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...Schonberger madly e-mails and IMs all of his acquaintances with a link to the Facebook photo album of a girl from Florida State who seems to have fake boobs. He requests her friendship and is accepted immediately. Jackpot jackpot jackpot...
...probability. Patiently playing these odds has become appealing to many, and the anonymity of a computer site seems comfortingly secure. Yes, the web is a place where percentages play out, personal politics matter little, and smart players can cash in; that’s what we call a jackpot...
...while networks are flourishing, some cool hunters prefer to do the digging themselves. Roaming the streets of Copenhagen last June, Josh Spear, 21, repeatedly hit the jackpot. Looking for quirky, undiscovered gems, the cool-hunting blogger from Boulder, Colo., stumbled upon a renovated downtown hotel whose 61 rooms had been customized by 21 street artists from around the world. He also found-and blogged about on his site, joshspear.com-a chic shop called WoodWood that featured a wall of limited-edition sneakers. He says too many of today's cool hunters simply sift through blog posts, collecting other people...
...good scientific gamble," says Horvath, "but if it's (a different strain) . . . well, it's a bit like buying a battleship that you don't ever fire a gun from. If the eventual pandemic is H5NI and the virus hasn't drifted significantly, then we've hit the jackpot. If it drifts somewhat, then there's a lot of evidence that the vaccine will still be effective to some extent...
...Leadership will have to be receptive,? said an aide to a House GOP leader. This aide said that the ?conservatives were extremely hesitant about the initial jackpot, and they are even more worried about another? installment of Katrina spending. So what to do? Pence picked up the suggestion by several conservative commentators of forswearing the 6,000 pork projects in the highway bill passed this summer. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) has suggested individual lawmakers offer to give up their own projects, known as earmarks. Pence also said he thinks the house ?ought to take a really hard look...