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Author homepages

Author homepages 12/02/2003 01:09 AM
Self-referential or self-promoting sites created by authors (as opposed to their fans or publishers) can provide fascinating insights into the person behind the writing or provide ways to interact with the writer or the works that go beyond the initial reading. Some take advantage of the web to connect with readers, while others use it as a mere marketing tool. With the recent trend in writers who blog (a separate category) abandoning their blogs to regain time for their writing, are these types of personal pages also an endangered species?

Enterprise PHP: Not Just for Homepages
Anymore

Enterprise PHP: Not Just for Homepages
Anymore 07/23/2002 07:57 AM

history of apple's homepages

history of apple's homepages 08/30/2004 05:35 PM
the best evidence that it's a good design is that it hasn't changed in years

Synchronize customized .mac homepages
with sitecopy

Synchronize customized .mac homepages
with sitecopy 03/19/2003 10:24 PM
I just set up my .mac homepage, and was looking for a way to synchronize the changes to the site on my local copy with the .mac server. I found a tool called sitecopy, available through fink, that does exactly what I needed. ...

Your great-great-grandmother didn’t
have to surrender her children. What
happened?

Your great-great-grandmother didn’t
have to surrender her children. What
happened? 04/01/2005 11:00 AM
The Underground History of American Education
You aren’t compelled to loan your car to anyone who wants it, but you are compelled to surrender your school-age child to strangers who process children for a livelihood.... If I demanded you give up your television to an anonymous, itinerant repairman who needed work you’d think I was crazy; if I came with a policeman who forced you to pay that repairman even after he broke your set, you would be outraged. Why are you so docile when you give up your child to a government agent called a schoolteacher?

Money and Sex: Two Great Tastes That
Taste Great Together!

Money and Sex: Two Great Tastes That
Taste Great Together! 06/19/2004 03:13 PM
"Don't equate happiness with money"... "Exercise Regularly"... "Have Sex"...
Advice from a German investment bank on how to enjoy life. Taking CitiBank's cynical "Live Richly" ad campaign a step farther?
obilgatory joke "I remember when the bank only gave away free toasters..."
In other news, A bank in India is targeting "sex workers" as new customers,
Insert Sperm Bank Joke Here. heh heh heh... he said "Insert Sperm"...

Great-Great-Grandmother Shoots Robber
(AP)

Great-Great-Grandmother Shoots Robber
(AP) 04/15/2005 04:32 PM
AP - A man accused of bursting into a convenience store demanding money was in the hospital Friday — shot, authorities said, by the great-great-grandmother working behind the counter.

Suck it, NYC!

Suck it, NYC! 06/11/2004 07:56 AM
The latest affront in a war of good vs. evil.

Suck on this!

Suck on this! 07/12/2004 08:42 PM
Selfellatio (NSFW) [via Jane's Guide]

I Suck

I Suck 11/15/2003 12:02 AM
I tried making an AppleScript for iTunes that would change the case of articles in ID3 tags, I got it to work, but it removed...

Suck

Suck 12/15/2002 12:23 AM
The store is really messy, so I get to work 3pm to 11pm tomorrow, Sunday. I get to work until 11pm on a Sunday. Ass.

"Howard Dean: "You Can Say That It's
Great That Saddam Is Gone And I'm Sure
That A Lot Of Iraqis Feel It Is Great
That Saddam Is Gone. But A Lot Of Them
Gave Their Lives. And Their Living
Standard Is A Whole Lot Worse Now Than
It Was Before.""

"Howard Dean: "You Can Say That It's
Great That Saddam Is Gone And I'm Sure
That A Lot Of Iraqis Feel It Is Great
That Saddam Is Gone. But A Lot Of Them
Gave Their Lives. And Their Living
Standard Is A Whole Lot Worse Now Than
It Was Before."" 01/26/2004 03:28 AM

frederick-the-great.com –
http://frederick-the-great.com/
announced Grand Opening the Computing
and Home Office store.

frederick-the-great.com –
http://frederick-the-great.com/
announced Grand Opening the Computing
and Home Office store. 09/10/2004 02:11 AM
frederick-the-great.com – http://frederick-the-great.com/ announced Grand Opening the Computing and Home Office store. Frederick The Great has thousands of electronics and home office supplies which fit your need and budget. [PRWEB Sep 10, 2004]

"Great Hacker != Great Hire"

"Great Hacker != Great Hire" 08/06/2004 09:45 AM

Great Wall Getting Less Great (Reuters)

Great Wall Getting Less Great (Reuters) 01/26/2004 10:19 AM
Reuters - The Great Wall of China is shrinking as tourism and development take their toll on one of the world's most famous monuments, state media said Monday.

Great Hacker != Great Hire

Great Hacker != Great Hire 08/05/2004 03:49 AM
Great Hacker != Great Hire .. Eric Sink

software.ericsink.com/entries/No_Great_Hackers.html
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Great Power, Great Restraint...

Great Power, Great Restraint... 08/05/2004 02:26 PM
Anakin learns that the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the one in Star Wars: Republic #67, released this week. Randy Stradley, Brandon Badeaux, and Brad Anderson tell a tale that balances power and restraint as Anakin and Obi-Wan face off against the Separatist forces on the planet Zaadja, while Master Tohno infiltrates the Geonosian droid factory on a demolition mission she is not expected to survive. Ever wonder why the Mandalorians are nowhere to be seen in the Clone Wars? The answer may lie in this issue! All under a cover by Brian Ching. You can check out an online preview here< /a>.

but tweakers still suck

but tweakers still suck 04/11/2005 07:45 PM
I told you Ecstasy was good for you. "The study of Ecstasy for the terminally ill will involve 12 cancer patients who have less than a year to live. They'll receive varying doses during two strictly supervised therapeutic sessions. The drug, once hailed as 'penicillin for the soul,' is a chemical cousin to amphetamines that reportedly induces feelings of profound empathy. It will be combined with traditional psychotherapy, and, [Dr.] Halpern hopes, 'enable them to open up in therapy so they can talk about challenging issues and resolve their grief.'" (reg rq'd)

"Why does Windows still suck?"

"Why does Windows still suck?" 02/07/2005 02:02 AM

“Why does Windows still suck”

“Why does Windows still suck” 02/05/2005 09:55 PM
read the whole article .. and answers it

sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/gate/archive/2005/02/04/note s020405.DTL
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All KVMs suck.

All KVMs suck. 04/04/2005 11:57 PM
MacInTouch: All KVMs suck.

Sites That Suck

Sites That Suck 04/15/2005 09:55 AM

Sites That Suck: This site is worthy of a browse — it's a gallery of painfully-designed Web sites (sadly, the site itself doesn't look all that great). I like the use of vacuum cleaners instead of stars to measure how much a site "sucks," and great commentary like this:

I would assume that at some point, an actual person decided that a hit counter wasn't enough, and that it needed to be an animated hit counter that comically rolled at such a speed that it caused you to imagine traffic so intense that the poor counter couldn't keep up. Oh the hysteria!

It's in blog format, so there's an RSS feed.

Air America Might Not Suck

Air America Might Not Suck 08/05/2004 10:54 PM
I've made fun of Air America once before for having way too many people on staff for a radio station, but things might not look...

Why, oh why, does Windows suck?

Why, oh why, does Windows suck? 02/05/2005 09:35 PM
A SFGate columnist (and Mac user) has asked a hot question, but I think those looking to Microsoft to solve all their ills are missing part of the social landscape that keeps the company cozy.

Why Does Windows Still Suck?

Why Does Windows Still Suck? 02/05/2005 09:08 PM

Verbs Suck

Verbs Suck 03/11/2003 11:53 AM
Joe Gregorio: XForms doesn't support the DELETE verb.

I find this very amusing< /a>.

Forget SOAP. Forget ReST. Consider the following flow. I POST an email address to a URL. An SMTP message comes to that address. In the body of that message is a URL. Issue a GET on that URL. You get a cookie.

It's just data.

It is a very big world out there

Webl0ggers Suck

Webl0ggers Suck 03/13/2003 10:23 AM
You're all a bunch of sad, lonely hosers and I've only been blogging for the last 18 months to work my way into your affections in order to get to a position of trust from which I could then undermine you all with my real thoughts and opinions on the subject of blogging. Just to make you feel bad about humanity. Blow me.

Deadlines still suck

Deadlines still suck 03/26/2005 01:16 PM

Even when you're doing work you love. In other news: today I finally finished Chapter 14: Blog Your Build Process and Chapter 15: Blog From a Chat Room.

Batteries Continue To Suck

Batteries Continue To Suck 11/11/2003 09:15 PM

You Can Pay For Your Homework Online,
But Most Likely It Will Suck

You Can Pay For Your Homework Online,
But Most Likely It Will Suck 04/07/2005 02:24 AM
In the last few years, one of the biggest issues that teachers and professors have had to deal with is that many students are buying papers off the internet. There are a number of tools, like Turnitin, that try to catch students in the act, but now some are pointing out that, students who buy papers online may get "rewarded" in another way. Most of the papers are just plain bad and won't get the student a particularly good grade. Of course, this was hardly a scientific study. It was just one professor checking out a few different essays available online. However, it still makes you wonder what sort of person would buy a paper online when there's absolutely no way to judge the quality of it? Oh, right, the sort of person who buys a paper online probably is too clueless to recognize that quality might matter.

who says mini-jacks suck?

who says mini-jacks suck? 01/22/2004 02:12 AM
How to convert LPs to CDs. Many audiophiles will mock the software they suggest using as well as the hardware pictured, but this is aimed for the everyday people that don't have a laser turntable or ProTools . All in all, a decent introductory guide.

Data centres suck it up

Data centres suck it up 07/10/2004 01:16 AM
Sunday Times South Africa Jul 10 2004 5:21AM GMT

We Suck. But Trust Us With Your Web Site
Anyway.

We Suck. But Trust Us With Your Web Site
Anyway. 03/19/2005 02:22 AM

I'm currently looking for a ColdFusion MX hosting provider (no, I haven't found another shiny object — we inherited a bunch of sites from someone else).

I thought I had found a good one that was recommended by someone I trust, but their new customer sign-up interface threw a fatal, unhandled error halfway through the process.

So I call their tech support and actually had to send them a screencap of the error screen. Their response:

1. You may be missing the CV2 number.
2. It could be that you are not using Internet Explorer. (That is the browser that would need to be used.)
3. The security settings may be set too high on your computer.

I translate this as the following:

1. We're not error checking. We prefer to just throw up when we get something we don't expect.
2. We don't support 1 out of every 10 potential customers. New business is not that important to us.
3. Our interface is so poorly designed that it needs to get unnecessarily friendly with your system. Trust us.

I'm sanctimoniously withholding my business from this company, even though they met every other criteria I had. Not supporting non-IE browsers (and not bothering to tell you this or check for it before you start the process) was enough for me to withdraw.

I don't want to get all philosophical, but this is just sloppy. If they're this bad with their sign-up system (you know, the system that puts food on the table), then how can they expect me to trust them with my Web sites?

So, this leaves me in the market for good ColdFusion MX hosting. Preferably, I'd like a virtual server on which I can host unlimited domains (not a dedicated server — I only need like four or five sites). However, I'll consider anything. And it has to be Windows (someone else wrote the sites specifically for Windows, we just have to put them somewhere).

Any recommendations?

For Speeders, Hybrids Suck Gas

For Speeders, Hybrids Suck Gas 05/21/2004 05:30 AM
One of the biggest selling points for hybrid cars is their fuel-efficiency, but some disappointed owners still have a case of the gas-pump blues. They're discovering that, just like with regular cars, driving styles dictate mileage. By John Gartner.

IE Tabs Suck Memory Too

IE Tabs Suck Memory Too 06/17/2005 04:33 PM
Adam Stiles notes that Microsoft's IE Tabs Suck Memory like there's no tomorrow: I never considered the possibility that each IE7 tab would have its own copy of 3rd party toolbars. But that's the direction Microsoft has taken. What's the problem with that approach? Every time you open a new browser tab (which tabbed browser users do much more frequently than single-window browser users), you have to create new instances of any 3rd-party bars. Ouch. Opening a folder of 25...

charter schools suck

charter schools suck 08/18/2004 03:08 PM
AFT-funded study .. an NYT article

nytimes.com/2004/08/17/education/17charter.html
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Why registration-sites suck

Why registration-sites suck 07/20/2004 06:15 AM
Wired News has a good piece on the backlash against the growing trend of news-sites requiring logins to read their articles, covering automated tools like the Mozilla bugmenot plugin that automatically spoofs your logins to 14,000+ sites.

The point that everyone seems to miss is that no one can possibly keep track of a thousand passwords for a thousand websites, which means that these sites undoubtably contain recycled passwords (admonishments from security experts to never recycle a password are the infosec equivalent of telling people to "eat less and exercise more" -- simplistic doctrine that is vanishingly unlikely to be adhered to in the field).

The more you recycle a password, the higher the likelihood that you will use it in a sensitive context -- a bank site, a message board, an IM client, an auction site -- where someone might impersonate you or even commit identity theft crimes against you.

What's even worse is that while these news-sites are willing to spend the computational cycles necessary to receive your password, none that I've seen use SSL for their login, which means that the NYT and others demand that you send your password in the clear when you sit down at a WiFi cafe and want to read the password. This is a potential disaster if that NYT password is also a sensitive one somewhere else: it's a case of really callous disregard for user privacy and security. Link

Why do Wiki RSS Feeds Suck?

Why do Wiki RSS Feeds Suck? 01/02/2005 02:06 PM
I'm a not a big fan of Wiki technology, mostly because I find the markup annoying and the random nature of Wiki changes difficult to follow. However, many Wiki software packages offer RSS feeds so that one can subscribe to a feed of changes in your favorite aggregator. But they all suck. At least all the ones I've tried do. Rather than take advantage of the fact that most people are reading RSS feeds in something capable of displaying HTML,...

Blogging Tools Suck

Blogging Tools Suck 06/26/2004 05:42 PM
people *are* more important than tools... i can't disagree with a word fred's written
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Dark Horse Comics Revenge Of The
Sith Cover Gallery

Dark Horse Comics Revenge Of The
Sith Cover Gallery 03/29/2005 10:39 PM
Our Dark Horse Comics gallery is updated today with the upcoming adaptation for Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith. We've only got the first two issues so far, as well as the Star Wars: Visionaries book, but with the official release date this weekend, expect more to be added very soon!

POTF2 Photo Archives Update: Dark Lord
Of The Sith

POTF2 Photo Archives Update: Dark Lord
Of The Sith 06/08/2004 01:29 AM
Today's Power of the Force 2 Photo Archives update features the villainous Darth Vader, the Sith Lord who held the galaxy in his evil grip. His ruthless tactics include using an Interrogation Droid to find the hidden Rebel Base, spending unlimited hours training in his Gunner Station, or targeting his next prey in the sights of his personal TIE Fighter. Any remains of his former life are hidden behind his Removable Helmet, which he only takes off while inside his meditation chambers aboard the Executor and the Death Star.

Dark Horse Comics Jedi Vs. Sith
Cover Gallery

Dark Horse Comics Jedi Vs. Sith
Cover Gallery 12/15/2003 11:47 AM
As we get ready to wrap up our Dark Horse Comics series of updates, we'll take a trip back down the timeline, starting in the Old Republic Era with the Jedi Vs. Sith limited series. Set 1000 years before the Empire, when the Jedi Army of Light fought the final war against the Sith Brotherhood of Darkness on the planet Ruusan. When three young cousins are recruited for the war, tragedy strikes them all. And when Darth Bane decides there only needs to be two Sith Lords, he eyes one of the cousins as his apprentice.

Dark Horse Comics New Republic / New
Jedi Order Cover Gallery

Dark Horse Comics New Republic / New
Jedi Order Cover Gallery 12/19/2003 11:30 AM
Our trip through the Dark Horse Comics timeline concludes today with stories that feature characters from the New Republic and New Jedi Order eras. Beginning with the newly-formed Jedi Academy fighting against an ancient evil, to the wedding of Luke Skywalker and Mara Jade in Union, and finally a chance to bid a fond farewell to the beloved Chewbacca, these limited series take a look at the further adventures of the characters from the films and the Expanded Universe.

Dark Horse Comics Star Wars: Dark
Forces Cover Gallery

Dark Horse Comics Star Wars: Dark
Forces Cover Gallery 12/13/2003 08:45 PM
Our Dark Horse Comics cover gallery is updated today with the Dark Forces series of graphic story albums. Not merely a comic book-style adaptation of Kyle Katarn's adventures in the video game series of the same name, this series of novella-length prose-story books by William C. Dietz features illustrations by Dean Williams, Ezra Tucker and Dave Dorman. An Expanded Universe must-have series!

FCC: NBC's "Law and Order" shoot was out
of order

FCC: NBC's "Law and Order" shoot was out
of order 06/22/2005 01:49 AM
Xeni Jardin: Boing Boing reader Ralph says,

The FCC has busted NBC for unliscensed radio transmissions. NBC was using transceivers that were broadcasting on New York's public safety frequencies while filming an episode of Law and Order.

Link

Sugar And Sith...

Sugar And Sith... 06/24/2005 05:51 PM
And all things nice with this sweet Battle Of Coruscant birthday cake.

"Revenge of the Sith"

"Revenge of the Sith" 07/26/2004 03:47 PM

Sith Shirts

Sith Shirts 03/30/2005 05:10 PM
What will all the cool kids be wearing this summer? Revenge of the Sith t-shirts, of course! Check out a pair of boys t-shirts found by Nick Parra on the left. For the "bigger kids" like me, Big Dogs has a new Star Wars design featuring the "Sith Happens" design on the right.

SpamCop Gets Restraining Order On
Spammer's Temporary Restraining Order

SpamCop Gets Restraining Order On
Spammer's Temporary Restraining Order 05/12/2004 02:08 PM
Well, that certainly was quick. Yesterday we wrote about the tempo rary restraining order against SpamCop from reporting any spam from OptInRealBig to ISPs other than OptIn's own, and today that temporary restraining order was dissolved, as it appears the lawyers for IronPort/SpamCop made a compelling argument that OptInRealBig wasn't telling the full story. The judge admits that: "The legal issues are more complicated than they originally appeared." The hearing on the case has also been moved up a few days and will be held early next week.

Releasing The Sith Lords

Releasing The Sith Lords 09/11/2004 10:45 AM
LucasArts has just announced that the Xbox version of Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords will be hitting store shelves in December (just in time for the holidays). The PC version, as we already knew, will be making its appearance in February of 2005. Click through to check out the full press release.

Revenge Of The Sith On May 12th?

Revenge Of The Sith On May 12th? 04/09/2005 10:46 PM
Interested in seeing Episode III a week before the rest of the world?

The Ultimate "Sith" Spolier!

The Ultimate "Sith" Spolier! 04/18/2005 06:48 PM
The ultimate spoiler! Download the complete, illustrated screenplay for "Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith" here for $4.99. completely legal.

Revenge Of The Sith Vehicles

Revenge Of The Sith Vehicles 02/07/2005 01:09 AM
Check out these shots of the upcoming Revenge of the Sith vehicles! Anakin and Obi-Wan's Starfighters are just the tip of the iceberg found here. Spoiler warnings may apply!

The Sith Are Coming...Are You Ready?

The Sith Are Coming...Are You Ready? 04/04/2005 07:29 PM
LEGO collectors are, with the latest Shop@Home catalog! This special edition magazine arrived today, with all the details on the new and old Star Wars sets. You can also "Meet the cast of Episode III" with a new minifigure guide featuring 20 new figures from Revenge of the Sith!

KOTOR II - The Sith Lords

KOTOR II - The Sith Lords 05/04/2004 08:02 AM
Tomorrow is a big day for LucasArts, as they plan to announce their sequel to Knights of the Old Republic. Set 5 years after KOTOR the Jedi are on their knees and the Sith rule the galaxy. Click on the thumbnail for more, and then warm up the edge of your seat in anticipation of tomorrow.

Japanese Sith Items

Japanese Sith Items 04/01/2005 02:08 AM
Magnets, Towels, Keychains, Mugs, Fans, Clocks, and more are coming exclusively to Japan. Here's a mini-gallery to peruse.

Revenge of the Sith Unleashed Ads

Revenge of the Sith Unleashed Ads 06/05/2005 11:51 PM
Here are a couple of ads of the new Unleashed figures I found in the latest comic books this weekend.

More Sith Leaks Into Canada

More Sith Leaks Into Canada 03/19/2005 03:20 AM
Thanks greatly to apathetic employees, Rebelscum reader Aaron was able to score the Obi-Wan’s Starfighter, TRI-Fighter, and Grievous’ Wheel Bike in Canadian trilogo packaging. He found the three vehicles at Zellers on Danforth Ave in Toronto for $29.97CND each.

Revenge of the Sith Event Playbook

Revenge of the Sith Event Playbook 03/17/2005 03:10 AM
We've got an advance look at a special Revenge of the Sith Event Playbook complete with all the promotions that will be starting April 2nd.

Repairing the Sith Plot Holes

Repairing the Sith Plot Holes 06/05/2005 11:47 PM

Have 'Star Wars' questions? Ask Lucasfilm: USA Today sat down with some people from Lucasfilm to clear up some Reve nge of the Sith plot holes.

Q: No female Wookiees?

A: Though Chewbacca's warrior chums all appear to be male, the fur makes it difficult to tell at a glance. In fact, a female Wookiee (Chewbacca's wife, Malla) was featured in the 1978 Star Wars holiday TV special.

Also covered: how come Padme's pregnancy is over so fast, why does General Grevious have a bad cough, and why didn't Qui-Gon come back?

(But let's not forget that Star Wars Holiday Special — who can forget a show with a song sung by Bea Arthur as the bartender in the Mos Eisley cantina? Thanks to Wikipedia, it's legacy is securely preserved.)

Sith Food Photo Archive

Sith Food Photo Archive 03/28/2005 10:39 AM
A new photo archive dedicated to the food of Revenge of the Sith has been added. Most notable is what I found at Wal-Mart today - Frito-Lay 24-count sacks with 1oz. Star Wars themed bags. Also check out what is surely to be the most popular food collectible this year - M&M's bags.

Star Wars: The Revenge of the Sith

Star Wars: The Revenge of the Sith 06/05/2005 11:47 PM

Warning: there are some major spoilers in here if you haven't seen it yet.

As a life-long Star Wars fan (but not fanatic), I flat out loved Revenge of the Sith. Before the 20th Century Fox theme song started, the only expectation I had was to finally find out the details behind Anakin's transition to the Dark Side, Padme's death, Luke and Leia's birth, and the near-extinction of the Jedi...everything that tied the somewhat lame prequels to the beloved trilogy of my youth. But as the movie began, I was surprised at how into it I got...I haven't been that absorbed in watching a movie in a long time. Sure there were some rough spots (mostly dialogue related, unsurprisingly), but since the feelings I have about Star Wars are in alignment with how Alan feels, they were largely irrelevant. It's much closer in feel to the original movies than the more recently filmed ones.

In some spots, even though I knew how things eventually turned out, I was still hoping that things would go another way. When the Emperor was trying to turn Anakin to the Dark Side, I held out hope that he wouldn't make that choice. I didn't want to see the Jedi slaughtered. When Yoda went to face the Emperor, I wanted that little guy to kill him. When Anakin and Obi-Wan faced each other at the end, I was hoping that somehow Obi-Wan would convince Anakin to step back from the Dark Side. But none of that happened and I was sad when it didn't...which was the biggest surprise for me, that sadness. Somehow, Lucas made a real old-fashioned tragedy here; he actually made the evil Darth Vader into a sympathetic character. At the end, when the Emperor tells Vader -- newly clothed in his now-familiar black suit -- that it was his own anger that killed his wife and Vader broke free from his bonds and screamed at the universe, suddenly he didn't seem so evil and imposing. Instead, you saw a small boy, manipulated, confused, and destined to spend the rest of his life inside himself, knowing that he destroyed everything and everyone he loved and having made his uncomfortable bed, that he would now need to lie in it.

(Rating: 93/100)

Revenge Of The Sith Video Game Ad

Revenge Of The Sith Video Game Ad 03/30/2005 05:10 PM
Here's the latest ad for the Revenge Of The Sith video game, found this on the back of the ROTS comics. Due 05/05/05.

Sith Training For Target Employees

Sith Training For Target Employees 03/25/2005 03:44 PM
It doesn't get more official than this. Here is the Target Employee Handbook focusing on Revenge of the Sith.

Great Homepages Really Suck