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I'm Alex Plank, a college student and Autism advocate. I run the WrongPlanet.net website. I was an AOL intern working in System Operations when i signed up..

Website: http://www.wrongplanet.net/

Member Since: June 15, 2006

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This story has mostly positive ratings. 183 votes / 4 sinks

What is money? and why it should exist...

Money – Ever looked at money this way?

View Story Discuss (51) (success-is-in-you.com) 242 days ago by gsmaster

Voted for on November 26, 2007 11:43am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 32 votes / 1 sink

Saving Time By Going Online

Do-It-Yourself – Granted, many of us go online intending to waste time, but, according to Regina Lewis, AOL's consumer advisor, there are a number of Web sites out there that can help us save time too - especially when it comes to chores.

View Story Discuss (2) (cbsnews.com) 474 days ago by TimALoftis

Voted for on April 08, 2007 06:48pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 36 votes / 1 sink

Effort to Catalog Species Tops 1 Million

Science – A worldwide scientific effort to catalog every living species has topped the 1 million milestone.

View Story Discuss (0) (forbes.com) 473 days ago by populist

Voted for on April 08, 2007 06:48pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 7 votes / No sinks

Social Network Site for Autism Blossoms Beyond 10,000 Members

Health & Fitness – Wrong Planet, a relatively young online social network for individuals with Asperger's Syndrome and Autism saw record growth during the first quarter of 2007, during which it accumulated more than 10,000 registered members before April 2nd. During the month of March, Wrong Planet received significantly more than 100,000 average page views per day.

View Story Discuss (0) (prleap.com) 473 days ago by alexander

Submitted and Voted for on April 08, 2007 08:15am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 33 votes / 1 sink

OK, so I'm a hypocrite - does that make my message bad?

Do No Evil – Anyone who speaks out about something can expect to have their own record scrutinised for the merest hint of hypocrisy.

View Story Discuss (0) (denniswright.newsvine.com) 510 days ago by populist

Voted for on March 03, 2007 08:10pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 48 votes / 7 sinks

Warner Bros. Developing Valerie Plame Film

Movies – It's juicy stuff -- and now that Vice President Dick Cheney's former chief of staff, Lewis "Scooter" Libby, is on trial defending accusations that he lied to FBI agents investigating the leak -- Warner Bros. has decided to snag the life rights of Plame and Wilson for -- you guessed it -- a delicious Hollywood movie.

View Story Discuss (8) (cinematical.com) 509 days ago by idyll

Voted for on March 03, 2007 08:07pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 74 votes / 5 sinks

The Tag Solution

Do-It-Yourself – Tag subscriptions could be a valuable tool to help build many niche Netscape Communities.

View Story Discuss (4) (blog.throwawayyourtv.com) 509 days ago by Fedquip

Voted for on March 03, 2007 08:07pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 53 votes / 3 sinks

501st Legion Inducts Kevin Smith as "friend"

Movies – On February 23rd, 24th, and 25th, members of the 501st Legion's Connecticut Garrison made an appearance at the NYC Comic Con. One of the highlights of this event was the induction ceremony of Kevin Smith into the 501st Legion.

View Story Discuss (1) (hmtk.com) 510 days ago by charbarred

Voted for on March 03, 2007 08:07pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 49 votes / 7 sinks

Actress Liz Hurley 'marries in secret' - CNN.com

Celebrities – Model and actress Elizabeth Hurley married Indian businessman Arun Nayar in a secret ceremony on Friday, a day before the couple were due to host a lavish wedding party, British media reported on Saturday.

View Story Discuss (3) (cnn.com) 509 days ago by pagey

Voted for on March 03, 2007 08:05pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 78 votes / 4 sinks

Alternative Media Sites Targetting Social Media

Gadgets & Tech – Many alternative media sites are chiming in on the recent Wired feature on Digg, even going so far as echoing the content in posts such as Is Digg Rigged? or even taking the content wholesale such as Hunting Down Digg's Bury Brigade.

View Story Discuss (3) (baron.vc) 510 days ago by charbarred

Voted for on March 03, 2007 08:04pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 108 votes / 4 sinks

Stolen Rockwell Found With Spielberg

News – A Norman Rockwell work stolen from suburban St. Louis more than three decades ago was found in Steven Spielberg 's art collection, the FBI announced Friday.

View Story Discuss (51) (news.aol.com) 510 days ago by STONERS

Voted for on March 03, 2007 08:04pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 108 votes / 18 sinks

Bush promises help to tornado victims, asks for donations

News – President Bush is visiting Enterprise, Alabama, where a tornado smashed a high school Thursday, killing eight teenagers. He pledged aid to victims of the storms. Earlier Bush, who's also going to storm-hit Georgia, said he knew "full well that I'll be seeing people whose lives were turned upside down by the tornadoes. I'll do my very best to comfort them."

View Story Discuss (220) (cnn.com) 509 days ago by corey.spring

Voted for on March 03, 2007 08:04pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 98 votes / 12 sinks

Ohio launches campaign to attract Israeli businesses

Money – High-tech trade experts from large industrial state to conduct five sessions in Tel Aviv to acquaint local companies with benefits of establishing their main US offices in that area. Thirty Israeli companies already co-located in Ohio

View Story Discuss (53) (ynetnews.com) 510 days ago by SusanParrish

Voted for on March 03, 2007 08:03pm