Mini Link Dump

A truly random assortment:

  • In the three weeks since I installed the Akismet spam blocker on this blog, it’s caught over 15,000 spam comments.  And I’ve only had to manually delete three or four.  Score!
  • You can buy Windows Vista today! But which one? This cartoon has the answer.
  • A 3D desktop metaphor video. Throw your files across your desktop; pile them up high. Crazy.
  • Apple Rumor Du Jour: Some cool Apple TV/Leopard integration.
  • Best investment advice ever: Save those pennies. They might each be worth a nickel soon. Of course, it begs the question: If there are no one-cent pieces, won’t everything go up a penny in price? (From $1.99 to $2, for example.) And how would that work with tax rates? Just round everything up to the next nickel and pay extra taxes? I’m sure the politicians would have a field day pledging to ear mark those extra pennies to whatever the hot cause du jour is.
  • The weekly DVD roundup will be available later this afternoon.

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2 Responses to “Mini Link Dump”

  1. Josh Herndon
    30. January 2007 at 16:58

    Man, that penny thing sounds wild. That would be very interesting to see happen. And I have a nice jar full of pennies at home that I’ll be holding on to!

    I am a Windows user (yeah yeah, I know, I know) and I will not be buying Vista anytime soon. I don’t feel like upgrading my computer right now or spending the money to get it. Besides, XP seems to be working great for me. I’ll probably wait to get a new computer that comes with it pre-installed.

  2. Loren
    30. January 2007 at 17:17

    I wonder…in a world without pennies, is the price also rounded up to the nearest nickel if the customer is paying by credit or debit card?