Word Source is a social network for dictionary junkies…. just type word.sc/discombobulate (or whatever word it is you’re after) and it will give you the definition. And you can do social networkie things too. w00t! Well, you’ll be able to when registration is working again. There was a parse error on line 27 of activate.php when I tried.
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A day in the life of Steve Ballmer
It’s not all jumping around and screaming. Disappointed. But here’s a day in the life of Steeeeve Ballmer.
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Wisdom from Banksy
Banksy is a graffiti/street artist. Check out some of his work here. He says:
It’s easier to get forgiveness than permission.
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Show us the code Mr Ballmer
From showusthecode.com, an open letter to Steve Ballmer.
It’s come to many in the Linux community’s attention you have claimed again and again, that Linux violates Microsoft’s intellectual property. Not only that, but it’s been reported Microsoft has convinced businesses to pay for a Linux patent that you can’t provide. Therefore, this website will serve as a response to this accusation, and within it, a request. The request is simple, since you, Microsoft, claim to be so sure of yourself: Show Us the Code.
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Wiki Magazines
From the people that brought you wikipedia, there are now three wiki-magazines. I of course went straight to the politics site to get my daily conspiracy theory fix. I can’t see the politics site working that well, already there seems to be a large proportion of emotionally charged name calling….
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Obama 1, Howard 0
John Howard, aussie PM says in response to Barack Obama’s pledge to withdraw US troops from Iraq if he should win the Democrat nomination and then win the US Presidential election:
Mr Howard said Mr Obama’s stance on Iraq “will just encourage those who want to completely destabilise and destroy Iraq, and create chaos and a victory for the terrorists to hang on and hope for an Obama victory”.
Barack Obama fires back:
“I would also note that we have close to 140,000 troops on the ground now, and my understanding is Mr Howard has deployed 1,400, so if he is (ready) to fight the good fight in Iraq, I would suggest that he calls up another 20,000 Australians and sends them to Iraq.”
Hmmmm, something tells me John Howard wasn’t expecting a response like that. You’re not dealing with W.
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Quote of the week
Windows Vista is “dramatically more secure than any other operating system released”, Microsoft founder Bill Gates has told BBC News.
Famous last words….?