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While perusing Yahoo News this morning, I decided to add a few of their scummy advertisers to my block list. I right-clicked on the page and began scouring the code for the offending ad URLs. As I scanned down through the page, I came across a block of javascript (code for a programming language that makes web pages more interactive), that Yahoo News uses for pictorial links. The links each had a comment at the top describing what the link was for. Most had normal comments, like... 'Stephen Colbert', "Click image to see more photos of Stephen Colbert" 'Lindsay Lohan', "Click image to see more photos of Lindsay Lohan" 'Chinese Goddess of Mercy', "Click image to see more photos of luxury funerals" 'Balmoral Castle in Scotland', "Click ... [More]

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I just picked up a new Samsung Fascinate for myself and I got one for my daughter too. Verizon is running a Buy One Get One Free sale on the Fascinate, even though it is a brand new phone. I expect a run on them, so I am shocked that they are offering any discounts. I liked the Droid X, but think the fascinate is super nice. I have had the Fascinate now for about three hours, but so far I belive it to be far superior to the Droid X. Its display is unbelievable. I haven't rooted it yet and still need to determine if it will run all the software I need, but so far it's the bomb. If you have owned an iPhone 3g or 3gs, then you'll immediately recognize the size and shape of the fascinate. For iphone immigrants, the fascinate is a better m... [More]

I have been looking for the definitive article that tells you how to set up Windows 7 and Visual Studio 2010 for WCF development and I haven't found it yet. I did however find the information I need; most of which can be found here... http://www.schnieds.com/2008/10/setting-up-iis7-in-vista-for-aspnet-wcf.html Once I get some time, I'll write my own article. For now, go there and pick and choose the information you need.