It's time to clean up "sports entertainment"

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Saturday March 14, 2009 · 9:26 PM PDT

2009/03/14 · 21:26

I learned a few hours ago that yet another professional wrestler has died young. Former WWE star Andrew "Test" Martin was found dead in his Tampa apartment at the young age of 33. From the looks of it, it was most likely due to drugs.

Martin is now one of many professional wrestlers who have died young. Why are so many wrestlers dying at such young ages?

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How would you clean up wrestling?

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How would you clean up wrestling?

Lighten the work loads.

6 votes

Adopy a strict drug testing policy administered by an outside company.

14 votes

Allow the on-air talent to have the same benefits as the office workers.

19 votes

They're incapable of cleaning up on their own. Government regulation is needed.

37 votes

My new favorite alternative OS : gOS

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Thursday February 21, 2008 · 12:23 PM PST

2008/02/21 · 12:23

In November 2007, Everex Computers began selling an eco-friendly computer called the gPC. Using a low-powered VIA CPU and consuming only 2 watts of power, it sold out within one day on walmart.com with reported sales of over 10,000 units. (EDIT: The gPC is also for sale at many other online retailers such as Amazon.com and Tiger Direct.)

What makes the gPC unique is the fact that it is one of the first mainstream computer products to include a GNU/Linux-based operating system instead of the industry-leading Windows or Mac OS X. The included operating system is gOS, which is based on Ubuntu 7.10 "Gutsy Gibbon" and uses the Enlightenment E17 desktop/window manager.

In January 2008, gOS version 2.0, dubbed "Rocket," was released with some minor improvements, including a Mac OS X-style dock. However, I must say that the default installation was seriously lacking, so I decided to improve on it.

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Thursday December 20, 2007 · 10:31 PM PST

2007/12/20 · 22:31

Will Linux ever be a viable alternative to Windows and Mac, or will the various factors keep it a distant third?

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What version of GNU/Linux do you use the most?

101 votes Vote Now!

What version of GNU/Linux do you use the most?

Ubuntu/Kubuntu/Xubuntu

36 votes

Red Hat RHEL

7 votes

Fedora Linux

7 votes

Novell SLED

0 votes

Novell openSUSE

4 votes

PC Linux OS

2 votes

Xandros

1 vote

Linspire

1 vote

Freespire

0 votes

Slackware

2 votes

Other

12 votes

Don't use Linux. I use Windows.

17 votes

Don't use Linux. I use Mac OS X.

12 votes

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