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Wow, talk about a way to screw your employer. 
BERLIN (Reuters) - A German factory worker stole over a million screws from his employer and skewed the market with his cheap stolen goods, police said Friday.
“In the end, it became obvious that screws were being sold for much less than they usually cost,” said a spokesman […]

Looking at my calendar, I’m seeing a lot of….milestones, as I can best describe them. Luckily these aren’t all birthdays or other gift-giving events, as I’d be broke rather quickly.

October 2nd - my hire date at Lenovo - 1 year baby!
October 6th - my six year anniversary since Kat and I started dating. That will […]

This is in a place called Plitvicka Jezera, in Croatia of all countries. Utterly amazing. More pictures here.

Toyota recalls 55,000 floor mats
The NHSTA investigation found that the unintentional acceleration was due to improperly installed all-weather floor mats sticking underneath the accelerator pedal, causing the pedal to become lodged.
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Bikinis galore on Bondi Beach - Channel: APnews on LiveVideo.com
That’s it - I’m moving to Australia
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Edmunds Inside Line has a first drive of the Vauxhall VXR8 aka Holden Commodore SS aka Pontiac G8. What most stuck out to me was the curb weight noted: 4,037 pounds. This is about what I expected, given the larger sedan body built around a similar chassis as the GTO/Monaro.
The LS2 is of course […]

The public is right to be upset to find that hybrids don’t automatically improve mileage by 20 MPG. Most hybrids now, compared with the market just a few years ago, are a bunch of SUVs with only slight improvements in mileage and very high annual fuel costs. The SUV fad began dying, so SUV makers […]

Lenovo Support & downloads - Downgrading from Windows Vista to Windows XP
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The way most companies market and advertise their products bore me and damn sure don’t make me want to buy or even learn more about their products. A few examples stand out from the day-to-day grind and I feel they should be recognized.
Today’s subject: Lexus and Audi (cars of course, duh). Now I don’t have […]

Heads Up News on WordPress 2.3 « Lorelle on WordPress
For my fellow WP users, some hints at 2.3 coming out soon
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As Mark alluded to in one of his recent posts, our trip out to Charlotte last week came to a halt in Burlington. I won’t spill the details on it in case Mark wants to elaborate on it later, but let me just say that before going on a road trip, never forget to check […]