A La Carte (6/26)

Windows 7 [2]
As of today, Amazon is selling offering pre-orders of Windows 7. If you’re using a Windows PC, this is said to be a must-upgrade. If you order through Amazon, they’ll make sure it’s delivered on the software’s release date.

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Hitler’s Stealth Fighter [3]
An article at National Geographic looks at a stealth fighter that was under development during World War II but which never went into production.

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Piper on TV and Movies [4]
John Piper explains why he does not have a television and why he only rarely goes to movies. He also explains what boundaries he sets in terms of content. (HT:Everyone else in the Christian blogosphere).

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The Descent into Credit Card Debt [5]
Mint.com shows how you can so easily slip into serious credit card debt.

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The Cap and Tax Fiction [6]
“Despite House Energy and Commerce Chairman Henry Waxman’s many payoffs to Members, rural and Blue Dog Democrats remain wary of voting for a bill that will impose crushing costs on their home-district businesses and consumers. The leadership’s solution to this problem is to simply claim the bill defies the laws of economics.”

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Driving While Texting [7]
Car and Driver Magazine tested how long it takes to hit the brakes “when sober, when legally drunk at .08, when reading and e-mail, and when sending a text.” Here are the results: Unimpaired: .54 seconds to brake; Legally drunk: add 4 feet; Reading e-mail: add 36 feet; Sending a text: add 70 feet.”

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Deal of the Day: In the Hands of God [8]
In the Hands of God, the new album from Newsboys, is on sale at Amazon for a limited time at just $3.99.

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