French Daredevils Leap Off a Perfectly Good Mountain into a Moving Airplane
James Bond once did it without a wingsuit. But these guys did it for real.
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I often talk about how the Internet has changed everything. On the plus side, it has leveled the economic marketplace so even tiny businesses can compete with gigantic corporations. There is also the instant availability of knowledge on any subject. You can be an expert on anything in 20 minutes. Need to perform an emergency appendectomy? There’s a YouTube video for that. Actually, there are a bunch of YouTube videos for that
But then on ...
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See our Wednesday and Friday post. This is for everyone I ever met who can’t remember their passwords. You know who you are. Check the logo on St. Peter’s laptop. Looks like you will need an iCloud Keychain.
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Gifts for Geeks from BuzzFeed
Cyber Monday is tomorrow. Can’t think of what to buy your favorite geek? Here are a few ideas from BuzzFeed by way of Pinterest. Both links have useful gift content. Also check out Grommet. Or pop over to How To Use Linux to see some cool mini-Linux PC. Or check out this list from Global Knowledge
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See the post at The Ringer for 11-25 and four honorable mentions.
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Number 1 – Star Wars Episode IV – A New Hope (1997). Of course!
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Star Wars: Episode V — The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
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Alien (1979)
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Star Wars: Episode VI — Return of the Jedi (1983)
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The Right Stuff (1983)
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Aliens (1986)
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2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) – Not sure I agree. My first awesome ...
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Saw this display at a computer conference. These are all memory modules or different ways to move and store information.
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