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09 Feb 2009 10:09

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Biz, Tech: Microsoft: People don’t use many apps, so we’ll charge more!

  • 2 number of Windows apps MS claims the average person uses source
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09 Feb 2009 08:24

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World: Australia’s prime minister: If wildfires arson, it’s “mass murder”

  • What do you say about anyone like that? There’s no words to describe it, other than it’s mass murder.
  • Kevin Rudd • Australia’s prime minister, regarding the brushfires in the state of Victoria and the belief that some of the fires were set deliberately. At least 130 people have died in the fires, and thousands more have been left homeless. • source
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09 Feb 2009 08:16

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Music: Chris Brown charged with a felony, missed boring Grammys

  • Domestic violence? They’re not naming the victim. R&B superstar Chris Brown, 19, wasn’t at the Grammys last night because of a domestic violence incident. Police are not identifying the victim, who suffered visible injuries, but mentioned it happened early Sunday. Brown was seen with his girlfriend, R&B superstar Rihanna, not long before the Grammys started. Both she and Brown canceled their appearances. source
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09 Feb 2009 08:01

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Music: Dear Grammys, why did the safe choice win again?

Alison Krauss and Robert Plant, album of the year? Way to put me to sleep. source
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08 Feb 2009 21:35

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Culture: Chicks really dug “He’s Not That Into You;” guys not into it

  • $27.5 million amount the chick flick made this weekend; it topped the box office source
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08 Feb 2009 21:29

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U.S.: Gas is creeping up in price again

  • 6¢ national rise in prices in the last two weeks; it’s nearly $2 a gallon source
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08 Feb 2009 21:25

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U.S.: Harsh criticism of the stimulus thing from a top senator

  • Everybody on the street in America understands that. This is not the right road to go. We’ll pay dearly.
  • Sen. Richard Shelby • The ranking Republican on the Senate Banking Committee. So, if this isn’t the right road to go down, why didn’t we go down the right road with our last president? Just sayin’. • source
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08 Feb 2009 21:24

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Offbeat: Tip: When in the Witness Protection Program, don’t beat guys up.

  • Divorced from the mob Joey Calco, 40, used to be a contract killer for the Bonanno family, but then he became a snitch. As a result of this, he had to hide his identity so as not to get hit on himself. So he joined the Witness Protection Program. Yousee? source
  • Divorced from the mob Joey Calco, 40, used to be a contract killer for the Bonanno family, but then he became a snitch. As a result of this, he had to hide his identity so as not to get hit on himself. So he joined the Witness Protection Program. Yousee?
  • An argument over calzones Calco, hiding out in Florida working at a pizza joint, screwed up a calzone order. He got so irate that he attacked the two men involved. He got charged with battery, sued and then his identity came out in the press. Idiot. source
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08 Feb 2009 21:14

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Offbeat, U.S.: What bothers people about McMansions? They’re too tall.

  • Somebody did a study on this. Not a parody one, either. Ohio State University, that school we love to hate (we’re from Michigan, OK?) did a study on the proliferation of McMansions, those really nice-looking standardized houses that have started cropping up in exurbs across the country. Most participants in the study said they didn’t mind the giant houses – as long as they didn’t stick out like a sore thumb, lording over the neighborhood like a castle. Personally, we think they’re perfect for Jesusland. source
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08 Feb 2009 12:00

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Tech: Creationists: Darwin was important, but we still think he’s wrong

  • He was clearly extremely important, his thinking changed the world. We disagree with his conclusions, with the way he made extrapolations, but he was a very careful observer and we’ve got a lot to be grateful for.
  • Paul Taylor • A spokesman for the rejecting-of-Darwin’s-theory group Answers in Genesis. The group prefers a literal interpretation of the bible. • source
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