Stephen Colbert wins the vote! Burying Chuck Norris, the Walker Texas Loser

Stephen Colbert has won the vote and will have a bridge in Hungary named after him! But, it seems that some of those who think with their head rather then know with their heart, have added some clauses that may crush Stephen's dreams.

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Steve Irwin Gets Crapped On By Norm McDonald On The Daily Show

Watch Norm McDonald make fun of how Steve Irwin died, aired on the daily show sep 14th. He was obviously drunk after he stumbled out on stage he also slurred some of his speech.

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The Colbert Report: John Lennon's Spirit Is A Broken Record

Colbert discovers that John Lennon's spirit is a "broken record."

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Every Web 2.0 Company On One Page

Go2Web20.net is a very nicely designed Flash page with logos and basic informatioin for most web 2.0 companies. Click on a logo to see an overview of the company and links from blogs discussing it. It�s also sortable and searchable. Very nice.

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MySpace 0wned Again. Hack to Download Any Song for Free!

So they are going to start selling music on myspace? Well, this hack allows you to download any song on myspace--even if the songs are not meant to be downloaded. Quick, easy, and simple. Hurry before myspace patches this again!

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How to upgrate Mac Mini to Core 2 Duo (with pictures)

It seems that the Mac Mini can run on the new 64 bit core 2 duo chips because it has a socketed CPU.

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How to run µTorrent in Mac OS X

A guide and some tips on how to run the popular Windows BitTorrent client, µTorrent in OS X.

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The ID Chip You Don't Want in Your Passport

"If you have a passport, now is the time to renew it -- even if it's not set to expire anytime soon. If you don't have a passport and think you might need one, now is the time to get it. In many countries, including the United States, passports will soon be equipped with RFID chips. And you don't want one of these chips in your passport."

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New Apple Earbuds Available From Store

Now for the first time ever, you can purchase the same earbuds that ship with the iPods. Perfect for replacements or spares - for the *cheap* price of $29.00.

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Apple: CNET iTunes 7 Review!

The Good, The Bad, The Bottom Line!

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Bootcamp 1.1.1 Released

� Support for the latest Intel-based Macintosh computers � Ability to install Windows XP on any internal disk � Right-click when pressing the right-hand Apple key on Apple keyboards � Improved Apple keyboard support including Delete, PrintScreen, NumLock, and ScrollLock keys

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How a Malformed Installer Package Can Crack Mac OS X

There exists a pretty significant interface problem with the Apple Installer program such that any package requesting admin access via the AdminAuthorization key, when run in an admin user account, is given full root-level access without providing the user with a password prompt during the install.

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Optimus Keypad is shipping! (pics inside)

The guy pre-ordered the thing in February, and after waiting through delays, it appears this thing is finally shipping. I for one am waiting anxiously for the full-size keyboard

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Web 2.0 Statistics and Trends

"PornoTube Breaks into Alexa Top 300 within 2 Months" was promoted to the homepage about 12:30 pm, 9/4/2006. Includes browser versions, screen resolutions, platform versions, connection speed, network location, java enabled and screen colors.

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Hacker Discovers Adobe PDF Back Doors

David Kierznowski, a penetration testing expert specializing in Web application testing, has released proof-of-concept code and rigged PDF files to demonstrate how the Adobe Reader program could be used to launch attacks without any user action.

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DVD chips 'to kill illegal copying'

DVDs will soon be tracked with embedded radio transmitter chips to prevent copying and piracy, according to the company which makes movie discs for Warner, Disney, Fox and other major studios.

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The Daily Show - 2006.09.12 - The misappropriation of 9/11

The Daily Show comments on the Bush's misappropriation of the events of 9/11. lol the little richard part is funny.

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How to throw a screwdriver like a Ninja

When you just can't carry shuriken, you can always use a screwdriver. This is a nicely done instructional video.

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The Daily Show: Can you say anything if you just ask?

Jon Stewart analyzes the use of the question mark in TV news channels, and reveals that some (you know who) use it just to say things that otherwise would be considered biased slander... are segments like these the reason they got an Emmy Award?

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500kv Switch Opening At Power Station

A video of a half million volt switch being opened at a power station resulting in quite an impressive lightning show.

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The Daily Show: Bush's Is Fooled Too Easily

"Fool me once, shame on...shame on you... Ifolmuh can't get fooled again."

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Are Your Property Rights Fading Away? Here's Another Bush Executive Order

On 8/26/04, Bush issued an Exec. Order on the"Facilitation of Cooperative Conservation." It basically says "everyone must play together and if it is yours, you have to share." Thousands of people will be involved in the"resources" on your property & you did not invite them to play with you, yet they will all have a stake in your sweat equity.

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DARK MILESTONE: More Americans Have Now Died In Iraq Than On 9/11

Numbers: 3,015 Americans died (military deaths) as of September 9, 2006. 2,973 Americans died during the attacks on 9/11. - "Iraq didn't attack us on that day, and our misguided policy there has now taken more American lives than Al Qaeda."

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Bush's Get Out of Jail card | Salon News

When he announced last week that he would be transferring 14 alleged al-Qaida terrorists from secret prisons and that the "tough" methods employed by the CIA had pried loose valuable intelligence from the suspects," President Bush also unveiled a bill to set up military tribunals to try the prisoners. This bill is more than meets the eye.

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World porn search statistics

Search engine publishes data on adult searches by country. Some are really funny: onion booty (US), rectal rooter (US), fart hammer (US), i shot myself (Germany), german pee (France), penis enlargement (Japan), cumshot circus (Egypt). Shows what we have in common (and don't).

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Decriminalize Pot: Prison Room Needed for Pedophiles & Politicians

Texas Ind. gubernatorial candidate Kinky Friedman for the decriminalization of marijuana to avoid further clogging state prisons with nonviolent offenders. "We've got to clear some of the room out of the prisons so we can put the bad guys in there, like the pedophiles and the politicians," said Friedman, a humorist and author.

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Find the hidden message in your phone number

Enter your number into this site and it will identify the letters associated with the numbers...does yours have a secret message?

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Accessorize your Zune!

The Zune Home A/V Pack is centered around a dock (obviously), which you connect to your home theater gear through the bundled AV cable, and control with the included wireless remote; this pack also includes a sync cable and AC adapter.

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Google adds Tabbing to personalized pages . . .

If anyone has a Google account and uses the personalized homepage, they've added tabbing to your page so you can load different feeds on the same page. Just go to the Google homepage and sign-in.

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New iPod Nano Disassembled

"Just got our new 'remastered' Nano today, and we immediately took it apart and posted photos online.

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Microsoft Zune video in Action!

Video of Microsoft Zune in action. In this video you will see how the navigation works along with menus, size and video. For me the 30GB hard drive is a big loss for Microsoft. Also the sharing idea is nice but we were just informed that you can share content with a friend for 3 days or 3 times listening to the track.

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Boot a Dead PC with Nothing but a Thumb Drive

The USB key drive �also known as a flash or thumb drive�is most commonly deployed as a storage or backup utility. But with a few simple conversion steps, you can transform any key drive into a full-blown rescue and recovery tool. In this Recipe, I'll take you through those steps.

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80GB Enhanced Fifth-Generation iPod, unboxed

iLounge has posted the first unboxing photos of Apple's new 80GB "enhanced" fifth-generation iPod, with brand new shots of the new device.

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Does RSS and AJAX Make Pageviews Obsolete?

Remember when web site traffic was talked about in terms of "hits"? You'd read about how many millions of hits Netscape got per month and other sites bragged about getting 30,000 hits a day.

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Free downloads of LOST, Desperate Housewives and Grey's Anatomy on iTunes

It's promo time! In an attempt to woo new customers ABC is giving away free copies of last season's finales of Lost, Desperate Housewives and Grey's Anatomy

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(Relatively) Safe Fireballs in your Living Room

Make impressive fireballs with ordinary candle wax. -- After some testing in our living room, and later in the great outdoors, my roommate has put up a great tutorial on creating large fireballs with wax, water, and a do-it-yourself container.

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New Slingbox unveiled by FCC! - Engadget

FCC reaveals a new, smaller Slingbox is in the works, but doesn't spill much else.

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Never before seen 30 minute video of WTC attack

A video blogger has uploaded an unedited 30 minute video of the WTC attacks to Revver. It was filmed from their home 500 yards from the north tower. This is the first time this video has been publicly released.

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The Colbert Report: O'Reilly Vs. Letterman & Colbert Vs. Conan

Colbert knows how O'Reilly feels when Bill gets served by David Letterman.

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The Daily Show: We Are Safe! (9/11/06)

Jon Stewart and Senior White House Correspondent John Oliver examine President Bush's methods of coping with the grief of 9/11 and the lessons he's learned from Hurricane Katrina.

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The Truth of Ground Zero

Penn and Teller: Bullshit: Ground Zero. Although this was filmed last year most of it holds true on this 5th year anniversary of the attacks.

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Matt Lauer goes after Bush over secret prisons and torture

Bush getting cornered

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10 Reasons To Drink More Water

I bet you don't know how important is water for your health, figure and well-being. But sipping water from fancy bottles is not just a trend, it's essential! Everything your body does it does better with a healthy supply of water, every system in your body depends on water. So here are 10 reasons why drinking water is good for you.

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Bush Fears War Crimes Prosecution and Impeachment

As the election season rolls around, Bush is doing everything he can to avoid a Dem sweep in the House of Congress - or else he might be impeached.

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Voting Machines Wreak Havoc in Maryland Elections

"So many of these races are so close. . . . Voters are yelling at us and yelling at the election judges,

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Infuriated George W. Bush says, "Whatever we have done is legal!"

Last year, enacting Sen. John McCain's anti-torture measure, Congress attempted to draw a clear line between acceptable and unacceptable treatment of prisoners for anyone acting in the name of the United States. Now the Bush administration wants to blur the line and possibly erase it.

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New Supercars of 2007

It's the beginning of the new model season for supercars. And �as they do nearly every year�the hottest completely redefine the top end. The offerings for 2007 from Lamborghini, Aston Martin, Audi, Bentley, and other ultra brands.

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Hands-on with the TiVo Series3

"The world's first THX-certified, dual CableCARD DVR has finally arrived in the form of TiVo's Series3. It doesn't come cheap with a price tag of $799 (don't forget service!), but it's a fine cable company DVR replacement if your budget allows it. What are you waiting for, click on for the full rundown and lots more pics!"

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What News Corp. doesn't want you to know about MySpace (extended cut)

Most users believe that MySpace started as some kind of fluke--a happy accident that began in Anderson's bedroom or garage--and many still don't wonder, know, or care about the site's real business history and model. Heralded as a haven of DIY self-expression, MySpace was actually created by executives whose backgrounds are anchored in spam ...

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Intel Core 2 Duo Vs. AMD AM2--Top to Bottom

From ExtremeTech: "We run our benchmark suite across the entire line of Intel Core 2 Duo and AMD AM2 CPUs, from the budget priced products to the ultra-high end. Which CPU is right for you? How well does performance scale? Check out our massive roundup and find out."

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XDrive Is Finally Offering 5GB Of Storage For Free

The competition for data storage has now begun because AOL has finally released a free 5GB to their users. Anyone can signup for the service on the Xdrive site but I am sure a lot of people are still going to be skeptical just because the name AOL is attached to it.

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Bling for your Belt Buckle

Its a media device that you dont watch, but everybody else does. Your belt is equipped with a video screen so everyone at the club can stare at your .....er...... belt.

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Hack to Change Windows XP Home to Windows XP Professional

Enable the features found in Windows XP Professional on your Windows XP Home Edition installation with this hack.

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Walkthrough: iTunes 7's big new features

Organizing, shopping, syncing - everything got a lot of attention from Apple's software engineers and, as you'll see throughout this walkthrough, a lot of polish has been applied to make this one of the most significant updates in recent iTunes history.

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112 Windows Run Commands

Wanted to Browse fast in windows. Remember these commands. This will really save a lot of time of your. There are many commands which you might have never seen or never knew. There are certain properties of windows which you hardly know exist in windows. Here is a list of 112 run commands.

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Top Secrets of Pizza Delivery Drivers

Check out some of the secrets of Pizza delivery drivers. You might be shocked!

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Halliburton Secretly Doing Business with member of Iran's Nuke Team

This is not "new" news, but you may not have seen it before. It was written on August 25th 2005 -- Submitting to Digg Inspired by the SF Bay Guardian's "Top 10 Big Stories You Aren't Hearing About" story. This story was #2 on the list.

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The Best Places To Launch A Career: Top 50 Employers for New College Grads

The top employers for new college graduates, plus interview tips and how to avoid rookie mistakes.

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The top 50 most expensive adwords

New list of the top 50 most expensive Google adwords as of September 11, 2006. The most expensive one is as much as $69.16 CPC (costs per click!). I found it rather amazing that these keywords are much more expensive than, say... even keywords like private yachts, jets, luxury homes and so on!

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9/11 Kean Commission Report Exposed as 'Fraud of Historic Proportions'

On the fifth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, the former Air Force officer and director of the 'Star Wars' program and top 9/11 researchers, authors and activists will present HARD PROOF that the official narrative of the Kean-Hamilton Commission and Bush- Cheney Administration is a fraud of world historic proportions.

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The top-secret warplanes of Area 51

"Stealth jets? Hypersonic bombers? What's really being developed at the military's most famous classified base? "

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98% of Marijuana Eradidicated By the DEA is Not Really Marijuana

More than 98 percent of all of the marijuana plants seized by law enforcement in the United States is feral hemp not cultivated cannabis, according to newly released data by the Drug Enforcement Administration �s (DEA) Domestic Cannabis Eradication/Suppression Program and the Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics.

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Man spends 48 days without a heart.

A Miami man received a second heart transplant recently after spending 48 days without a heart.

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Get Drunk Without the Hangover

A British scientist's recent announcement that he had found a way to develop a drug that mimics the happy effects of alcohol--sociability and relaxation--without producing next-day headaches or ravaging the body sparked an immediate controversy.

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Illicit Drug Use Up Among 50-59 Year-Olds, Mostly Weed

While drug use among teens is slightly down, drug use among older adults is definitely up. This is defiantly a sign of the times.

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CSS tips and tricks!

I �ve been writing CSS for about 2 years now and I still feel like every time I open up a blank file and begin writing CSS for a new design I learn something new. For those of you that are new to CSS or experts always looking for a new trick, here are some of things I do on a regular basis to keep my code organized (kind of).

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Hidden symbols in logos

Maybe these are obvious to everyone but me, but a lot of companies put hidden symbols/characters in their logos. Here's a list of a few, as well as an illustration of where to find them. I think it's cool that designers put this much thought into their logos.

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Ever wonder what software slows windows down?

Oli from thepcspy.com spent hours benchmarking and testing, to compile a very interesting article, complete with comparisons.

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Top 10 Reasons To Buy A Macbook For Making Music

After years of putting it off, I finally succumbed to the world of Apple and bought myself a new MacBook. Two months after buying it I feel it is time to give my fellow musicians the heads up on this amazing machine. I only wish I had found out how good it was before now. Here are the top 10 reasons to buy a MacBook for making music:-

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What is Apple releasing on Tuesday?

Apple is holding a press event on Tuesday, and the invitations said "It's Showtime". There's been much speculation, with plenty of "informed" rumors, that they're going to launch an "iTunes Movie Store" from which people can download full-length movies for $14.99. By all accounts, this seems likely.

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Apple "showtime" event Poster Spotted

A poster from this tuesdays apple event was spotted in the Yuera Beuna Center. An employee at the center snapped this picture

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Buy a Mac or a PC?

Which one would you buy with $3000, a stylish Mac or a modern PC?

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6th Gen iPod Confirmed with 16x9 Aspect Ratio!?!

4Flix.net offers a new plan for iPod ready video downloads. However, the company lists, "Apple �s 6th Generation 16x9 widescreen Video iPod" as a supported device. They later took it down off their site.

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TOR Servers Seized!

German police are currently raiding server rooms all over Germany, and seizing TOR servers.

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12 Arrested For Craigslist Prostitution

Police in Bucks County have charged 12 women after an investigation into prostitutes who allegedly have been advertising on the Web site Craigslist. investigators called cell phone numbers in local listings that advertised "GFEs" -- girlfriend experiences -- asking for payment in "ro$e$" or "125 donations."

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Preview: Tom's Hardware Benchmarks Intel's First Quad-Core!

Intel's first quad-core processor 'Kentsfield' has found its way into the Tom's Hardware test lab. Weeks before Intel will provide evaluation processors to the press, Tom's Hardware was able to obtain a qualification sample: The chip was sent through the test parcours, showing impressive performance.

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How traffic lights work! - Not how you would think!

There is something exotic about the traffic lights that "know" you are there -- the instant you pull up, they change! How do they detect your presence?

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Has Apple cracked the TV-PC barrier?

Has Apple Computer's chief executive, Steve Jobs, found a way to connect the PC to the TV? Despite many efforts by Microsoft, Intel and a variety of start- up companies to insinuate the computer into home entertainment, almost all movies in the home are viewed by cable, satellite, or DVD players

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Murdoch and TV-Over-WiMAX

Today we did discover another little gem which indicates that News Corp. is very interested in WiMAX.

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24" iMac GPU Not So Upgradeable

MXM doesn't mean that you can upgrade the iMac's 3D chip on your own the way you might on a desktop. For one, Apple doesn't provide access to the slot. Even if you did hack past that limitation, you'd be hard-pressed to find an MXM chip, because none are on-sale to retail buyers. Maybe some OEM will try, but Apple doesn't support it.

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The Bible goes Web 2.0

eBible, a free web 2.0 site with "live" searching of the Bible, commentaries and references is out of beta and open to the public. Check out the link to take a tour and sign up if you're interested.

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