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  • Sims 2 hilariously hacked

    Looks like Sims 2 has been hit with a semi-virus, right under the noses of EA.Sims are suddenly comfortable with open relationships, and the social worker no longer cares how they treat their children Entire neighborhoods of Sims are being mysteriously graced with eternal youth, while some characters are finding all their needs fulfilled by…

  • Holidays and vacations

    Treasa adds her two cents… I believe a lot of people work longer hours to look good. I’ve past experience of that too. I really need to simmer down because ultimately, this doesn’t really matter. I don’t work in America, I don’t want to work in America. I can just about cope with the fact…

  • Intelligent "Daily Show" watchers

    I do wish I had satellite sometimes – but I do enjoy watching the Daily Show when I get a torrent or something…of course I’m just saying that because of these figures… With vulgar fare such as The Man Show, South Park, and Reno 911!, the cable network Comedy Central has earned a reputation for…

  • "Moral Hazard" on the Road

    Can insurance be related to a rise in traffic deaths? A study by Alma Cohen and Rajeev Dehejia is worth a look. This is interesting for Irish readers who pay exorbitant rates, things are done differently in other countries… To the roll of highway perils—drunks, cell phones, teenagers—can be added one more: the insured. A…

  • If you had to live on a deserted island…

    …and could take only one of the following, which would you take? 1.Computer and Internet access 2. Large supply of books 3. TV 4. Radio 5. Cellphone 6. Newspaper subscription And the result according to Yahoo…it should be noted that the researchers even had a difficult time attracting guinea pigs for their Internet-deprivation experiment—they had…

  • Does Wal Mart affect inflation?

    Can a single retail company affect inflation? A recent National Bureau of Economic Research study argues that Wal-Mart’s size and lower-than-average prices have pushed the U.S. inflation rate substantially below what official statistics indicate. According to the study’s authors, the government’s current inflation metric assumes that lower prices at big-box discounters mean products of lower…

  • Durex's global sex survey

    So there you have it, Ireland comes in just above average. The survey can be found here Apparently the British are the world’s most attentive lovers, while the Chinese have the most partners, Italians the most orgasms, and Iceland has the highest vibrator usage. But why oh why do I suspect that the French are…

  • The Widening Atlantic: Niall Ferguson

    Niall Ferguson is talking about US-European relations, a subject oft-covered on this blog. I am a subscriber so I have full online access to all the Atlantic’s archives, while most of you poor people out there don’t subscribe. I will quote liberally… Putting out his stall, he points out that Bush is one of the…

  • The Atlantic – Jan/Feb Edition

    Ah its that time again, the Atlantic arrives stuffed full of quality hackery. I will link to the best bits in posts to come.

  • Microsoft anti-spyware

    I downloaded and tested Microsoft’s latest add on for Windows. It’s still in Beta, but is worth a look. For once I’m impressed, it picked up some spyware that Spybot and Adaware SE had both failed to detect. You can get it here.

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