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Man applies for civil union with his iPad

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March 18, 2012
Man applies for civil union with his iPad

A Belconnen man has contacted the ACT Registrar-General’s Office to find out how he can marry his new iPad. “I have fallen in love with my new iPad,” said Andrew Carlssin in an exclusive interview with The Canberra News Digestive. “Why should I be discriminated against, just because my love interest is different to...
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Canberra floods cause social media infrastructure spillover

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March 1, 2012
Canberra floods cause social media infrastructure spillover

Users of popular social media services in Canberra were almost stranded when the system became close to being on the verge of virtual unavailability. Tweets, likes and observations about the rising ACT floodwaters were communicated to the point of saturation. “Basically there was too much traffic in Canberra and this caused chaos on our...
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Sexy Siri voted Number One

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December 15, 2011
Sexy Siri voted Number One

Apple’s virtual personal assistant Siri has been voted “Sexiest Non-Sentient Being” by Frapple Magazine. “We are not surprised by this outcome,” said Majel Lloyd executive editor of Frapple Magazine, a fan magazine dedicated to Apple products. “For most Apple fans, this is a no brainer. Siri has filled the void where otherwise a girlfriend...
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Russian Airline to buy Space Shuttle Fleet

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July 31, 2011
Russian Airline to buy Space Shuttle Fleet

The flagship Russian airline Aeroflot has put in a bid to purchase the remaining Space Shuttles from NASA. Industry speculators have suggested that Aeroflot has had its eye on the ageing Space Shuttle fleet for some time and has been waiting for the opportunity to purchase the remaining units. Slava Gagarin from Aeroflot explained...
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Nostradamus predicts the rise of Facebook

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July 3, 2011
Nostradamus predicts the rise of Facebook

A recent discovery in the texts of Nostradamus has suggested that he may have predicted Facebook. A translated quatrain, the poetic way in which Nostradamus revealed his prophecies refers to faces having their own book.  There is even a reference to someone called Mark, possibly Mark Zuckerberg. The quatrain is as follows: For each...
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Man to ride Segway up Mt Everest

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April 28, 2011
Man to ride Segway up Mt Everest

Extreme sports junkie James Cole has announced that he is going to attempt to ride a Segway to the top of Mount Everest. “People have told me I am crazy, but I don’t believe them,” said Cole in an interview with CNN. “The key to success with Everest is all about preparation. I’ve got...
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Android users “meaner to their mothers”

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April 5, 2011
Android users “meaner to their mothers”

A survey conducted by the International Strategic Global Relevant Mobile Device Data Collectors has revealed that Android users are more likely to swear and be mean to their mothers. “We are just as surprised by the results as anyone, especially to see such negative results from users of an open-source operating system,” said Andrew...
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Mayans to Jobs: The iPad 3 is likely to be the last

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March 4, 2011
Mayans to Jobs: The iPad 3 is likely to be the last

Earlier this week Steve Jobs unveiled the iPad 2 to an enthusiastic audience in San Francisco. As part of his speech, Jobs suggested that 2010 was “the year of the iPad”, and predicted that 2011 will be “the year of iPad 2”. This had led many speculators to wonder as to whether Jobs is...
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Man uses iPad on the toilet – decides to stay there

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February 15, 2011
Man uses iPad on the toilet – decides to stay there

A Scottish man who decided to take his iPad with him to the toilet, has apparently decided that everything he needs to do, can be done on his iPad – as long as he remains on the toilet. Hamish McNelis claims that “once I finished my ebook, I thought it might be cheeky to...
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Hawaiian Diaper company plans to sue WikiLeaks

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February 15, 2011
Hawaiian Diaper company plans to sue WikiLeaks

A company based in Hawaii that specialises in diapers for sufferers of incontinence is planning to sue the WikiLeaks organisation for intellectual property theft. Thomas Otaheite claims that his company had been using the catch phrase of “Wiki leaks? No problem.” for years. Most people are unaware that “Wiki” is a Hawaiian word meaning...
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