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25 Mar 2009 10:30

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Biz: Another piece of the economy, durable goods, unexpectedly perks up

  • +3.4 increase in durable goods (computers, machinery, etc.) sales in February; that’s really good. Time to party! source
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25 Mar 2009 10:22

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Politics, U.S.: It’s been a while since Bobby Jindal’s come up. Here’s an update.

  • My answer to the question is very simple: ‘Do you want the president to fail?’ It depends on what he is trying to do.
  • Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal • Talking to members of his party last night about whether Rush Limbaugh’s stance on Barack Obama is worthy of criticism. Jindal, post-response, is still dipping his feet into the possibility of a presidential run. • source
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25 Mar 2009 10:14

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Tech: Like Last.fm? Not in the U.S., U.K. or Germany? This will upset you.

  • €3 monthly subscription fee in all other countries. Free ride’s over. :( source
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25 Mar 2009 10:08

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Politics, U.S.: Aww… Blagojevich says he was “hijacked” from office :o

  • Dude was hosting a radio show this morning. Maybe that’s a good second career for the former Illinois governor – drive-time radio host. Anyway, Blago tried diligently to defend himself, took a sympathetic caller (comic D.L. Hughley, who’s been dipping into politico waters lately) and talked about his unfinished new book. source
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25 Mar 2009 00:03

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Tech: Facebook’s tweaking their redesign so you guys stop complaining

  • Since Facebook started in 2004, we’ve been through several redesigns. Each was built with the intention of making it easier to share and understand what’s going on with the people you care about.
  • Facebook Director of Product Christopher Cox • On the redesign and changes they plan to make to the redesign. People are complaining a lot about this one, so they’re making changes. But they’re not reverting back to the old design, so get that thought out of your little head. • source
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24 Mar 2009 23:33

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Tech: Seriously, this OnLive video game console sounds awesome

  • The powerful subscription-based device uses cloud computing. It’s slightly larger than an iPhone. And way tinier than a breadbox. source
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24 Mar 2009 23:12

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Tech: Some creepy-looking guys want to sell you a new game console

They want to sell your kids candy. Candy in the form of a new cloud computing gaming device called OnLive. Hrm. source
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24 Mar 2009 22:49

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U.S.: Oh yeah, we heard Obama was on TV tonight

  • It took many years and many failures to lead us here. And it will take many months and many different solutions to lead us out. There are no quick fixes, and there are no silver bullets.
  • President Barack Obama • In a rare prime-time news conference tonight, where he defended his budget, spoke honestly about the challenges the country faces, focused on the economy and those pesky AIG bonuses, discussed a couple of other things (because, remember, the economy is but one problem this country faces), and pre-empted “American Idol.” Sounds like he filled a lot into a single hour. • source
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24 Mar 2009 22:34

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Offbeat: If you’re gonna die today, it might as well be by komodo dragon

It’s sad that someone died in Indonesia after a dragon attack. We get that. But they’re awesome! We’d totally let one kill us. source
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24 Mar 2009 22:14

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U.S.: Keeping people in prison is really expensive, guys

  • 7.3 million people are currently in prison in the U.S.; no word on whether they’re wearing orange jumpsuits or striped black-and-white getups source
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