ITwhirled

Take a break from workday drudgery with ITwhirled. Each weekly installment covers the best in weird news, humor, gadgets, and all manner of offbeat items from the world of IT and beyond.

Friday, October 27, 2006

IT Haiku: Mystery

Please hand me that wire.
Thanks! You have solved the puzzle!
The other wire's live.

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Thursday, October 26, 2006

Geek Comic of the Week: EMOTICOMICS!

Simultaneously pushing the boundaries of both comics and emoticons, this series of dialogues between characters constructed out of elaborate series of punctuation marks varies from the philosophical to the absurd to the deeply juvenile. Look for special guest appearances by God and the devil (who can't be represented by images, even in emoticon form).
http://www.emoticomics.com/


THINGS TO DO

- Search for the 50 dark movies hidden in a Hieronymus Bosch painting, courtesy of M&Ms Dark Chocolate

- Watch a music video for the new Battlestar Galactica

- Play the American Dad vs Family Guy Flash fighter game

- Let your coworkers know about their annoying habits

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Wednesday, October 25, 2006

Zune: Doesn't sound sweet to everyone

Microsoft's forthcoming digital music player, dubbed Zune, may make some Hebrew speakers gasp. The name for the device -- which will take on the Apple iPod when released later this year -- sounds like a vulgarity, specifically the "f" word, in Hebrew. Continue...

Feature: The latest to hold a grudge against YouTube: Utube
News: U.K. man admits 'Web rage' attack
Out of IT: GPS system drives obedient German into trouble

Tuesday, October 24, 2006

She's a 10: 10 Unneccessary - but cool - gadgets

The 10 best unreleased horror movies
Unneccessary - but cool - gadgets
Dot-com flops - only 5 but they're spectacular
Top 10 portable grills
Top 10 Firefox Web 2.0 add-ons

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Monday, October 23, 2006

Poll: Who makes the best glazed doughnut?

YOUR 2 CENTS: Who makes the best glazed doughnut?

- Dunkin' Donuts
- Krispy Kreme
- Honey Dew Donuts
- Mister Donut
- Donut Connection
- Winchell's Donuts

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WHAT YOU SAID: What's your favorite SciFi movie?

21.7% - Star Trek II - The Wrath of Khan
0.0% - THX-1138
10.1% - 2001: A Space Odyssey
10.1% - Serenity
36.2% - Blade Runner
21.7% - Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope

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