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Friends Don’t Let Friends Use Internet Explorer 6

10 years ago a browser was born. Its name was Internet Explorer 6. Now that we’re in 2011, in an era of modern web standards, it’s time to say goodbye.

This website is dedicated to watching Internet Explorer 6 usage drop to less than 1% worldwide, so more websites can choose to drop support for Internet Explorer 6, saving hours of work for web developers.

Australian ATMs accidentally spit out extra cash

Police have issued a warning after reports that more than 40 Commonwealth Bank ATMs have been dispensing large amounts of cash.

He said excess cash must be returned to the bank and that anyone keeping money wrongly dispensed is committing a criminal offence.

Pirate Ship Bedroom

The exceptionally lucky occupant of this Minnesota room is a six year old boy whose parents called upon designer/builder Steve Kuhl to cook up something very special. After concepting a space ship, a race car and a castle they finally settled upon the pirate ship. The rope bridge goes from the top of the jail cell(!) into the ship, and a rope suspended from the ship’s hull provides drop-in closet access.


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How a 26-year-old writer made millions by selling her books through Amazon

Welcome to disruption. 26-year old Amanda Hocking is the best-selling “indie” writer on the Kindle store, meaning she doesn’t have a publishing deal, Novelr says.

And she shouldn’t. She gets to keep 70% of her book sales — and she sells around 100,000 copies per month. By comparison, it’s usually thought that it takes a few tens of thousands of copies sold in the first week to be a New York Times bestselling writer.