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Toyota’s Telematic, Telepathic “POD” Smiles, Cries And Wags Its Tail…

http://www.toyotaoffroad.com/Articles/Toyota/POD/toyota_pod.htm

I was perusing our message forum and came across a post with a link that took me to “The Mini-Mizer”. This is a place where you can create yourself, or someone you know, as a Lego Man.

The sight is not sanctioned or sponsored by Lego, just a guy that has a lot of time on his hands. :-)

I found humor in it and shared it with some of the people here in the office…it was a big hit. Hopefully you will enjoy it too.

http://www.reasonablyclever.com/mini/index.html

Below is a glimpse into the past. A brief history lesson, if you will. It is a news segment on this “new technology” that is taking the earth by storm. Kick back and relive the humble beginnings of…The Internet.

http://media.ebaumsworld.com/theinternet.wmv

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New legislation recently introduced by a group of powerful U.S. senators would allow artists and entertainment companies to sue creators of products, such as peer-to-peer (P-to-P) software, that “induce” copyright violations.
Yahoo News Story

Opinion Editorial:
Even though these programs are primarily used to share movies and songs that are protected under copyright laws this Bill could be bad law if not written properly. So far it looks like the recording industry or movie industry would be able to sue the companies that make these programs. Not all uses of these programs are illegal and many are used for legitimate purposes. I don’t know about you but I think there is a good chance that Tom Daschle and Orrin Hatch haven’t a clue what these programs are. They only hear what the RIAA lobby and Hollywood lobbies have to say. This will be very interesting to follow.

And now some geeky fun: a collection of funny articles from Microsoft’s Knowledge Base.

Personal favorites:

• Q276304: Error Message: Your Password Must Be at Least 18770 Characters and Cannot Repeat Any of Your Previous 30689 Passwords
• Q110317 Screen Corruption When Aircraft Crashes
• Q264443: Wall Will Not Glue or Is Not Cleaned Up
• Q136022: Israel Anthem Suddenly Stops

The Department of Homeland Security’s U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team touched off a storm this week when it recommended for security reasons using browsers other than Microsoft Corp.’s Internet Explorer.

Yahoo Story
Wired News article

A teenager was arrested early Wednesday in a California theater showing “Spider-Man 2″ after a projectionist using night vision goggles saw him using a camcorder to make an illegal copy of the superhero sequel.

The U.S. movie industry is enlisting theater employees to help combat piracy, offering a reward of up to $500 for every person they catch illegally recording films and report to the police. This is the first of many possible arrests.

The full story can be found here.