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26 Mar 2009 21:26

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Tech: Let’s charge up a little information for you on Tesla

  • $57,400 cost of the all-electric Tesla Model-S sedan, which is a well-heeled startup company founded by the guy behind micropayment retailer PayPal
  • two number of top-ten hits Tesla had in the ’80s and ’90s; if they can rock that hard musically, just imagine what their cars are like source
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26 Mar 2009 21:08

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Culture: Here’s a photo of Obama drinking a beer at a Wizards game

He’s hanging out all over D.C. like a regular guy. Dude, come to SoHo on 22nd and P Street NW! I’ll be here blogging! source
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26 Mar 2009 21:08

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Offbeat: This cathedral has a shadow that looks like a boob

  • 2:00 p.m. – free peep show. Protect the kids. The St. Mary Cathedral in San Francisco has a design defect which is kind of hilarious. Due to its distinct architecture, it creates a shadow at certain times of the day that looks exactly like a woman’s breast. There are times at ShortFormBlog where we just throw our hands up because the jokes write themselves: Click the link to see a boob! source
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26 Mar 2009 20:47

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Tech: To some, good keyboards are 20 years old and made by IBM.

Unlike our lovely MacBook, these keyboards have keys with a spring to their step. And they’re huge. And well-loved. source
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26 Mar 2009 20:37

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U.S.: Those evil Pa. juvenile court judges got their convictions overturned

  • up to 1,200 kids will get their convictions overturned, thanks to the Pa. Supreme Court; the sentences tended to be surprisingly harsh and involved private juvenile detention centers
  • $2.6 million amount Luzerne County Judges Mark Ciavarella and Michael Conahan received in kickbacks from those detention centers for sentencing kids there; they’re going to jail source
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26 Mar 2009 19:10

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U.S.: California’s cars could be blacked out … of black paint jobs

  • It’d be a pretty good joke if it wasn’t true. The California Air Resources Board thinks that dark-colored cars have to work harder to stay cool, which means higher emissions. They’re looking to set a standard for 20% solar reflectivity by 2016, which black cars can’t pull off. So, if you’re in California, you may not be able to car that’s the same color as your soul in a few years. Sorry about that. source
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26 Mar 2009 19:02

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Sports, U.S.: Officer McJerk had no remorse for a NFL player’s mom-in-law

  • What happened? On the night of March 17, Houston Texans running back Ryan Moats was in a race against time to go see his dying mother-in-law at a hospital in Plano, Tx. He ran a red light. Unfortunately for him, he was stopped in the hospital parking lot by the meanest cop ever.
  • No sympathy Officer Robert Powell, who did not seem to care about the situation, kept Moats waiting for 20 minutes while he performed a background check and said things like “I can screw you over.” Not even hospital staff could stop him. When Moats finally got to see her, she was dead.
  • He’s in troublePowell was placed on administrative leave. His boss, Dallas Police Chief David Knuckle, put it best: “It’s hard to find the right word and still be professional in my role as the police chief. But the behavior was not appropriate.” We recommend “@$$hole.” source
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26 Mar 2009 10:59

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Offbeat: We swear, this burger wasn’t Photoshopped

It’s bigger than your head and would probably kill you. But it looks awesome, though, right? It puts Thickburger to shame. source
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26 Mar 2009 10:56

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Biz, U.S.: Timothy Geithner wants to add more financial industry oversight

  • Our system failed in basic fundamental ways. The system proved too unstable and fragile, subject to significant crises every few years, periodic booms in real estate markets and in credit, followed by busts and contraction.
  • Treasury secretary Timothy Geithner • In testimony to the House Financial Services Committee (which is headed by awesome guy Barney Frank). He wants to fix the broken system. Hey, if he pulls it off, maybe people won’t hate him anymore. • source
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26 Mar 2009 10:49

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U.S.: Braille has fallen out of fashion with the blind

Fewer than 10% know it; many say it’s too cumbersome and have switched to new, more advanced technology instead. source
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