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.

Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Poll: What's the best thing about Fall?

- Kids are finally back in school
- Football
- Pale, fleshy legs are hidden away
- I can breathe the air
- I'm not the only one in the office

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What you said

The first computer I ever owned...

Ran Windows XP/Vista - 0.5%
Ran Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000 - 5.5%
Ran Windows 3.x - 8.8%
Ran DOS - 31.3%
Ran OS X - 0.5%
Ran the Classic Mac OS - 6.0%
Was made by Commodore - 30.8%
Was made by Atari - 9.3%
Took up the better part of a room - 7.1%

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Monday, September 10, 2007

YouTube video leads to arrest of teenage speedster ... Internet error spells holiday surprise

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Sign of the times: Fruit-picking robots
According to the California Farm Bureau Federation, harvesting California's crops requires about 225,000 year-round workers (and twice that in summer). But with border-tightening in the offing, some farmers are seeking high-tech help.


WHAT'S WHIRLING
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Bad idea: YouTube video leads to arrest of teenage speedster
News: Students on Facebook threaten bank boycott, bank does u-turn
News: Rhodes to nowhere: Internet error spells holiday surprise
Out of IT: Royal couple admits to editing own Wikipedia entry
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