Pertinacious Metanoia

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“Rather than pressing and holding the power button for the forced shutdown, just press it once briefly, then press S.”
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“There is just one Seal of the President at any given time, and it does not change according to whether or not the United States is at war.”
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“Bill Gates’ comments would appear to be a case in point. You can hear the wheels turning as Gates thinks through the reality of his actions before finally admitting that he has indeed downloaded and consumed copyrighted content.”
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“‘My sister just got back from Iraq,’ Holly says. ‘She could tell that woman a thing or two about what’s hideous.’”
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“To some viewers, this design for the 2008 Olympic stadium to be constructed in Beijing looks like a definitive portion of the female anatomy.”
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Apple bling!
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Amazing three-year-old kid is a massive Jim Lehrer fan and wanted a Jim Lehrer birthday party. No, I swear to God, I’m being serious.
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“The only gotcha is that these competitors need to offer the same deal to Flickr to help their customers switch, too.”
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“The proposal, which arrived via fax along with a letter of authentication by a Swiss ambassador, was ignored.” Jesus *H*. CHRIST! I mean, what the FUCK?!?!
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“[T]he first-grader managed to foil crimes and chase an arch-nemesis through Boise on Friday, serving the city as the superhero ‘Star.’” “The tumor is inoperable because of its location and the way it grew into her optic nerve and against her hypothalamu
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“Why were a couple of gay Republican potheads blown away by the FBI?” This news story had the bad fortune of happening the weekend before 9/11 …
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“Saying this, while putting down your phone and walking off (instead of hanging-up immediately) would make each telemarketing call so much more time-consuming that boiler room sales would grind to a halt.”
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“Vista’s backup, however, has a killer feature: it records timestamped past versions of a file or folder right into its Properties panel which you can view or restore.” NICE idea.
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