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Tuesday, December 16, 2008 in The Web, From the SP Staff:
URGENT: Stay off Internet Explorer for a while
According to Microsoft, there's a critical security failure in the latest Internet Explorer, and it's being exploited like crazy by Internet baddies. The threat has intensified exponentially since its discovery last week. An estimated 0.2% of Internet Explorer users have already been affected. That is not good. The exploit exposes your computer to being hijacked, and your personal information can be accessed, especially if you've stored any banking passwords or info. Until the threat is r...
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Thursday, November 20, 2008 in The Web, From the SP Staff:
For the first time ever, "Job History" means something cool
This interactive web applet uses Prefuse to show the percentage of certain jobs held by men and women over the span of 150 years, and how those statistics changed at the turn of each decade. In addition to marveling at the saturation of males and females in the job market as a whole, we noticed that while there's been a predictable change in the number of farmers and farm laborers in America since 1850, "Craneman/Hoistman" has just never been all that popular a gig.
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Friday, November 14, 2008 in Style, Local Events, From the SP Staff:
Indie Craft Experience is this Saturday!
This weekend is ICE 8, the best holiday shopping in Atlanta! This year, ICE has over 100 vendors from all over the country selling amazing handcrafted items. Check out the vendor list here. (And notice that Gangbusters is on it. That's me, your darling SP web designer!)   Zano will be DJing. Some Art Fabric will have fun craft projects for you to do. Indie Craft Experience T-shirt making is back by popular demand. Dulce Vegan will be there with delightful vegan baked goods ...
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Friday, November 14, 2008 in The Web, From the SP Staff:
Google Video Chat...works
Now that Gmail Video Chat is open, anyone with a Gmail account can engage in high-quality one-on-one webcam chat with family and friends anywhere in the world, free of charge. Sorry about that, Skype.
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Tuesday, September 16, 2008 in Opinion:
I'll look twice if you think twice
Motorcycle safety awareness is vital. But why does the burden of the bumper sticker—"Look Twice, Save a Life"—seem to fall entirely on me, the automobile driver? Where is the public awareness program targeted at motorcycle riders, reminding them that lanes are not to be shared, that being small does not entitle them to make fancy highway maneuvers, and that feats of motorway derring-do endanger more even than their own lives—that by taking their lives so cavalierly into their hands, they're also...
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Saturday, August 02, 2008 in Local Events:
The Georgia Aquarium: an all-day experience
We love the Georgia Aquarium. But if you plan to go there this summer, try to plan for a weekday. This Saturday afternoon, the wait just to buy tickets was at least two hours, and those hours are spent completely unprotected from Earth's blazing yellow sun. And the line for advance ticket holders? About the same. Out-of-state roadtrippers can't just turn around and book it home when they see the lines, but you can. Take heed!
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Thursday, July 24, 2008 in Local Events:
Regis is waiting
Apparently, they're casting for CBS's Million Dollar Password this Friday and Saturday at the Marriott Suites on 14th. If you're selected, you'll be flown to L.A. next week and (presumably) paired with a celebrity or two and put on national television. Sound good? The audition runs from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. both days, and you have to be at least 18 to participate. Other than that, we have no idea what the audition will entail. Hopefully there will be an obstacle course. But probably not. You ...
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Thursday, July 24, 2008 in Music, Arts and Entertainment, Local Events:
Do you like Filter? What about free concerts?
Thanks to 99x.com, alternative band Filter will be playing a free show tonight at the Tabernacle's Pontiac Garage! Filter is joined by local Atlanta bands Sleep Therapy and The Julia Dream. Doors are at 7:30. Admission is first come, first served, so show up early!   “Filter is one of the many bands who shaped 99X’s alternative sound through the mid and late ’90s with “Hey Man Nice Shot” and “Take a Picture.” This show means a lot to us longtime fans of both the band and 99X.” —Eric (Dutc...
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Tuesday, June 17, 2008 in Weird Things We Noticed:
Has NZ put an end to frivolous lawsuits?
The two women who drank dishwashing liquid last July are still in the news. They're just now receiving their awards (about $1,500 in damages each) after being served a dangerous chemical in place of mulled wine in an Old Man Rock Cafe (presumably the gentler kiwi version of the Hard Rock?) in New Zealand. But how, after being served and imbibing a genuinely harmful chemical in a restaurant, are these women collecting damages that cover only their medical bills and time out of work? Had this happ...
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