The Last Time I Saw Steve Jobs
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One of my favorite stories heard this week. So great.
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It is simply hard to imagine any other CEO in that position. Most would be in their business uniform but Jobs always looked like a regular guy. So simple for the family to simply ask him for help.
by mac morrison (is this an iPad or a Galaxy?
Which Is Which?
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Reuters reporter Dan Levine, tweeting from the Apple-Samsung hearing before U.S. District Court Judge Lucy Koh yesterday:
Koh just held both tablets above her head, one in each hand, asked Samsung lawyers to identify which was which. Took them a while to do so…
(Via Darrell Etherington at GigaOm.)
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In a case based on copying, it it is not possible to the copycat to tell which is theirs and which is the original, then the copycat is in for some real trouble.
Such direct copying is, like plagiarism, pretty much a Romper Room no-no. Someone should do a similar ‘taste’ test with average people.
Advice for a person contemplating rectal insertion of the world’s hottest pepper
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An unwise individual has made a wager that involves inserting a cotton bud soaked in the world’s hottest pepper into his rectum. He has asked Reddit how to minimize the harm that might arise as a consequence of this undertaking. Redditors have reacted with a perfect mixture of horror and fascination, as you might expect.
Above, video of a man consuming one of these peppers.
Out of the sheer morbid curiosity of it all, I did a bunch of research for you. Here’s what I came up with; The anus is a very delicate piece of skin equipped with a fair amount of capsicum receptors. It is very easily irritated, and is rather unforgiving. There is a staggering amount of Capsicum in the Bhut Jolokia pepper http://www.livestrong.com/article/188934-the-dangers-of-bhut-jolokia/ in question, so I read the toxicity sheet http://npic.orst.edu/factsheets/Capsaicintech.pdf and found that in high enough doses it causes dermal lesions. We’re talking big angry open sores…
Which brings me to my point. Why on earth would you risk damaging the only bit of skin and muscle that keeps you from pooping yourself on a daily basis for life?
You’re better off tattooing a dick to your forehead, or streaking through a crowded mall, or something that doesn’t directly affect the well being of your sphincter because buddy, if this goes horribly wrong it could haunt you forever… And really, honestly, nobody here wants you to wind up the Bhut of this Jolokia.
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This stuff could really kill you if you ate too much. But since it is organically grown, it must be good.
Funny video to watch as the an gets his comeuppance. But thanks to him I will make sure I never eat that pepper. I would just hate to imagine what might happen if you got some on a finger and rubbed an eye.
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