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Mar 03

CyberNotes: Funny Tech One-Liners

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This article was written on April 20, 2007 by CyberNet.

Funny Friday

The title says it all! Funny tech related one-liners from around the web…

A TV can insult your intelligence, but nothing rubs it in like a computer.
To err is human, but to really screw things up requires a computer.
Programmer: An ingenious device that converts caffeine into code.
If you can’t beat your computer at chess, try kickboxing.
A picture may be worth a thousand words but it uses up a thousand times more memory!
If debugging is the process of removing bugs, then programming must be the process of putting them in?
Read my chips: No new upgrades!
My software never has bugs. It just develops random features.
If at first you don’t succeed, call it version 1.0.
To err is human… to really foul up requires the root password.
Unix is user-friendly. It’s just very selective about who its friends are.
Supercomputer: what it sounded like before you bought it.

Sources: Mutedfaith.com, im-c.com, geek24.com

Reasons Mac OS X is delayed

Aside from the one-liners, there may be other reasons that Mac OS X Leopard is delayed… Source:Joy of Tech

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Feb 28

Watch Conan Solve His Own Show's Technical Difficulties

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Things don’t always run smoothly on the show for Conan, but it turns out he has a little electronic engineering up his sleeve.

Feb 24

If You're Browsing the Second Page of Google Results, You're Despetate

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If You're Browsing the Second Page of Google Results, You're Despetate

It’s cold, dead wasteland that second page. Reach the third, and you’re in real trouble. [XKCD]

Feb 23

For the Lonely: DIY Make-out Pillow

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The day that a lot of singles dread has now come and gone. While more and more unattached people choose to go out and spend the night with friends when February 14th rolls around, there are still those who stay home and sulk over their singlehood.

Then there are those who choose to have a little fun with the situation, like Instructables user Emily Grace King. After finding a bunch of CPR dummy mouths in a dumpster by her apartment building, Emily was inspired to create the Make-out Pillow.

Staying true to its name, it’s a pillow that lonely people can make out with (ew) if they feel the need to, well, make out. While it looks pretty simple, making the Make-out Pillow requires a bit of work.

You’ll need a sewing machine (yeah, you gotta work for that kiss!), some scissors, thread, embroidery floss, glue, felt or fabric, pullow stuffing, some cardboard, and of course, the CPR dummy mouth.

Want to make one of your very own? Check out Emily’s Instructables page to see how she did it.

[via Incredible Things]

Feb 22

Olympic Speed Skating Would Be a Lot Better if It Was Like Mario Kart

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After two weeks of hearing about sports you’ve never cared to follow in the past four years, you’ve probably wondered why the short track skaters don’t just … you know … throw a blue shell at the end? And here we can see what would happen if they did.

Feb 21

Watch Conan Explain The Comcast-Time Warner Merger

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Given all the financial and legal technicalities involved, how do two of the largest cable companies in the U.S. go about forming a gigantic conglomerate in practice? Conan knows the answer.

Feb 21

Dyson's Vision of the Future of Curling

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Because in these days of endless technological progress, who really wants to use a broom anyway? [YouTube]

Feb 21

Pronouncing GIF Correctly Is a Serious Matter

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Pronouncing GIF Correctly Is a Serious Matter

A very serious matter indeed. [Matt Bors]

Feb 20

DHL Trolls Its Rivals Into Advertising For Them [Humor]

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When you order your gadgets and have them shipped to you, chances are you might end up using a courier service like DHL, TNT, UPS, and the likes. Well it seems that DHL might have a pretty cheek streak about them, a side to the company that maybe many did not know about as they pretty much pranked competing delivery companies into advertising for them. How did they do it, you ask? After all we’re pretty sure none of these companies in their right mind would willing and openly advertise for a rival, right?

Well what DHL did was they got some large boxes and taped them with thermo active foil. The boxes with the thermo active foils were then cooled down below the freezing temperature, -4C according to the video, which basically turned the entire box black, making it very nondescript. Competing delivery services were called to pick up the shipment and were asked to deliver it to addresses which DHL claimed were hard to find, but that wasn’t the issue. As the foils returned to normal temperatures, they changed back to a bright yellow, the colors of DHL, with a tagline that read, “DHL Is Faster”. For the most part the deliverymen didn’t appear too fussed, although they did look highly inconvenienced, except in one case where the deliveryman decided to tape over the words. Talking about trojan mails!

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