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Thursday, September 2, 2010

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The Scariest Bridges From Around The World [Pics]

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An unbelievable list of sky high vehicular bridges, super high suspension bridges, and creepy rope bridges; there is surely something here to cause you some chills or thrills.

Apple's Ping network linked to trademark agreement

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Apple's new Ping social network -- introduced alongside iTunes 10 -- required a special trademark agreement to make happen, a press statement reveals. Karsten Manufacturing notes that it technically owns the Ping name for one of its sub-brands, which produces golf equipment.

10 Scene-Stealing Onscreen Pets

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There's no denying that adorable animals are often cast in big- and small-screen productions as a sidekick to warm the audience's heart. However, there's a special subset of animal actors that have become fan favorites. Whether they bark, meow, quack, scratch or dig, these 10 TV and movie pets stole the scene from their two-legged costars.

FICO: A Look at Credit Reporting Agencies (Infographic)

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Here's an in-depth look at credit reporting agencies and what the reports (and your score) entail.

Chewbacca Illustrated as Winnie-the-Pooh

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Cue the "awww"

10 Movie Robots That Left Their Mark On Today's Society

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Robots have been appearing in movies for nearly 100 years. They can be cute, cool, scary or just plain annoying, but one things for sure, everyone seems to love them.

What Final Fantasy XII and Heavy Rain Have in Common

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It stands within reason that Final Fantasy XIII and Heavy Rain should have a lot more on the classics of yesteryear. They should have evolved significantly in the overall quality of experience–from gameplay to graphics, each title has had more than enough time to improve itself. But for some reason, they fail to be as immersive as they should be. What went wrong?

IBM Introduces World's Fastest Processor: 5.2GHz Enterprise Chip

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Don't blink -- if you do, you may miss IBM's new processor. The company is boldly claiming that the chip within IBM's new zEnterprise clocks in at 5.2GHz, making it the world's fastest microprocessor. We're sure this claim could be challenged on multiple fronts, namely by hardcore overclockers who have seen their own chips operate at much...

Be honest Reddit, what do you *really* think about America?

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and tell us which country you are from to make this even more interesting. Edit: It's great getting so many perspectives. Edit (2): Please stop saying 'you' and 'your' when talking about the US. Guys I'm Australian. Edit (3): Why the downvotes? This isn't a US vs the World thing. I just want to learn about how people view the US no matter how outrageous. submitted by nuttyalmond to AskReddit [link] [133 comments]

Do you ever feel bad about killing bugs or spiders?

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There was a spider hanging out in an upper corner of my room. My bed is right up against this wall. I couldn't fall asleep with a fucking spider hanging right over me, so I got a shoe, stood there like an idiot for maybe eight seconds because my conscience was getting the best of me, then said "Sorry guy" and smashed that motherfucker. Am I a pussy? Tell me this is within normal, manly human behavior. I mean, the poor bastard wasn't doing anything to me besides existing. submitted by munnerlyng to AskReddit [link] [124 comments]

Juror Expelled for Posting Verdict on Facebook

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Social media and jurors do not mix.

Twitter’s iPad App: All the Bells and Whistles

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Twitter has just announced the service's official iPad app. It's free and comes with a slew of touch interface bells and whistles built right in. The app is

Man Spends 62 Years Building Fleet Out of Matchsticks

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Philip Warren spent the past 62 years faithfully recreating an armada of 432 Royal Navy warships out of matchsticks and wooden matchboxes. Over the last six decades, he has painstakingly crafted every naval warship afloat, in service or to have come in since the second World War. 79-year-old Philip, a retired company director from Blandford, Dorset, England, began creating his first ship in 1948 when he was just 17. He uses a razor blade, tweezers and sandpaper to carve the matches and boxes before piecing them together using PVA and balsa wood glue. In total he has utilized more than 650,000 to create his incredibly detailed 1:300 scale models. Very impressive, sir. If it weren't for professional sports and video games, we'd probably be in a basement gluing stuff together, too. Keep reading for a closer peek at some of Philip's work. ...

The 7 Most Irritating Characters From Otherwise Great Movies

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MarketOnTwitr.com » Give your Twitter experience a new direction...

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Marketontwitr(MOT) is an amazing twitter app offering amazing features for twitter marketing and enhancing your twitter business. With this twitter software you can follow lots of twitter followers, manage your twitter accounts, schedule tweets, schedule rss feeds and much more automatically.

Bring Fido or Fluffy on vacation: Pet-friendly hotels with pets on staff

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There's a new breed of hotel staffers—the pets on the payroll. Although these animals-in-residence are fairly pampered and often enjoy celebritylike status, they have a job to do: amping up guest relations and rolling out a new kind of (stain-resistant) red carpet.

If Vegas Escort Ads Were Accurate

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Most of these ads seem grossly misleading. The idea that I'm going to get a girl that looks like a Playboy centerfold to come to my room for a mere $69 is insulting. In order to rectify the situation, we've mocked up these accurate Vegas escort ads.

Cock Blocks: Your Male Competition (PICS)

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Here are a few enemies you may encounter that are trying to get up on your girl. You better be on the lookout!

How to Avoid Computer Eye Strain and Keep Your Eyes Healthy

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Does eyestrain keep you from doing your work on the computer? Take preventative measures to avoid eyestrain—and get your work done. Organize a functional workspace, modulate light exposure, and keep your eyes healthy overall.

Trapped Chilean Miners Denied Pay While Underground

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The 33 men trapped 2,258 feet below ground in a Chilean mine recently found out that they would be receiving no pay from the company responsible for their ordeal.

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