Archive for November, 2006
McDonald’s to Patent Sandwich-Making Process
0 Comments Published November 26th, 2006 in InterestingCourtesy Digg: McDonald’s has applied for a patent in the United States and Europe for the “method and apparatus to prepare [a sandwich].” McDonald’s claims that this patent will allow sandwiches look and taste the same at all restaurants.
Garnishes of lettuce, onions and tomatoes, as well as salt, pepper and ketchup, are inserted into […]
Two students from Daytona Beach Community College have filed a class-action lawsuit against Follett Higher Education Group and the college itself for $5 million for overcharging students on used textbooks and under compensating students when buying books back.
Needless to say, if this lawsuit goes through it will affect many colleges and the students therein nationwide […]
Look carefully at this picture of a desktop
0 Comments Published November 25th, 2006 in Humor, Media/TV/InternetCourtesy Reddit: Normally it’s okay to post a picture of your desktop on an internet forum, right? Well, you’d better be careful about exactly what’s on your desktop before you post it. In this case, this person didn’t really pay close enough attention to what was on his desktop before posting.
Look carefully for […]
$0.99 PS3 on eBay? Starting bid? Nope.
0 Comments Published November 25th, 2006 in Humor, Media/TV/InternetCourtesy Digg: Some unlucky seller on eBay accidentally set the buy-it-now price for a Sony PlayStation 3 for $0.99 instead of the starting bid. Bye-bye profit, and so much for those forty hours spent waiting to buy it.
The package comes with extra controller, games, and a two-year warranty.
MySpace: A sinking ship
1 Comment Published November 25th, 2006 in Media/TV/Internet, Rant/Opinion/RandomSo I go to login to MySpace to see what’s going on there. I notice that a lot of my friends are posting bulletins about free PlayStation 3 consoles, animated smileys, profile trackers, and Lord knows what else from the bowels of the internet. But these things don’t appear just once. Oh, far from it. […]
I see a handicapped license plate, I want to castrate….
0 Comments Published November 25th, 2006 in Rant/Opinion/Random, Transportation…well, maybe not exactly. However, after seeing a car with an Alabama handicap license plate, it is almost guaranteed that at least one of the following things can be readily observed:
1. The handicapped motorist will be driving along in front of you at least a quarter slower than the posted speed limit.
2. The motorist […]
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