Union Democrat: A falling boulder killed a 42-year-old Modesto woman and injured her young son Saturday as they were enjoying a family fishing trip at Pinecrest Lake. The family was fishing with friends on a granite slope below a popular hiking trail that rims the lake when a boulder the size of a small SUV…
...Read MoreRadio Active Hazard Affecting Stanislaus River, National Forest.
Oye. Look at what’s been found in my own backyard. Union Democrat: The U.S. Forest Service has re-leased a plan for fixing an abandoned uranium mine near Kennedy Meadows that is leaking radioactive material into a nearby creek. The plans, released Friday, call for putting radioactive dirt and rock back into the pit from which…
...Read MoreWhat’s the difference between e.g. and i.e.?
Ask Yahoo!: i.e. means “in other words” and e.g. means “for example.” There. Now STOP SCREWING THEM UP. Tags: writing, language
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...Read MoreMozilla Co.: Welcome to the real world.
So Mozilla Foundation has incorporated. This means Firefox can be licensed and sold to anyone Mozilla (the company) chooses for a nice profit. This profit will then be distributed among the development team in the form stocks and bonuses. What will all those devoted people who worked hard in their spare time to build the…
...Read MoreWishing the Best
Nick Bradbury: “An MRI discovered that I have an acoustic neuroma, which is a benign tumor that can be removed by surgery. At this stage it’s relatively small, but left unchecked it could grow to the point that it presses against my brainsteam – a life-threatening situation.” Best wishes, Nick. We’re all rooting for ya’….
...Read MoreArs Technica does surgery on Apple’s Mighty Mouse.
Ars Technica: “We wrapped up tonight’s surgery by giving the Apple Store in Cincinnati a call to ask if they had any more in stock???they didn’t. When told that they had a floor model that we could come in and test if we liked, the employee on the phone was informed that we used to…
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DJ Earworm Music Some of the best mashups on the net. (tags: download free mp3 mashups music audio) Friends of Yosemite Search and Rescue The home of the Yosemite Search and Rescue. (tags: yosemite national park rescue search help wilderness outdoors)
...Read MoreFull Frontal Female
Possibly one of the funniest thing I’ve ever seen anyone write: Molly: “Geez, this is starting to look like a thread over at Robert Scoble???s place.” Nice job. đŸ˜‰ Tags: blogs
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How to Reinstall Windows Without Losing Your Data (tags: installation software tips tools windows microsoft howto reinstall computer)
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