Photo Credit: TimHatch.com A tree falls in the forest - does it make a sound? If we take the definition that sound is: Vibrations transmitted through an elastic solid or a liquid or gas, with frequencies in the approximate range of 20 to 20,000 hertz, capable of being detected by human organs of

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The Minnesota Timberwolves and guard Sebastian Telfair have agreed in principle on the terms of a new contract. Telfair is expected to be in Minneapolis tomorrow and will meet with Twin Cities media at Target Center. The Timberwolves acquired Telfair on July 31, 2007 in a trade with Boston.

From the San Francisco Chronicle: On the surface, President Bush’s decision Monday to lift the presidential moratorium on offshore drilling - a policy initiated by his father and extended by Bill Clinton - appeared only to embolden Democrats in their efforts to preserve the 27-year-old federal ban.

You can choose to use Google or Yahoo! as the default search engine. But, it is set to Google if you do not make any changes. Why is it? Take a look of the picture above, you will know. [via Tinypic]

Yesterday, I stumbled across the O’Reilly book cover maker web site and thought I’d have a go. A long long time ago, in a land far far away (and before I joined Sun if you were wondering), I had a manager I did not get on with. I’m sure the feeling was reciprocated.

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For this post, I wanted to write something positive. I was digging, searching, looking all over the net for what I thought worthy of this post. What I found was likely the most original comic strip I’ve ever seen. I’m referring to www.pixelcomic.net.