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28 Mar 2009 18:28

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Tech: Don’t let the price fool you. The Tesla electric car isn’t that costly.

  • $7,500 amount in federal subsidies the $56,400 Tesla Motors Model S electric car is eligible for source
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28 Mar 2009 17:45

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U.S.: The flooded Red River appears to have crested. Whew.

  • The good news, or shall we say the cautiously optimistic news, is that the river is behaving rather nicely for us now.
  • Greg Gust • National Weather Service spokesperson, on the lowering levels of the Red River, which should pose relief for North Dakota cities, specifically Fargo. At 41 feet, it’s still higher than the area’s ever seen. As we’ve said before, fingers crossed, guys. • source
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28 Mar 2009 17:17

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Tech: Protip: If you don’t want the Conficker virus, don’t search for it

  • That’s what Symantec says. Symantec, the world’s largest security firm, says that the Conficker virus (also known as Downadup) is spreading in part because those spreading the virus have stacked the deck in search engines. Many search results will automatically infect you with the virus, Symantec says. That’s lame. :( source
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28 Mar 2009 17:08

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U.S.: The erupting Mount Redoubt is making a pretty tall impression

  • 50,000 foot-high volcanic ash. Whoa. source
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28 Mar 2009 17:02

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Tech, World: China’s spying on a bunch of PCs, including the Dalai Lama’s

  • 1,295 computers around the world were infiltrated by computers based almost entirely in China source
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28 Mar 2009 14:47

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Offbeat, U.S.: Good news! A colonel wants to help fix our nation’s potholes.

Unfortunately, it’s Colonel Sanders, replete with KFC logos and advertising-ese. Sorry for being misleading. source
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28 Mar 2009 14:08

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Politics, U.S.: The Republican who nearly joined Obama’s cabinet has beef

  • In the next five years, President Obama’s budget will double the national debt. In the next 10 years, it will triple the national debt.
  • Sen. Judd Gregg, R-NH • On Barack Obama’s budget plan and how it will saddle future generations with heavy debt. He says Obama’s plans “represent an extraordinary move of our government to the left.” Gregg nearly became commerce secretary but backed off after finding the ideological differences to be too extreme. • source
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28 Mar 2009 13:56

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World: Earth Hour: That’s the night that the lights went out in Indonesia

On the left: The lights were on. On the right: The lights were off in support of “Earth Hour.” Any questions? source
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28 Mar 2009 13:42

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Biz: Charter has a crapload of debt, guys. They filed for bankruptcy.

  • $21.7 billion amount of debt the cable company, part-owned by Paul Allen, had on the books as of late 2008 source
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28 Mar 2009 13:32

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U.S.: The WTC-replacing “Freedom Tower” gets a little less free

  • The fact is, more than $3 billion of public money is invested in that building, and, as a public agency, we have the responsibility to make sure it is completed and that we utilize the best strategy to make certain it is fully occupied.
  • Stephen Sigmund • Spokesman for the Port Authority, on changing the name of “Freedom Tower” to the not-as-free-sounding “One World Trade Center.” We’re sure some nutjobs are going to claim the name changed because Bush isn’t in office, but we personally blame the proliferation of rapping flight attendants. Because that makes just as much sense. • source
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