CCT#251: Geeky Valentines

Coming up in this episode…

• 50 Geeky Valentines Gift Ideas
• Man from Google has Tiananmen Square Moment
• Patrick Stewart doesn’t tweet

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News

• USPTO won’t accept upside down faxes – http://industry.bnet.com/technology/10005104/uspto-wont-accept-upside-down-faxes-demands-resends/?tag=mncol;txt
• 9 Year old going for 5th Microsoft Cert – http://www.networkworld.com/slideshows/2010/020510-marko.html#top
• A Googler Has his Tiananmen Square Moment – http://www.techcrunch.com/2010/02/05/a-googler-has-his-tiananmen-square-moment/
• Linus Torvalds like his Nexus One – http://torvalds-family.blogspot.com/2010/02/happy-camper.html

Hacks & Strange Stories

• 50 Exquisite Geek Valentines Gifts – http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/50-exquisite-gifts-valentines-day/
• Can you Trust Chinese Computer equipment? – http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/10/02/05/1548226/Can-You-Trust-Chinese-Computer-Equipment
• Hubble spies some .. Aliens! – http://www.geekologie.com/2010/02/drink_the_punch_do_it_now_hubb.php

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Media Corner

• Comic books will lok amazing on the iPad…so they say – http://gizmodo.com/5463681/comic-books-will-look-incredible-on-the-ipad
• Real Rules for Time Travelers – http://discovermagazine.com/2010/mar/02-the-real-rules-for-time-travelers/
• Patrick Stewart doesn’t Tweet – http://www.trektoday.com/content/2010/02/stewart-no-to-mad-max-but-yes-to-technology/

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Geek Library

Mr. T Mobile – http://gizmodo.com/5465290/some-fool-done-gone-and-made-a-mr-t-mobile

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