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Microsoft closes Metafile hole with early patch
Microsoft has caved to public pressure and released a patch for the Windows Metafile bug that has been all over the news the last few days. Although MS had recently stated that a patch would not appear until next week, public outcry was loud enough to rattle the software giant into changing its plans.
Read rest of article @ ars technica.
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Letterman Slams O"Reilly
Summary: On CBS' Late Show with David Letterman, Bill O'Reilly resurrected his false claim that a Wisconsin elementary school banned the singing of the Christmas hymn "Silent Night," erroneously attributing the school's changed lyrics to political correctness. In fact, the new lyrics were merely part of a 1988 Christmas play called The Little Tree's Christmas Gift. Later in the interview, Letterman admonished O'Reilly, asserting, "I have the feeling about 60 percent of what you say is crap."
Oh it gets better too... Notable quotes:
- Article with Video of Interview @ Mediamatters
- Transcript of Interview @ some blog
- Video
Letterman: I have the feeling about 60 percent of what you say is crap...
Letterman: [on O'Reilly's phony "War on Christmas"] I don't this is an actual threat. I think this is something that happened here and it happened there and so people like you are trying to make us think that it's a threat.
Letterman: "See, I'm very concerned about people like yourself who don't have nothing but endless sympathy for a woman like Cindy Sheehan. Honest to Christ."- Article @ Newshounds
- Article with Video of Interview @ Mediamatters
- Transcript of Interview @ some blog
- Video
The Genius of Tom Toles
News & Links Roundup:
- If Pat Robertson's new year resolution was to not make an ass of himself, he didn't do so well.
- Maxtor announces a 1 terabyte harddrive at CES. Link here.
- So remember that 30 inch LCD Dell was coming out with? You may drool now.
Cartoons courtesy of Tom Toles.
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"Daily Show's" Jon Stewart to host Oscars
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Sharp-tongued comic Jon Stewart, who regularly skewers politicians and the media as anchor of the satirical television newscast "The Daily Show," was named on Thursday as host of this year's Academy Awards.
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LAN Party Photographic Images
Anyone who had a digital camera at the lan party can you please send me the images so i can upload them to the picture viewer on the right? Just call/email me and we can figure out some way to transfer the files.