October 13, 2006

UTube vs YouTube

After the annoucement that Google was buying YouTube, tons of users flooded the site UTube, which is apparently a site where you can buy used tubes and pipes. Somehow, the site is the 6th most popular manufacturing website (I say because of the people that go there by mistake). The owner claims that someone representing YouTube offered to buy the domain for $1 million but he's holding out for $2.5-$3 million.
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Treo Used at Lidle Crash Scene

Fox News broadcased video from the Lidle crash scene Wednesday using a Treo - the first instance of a network doing so.
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October 10, 2006

Ritz Cracker Ice Cream Wins Contest

Puttin' On The Ritz, a Ritz Cracker ice cream, won Ben & Jerry's "Do us a Flavor" contest. The winner is described as: "a mouth-watering blend of Vanilla Ice Cream, Caramel and Ritz Cracker Swirl with Chunks of Chocolate Covered Sandwiches." Personally, I wanted the Mojito ice cream to win.
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October 9, 2006

Food Bloggers and Their Cameras

Damn those dirty bloggers who take pictures of everything they eat! They're clearly ruining food for everyone! (via)
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October 6, 2006

Road Trip with Cats

I've experienced this before, but never at the length that William Grimes details in this NY Times article on taking a trip with his cats.
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October 3, 2006

Firsthand Account of Mid-air Collision over Brazil

Joe Sharkey shares some details about surviving last week's mid-air collision between the plane he was on and the Boeing 737 that wasn't so lucky.
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