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Fun articles that serve no real professional purpose beyond just being cool.

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November 10, 2006 Steve Karam Fun, News, Oracle 2 comments
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New Toy! The 80GB iPod

September 21, 2006 Steve Karam Fun, News, Technology 4 comments

I had made a post about the 80GB iPod, how much I loved it, and how great it was, and now suddenly it’s deleted. Ah well, c’est la vie, no? Anyways, I don’t remember everything that was there, but suffice it to say that the iPod is amazing. You can

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Tomorrow is SysAdmins Day (DBA Too)!

July 27, 2006 Steve Karam Fun, News, Technology Leave a comment

Yes, tomorrow is national SysAdmin day, which includes DBAs.  SysAdmin day is the day for all end users to get together and thank their SysAdmins and DBAs for all their hard work, long hours, requests, emails, and God knows what else. For all you who fit into this category, congratulations

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The “Are We There Yet” Equation

July 21, 2006 Steve Karam Fun 4 comments

A math professor has reportedly discovered an equation that will tell parents how long it will take for the kids to say “are we there yet?” The equation created by Dr. Dwight Barkley of the University of Warwick uses a multitude of factors to mathematically predict the exact moment. T

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Mac vs. PC Wars – PCs Strike Back

July 20, 2006 Steve Karam Fun 2 comments

I’m a Mac user, and I have to say I love my Mac. Not because I think it’s horribly superior to a PC or any of that; I just got tired of the Windows interface, and I love the slickness of OSX. It’s nice having a BSD backend to my

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The Most Incredible Office Warfare Tool Ever

July 18, 2006 Steve Karam Fun Leave a comment

Today, I received and plugged in the best office warfare tool imaginable. Yes, my friends, it is the USB Missile Launcher. This little gizmo is insanely fun to play with. It is a small plastic missile launcher, about a half foot tall with three “turrets” that hold white foam darts.

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