Let's face it: Most of us are just too darn busy to really pay attention. We live our lives in the hectic vacuums of individual existence, eeking out whatever joy we can. To really and truly consume information is a struggle.

Consider how much news you read or listen to in the course of a day. Now consider how much news there actually is to consume. How much news about health breakthroughs do you actually read? How about technology news? Sure, we're inundated daily with news about the presidential race, the tragedies around the world, the so-called war in Iraq. But there are real things happening every day that could alter your way of life dramatically...

CATEGORY: Technology News

TAGS: technology, CERN, hedron, Revision3

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I don't know what I've done to deserve all the attention, but over the past few years I've received literally thousands of offers from all over the world in my e-mail. Every day, I get job offers, tips on losing weight, free gift cards -- and even secret offers from far-away lands, promising millions of dollars in exchange for my bank account information.

Why, just this morning, someone with the very credible name of Tom Bosley (Happy Days, anyone?) wrote to tell me how I can start my own bait shop online. And someone else (their name was omitted from the e-mail) told me they knew how I could save 70 cents per gallon on my gas. I've learned how to be a marketing superhero and boost my online visitors...

CATEGORY: Internet

TAGS: spam, eBay, e-mail, John Reese

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You know, I didn't have much to say when Tim Russert died. And I don't really have much to say now, as the news of George Carlin's death has reached me.

But I will say this: Though I didn't agree with him on all points, I've always admitted that Mr. Carlin not only made us laugh, but think as well.

This clip from a television appearance in 1976 shows just how deeply Carlin thought about everything -- even the inner workings of a child's mind. And it shows that he had a respect and understanding of youth that few grownups can ever muster. Perhaps that was because he, unlike most other adults, never lost the youthful joy in living...

CATEGORY: General Society

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