Back in the days before they could just text people, British royals carried on their love affairs discreetly, via post. And now you can own a piece of that expression of courtly love.
We know that your GPS system is very convenient and helps you get around in confusing areas that you're unfamiliar with and you don't need to keep unfolding a map and blah blah blah, but really, if the thing suggests that you drive onto railroad tracks, maybe you'd be better off learning from Jose Silva's mistake and, you know, not driving onto the railroad tracks.
Now that #robotpickuplines has been dropped from Twitter's trending topics list -- replaced by the lofty #crapsuperpowers -- it's high time for a wrap-up of some favorites.
The cubicle, originally dubbed the "action office" for reasons lost to the mists of time, was developed 40 years ago this month by diabolical sadists at the Herman Miller Company.
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She walks, talks, and smiles, can't do even the most basic housework, and will be appearing nude in a Tokyo fashion show. But HRP-4C isn't your typical model.
Say your parents are going to be out of town, leaving you all alone in a great big house. What's a red-blooded American teen to do? Throw a party, of course. And not just any party... a "History Making House Party."
Sidekick: The Good News & the Bad News Either way you look at it Microsoft Data Center management did not follow standards or best practices in this failure. In which case it makes me wonder more about the outsourcing of corporate data much less personal data.
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Weird eBay auction of the week: Prince Charles' love letters
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Note to everybody: GPS systems are not infallible
We know that your GPS system is very convenient and helps you get around in confusing areas that you're unfamiliar with and you don't need to keep unfolding a map and blah blah blah, but really, if the thing suggests that you drive onto railroad tracks, maybe you'd be better off learning from Jose Silva's mistake and, you know, not driving onto the railroad tracks.