well, in 2001, this was the French outing… just thought it was a great piece of internet gossip that was worth keeping a cached copy of…. Continue reading

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Fancy Fish used to eat dead skin from Feet.. and more..

Today I noticed for the first time that Reuters has a daily “Odd and Offbeat News” video segment. Always a sucker for the crazy stuff that goes on in the world, and they are Reuters…. Finally, When you thought it was safe to go back in the water, an Asian company is now offering treatments where you soak you feet in a tub where specific fish are placed and they, well, nibble the dead skin off your feet and toes. Sounds great, but it’s even better to watch.

Check out Reuters each week for great clips of the wacky and weird from around the globe. I could only aspire to be the feature of one of their stories one day.

* Mini-Matador takes it like man

* Find a penny, pick it up, all your life you’ll have good luck Continue reading

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Online Video – Finally… everyone gets it… Especially YouTube

YouTube is a great online video sharing service, totally Web 2.0′d out, quite an incredible compilation of videos spanning every possible genre you can imagine. It’s incredible that so many thousands of videos can be in a single place, yet have a clean and efficient design, sans clutter and a great user experience overall. I would say it’s a tiny bit less responsive than my liking, but I’m just a pig…. Full Clip at You Tube: http://www.youtube.com/v/0ANt1lLDtQw Continue reading

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