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Plagiarism is one thing, but laziness?

January 24th, 2009 · No Comments

I’ve become accustomed to seeing sites occasionally rip off content in one way or another from the sites I manage. It’s bad ‘Net etiquette, sure, and can prompt a Cease & Desist order on occasion, but I’ve found that a polite email usually clears everything up. Every now and then, though, I come across some [...]

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Questionable Ad Copy Decision?

December 16th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Happened upon this banner ad today and it prompted a bit of a double-take when I glanced at the text… “Tired of your old birth control routine? Roll over for something different!” … Sure, I understand they’re trying to tell you to direct your computer’s pointer over the ad in order to find information about [...]

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Great Moments in Interviewing: Joaquin Phoenix Walks Out On Movie Biz… and Reporter

November 5th, 2008 · No Comments

Man, this E! reporter really rubbed Joaquin Phoenix the wrong way when he started laughing at Phoenix’ plan to leave movies behind for a music career. Phoenix’ reaction is pretty hilarious — no matter how you feel about his prospects in the music biz — but keep watching to see Casey Affleck give the reporter [...]

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allergic to wi-fi or just plain ol’ bat-sh*t crazy?

June 13th, 2008 · No Comments

[I'm still on vacation, but this was too amusing not to pass along -RM] TIN-FOIL HAT ALERT: Wired recently linked to a Santa Fe news item involving a group of people who claim to be allergic to Wi-Fi signals and want the access points removed from public areas. Watch the video and marvel at Bill [...]

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