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Comic Book Legend Stan Lee to Appear at 2010 NAB Show

Stan obviously loves Vegas - first CES in January, now NAB!  :)

via Las Vegas News.

The NAB Show will take place 10-15 April, 2010 in Las Vegas (exhibits open 12 April). It is the world's largest electronic media show covering filmed entertainment and the development, management and delivery of content across all mediums. Complete details are available at www.nabshow.com.

Music for the ages

I hope this is being beamed into space.  No intelligent life here.....

Beyoncé - Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) - THAI REMIX

Secret files show no-nonsense, whisky-loving Thatcher

Note to Quentin Tarantino  - This script is practically writing itself!

via Yahoo! News.

Thatcher refused a guard of 20 "karate ladies" when she visited Japan soon after becoming prime minister in 1979 and personally handled pistols to decide which model was best for police in Northern Ireland.

Love this FireFox Error Message

Well, this is embarrassing.

Firefox is having trouble recovering your windows and tabs.

This is usually caused by a recently opened web page. You can try:

• Removing one or more tabs that you think may be causing the problem
• Starting an entirely new browsing session

The first rule of Exploding iPod Club …

via Good Morning Silicon Valley.

And the pushback against Apple’s culture of secrecy isn’t restricted to regulators; even customers are getting harder to keep in line.

Only in Vegas

Tiger Gets Loose in Northwest Las Vegas - Las Vegas Now |.

Police say the tiger is tame and belongs to a local magic act.

10 Ways Microsoft's Retail Stores Will Differ From Apple Stores

10 Ways Microsoft's Retail Stores Will Differ From Apple Stores - PC World.

Mine: 

11) Modeled after Microsoft retail software boxes, doors will have a unique design that requires at least 2 people, a screwdriver, knife, and a Google (sorry, reflex,) Bing search to figure out how to open....

Google Testing New Service Features On Chrome First?

Google Testing New Service Features On Chrome First?.

....there is, of course, nothing wrong with Google doing this — provided that it doesn’t mean to permanently offer different (meaning better) versions of sites to only those users using Chrome.