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TweetShareI know this is mostly a time waster, but a bunch of interesting things happened today in the world of gadgetry that I think most people would be interested in. So, if you’re most people, and you care, here’s the scoop: First, the format wars are over. Blue-Ray won. Now you can finally go out [...]

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TweetShareLast year, the New York Times finally took down it’s pay firewall. It was a great day for those of us who get most of our news online, while wasting time at work. One of the last paid firewall holdouts in major media is the Wall Street Journal. There was plenty of speculation that after [...]

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TweetShareHere’s a perfect post for a Friday afternoon. Stack items in cabinets so that they fall out on people when opened. Move specific items to specific places everyday. (I.e. move the boss’ favorite pen from his desk to the floor every day if asked about it blame it on ghosts.) See how many bathrooms you [...]

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TweetShareThis might be on Fark, but I didn’t get it there. (h/t Cheezhead) Apparently, the Ohio Supreme Court has ruled that crack dealers are, in fact, employed in the eyes of the law. Thus, if you deal crack after your accident, you are technically employed, and the state can cut off your disability payments. Court [...]

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TweetShareI’m actually a big fan of using balloons as stress balls. I like having a stress ball I can destroy in the end. But if you’re less destructive than I am, this cool post will give you step by step instructions to make your own homemade (or officemade) stress ball. And if you think this [...]

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TweetShareEDUCATION Ivy-League University, It’ a Very Good School- May 2007 · B.S. in Finance with a Minor in Getting a Very Good Job, He’s on Wall Street Now A Prep School- June 2003 · Dated the nicest girl, Nancy. Whatever happened to her? She used to come to Thanksgiving every year. You have to work [...]

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TweetShareThe New York Times has a much discussed article this morning about how web video is conquering the lunchtime break hour. In some offices, workers coordinate their midday Web-watching schedules, the better to shout out punch lines to one another across rows of desks. Some people gravitate to sites where they can reliably find Webcasts [...]

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TweetShareOriginal test via Bnet. How Big a Jerk is That CEO? INSTRUCTIONS: To determine the level of infection of the CEO in question, fill in the blanks by circling the number next to the answer that seems the most correct. The CEO parks his car ______________: Somewhere in the parking lot. In a reserved spot [...]

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TweetShareWe’ve mentioned this before, but in case you hadn’t heard, the New York Times had an article this Sunday alerting you that social networking can be hazardous to your career. It seems that anyone can see what you post on your blog/website/Myspace/Facebook… and “anyone” includes your boss and co-workers. Ever since the Internet came about, [...]

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TweetShareMy favorite stories are as follows: Employee eats 32 vending machine items for charity Four women fired for gossiping Employee took 1 million screws home from factory Workers killed after seeking raises I agree with Fark… it looks like whoever compiled this list just went through the Fark archives. Still, it’s humerous. 15 Weirdest Work [...]

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