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Friday IT Fun: Jobs vs Gates, Be Scared of Google, More

By Chris Paoli
05/20/2010

Ease into the weekend with the newest batch of technology-related comedy winners we've spent minutes compiling. If you've found something you think other IT pros will appreciate, send an e-mail to [email protected] so we can include it in next week's edition.

Steve Jobs vs. Bill Gates (Sadanduseless.com) – Browse some of the funny submissions and even make your own mogul-a-mogul conversation comic. Send them our way if you think they're keepers.
Five Reasons Why You Should Be Scared of Google (Cracked.com) – The Cracked staff break down the reasons why you may want to unplug that Internet cord.
Best Tech Guy Call With Leo Laporte (Youtube.com) – Wait, home Internet access isn't free? This is news to us.
Campfire (xkcd.com) – The classic horror story gets an update patch.
What Stormtroopers Do On Their Day Off (WildAmmo.com) – If you are like us, you spend an unhealthy amount of time wondering what Stormtroopers do when they aren't…well, stormtrooping. This week's random link will answer all your questions.

About the Author

Chris Paoli (@ChrisPaoli5) is the associate editor for Converge360.

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