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A US chap is counting to one million live on the net to raise funds for the Push America disabilities charity.

Jeremy Harper, 31, reckons it will take a total of three to four months to work his way to the big total, counting 12,000-15,000 numbers during a 16 hour daily stint. He's currently at around 191,000, and will not leave his house until he's completed the task.

In cased you're wondering, Jeremy does have a job "for a local software company that gave him time off to complete this project", a "very patient" girlfriend, and an impressive tech set-up including audio/video switcher, night vision camera and, crucially, fridge.

Jeremy has to date raised a tad over $2,600 for his worthy cause, and one donor summed the whole thing up rather nicely with: "Wow man!! Your freakin' insane! Keep it up...i'll donate again if you make it all the way to a million." ®

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This guy should go out and do actual work for charity

What a waste of human resources. If he wants to raise money for charity, he should go and volunteer to work for the one of his choosing. As another comment said, this is a no-talent trying to make a buck off the web 2.0 'synergy.'

Charity should be without ego. All I see here is a self-serving play to make others think "Look how great he is."

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Vodka...

Well at least it's Vodka and not something more sinister. I mean, nobody would put anything ^dodgy^ in their freezer, would they..?

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/07/06/dinner_party/

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erm.......

"Nine hundred and ninety-nine thousand, nine hundred and ninety-one."

"Nine hundred and ninety-nine thousand, nine hundred and ninety-two."

"Nine hundred and ninety-nine thousand, nine hundred and ninety-three."

<ring-ring>

"Hello......... Damn!"

"One."

"Two."

"Three....."

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