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A new book about humor describes a scientific experiment searching for the joke that is truly the funniest. One million people rated jokes. CNET blogger Chris Matyszczyk wonders if the winner will make you laugh. "Wenn ist das Nunstück git und Slotermeyer? Ja! Beiherhund das Oder die Flipperwaldt gersput!"
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CNET blogger Chris Matyszczyk wonders if the winner will make you laugh
No.
I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is. (V)
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Ah, come on. That one's worth a smirk at least, isn't it?
TTFN - Kent
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I think the word is mediocre...
I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is. (V)
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I've heard it so many hundreds of times that I have no idea whether it's funny or not any more.
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TechCrunch is hearing that Facebook is buying Titan Aerospace, makers of near-orbital, solar-powered drones which can fly for five years without needing to land. According to a source with access to information about the deal, the price for this acquisition is $60 million. Whaaaaaaa?
OK, the notion of "Internet via drone" is possibly the best use of these so far. (Pizza delivery not included)
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Linux Foundation believes it has the code for unlocking Internet of Things and bringing success Sadly, the chances of companies using a non-proprietary solution are slim
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Kent Sharkey wrote: Sadly, the chances of companies using a non-proprietary solution are slim
Maybe the rise of the "Internet of things" and the "Year of Linux" are eventually the same?
The scariest moment is always just before the Start - Stephen King Die Frauen warten auf die Liebe, und die Männer warten auf die Frauen - Wolf Wondratschek
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I think you're on to something there.
TTFN - Kent
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The former Microsoft CEO has been handing out advice to would-be company founders at an address in Oxford today. Or the time after that, or the time after that
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Really? So far he has got something wrong, then something else wrong, then something else wrong, then completely messed Windows 8 and then then quit. Don't see him fixing things there!
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Business tip #1: DEVELOPERS, DEVELOPERS, DEVELOPERS
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People who sign up to use Bing with their free Microsoft Account can now access Bing Saves, which lets people save any URLs generated in a search string to that page on the Bing site. It also has sections where people can see which URLs on Bing are currently trending, along with a "public feed" of addresses that might be of interest to the specific user. Google gets the rebound, shoots, scores!
Sorry, that blurb might be fairly Canadian-specific
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Windows pirate site Wzor says the latest version Windows has just been signed off; official distribution is set for early April Windows 8: Please like it this time Edition
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With Jeeves coders could readily create privacy settings for an entire application, a master list that could then flow to each new application feature. Yeah. Good luck with that.
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But they probably won't.
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Lambda capabilities are the most anticipated new feature, while JavaScript addition lags far behind in popularity Yes, I think I could go for a coffee or eight about now
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Revealed in a job listing and later confirmed by Microsoft, the Xbox maker now wants to make its Live social gaming service the pre-eminent platform on mobile. Titanfall on the phone!
OK, not.
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Any doubt that Microsoft sees Android as an important part of its future should be erased with a just-announced deal with an Indian handset maker to manufacture dual-boot Windows-Android phones, and with Microsoft asking HTC to include Windows Phone as a dual-boot option on its Android phones. This way they can say they have the most popular phone OS!
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You forgot to include the rest of the paragraph you quoted, especially the bold-italic & underlined portions
Quote: That's on top of Nokia's new line of low-cost Windows Phone devices. Is this a way to extend Windows Phone's life, or an admission of the platform's failure? (emphasis added)
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In an exclusive interview, Mark Russinovich opens the hood of Windows Azure and discusses how IT should prepare for its inevitable cloud transition. One droplet at a time
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thanks for the link Mark Russinovich is my coding hero :')
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A laser beam can alter a fly’s behavior and make it mate with just about anything — even a ball of wax, according to scientists at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Next step: mounting the lasers on the flies to control scientist's brains
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