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The mouse hits 40-year milestone
By Mark Ward
Technology correspondent, BBC News
The humble computer mouse celebrates its 40th anniversary today.
On 9 December 1968 hi-tech visionary Douglas Engelbart first used one to
demonstrate novel ways
Same here. I was watching it recently online line and it occurred
to me that there was enough cheese to make a mean toasted sandwich.:)
Meta
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I was one of those that rushed home to see Dark Shadows also. I
bought
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/07/fashion/07clubs.html?_r=1partner=MOREOVERFEATURESei=5040
Fought Over Any Good Books Lately?
By JOANNE KAUFMAN
Published: December 5, 2008
JOCELYN BOWIE was thrilled by the invitation to join a book group. She had
just returned to her hometown, Bloomington,
After reading this, I now believe that Dollhouse is going to make history by
being the first television series ever to go straight-to-DVD.
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Just like any other good soap. I remember watching the show first run with my
maternal grandmother, Deity rest her well, along with Another World, The
Edge of Night and As The World Turns.
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I would celebrate, but my touchpad gets very, VERY jealous...
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Thank you for this, Brent. IMO, this speaks to a problem endemic in literature
today.
It's almost a lost art form. So many writers have been busy trying to say
something that they *don't* say anything. And it's not just in pop-lit,
either. Look at our own beloved genre. A couple of days ago,
I enjoyed the movie welcome to the dollhouse... but i can assure i wouldn't
want to see it weekend and weekend out... i like me some random messed up
independent films. for what it's--not like i'm tellling you something you don't
already know--dollhouse, no matter how doomed it is, is not going
Only if it's on SciFi or LifeTime, I'd warrant. Traditional soaps are losing
viewers and network support. There's talk of them being extinct in a few years.
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With all the interest in Vampires maybe that gothic
Remember "Total Recall 2070" back in the day? Back when Showtime and Scifi both had good Friday evening lineups? The talk of synthetic humans put me in mind of that show, which was a hybrid of both "Total Recall" and "BladeRunner". Alas, i no longer have premium channels, so won't get to see it
I was listening to the news today, a report on how many newspapers continue to
go out of business. Of course the Internet's part of the problem, but I also
note that many people just don't like to read much news, even on the Net. It's
why so many news outlets continue to cut the length of their
About five years ago, Showtime had decided to deviate from scifi to shock in
their programming. While I hated their decision, time has proven that their
decision has been the right one financially. However, I wish the goal had
been to increase subscribers and have a night of scifi (which was
Now that the first season of Gemini Division has ended, I was wondering what
you guys thought about the series. For those of you who do not know what
Gemini Division is, it is a series of 50 five-to-seven minute long
webisodes created by Electric Farm Entertainment. The show currently airs
on
agreed
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About five years ago, Showtime had decided to deviate from scifi to shock in their programming. While I hated their decision, time has proven that their decision has been the right one
Ok, so after I realized that I was not going to get my weekly fix of Gemini
Division, I decided to research the production company, Electric Farm
Productions, and see if they had ever produced anything else. I was not
disappointed. I found out that they produced a web series called
Afterworld.
I am constantly amazed and amused that texting is the favorite mode of
communication for a generation that can't read or write.
~(no)rave!
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I was listening to the news today, a report on how many newspapers
continue to go out of
I hear your laments, especially regarding newspapers. I love
newspapers and I have arranged my work life (my shift starts at 11 am)
so I can drink coffee, listen to sports talk radio and read two
newspapers before I go to work. I started reading the Chicago Tribune
years ago because it was
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It's safe to say that Franklin
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