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Opera vs. Overstock

Reliable sources report that some insiders at Opera Software think that Overstock’s “O” logo looks a bit too similar to Opera’s “O” logo.

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SDSU Drug Bust Email to Parents

TO: SDSU Parents

FROM: James R. Kitchen, Vice President for Student Affairs

RE: Alert from SDSU

Dear SDSU Parent:

An ongoing police investigation today resulted in the arrest of several people suspected of selling illegal drugs to San Diego State students.

The majority of those arrests took place this morning in the College Area as part of a joint operation led by SDSU Police and the federal Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA). Related arrests have taken place over the past 12 months.

I want to assure you that San Diego State University places the health and safety of students and the rest of our campus community as our highest priority. There is nothing more important than the welfare of each and every student. Because of the excellent work done by the SDSU Police – who led this investigation – and the cooperation and support of the DEA and the District Attorney’s Office, the university is a much safer place today.

The investigation included an extensive undercover operation. Some of those arrested include SDSU students, who have now been suspended from the university pending a due-process review. Those living in campus-managed housing have been evicted.

We will continue to do what is necessary - enforcement and education – to encourage our students to make responsible choices to ensure the health and safety of our campus.

To provide updated information on the investigation and arrests, SDSU has established a special Web site at www.sdsu.edu/information.

If you have any questions or concerns, please call the Parent Hotline at (619) 594-1653.

Summer Movie Picks

There’s no way of knowing what the quality will be of these summer movies. Some of them will definitely be worth seeing when they come around to your local theater. Rotten Tomatoes is a resource to get a feel for what people are saying.

“Iron Man” - You’ve already seen it.

“The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian” – The first “Chronicles” was entertaining.

“Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” – Fourth hat and whip adventure starring Harrison Ford.

“The Happening” – M. Night Shyamalan directs an environmental horror flick starring Mark Wahlberg.

“The Incredible Hulk” – So soon? With Edward Norton and Liv Tyler, and of course, Lou Ferrigno.

“Get Smart” – Steve Carell as Don Adams’ Maxwell Smart with Anne Hathaway as Barbara Feldon’s Agent 99.

“Wall-E” – Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-Class is Pixar’s latest animated story of a lonely, trash collecting robot.

“Wanted” – Graphic-novel adaptation about an elite team of assassins with Angelina Jolie, James McAvoy and Morgan Freeman.

“Hancock” – Will Smith as a drunken superhero? With Charlize Theron and Jason Bateman.

“Hellboy II: The Golden Army” – Guillermo del Toro directs and Ron Perlman stars as Hellboy for this sequel. The first Hellboy was a supernatural action-thriller with a good blend of humor. Remember Perlman in “Beauty and the Beast”, opposite Linda Hamilton?

“Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D” – Titled after the the Jules Verne novel, this digital-3D family adventure stars Brendan Fraser.

“The Dark Knight” – Directed by Christopher Nolan. Christian Bale returns as Bruce Wayne/Batman and Heath Ledger takes his final bow in his role as the Joker.

“The X-Files: I Want to Believe” – How will Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny play this?

“The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor” – Brendan Fraser is back for the third installment. This time it takes place in China.

“Blindness” – A town is hit with an epidemic that causes blindness. Only Julianne Moore has the ability to see.

“Pineapple Express” – James Franco and Seth Rogen star in a comedy/chase movie about a stoner and his dealer.

“Babylon A.D.” – Vin Diesel plays a mercenary escorting a woman from Russia to Germany -or is it China- in this sci-fi story.

“Traitor” – A CIA agent played by Don Cheadle infiltrates a terrorist group. With Guy Pearce.

Thanks Unorganizers, Presenters, Old Friends & New Friends!

I had a great time at BarCamp San Diego 3.

Tags: BarCamp San Diego 3

$5K Prize Giveaway HP Entertainment Notebook

The HP Pavilion HDX Entertainment Notebook PC features a 20.1″ display, an Intel Core-2 Extreme Processor, 4 GB of RAM, a Blu-Ray drive, a dedicated 512MB NVIDIA GeForce graphics card and an integrated HDTV Hybrid TV Tuner. The retail value of HP HDX Dragon notebook computer is $4,500 and with the included software, is above $5,000.

31 blogs across the globe will give away one HDX laptop per day from May 9 until June 8, 2008. Details will be forthcoming. Stay tuned.

02 May - 09 May www.absolutevista.com
03 May - 10 May www.arstechnica.com
04 May - 11 May www.osnn.net
05 May - 12 May www.jkontherun.com
06 May - 13 May digitalmediaphile.wordpress.com
07 May - 14 May www.bostonpocketpc.com
08 May - 15 May www.the-gadgeteer.com
09 May - 16 May www.thedigitallifestyle.com
10 May - 17 May www.digitalhomethoughts.com
11 May - 18 May www.windows-now.com
12 May - 19 May www.windowsconnected.com
13 May - 20 May www.geekstogo.com
14 May - 21 May bink.nu
15 May - 22 May www.mediablab.com
16 May - 23 May www.last100.com
17 May - 24 May www.labnol.org
18 May - 25 May www.notebooks.com
19 May - 26 May www.slashdotreview.com
20 May - 27 May www.neowin.net
21 May - 28 May www.geek.com
22 May - 29 May www.lockergnome.com
23 May - 30 May www.planetx64.com
24 May - 31 May www.thegreenbutton.com
25 May - 01 Jun www.istartedsomething.com
26 May - 02 Jun www.bleepingcomputer.com
27 May - 03 Jun www.hardwaregeeks.com
28 May - 04 Jun www.geeknewscentral.com
29 May - 05 Jun www.geekzone.co.nz
30 May - 06 Jun www.thetabletpc.net
31 May - 07 Jun www.gearlive.com
01 Jun - 08 Jun www.gottabemobile.com

Tags: HDX laptop

Earth Day Pacific Beach Cleanup

Tomorrow morning (Tuesday April 22, 2008) digital-telepathy and StayClassy.org are sponsoring the Earth Day 2008 2nd Annual Beach Cleanup Extravaganza!

We’re inviting all Earth-lovers to come help us clean up the beach this Earth Day 2008. We all love our San Diego beaches so come be a part of Earth Day cleanup and show how much you care!

Meet for breakfast at 9am at Cafe 976 and then help with the cleanup at 10:30am at Crystal Pier in Pacific Beach.

Tags: clean beach

BarCamp San Diego 3

BarCamp San Diego 3 | May 3 -4, 2008.

BarCamp San Diego 3 is a gathering made up of of technical professionals, online enthusiasts, and other interesting people in the Southern California area who wish to share and learn in an open environment. BarCamp San Diego 3 is a fun weekend event beginning Saturday morning, May 3rd and ending late Sunday afternoon, May 4th.

There are plenty of parking spaces at UTC (the corner of La Jolla Village Drive and Towne Center Drive between the 5 and 805 Freeways). It’s a short walk over to BarCamp San Diego 3 at the MS offices at 9255 Towne Centre Dr. Suite 400.

BarCamp San Diego 3 Map
BarCamp San Diego 3 Wiki
BarCamp San Diego 3 Facebook
BarCamp San Diego 3 Google Group
BarCamp San Diego 3 Calendar
BarCamp San Diego 3 Twitter

Prevous San Diego BarCamp’s
BarCamp San Diego 1
BarCamp San Diego 2