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A lottery win? - NOT!

Great Video of a prank pulled by some Texas Good Ole Boys on one of their cohorts. From Boingboing.net They basically TiVo'd the Texas lottery show and then bought a lottery ticket for their friend the next day and played it back like it was live. The guy goes nuts thinking that he just won the Texas lottery and screams and yells and jumps up and down and hugs everyone. See it here Happy new year to everyone - and may a REAL lottery win come your way.......

Official Google Blog: I'm feeling silly

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Okay - I know it's between Christmas and New Years and things are VERY slow around the office - but I just like this story 12/27/2005 11:23:00 AM Posted by Clay Bavor, Associate Product Manager Not long ago, I walked by the desk of software engineer JJ Furman, and saw that he had made an interesting addition to his desk: a large blob of Silly Putty, about the size of a grapefruit. Intrigued, I asked how he'd gotten so much of the stuff. The answer? A bulk order directly from the manufacturer! Of course....

Wireless use at work

From the National Post WORKING section From the "Don't have a clue - PHB department Once a month, tens of thousands of Canadian workers -- from executives to rookie salespeople -- face the challenge of having to file expenses for cellphone calls, wireless notebooks and personal digital assistants on devices they own, but used for company business. Perhaps an even greater number, daunted by the task, do not bother... Full story The result is a subsidy to Canadian business, paid out of employees' pockets, industry observers say. And the reason is simple: Consumers have embraced wireless technology but Canadian business seems firmly anchored to landlines. 50% of employees prefer cellphones and other wireless devices and use them regularly for work. Employers meanwhile do not believe them: 24% of them say their staff uses cellphones regularly and only 10% say employees use wireless computers for work. To me - the most interesting part of the story is this little gem: "Whe...