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January 10, 2007

Star Wars - An ASCII Hope

This is just something funny and interesting that I happened across on my never-ending search for the end of the internet. If you are a Star Wars fan, such as myself, then this should amuse you if nothing else. For those of you familiar with telnet, open this address towel.blinkenlights.nl and enjoy the show. The IPv6 version has extra scenes and extra color support. So if you want to experience ascii Star Wars to it's fullest you really should get IPv6. www.sixxs.net or another IPv6 tunnel broker may help getting IPv6 to your computer.

For those of you who don't know what i'm talking about, keep reading...

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December 20, 2006

Virtual World Realtor = Real World Millionaire

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Recently a friend of mine opened an account on Second Life so that he could set up a virtual office for his real world company. He has remote offices and workers and wanted to create an environment where they could all come together in more of an interactive manner. After hearing how he bought land, set up an office building, and furnished it, I decided to find out more about Second Life myself. In doing so I came across an article about a woman in Germany who has built a virtual property empire worth a real million dollars.

cnet News has published an article about this virtual world realtor that I found very interesting. In the article Anshe Chung discusses how she got started and built her business, as well as offering advice for other budding entrepeneurs interested in becoming virtual world tycoons.

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December 14, 2006

RobinHood Funds - Web Charity

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What if all you had to do was ask? Just go to www.robinhoodfund.com and check it out. Whether it is a heartfelt act to help out a family on Christmas or to take a trip to Vegas with your friends, Robin Hood might just make that a reality. This is unlike other charities in which it does not relay back to an elite board of directors. You decide whose wishes to grant!

Here's how it works. Tell them a story about what money is needed either for you or someone you feel is deserving. For the price of a latte, the Robinhood Fund community might make your wish come true. There are five catagories to choose for your story. The type of request will help you decide which catagory to put your wish under. Your wish will be voted on against other wishes in the same catagory. Every week the Robinhood Fund community votes for the wishes they feel should be granted.

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