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22 Mar 2009 23:59

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Biz: Yesterday, we tried to come up with innovative ad models.

Revenue 2.0 rocked. Here’s our attempt at an improved version of Craigslist for newspapers. Tell us what you think. source
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22 Mar 2009 23:42

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World: “Mad Max” plays out in an Australian airport; yay for biker brawls!

  • They came running through, picking up the big metal barrier poles and swinging them like swords at each other. I saw one of the men lying on the ground, and another man came up with a pole and just started smashing it into his head.
  • Naomi Constantine • Who witnessed a biker brawl that took place in Sydney’s airport. One person died, which makes it perhaps something we shouldn’t compare to “Mad Max,” but seriously, doesn’t this sound just like a scene from “Mad Max”? • source
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22 Mar 2009 23:35

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U.S., World: NASA takes the piss out of its urine recycler (for now),

  • *LOL* Sorry, we can’t help ourselves. Apparently, the urine recycler they’re testing on the International Space Station isn’t working quite right, so they’re shutting it down for now. The device is supposed to convert urine into wine … er, uh … water. There are so many bad, awful and terrible jokes we could make here, so maybe it’s time to stop. source
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22 Mar 2009 23:21

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World: The day’s other big crash: A FedEx cargo plane in Japan (with video!)

Whoa. That’s freakin’ crazy! Let’s just say that we don’t like plane crashes. They suck. :( source
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22 Mar 2009 21:06

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Politics, U.S.: Note to the AP/Oakland P.D.: “Dead” ≠ “Brain-dead”

  • one Earlier this afternoon, the Associated Press reported that the fourth police officer involved in Saturday’s shooting in Oakland died. It’s a pretty crazy story.
  • two Early this evening, the Associated Press got updated information saying that the officer was brain-dead, but not dead. What?! That’s awful. *Forehead slap*
  • three This is the danger of being too hasty to report facts. The police made a bad mistake and the AP reported it. Be careful! These are people we’re talking about. source
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22 Mar 2009 20:35

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U.S.: A plane crash in Montana with a deadly, sad toll

  • 17 people died in the crash, including many young children source
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22 Mar 2009 12:00

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Biz, U.S.: The government is getting private help with those toxic assets

  • “We simply – we simply need them.” Christina Romer, an economic adviser for Obama, chatted with “Fox News Sunday” about the nature of “toxic,” i.e. uncertain, assets. Private investors are doing the administration a favor, she says, by not forcing the government to carry all of the weight of the toxic assets. Good for them. We’ll buy those investors a beer (probably a PBR; times are tough) next time we see them in our local dive bar. source
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22 Mar 2009 11:53

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U.S.: “Organic” isn’t as organic as you’d think

  • It doesn’t matter if it’s from the farm down the road or from Chile. As long as it meets the standards it’s organic.
  • Joan Shaffer • A spokeswoman for the Agriculture Department, on the nature of the “U.S.D.A. Organic” program, which she describes as a marketing program. It’s not local and the standards often leave small farmers off the table. Doesn’t that make you want to eat organic? • source
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22 Mar 2009 11:48

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Culture: Why Harrison Ford and Calista Flockheart should get married already

  • 7 number of years they’ve been dating; they just got engaged
  • 66 age of Grandpa, aka Harrison Ford. Get off my lawn! source
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22 Mar 2009 11:43

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U.S.: Why Interweb arguments shouldn’t go offline

  • 30 years for a dude who shot another dude after a chat-room conflict source
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