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A sum of money you can’t comprehend

May 4th, 2008 · 695 Comments

$5,500,000,000
Microsoft withdrew its bid to buy Yahoo because of that amount of money. When looked at in context, Microsoft was willing to pay $47.5 billion for the seemingly simple search-engine site Yahoo, who was expecting a hardy $53 billion. It is very difficult as college students to grasp that amount of money. You may say […]

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Seasons Greetings

April 22nd, 2008 · 2331 Comments

Here are some pretty crazy pictures of Earth:

Happy Earth Day

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German techno

April 15th, 2008 · 1791 Comments

Cool stuff
Peace and respect.

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Damn climate change, you suck.

April 11th, 2008 · 798 Comments

Just when we’re thinking the polar bears have it bad, Mother Nature throws us into a porta-potty that had just been visited by the entire line-up of a competitive bean eating event.
I know, I know, climate change sucks because of the obvious environmental and social implications surrounding the situation at hand. But that isn’t enough […]

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Is It Just Me?

April 6th, 2008 · 1471 Comments

I was surfing the Internet this morning and saw all the obits on actor/activist Charleton Heston’s death and noticed something: Out of about 10 news Websites I checked, only one — the Washington Post — had Heston’s age correct. The article claims the actor is 83 years old, which is true as IMDB.com reports the […]

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A Baby’s Daddy-Mommy??

April 3rd, 2008 · 2708 Comments

If you haven’t heard it on the news or read it in magazines yet don’t worry, Oprah has your back. Today, Oprah interviewed Thomas Beatie, 34, who is married and recognized under Oregon state law as a male and is clinically 6 months pregnant. Right about now, light bulbs may flicker and you’ll say “But […]

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‘Elite Affair’ not so fierce

March 31st, 2008 · 648 Comments

This past Saturday night I attended the Echelon Fashion society’s Elite Affair cocktail party. While I thought it was a little ridiculous to pay to go to an event with no booze (despite the name cocktail party), I wasn’t in the mood for the usual bar scene. So I decided to try something new. Mistake.
Even […]

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