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The Top 50 Proprietary Programs that Drive You Crazy — and Their Open Source Alternatives – WHDb.Com
The following fifty proprietary programs are listed in no particular order within broad categories along with their open source alternatives. In some cases you could probably write your own book on frustrations with the proprietary programs shown here.
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Moving Towards Sustainable Reading!: Canada’s oldest bookstore will be closed in 8 weeks – EcoLibris.Blogspot.Com
Cheryl Kaye Tardif reported earlier today in MyNews.in that The Book Room, a bookstore in Halifax, Nova Scotia that was founded in 1839, is expected to clear out inventory and close its doors for the final time at the end of March 2008.
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Linux-Unix cheat sheets – The ultimate collection – ScottKlarr.Com
Linux-Unix cheat sheets – The ultimate collection
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Get Firefox
“Neither this site nor Mozilla is connected with Microsoft.” Get piece of viral marketing by Firefox
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Avoid those school blocks bypass, anonymously go to myspace, bebo, facebook, online-games, gaming, ebay – AvoidFilter.Net
This site is a web proxy that allows users to browse the web anonymously. This service will unblock websites, bypass school & work blocks and is Ultra FAST. Myspace, Facebook, Bebo, eBay – go anywhere!
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Home of “loi” – NoMoreLOL.com
To help LOL addicts curb their deceptive temptation NAMBLA has implemented a new acronym that is more accurate while at the same time poignant and conveniently recognizable. Loi (Laughing On the Inside)
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Windspire: Propeller-Free Household Turbine Gets Approval – MetaEfficient.Com
The Windspire is 30 feet tall with a two foot radius, sized below typical residential zoning restrictions. The Winspire has just passed the ETL safety certification. It is expected to be released this spring, and priced at $3,995.
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7 Viral Videos You Didn’t Know Were Staged (and How They Did It) – Cracked.com
Creators of internet videos realize this, and in the last few years we’ve seen the rise of the staged viral video, regular people faking some spontaneous bit of hilarity to make sure grandmas everywhere will be emailing the link for years.
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If Banner Ads Were Forced To Be Truthful… – Cracked.com
A few bad apples have given the industry a bad name by being just a little misleading in their promises that hot singles and easy money are just a click away. What would banner ads look like if they were required to tell the honest truth?
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Flickr Related Tag Browser – AirtightInteractive.Com
A great little searchengine for finding images tagged on Flickr
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0 Amazing Facts About Sleep – GodsThumb.Com
Well since my post “The Amazing Benefits of Sleep†was liked so much, I have decided to share some interesting facts about sleep. 40 FACTS ABOUT SLEEP YOU PROBABLY DIDN’T KNOW… (OR WERE TOO TIRED TO THINK ABOUT)
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PipeBytes.Com
PipeBytes is a simple service which allows you to send a file to a friend.The unique benefits of this service are: * No software to install. * All you need is web browser. * Send files of any size!
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Browser Password Revealer – Firefox, IE7, Opera, Safari – MyDigitalLife.Co.Za
All you do is grab this code and save it as a new bookmark on your browsers toolbar, name it appropriately. When you’re at a page that has it’s password field masked in asterisks, click on the ‘Reveal It!’ bookmark to reveal the hidden password.
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IBM Proposes One Computer to Run Entire Internet – DailyTech.Com
While the software details descend quickly into the realm of the cerebral, one number that jumps off the page is the estimate for the number of cores and memory for the finished proposed system — 67.1 million cores with 32PB of memory.
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abandoned technology – oobject.com
To celebrate, I am Legend, here is a chart of our favorite abandoned technology. Disused military equipment, famous aircraft bone yards, derelict lighthouses, fun fairs subway systems and railway locomotives.
