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jakemathai
NYC expat, currently living in the Pacific NorthWest. Trying to find the right balance.
Website: http://www.jacobmathai.com/
Member Since: September 16, 2006
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This story has mostly positive ratings. 66 votes / 2 sinks
Merry Christmas, Apple: MacBook Current #1 on Amazon.com Computer Sales List
Gadgets & Tech – Looking at the list this morning, this MacBook, with a 13.3" screen, 1 GB of RAM, 120 GB hard drive and 2.2 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo T7500 CPU is indeed #1, with an HP laptop with a larger 15.4" screen, 1 GB of RAM, 160 hard drive, but a slower 1.5 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo T5250 CPU #2 ... and nearly 50% less, after rebates.
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Voted for on December 25, 2007 11:13am
This story has mostly positive ratings. 70 votes / No sinks
Coin Worth More Than $1,000 Given To Bell Ringer
Do No Evil – A platinum coin estimated to be worth more than $1,000 couldn't fit in a Salvation Army kettle, so the donor handed it over to the bell ringer.
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Voted for on December 25, 2007 11:13am
This story has mostly positive ratings. 95 votes / No sinks
Boy Raffles Nintendo Wii to Help the Needy
Do No Evil – Tyler Strasser, 11, of Mount Holly, North Carolina has, since he was 3, collected toys every Christmas for the disadvantaged. This year he came up with a great idea: everyone who donated a toy would get a raffle ticket. Raffle winners would get an entry into a Wii Bowling tournament, and the winner would get the Wii.
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Voted for on December 25, 2007 11:13am
This story has mostly positive ratings. 87 votes / 5 sinks
18 Seconds Can Change The World
Do No Evil – What takes just 18 seconds to do but can help change the world?
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Voted for on February 24, 2007 09:28am
This story has mostly positive ratings. 133 votes / 5 sinks
Google to Sell Online Software Suite
Gadgets & Tech – The expansion threatens to bog down Microsoft's efforts to persuade businesses to buy the latest version of its market-leading Office suite that was developed along with its new Vista operating system. Google's software bundle, to be sold for a $50 annual fee per user, also poses a challenge to IBM and its Lotus suite.
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Voted for on February 22, 2007 11:53pm
This story has mostly positive ratings. 15 votes / 1 sink
Looking for the Next Google
Money – In brand-new offices with a still-empty game room and enough space to triple their staff of nearly 30, a trio of entrepreneurs is leading an Internet start-up with an improbable mission: to out- Google Google.
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This story has mostly positive ratings. 81 votes / 6 sinks
Bush Has Quietly Tripled Aid to Africa
Politics – President Bush's legacy is sure to be defined by his wielding of U.S. military power in Afghanistan and Iraq, but there is another, much softer and less-noticed effort by his administration in foreign affairs: a dramatic increase in U.S. aid to Africa.
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Voted for on January 01, 2007 09:43am
This story has mostly positive ratings. 16 votes / No sinks
China heralds year of the fluorescent green pig
Science – Chinese scientists have successfully bred partially green fluorescent pigs which they hope will boost stem cell research, Xinhua news agency said.
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Voted for on December 31, 2006 10:20am
This story has mostly positive ratings. 147 votes / 5 sinks
'Godfather of Soul' James Brown Dies
Music – James Brown, the legendary singer known as the "Godfather of Soul," has died, his agent said early Monday. He was 73. Brown was hospitalized Sunday at Emory Crawford Long Hospital with pneumonia and died around 1:45 a.m. Monday, said his agent, Frank Copsidas of Intrigue Music. Longtime friend Charles Bobbit was by his side, Copsidas s
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Voted for on December 25, 2006 11:42am
This story has mostly positive ratings. 7 votes / 1 sink
Iran bloggers test regime's tolerance
Politics – By day, Alireza Samiei covers banking and insurance for an industry newspaper. By night, he writes a daring online blog about Iran's social and political ills.
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(boston.com)
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Voted for on December 18, 2006 07:35pm
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This story has mostly positive ratings. 134 votes / 2 sinks
Annan To Blast U.S. In Farewell Speech
News – In a farewell speech on U.S. soil today, retiring United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan plans to deliver a tough critique of President Bush's policies. He will accuse the administration of trying to secure the United States from terrorism...
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(usatoday.com)
Voted for on December 11, 2006 11:31am
This story has mostly positive ratings. 94 votes / No sinks
What Happens To Your Body If You Drink A Coke Right Now?
Food – Have you ever wondered why Coke comes with a smile? It's because it gets you high. They took the cocaine out almost a hundred years ago. You know why? It was redundant.
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(healthbolt.net)
Voted for on December 09, 2006 10:00am
This story has mostly positive ratings. 4 votes / No sinks
Chinese Bloggers Must Give Real Name
Do No Evil – The Internet Society of China has confirmed that China is thinking about requiring bloggers to give their real names. The reason - "The past understanding of privacy is too absolute. Not only China, but also the whole world, should realize the necessity of...
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Voted for on December 01, 2006 12:24am
This story has mostly positive ratings. 82 votes / 1 sink
Iraq Panel to Recommend Pullback of Combat Troops
Politics – The bipartisan Iraq Study Group reached a consensus on Wednesday on a final report that will call for a gradual pullback of the 15 American combat brigades now in Iraq but stop short of setting a firm timetable for their withdrawal, according to people familiar with the panel's deliberations.
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(nytimes.com)
Voted for on November 30, 2006 10:18am
This story has mostly positive ratings. 61 votes / No sinks
Astronomers Observe Light Being Turned Into Matter
Science – Astronomers have found a gigantic cosmic "Rumpelstiltskin" that is spinning light into matter and giving off lighthouse-like pulses of gamma rays.
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(dsc.discovery.com)
Voted for on November 29, 2006 04:18pm
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