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Published Friday 25th April 2008 16:09 GMT

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Did you expect a T2 or Power6 to get you laid? 

By Brian Miller
Posted Friday 25th April 2008 17:54 GMT

Of course they are using envirogasm images to sell their products. Musicians and race car drivers get laid just for being themselves. Thus the only selling point for the new servers is that they use less power, and thus cost less to operate, maybe even on the power from a windmill. (The 95W four-core replaces the 95W single core, etc.) Now, in the back of an old Computer Shopper there was a sexy blonde babe labeled "Intel Inside" but don't expect to see that on IBM's (or Intel's) front page.

Now I understand why eeePc is the way it is... 

By Herby
Posted Friday 25th April 2008 22:39 GMT

Perfectly natural. Babe on beach, ploking away on the PC. Servers on the other hand don't have nice keyboards that are transportable to the local beach.

P.S. The ads for stuff like this go back quite some time. Pick a background (background of the day) and the PR company will supply the copy. Then shine a nice green light (you wanna a green coat, ...).

"When Hamsters Cry" 

By Ben
Posted Friday 25th April 2008 23:28 GMT

Aaaaaaaaaah hah hah ha ha ha ha ha ......................sob.............I'm waiting for the animated feature film.................with "Hamster X" voiced by Ron Perlman.....soundtrack by Prince ( featuring the hit single " see above ") ......

posable figures by Plastcitat available soon...its going to be SO HOT......

the film being "sponsored" by " xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx corp"

You think Squirrels are mad bad and dangerous? wait till the Hamsters get going.....

For old time's sake 

By Andrew Orlowski
Posted Friday 25th April 2008 23:55 GMT
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I know it's mentioned in Ashlee's story, but if you haven't seen -

http://apps.facebook.com/graffitiwall/contest_finalists.php?contest_id=4

Quality

Andrew! 

By Ed
Posted Saturday 26th April 2008 15:56 GMT
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Andrew! You're using comments? I assumed you were allergic to them based on the fact that none of your stories have comments enabled?

Ker-rist 

By Gerhardt
Posted Sunday 27th April 2008 12:17 GMT
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A ridiculous way to poach green kudos.

What emblems are left for those in the energy sector to lace their glossy brochures and promo videos with, when sweeping vistas with Vestas become cliché?

Is it just me... 

By Morten Ranulf Clausen
Posted Monday 5th May 2008 12:38 GMT
Coat

...or is the squirrel soliciting to that train? Filthy, filthy stuff. Nasty, nasty Reg. Shame on you.

Mine's the one with the codpiece on the back.

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