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    Michael Jackson, Facebook, Twitter, and PerezHilton.com died: R.I.P.
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    As the industry pushes more and more into programs and services that require greater bandwidth it's instructive to see how even people seeking simple text can bring the biggest sites to their knees. As Mark Twain said, "A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is just putting on its shoes." (Actually, I’m not positive that Twain said that–but he’s often quoted on the Web as having said so. Full Article at ComputerWorld
    A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is just putting on its shoes.
    SOURCE: ComputerWorld 5 months ago

Recent Photos From The Wire

  1. Indonesian National Police Spokesman Maj. Gen Nanan Sukarna shows a photo of Papuan separatist leader Kelly Kwalik during a press conference at the National Police headquarters in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009. Kelly Kwalik was fatally shot as he tried to escape an early morning police raid on a house in the town of Timika, provincial police spokesman Lt. Col. Agus Riyanto said.
  2. Indonesian National Police Deputy Spokesperson Brig. Gen Sulistyo Ishak shows a photo of Papuan separatist leader Kelly Kwalik after a press conference at the National Police headquarters in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009. Kelly Kwalik was fatally shot as he tried to escape an early morning police raid on a house in the town of Timika, provincial police spokesman Lt. Col. Agus Riyanto said.
  3. A protestor holds a signboard during a demonstration in Copenhagen December 16, 2009. Copenhagen is the host city for the United Nations Climate Change Conference 2009, which lasts from December 7 until December 18.
  4. An activist holds a signboard during a demonstration in Copenhagen December 16, 2009. Copenhagen is the host city for the United Nations Climate Change Conference 2009, which lasts from December 7 until December 18.
  5. A protestor holds a signboard during a demonstration in Copenhagen December 16, 2009. Copenhagen is the host city for the United Nations Climate Change Conference 2009, which lasts from December 7 until December 18.
  6. Joseph Haggins, a master gunnery sergeant of the 3rd U.S. Marines expeditionary force, dressed in a Santa Claus outfit walks with children during Operation Goodwill, a gift-giving distribution event, in a slum area in Tondo city, metro Manila December 16, 2009. Operation Goodwill started in 2003 as a gesture of friendship by U.S. personnel and their families based in Okinawa to share the holiday spirit of giving with their children and their families in the Philippines.
  7. An employee of Japan Airlines walks past in front of the company logo at Tokyo's Haneda airport December 16, 2009. Shares of Japan Airlines Corp jumped 4 percent on Wednesday after the struggling carrier said most retirees were willing to accept cuts to pension payouts. JAL needs two-thirds of 8,800 retirees and two-thirds of 17,000 employees to agree to pension reductions -- a prerequisite for it to receive a government bailout.
  8. Left party leaders salute hundreds of people who gathered to protest against rising prices of food items and for implementation of job security in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009. Hundreds of protesters participated in the rally urging the government to control prices of consumable items that have risen heavily in the past few months.
  9. Supporters of various left parties shout slogans against the government to protest the rising prices of food items and for implementation of job security in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009. Hundreds of protesters participated in the rally urging the government to control prices of consumable items that have risen heavily in the past few months.
  10. Supporters of various left parties shout slogans against the government to protest the rising prices of food items and for implementation of job security in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009. Hundreds of protesters participated in the rally urging the government to control prices of consumable items that have risen heavily in the past few months.
  11. Supporters of various left parties shout slogans against the government to protest the rising prices of food items and for implementation of job security in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009. Hundreds of protesters participated in the rally urging the government to control prices of consumable items that have risen heavily in the past few months.
  12. Joseph Haggins, a master gunnery sergeant of the 3rd U.S. Marines expeditionary force, dressed in a Santa Claus outfit distributes gifts to students during Operation Goodwill, a gift-giving distribution event, in a slum area in Tondo city, metro Manila December 16, 2009. Operation Goodwill started in 2003 as a gesture of friendship by U.S. personnel and their families based in Okinawa to share the holiday spirit of giving with their children and their families in the Philippines.
  13. COPENHAGEN, DENMARK - DECEMBER 16: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon (R) meets with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown at the UN Climate Change Conference on December 16, 2009 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Politicians and environmentalists are meeting for the United Nations Climate Change Conference 2009 that runs until December 18. Some of the participating nation's leaders will attend the last days of the summit.
  14. COPENHAGEN, DENMARK - DECEMBER 16: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon looks at his watch ahead of a meeting with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown at the UN Climate Change Conference on December 16, 2009 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Politicians and environmentalists are meeting for the United Nations Climate Change Conference 2009 that runs until December 18. Some of the participating nation's leaders will attend the last days of the summit.
  15. YEOJU-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - DECEMBER 16: South Korean soldiers participate in a winter river crossing operation in preparation for a possible North Korean attack on December 16, 2009 in Yeoju, South Korea. The Korean peninsula is the world's last Cold War frontier as stalinist North Korea and pro-western South Korea have been technically at war since the 1950-53 conflict.
  16. COPENHAGEN, DENMARK - DECEMBER 16: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon (R) meets with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown at the UN Climate Change Conference on December 16, 2009 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Politicians and environmentalists are meeting for the United Nations Climate Change Conference 2009 that runs until December 18. Some of the participating nation's leaders will attend the last days of the summit.
  17. YEOJU-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - DECEMBER 16: South Korean soldiers participate in a winter river crossing operation in preparation for a possible North Korean attack on December 16, 2009 in Yeoju, South Korea. The Korean peninsula is the world's last Cold War frontier as stalinist North Korea and pro-western South Korea have been technically at war since the 1950-53 conflict.
  18. YEOJU-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - DECEMBER 16: South Korean soldiers participate in a winter river crossing operation in preparation for a possible North Korean attack on December 16, 2009 in Yeoju, South Korea. The Korean peninsula is the world's last Cold War frontier as stalinist North Korea and pro-western South Korea have been technically at war since the 1950-53 conflict.