Linkies of ze Day (4/24)
Cool stuff on ze Net as of today!
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301 Useless Facts
“… The Declaration of Independence was written on hemp (marijuana) paper. … People photocopying their buttocks are the cause of 23% of all photocopier faults worldwide. …”
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Letter: Daylight exacerbates warning
“… You would think that members of Congress would have considered the warming effect that an extra hour of daylight would have on our climate. …”
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Hands off my chocolate, FDA! (LA Times)
“… The FDA is entertaining a ‘citizen’s petition’ to allow manufacturers to substitute vegetable fats and oils for cocoa butter. … ‘Consumers won’t know the difference.’ …”
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How Wal-Mart’s TV Prices Crushed Rivals (Businessweek)
“…The fallout is evident: After closing 70 stores in February, Circuit City Stores (CC) on Mar. 28 laid off 3,400 employees and put its 800 Canadian stores on the block. … ‘The tube business and big-screen business just dropped off a cliff,’ says Stuart Rose, chief executive officer of Dayton-based Rex Stores…”
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Samsung R55 Hybrid HDD Laptop Launched (PC Joint)
“… According to Samsung, when used for small chunks (up to 10Mb) of data in R55, Hybrid Hard Drive had 26% improvement on data reading and 71% improvement of datawriting speed, 32% lower power consumption and increased HDD longevity by 10%. …”
