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Sean Young enters alcohol rehab

January 29th, 2008 · No Comments

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress Sean Young, who built a career in 1980s movies “Blade Runner” and “No Way Out,” has checked into an alcohol rehab program following an outburst at the Directors Guild of America awards gala last weekend. 

Young “voluntarily admitted herself (on Monday) to a rehabilitation center for treatment related to alcoholism. It [...]

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Second Skin holds up a mirror

January 29th, 2008 · No Comments

Second Skin is an upcoming documentary by Pure West Films that focuses on the lives of seven MMO gamers, exploring how their games of choice have affected their lives. It touches on many popular MMO topics, such as falling in love, becoming addicted, gold farming, and the effects virtual worlds can have on the handicapped.
Having [...]

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How do RAID levels work?

January 29th, 2008 · No Comments

Here’s the best layman’s example of the various RAID drive redundancy levels I’ve ever stumbled across:

 

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Another loss in the Iain Abrach MacIain Family…..

January 29th, 2008 · No Comments

Forwarded from Tim Jesus:
It saddens my heart greatly to report that our patriarch, Ken Wiepert passed away this evening (1/27/08) around 11pm. His passing brings him and his wife Joan back together. As soon as Services are arranged, I will let everyone know the specifics.
As Ken stated in his goodbye to Joan at her [...]

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