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Nick Farrell the Inquirer , Friday 25 July 2008. 07:31:00 Nothing like following success SOCIAL NOTWORKING site Facebook seems to be copying the failed Microsoft 'passport' scheme. According to a Facebook press release, the site will use something which is called Facebook Connect to allow members to use their profile on other websites....
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Nick Farrell the Inquirer , Friday 25 July 2008. 07:31:00 More flaws in the system AUSSIE PUBLIC servants are being paid taxpayers' money to censor Wackypedia so that it does not say anything bad about their political masters. Wackypedia, which continues to be staffed by fake penis experts who define who is real and who is noteworthy, seems completely unable to stop professionals sanitising...
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Nick Farrell the Inquirer , Friday 25 July 2008. 07:31:00 US Airforce taking a nap PASSWORDS for nuclear missiles at a US silo became insecure after three ballistic missile crew members in North Dakota fell asleep at their posts. 'Fortunately' an investigation by military and National Security Agency experts found that, while a terrorist could have snuck into the base past the sleeping...
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Nick Farrell the Inquirer , Thursday 24 July 2008. 21:19:00 Thrust that up your aria ONE OF the oldest chapels in Port Talbot, in Wales, has recruited a computer to tickle the ivories on its ancient organ. With falling members, Beulah Prestbyterian Chapel had been unable to find someone who could handle its organ week after week....
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Nick Farrell the Inquirer , Thursday 24 July 2008. 19:02:00 Rant In the hope that folk are daft enough to buy it this time THERE is a distinct feeling of déjà vu about the latest Apple-flavoured rumour concerning the release of a new PDA. According to the Apple fanboy magazine MacDailyNews, the new 'Newton', will have a smaller Macbook screen - in glass with Iphone-like, but fuller-featured...
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Nick Farrell the Inquirer , Thursday 24 July 2008. 16:16:00 Good King Wiilessness looked out DESPITE the fact that Nintendo knows its Wii games console is jolly popular in the US, it has warned that it has been caught short in the supply department this Christmas. This might not be a surprise to anyone who has tried to buy a Wii in the lead-up to...
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Nick Farrell the Inquirer , Thursday 24 July 2008. 14:12:00 Attempt to woo deserting users SPINNERS at Microsoft desperate to prove that its Vista OS is not the lemon that most sceptics claim, have staged a cunning publicity stunt. According to News.com, the Vole has started rounding up Windows XP users who had negative impressions of Vista....
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Nick Farrell the Inquirer , Thursday 17 July 2008. 11:32:00 95 years for musical works THE EU'S aging rockers will be able to collect royalties on music they made when they were kids under an EU plan to extend the copyright terms on musical recordings for another 45 years. Currently musicians can only collect royalties on recordings they made 50 years ago....
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Nick Farrell the Inquirer , Thursday 17 July 2008. 09:52:00 Price reduction no big thing THOSE WONDERING how fruit themed toy-maker Apple managed to dramatically drop the price of its Iphone might want to have a look at the deals it did with its suppliers. According to beancounters Isuppli, Apple cut more than $50 from manufacturing costs per unit since the first-generation phone made...
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Nick Farrell the Inquirer , Thursday 17 July 2008. 09:52:00 Boldly going US SPACE AGENCY NASA apparently has a shortage of urine to test its high-tech loos on board the new Orion space capsule. Now it seems that the outfit is literally taking the pee out of its workers in a bid to get the thing working properly....
