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Pope to Bloggers: Give the Internet a Soul

The need to give the Internet a soul and humanize the dynamics of the digital world was at the heart of Pope Benedict XVI’s message Saturday to participants in a conference on modern means of mass communication.

…"Without fear we must set sail on the digital sea facing into the deep with the same passion that has governed the ship of the Church for two thousand years. Rather than for, albeit necessary, technical resources, we want to qualify ourselves by living in the digital world with a believer’s heart, helping to give a soul to the Internet’s incessant flow of communication." (Vatican Radio)

How long is your password?

During a recent password audit, it was found that a blonde was using the following password:

"MickeyMinniePlutoHueyLouieDeweyDonaldGoofySacramento"

When asked why she had such a long password, she said she was told that it had to be at least 8 characters long and include at least one capital.

Steve Ballmer actually said "BING, BING, BING!!!"

Throughout 2009, 1938media released via YouTube a series of clips of Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer’s best, as a puppet. The clips feature the many successes (semi-mishaps?) of Microsoft over the last few years. We all know about his crazy ads on TV, screaming at audiences to get on your feet, and famous rants promoting, "DEVELOPERS, DEVELOPERS, DEVELOPERS!", "ADVERTISING, ADVERTISING, ADVERTISING!" and "WINDOWS, WINDOWS, WINDOWS!" 1938media created a new one for Ballmer, "BING, BING, BING!"

Ballmer is a man who pretty much has everything. Some say he’s nuts, some say he’s brilliant. In any case, I discovered something that was truly amazing. Steve Ballmer actually said "BING, BING, BING!" during his Keynote speech at the 2010 Consumer Electronics Expo in Las Vegas last month. I wonder if he saw the clips?

Anyways, enjoy!