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The main thing I’ve gotten so far out of this book is that I’m glad I enjoy running, and that I’m glad I don’t enjoy putting myself through hell to enjoy it. Holy masochist. The thing is though, is that…

‘$100 laptop’ nonprofit now teamed with Microsoft
The One Laptop Per Child project is about to find out whether Microsoft Corp., a rival the nonprofit group once derided, is the solution to its problems in spreading inexpensive portable computers to schoolchildren.

Ask.com acquires Dictionary.com, other references
Ask.com has bought a stable of Internet reference sites that includes Dictionary.com in its latest effort to distinguish itself from online search leader Google Inc. and other much larger rivals.

Reminder: The Lake Run is Tomorrow!
Don’t forget, one of the area’s best and longest-running races is this Saturday (tomorrow)! In its 32nd year, The Lake Run is a local favorite. The challenging 12k course circles the lake and the 5k loops through neighborhood streets. Neither…

First music download trial may get a do-over
A Minnesota woman ordered to pay $222,000 in the nation’s first music download trial may get another chance with a jury.

MySpace wins $230 million anti-spam judgment
A notorious “Spam King” and his partner now owe MySpace about $230 million in damages after a federal judge awarded the popular online hangout what is believed to be the largest anti-spam judgment ever.

Contests Galore on RunOregon
In case you don’t check out the OregonLive.com contest page: Now thru May 18, enter for a chance to win your entry to the Starlight Run. Now thru June 2, enter for a chance to win tickets the U.S. Track…

Nothing like contradictory initiatives at the office
Here’s a rare dispatch from the home office frustration files. Today, I printed my expense report on reused paper. By that I mean paper that someone had printed something out on, only to leave it sitting on the printer unclaimed….

Nike settles race discrimination suit at Niketown Chicago
Nike said today it will pay $7.6 million to settle a class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of 400 former and current African-American workers at Niketown Chicago. The workers accused the retailer of race discrimination and hostile environment, saying the store…

Site launches with games where players help make computers smarter
Carnegie Mellon University researchers hope Web surfers will spend their free time playing Internet-based games to help other people’s and businesses’ computers get smarter.

Using Facebook for candidates? Face up to the risks
The Oregonian’s hippest biz journalist, Rachel Hatzipanagos (an intern, of course), wrote last month that more job seekers and employers are using social networking sites to hook up. But one legal blogger warns that using MySpace and Facebook to…

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