BBspot Update - 10/10/08
- From: "Brian Briggs" <briggsb@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: bbspot@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2008 09:09:03 -0400
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NEW STUFF
Features:
Microsoft getting serious about upgrading users to Vista . . .
http://www.bbspot.com/News/2008/10/microsoft-xp-vista.html
Top 11 excuses for not helping fix your parent's computer . . .
http://www.bbspot.com/News/2008/10/top-11-excuses-computer-help.html
The BBspot Mailbag . . .
http://www.bbspot.com/News/2008/10/mailbag-20081008.html
A showdown between the housing bubble and the Internet bubble . . .
http://www.bbspot.com/News/2008/10/internet-bubble-vs-housing-bubble.html
We're starting to get to that time of year when movies start to get
good again. A trailer review for The City of Ember . . .
http://www.bbspot.com/News/2008/10/review-city-of-ember.html
BBloopers:
Doctor Drunk, paging Doctor Drunk . . .
http://www.bbspot.com/News/BBloopers/2008/10/3556.php
First responders . . .
http://www.bbspot.com/News/BBloopers/2008/10/3557.php
Comics:
Need a hug . . .
http://www.bbspot.com/comics/PC-Weenies/2008/10/3559.php
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SITE NEWS
- A BBig BBook announcement in the BBlog . . .
(http://www.bbspot.com/Log/index.html)
- This is probably the last week you'll see this link . . .
(http://www.thingspalincanname.com)
- If you'd like to learn more about The BBook of Geek, I've set up a
Web site that I've started updating. It has an RSS feed if you want
to subscribe to the updates there as well:
(http://www.thebbookofgeek.com)
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- I'm keeping the movie marathon poll open until it gets 500 votes.
Right now Firefly/Serenity is in the lead, but it's close. Vote on
that in this week's poll: (http://www.bbspot.com/polls/index.php)
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QUOTE OF THE WEEK
If one morning I walked on top of the water across the Potomac River,
the headline that afternoon would read "President Can't Swim".
-Lyndon B. Johnson
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LINKS OF THE WEEK
Here are my favorite 5 links from the BBspot Daily Spot section
(updated M-F) in case you missed them during the week. All the links
during the week can be found here:
http://www.bbspot.com/archives_links.html
The ten most dangerous geeks, Brian Briggs strangely absent...
http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/industry/4286458.html
A game for you to play after you read the trailer review . . .
http://www.kongregate.com/games/Ninjakiwi/bloons-tower-defense-3
Geomagnetic reversal could mean the end of the world, or not . . .
http://www.universetoday.com/2008/10/03/2012-no-geomagnetic-reversal/
Weird Al releases new hits as they are made . . .
http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=90827837&blogID=437292861
You better have a stress test before you eat here . . .
http://www.heartattackgrill.com/
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