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Good Idea!: Man Submits Drawing Of Spider Instead Of Payment For Overdue Account - Geekologie (97)
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David Thorne didn't have the $233.95 to pay an overdue account. So what did he do? What any other budding young genius would do, he submitted a picture of a spider he drew instead. Unfortunately, Jane Gilles, who is clearly a mega-bitch to the nth degree, wouldn't accept it. So what happened next? Hit the jump to find out -- but I'll give you a hint: time travel! And also, David's account not getting paid. ...Shared by Aaron Trubic (0) Abhishek (5) Adam Singer (1) Alex Scoble CISSP (1) Allen Thompson (0) Andrew Miesem (0) andy (0) Ankesh (2) Anomie (3) Anthony (4) Ballan (0) basmatihnr (0) Bigode (0) Brandon J. Mendelson (0) Brendan (2) Brendten Eickstaedt (0) Brian Reilly (0) brien (0) Cerpin Taxt (3) Chris (0) Chris (0) Chris Furniss (0) Christie Landtroop (12) Chuck (0) Clint (0) Colin (0) Convoluted (0) Dan Buczaczer (2) Dan Preston (3) darkeye11547 (8) db (14) DippinBits (4) dknowles (0) dwjmccall (2) Eddie (1) f.shamsi (0) fassol (1) Fred Medlin (0) HiFiGuy36 (5) Ian (17) Icecubed (0) Jacqui (0) Jarred (6) Jennifer George (2) Jennifer Morrow (0) Jim Simpson (1) John Santangelo (2) Jon (1) Josean (0) Josh Bancroft (2) Justin Lake Whedon (0) Karan Bharwani (0) Keith (0) Kellie Miller (6) Kenneth (0) Krikit (0) Kris (5) Kurt (3) Kyle (0) Kyle James (0) law7355 (4) Len Deffinbaugh (0) Lionel Riem (0) Maia Bittner (0) Mani Karthik (38) Mark Douglass (0) Mark Havenner (0) Matthew (0) Mike Hayes (1) Mike Norman (0) mohan (0) Nick Pellant (2) Nikki (3) Oliver (0) PaladinTom (0) Paul (0) phil (0) rethwyll (0) Richie de Almeida (0) Rob M (0) Sam (0) schisamo (0) schrierc (0) Scott Bradley (33) Serban (4) Shana Albert (5) sumidiot (5) Suzanne Reed (13) Taylor (2) telschow (0) Tim Morris (0) Todd (0) Tom Cheredar (0) Tom Hanna (1) Will Luera (0) WindPower (0) ydant (7)Explore read 17 notes- Chris said: lol this is pretty hilarious.
- Allen Thompson said: OMG OMG this is FUNNY!
- DippinBits said: It's the thought that counts???
- Lionel Riem said: Ça marche aussi pour les impôts ? :D
- Convoluted said: ROFL!
- rethwyll said: I've seen this all over the interwebs. Am I the only one who thinks David Thorne is a ginormous douche?
- schisamo said: this is classic...
- Kurt said: Holy Shit. This is the funniest thing I've read in a LONG time. HAHAHAHAHAA!
- PaladinTom said: Read the whole email exchange for a laugh...
- Todd said: This is the best thing I've ever seen.
- WindPower said: Sti qu'il afukinbuse
- dknowles said: Make sure you click through and read the entire conversation.
- db said: This is hilarious!
- Cerpin Taxt said: epic lolness
- mohan said: lol
- Ballan said: Funny. Click through and read this one. He doesn't say it, but he marks-to-model on the drawing.
- Jarred said: this is hilarious
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In The Know: Has Halloween Become Overcommercialized? | The Onion - Americas Finest News Source (10)
permalinkPanelists discuss whether Halloween candy and costumes have distracted us from placating demons to ensure a bountiful harvest.Shared by Dan Preston (3) Eric Goldberg (6) Fred Medlin (0) Heidigrr (0) Matt McKnight (4) Mike Norman (0) Rob Approves This Message (0) Saboma (6) Simon (0) Stephen Sclafani (0)
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The Skein Hash Function (25)
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NIST is holding a competition to replace the SHA family of hash functions, which have been increasingly under attack. (I wrote about an early NIST hash workshop here.) Skein is our submission (myself and seven others: Niels Ferguson, Stefan Lucks, Doug Whiting, Mihir Bellare, Tadayoshi Kohno, Jon Callas, and Jesse Walker). Here's the paper: Executive Summary Skein is a new family of cryptographic hash functions. Its design combines speed, security, simplicity, and a great deal ...Shared by Andrew Becherer (0) Andrew Boardman (1) cbsmith (6) Christopher Barnes (0) CJ (20) Craig Overend (0) devilok (0) e.p.c. (2) Egon Willighagen (1) Fausto C G (0) Fred Medlin (0) Geoffrey Wiseman (1) Grork (1) handir (12) Jeff (1) John (0) Justin Yost (5) Kyle Weller (0) Matthew (13) onurka (0) Pat (3) pr1000 (0) Rajarshi Guha (0) Ramanan (0) Robby R (0)- Pat said: good stuff
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A List Apart: Articles: Working From Home: The Readers Respond (37)
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We asked. Our gentle readers answered. In A List Apart No. 263 we inquired how you walk the blurry line when you work from home. Here are your secrets—how to balance work and family, maintain energy and focus, get things done, and above all, how to remember the love.Shared by Alexis Bellido (0) banannie (0) Bernardo Gutiérrez (0) Brent (0) Brian (0) Brian Shoemaker (0) Byrne (0) camilo oliveira (0) fabiano (0) Fred Medlin (0) Geoff Wilson (0) GerryBot (4) Jack Littleton (0) Jaime Macias (0) John (0) Kris Wallsmith (0) Liz (0) luisrull (0) luxus (0) Macktastic K. (2) Mark Kirby (0) Maya (4) Michael Meyer (0) Patrick J. Anderson (0) phobos7 (1) Rajesh (0) Renato Targa (0) Shawn P (0) Sheila Thomson (0) snowblink (0) stealingsand (0) Teeg (1) Thiago Pedrosa (1) trindade (0) Ward Andrews (0) Wibbly (0) Алишеррррррррр (0)Contribute comment
