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Here is something you don’t see everyday…

[Via: GAS]

The Internet is like a Penis.

It can be up or down. It’s more fun when it’s up, but it makes it hard to get any real work done.

In the long-distant past, its only purpose was to transmit information considered vital to the survival of the species. Some people still think that’s the only thing it should be used for, but most folks today use it for fun most of the time.

It has no conscience and no memory. Left to its own devices, it will just do the same damn dumb things it did before.

It provides a way to interact with other people. Some people take this interaction very seriously, others treat it as a lark. Sometimes it’s hard to tell what kind of person you’re dealing with until it’s too late.

If you don’t apply the appropriate protective measures, it can spread viruses.

It has no brain of its own. Instead, it uses yours. If you use it too much, you’ll find it becomes more and more difficult to think coherently.

We attach an importance to it that is far greater than its actual size and influence warrant.

If you’re not careful what you do with it, it can get you in big trouble.

It has its own agenda. Somehow, no matter how good your intentions, it will warp your behaviour. Later you may ask yourself “why on earth did I do that?”

Some folks have it, some don’t.

Those who have it would be devastated if it were ever cut off. They think that those who don’t have it are somehow inferior.

They think it gives them power. They are wrong.

Those who don’t have it may agree that it’s a nifty toy, but think it’s not worth the fuss that those who do have it make about it. Still, many of those who don’t have it would like to try it.

Once you’ve started playing with it, it’s hard to stop.

Some people would just play with it all day if they didn’t have work to do.

[Via: Miss C]

To celebrate the launch of IE8, Microsoft released a funny clip revisiting the best and worst of the web – from bleeding GIFS to pointless status updates. Enjoy!

I this day and age, I’m surprised to see people still using IE6. It’s out dated and incompatible with today’s web standards, yet people can’t seem to update their browser to something better. If you are one of these people, here are some message you might start to see…

IE8 was officially announced today so if you are still on IE6, at least consider upgrading to IE7!

If you are a bit clueless when it comes to understanding Instant Messaging (IM) and SMS acronyms, here is something that might help you out…

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Neat little music video from Yahoo! (as if you couldn’t tell). Music by Shitake Monkey.

Some dude has come up with the following video regarding 25 things he hates about Facebook. It’s definitely an entertaining video so check it out below.

Google Latitudes (iPhone)

Want to stalk your friends or want them to know where you are at all times? Google introduced a new service called Latitude yesterday.  It is a social networking service based on Google Maps that shows any friends that you have that are nearby.

Unfortunately, the service isn’t yet available for my iPhone so I couldn’t give it a whirl. See a list of compatible devices after the jump.

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Talk about a blast from the past! After seeing this video, things have changed so much for the Internet. Could you imagine waiting 2 hours for a website to load? Thanks to Broadband, we can stream a movie (or two) in the time it took to download a newspaper.

Though electronic newspapers and magazine exist like the video speculated, we still prefer a hard copy for our commute to work. Though even this is starting to change slowly with eBook readers and devices like the iPhone.

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