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WinXP on a Mac, Hoax?
Brill writes "Ars Technica is reporting that a member of the 'WinXP on Mac' forums called narf2006 may have succeeded at the impossible. He's submitted his solution to get XP on an Intel Mac, for the $12,000 prize, but for now the only proof available is a blurry Flickr collection of photos that could be faked with virtual PC. His reputation on the forums however is strong, and he's already calling for testers." We've had people write in to say this has been announced a hoax on the contest page. The contest page is, of course, down due to bandwidth reasons. Engadget's conversation about this announcement has several theories on how this may have been faked. What's the verdict? Real or Fake?
Once again, the veracity of digital images is in question under the term "Photoshopping."
Notice how no one says "GIMPing" or "GIMPed pictures"? Has Adobe's product become so ubiquitous that it is in danger of loosing its trademark status?
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"...I can assure you that cars DO fly through the air*."
"*The glide ratio is pretty bad though."
It worked out okay for that AMC Matador in Ian Fleming's The Man With The Golden Gun...
By contrast, it didn't work out so well for Joan Wilder and Jack Colton in The Jewel of the Nile...
Do not look into laser with remaining eye.
That was a Matador?! To this day I'd been wondering which model of AMC that was, and now I finally know. Thanks!
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