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The man who designed the Pringles potato chip packaging system was so proud of his accomplishment that a portion of his ashes has been buried in one of the iconic cans.

Fredric J. Baur, of Cincinnati, died May 4 at Vitas Hospice in Cincinnati, his family said. He was 89.

Baur’s children said they honored his request to bury him in one of the cans by placing part of his cremated remains in a Pringles container in his grave in suburban Springfield Township.

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Wooden bicycles can be found all over the world. These handmade bikes are often larger-scale scooters that you sit on. Made with whatever wood can be found, they use small wooden home-made wheels covered with discarded rubber rims. Forward movement depends on the rider pushing with their feet.

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May 31, 2008 (Computerworld) Microsoft Corp. will require hardware makers to test their device drivers on Windows 7 to receive certification for Windows Vista, according to documents posted on the company’s Web site.

In a long explanation (download PDF) of the Windows Logo Program, Microsoft spelled out the new requirement. “Beginning with the release of the first beta of the next operating system, all Windows Vista client and Windows Server 2008 submissions must include a complete [set of] test logs for the new beta OS,” the company said in the document.

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A song for the ladies by Jon Lajoie

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Movies have come a long way since the 1930’s.

Even though the closing credits for Lord of The Rings is long, according to Wikipedia the 1956 version of Around the World in 80 Days and Clerks 2 had even longer closing credits. In the case of Around the World in 80 Days, it’s closing credits featured an animated recap of the movie’s three-hour storyline, identifying the actors in the order in which they appeared.

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What I didn’t know until recently, is that a stunted version of hypertext had been demonstrated as early as 1968. This was no run-of-the-mill boring-vision-of-the-future demo. This was, simply put, “The Mother of All Demos”. Steven Levy first gave it that name and it seems to have stuck: The Mother of All Demos (and oh I really love that name). Douglas Engelbart’s whirling vision of the future; it was the first public use of a mouse, as well as examples of cutting, copying, pasting, teleconferencing, video conferencing, email, and… hypertext.

In this video, Doug Engelbart, the creator of the mouse amongst other things, demonstrates his inventions including the first public use of a mouse, examples of cutting, copying, pasting, teleconferencing, video conferencing, email, and a simplified version of hypertext. Btw, this was recorded in 1968! [via]

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Definitely not fake. We have two angles! Look at this guy, this is madness!

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Ballyhooed HBO Series Brought to Screen as a Bloated Blabfest Strictly for Loyal Fan Base

Since I was never swept up into any of the hysteria surrounding Sex and the City during its six-season run on HBO, this big screen adaptation had to serve as my introduction to the adult-oriented sitcom. As someone only casually familiar with the franchise, I anticipated seeing a sophisticated romantic romp revolving around four best friends who candidly confide in each other about the state of their love relationships.

But what I found instead was a bloated blabfest featuring a few of the most shallow, middle-aged females imaginable, immature material girls commenting about men, money, baubles and designer clothes in a flip and superficially manner. When not celebrating conspicuous consumption and the acquisition of status symbols, the film resorts to the sort of comic relief one would ordinarily associate with a typical raunchy teensploit: fart sound effects, poop and pubic hair jokes, a running-gag about a pet in heat, and the current romantic comedy rage, the gratuitous unveiling of male genitalia (ala Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Harold & Kumar 2, et al)

While this much-ballyhooed film version failed to measure up to my expectations, that doesn�t necessarily mean that the TV series� devoted fans are likely to be as disappointed. Afterall, the picture is essentially an extended episode reuniting the original cast members and placing their characters in plausible predicaments based on their personalities and the passage of time since the show went on hiatus.

Once we get past the opening credits, the NYC-situated saga proceeds to embroil each of the leading ladies in a personal emotional drama. The primary plotline finds narrator Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) and John James Preston, aka Mr. Big (Chris Noth) finally agreeing to marry after having dated off and on for ten years. She then calls gal pal Samantha (Kim Catrall) to share her �big decision,� when the lamebrained bimbo guesses, �You finally got Botox.�

We subsequently learn that sexaholic Samantha, the most promiscuous of the clique, has settled down in L.A. with her neglectful boy-toy, Smith (Jason Lewis), a waiter-turned-Hollywood actor. Her crisis arrives when she finds herself attracted to Dante (Gilles Marini), a tall, dark and handsome hunk next-door with an equally-overactive libido. Will substituting food stifle the carnality she craves, or will that simply pack on poundage?

Meanwhile, back in the Big Apple, Miranda (Cynthia Hobbes), a career-oriented attorney with a five year-old son (Joseph Pupo), has been too busy to notice that she and her husband, Steve (David Eigenberg), haven�t slept together in six months. After he makes an admission of infidelity, she is forced to wrestle with whether she wants to work on or simply abandon the marriage.

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Here are some Bizarre Foods I have found from around the world:

• Cuitlacoche:   Huitlacoche is the fungal, culinary delicacy Ustilago maydisthat grows on ears of corn.  Another word its Nasty corn fungas that people call the Mexican Truffle.  It is used in tamales and as a seasoner used like garlic.  It has a rich, earthy flavor.  Put that one in your mouth!

• Balut:    This is a duck or chicken fertalized egg.  While its growing inside these are eaten like its a hard boiled egg.  I remember Anthony Zimmern said the worst part is the liquid inside the egg.  Little bones and feathers mmmm.

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What should have been just a routine installation of Microsoft’s latest operating system Windows Vista, ended up with a bang… literally. Microsoft applauded Windows Vista as an evolution in all aspects of the operating system compared to Windows XP. One of “anodyne” details designed to deliver an improved user experience is the installation process. However, a deployment model applauded for simplicity and ease of
use proved to be the death of a Windows Vista copy and the machine it was running on.

“What’s a “wow moment”? It’s that instant when you recognize that your life has changed—the moment you transform an idea that you once only dreamed of pursuing into something you have actually achieved,” revealed Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates, before the operating system hit the shelves in January 2007, explaining “the Wow starts now” marketing campaign slogan.

Well, ex-police officer Ray Jackson from Columbia South Carolina, saw his life change for the worse after he struggled to get the computer to work following the installation of Windows Vista, reported FunTechTalk. Frustrated by the lack of responsiveness from the computer running Windows Vista, Jackson imagined pulling his gun out and settling all his problems with a few squeezes of the trigger.

Well, the idea that he only dreamed of pursuing, managed to become reality. Jackson finished up installing Windows Vista on girlfriend Wanda White’s machine with little issues. However, he then hit compatibility problems and was unable to get the applications to work. “He just kept screaming at it and smacking the side of the computer,” Wanda recalled.

But the smacking and the screaming did little to convince the programs to work seamlessly with Windows Vista. And with his girlfriend out of the house and visiting some neighbors, Jackson reached the end of his patience and for his gun. He then shoot the computer a number of five times, missing only once. Fortunately, the only victims were the machine and the copy of Windows Vista. The ex-law enforcement officer was subsequently apprehended and is in police custody.

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