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10 Apr 2009 21:41

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Tech: That Tesla Roadster electric car can go the distance

  • 241 miles on a single charge, average speed 28mph source
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10 Apr 2009 21:33

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Music: Billy Corgan explains Smashing Pumpkins, his public persona

  • But many lack the sophistication to appreciate that just because I play a baby-faced killa upon the darkened stage that it doesn’t come close to who I really am.
  • Billy Corgan • In a lengthy manifesto. He says that the artistic complexity and diversity of his work provides hints as to his true nature as a human being. He also noted, by the way, that the Pumpkins will go on with just him, and he’s OK with that. Dude, we get it. You’re insane and you alienate your fans. It’s OK. You don’t need to explain your points any further. • source
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10 Apr 2009 21:12

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Offbeat, Tech: Being on disability ≠ being on Facebook all day

  • A guy in British Columbia is getting his PC checked for FB usage. The guy, Brendon Bishop, is asking for permanent disability payments, claiming that a 2005 car crash made him too fatigued to work. But a ton of wall posts and pokes and Scrabulous games apparently claim otherwise, as the judge in his trial agreed to a defense motion asking for a scan of his social-networking usage. Someone’s totally getting defriended. source
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10 Apr 2009 20:56

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U.S.: A protest at NYC’s New School gets very, very ugly

Police says it didn’t pepper spray protesters critical of school president Bob Kerrey. Too bad the video says otherwise. source
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10 Apr 2009 20:47

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Biz, Politics, Tech: Huffington: Consumer habits have changed, AP.

  • Consumer habits have changed dramatically. People have gotten used to getting the news they want, when they want it, how they want it, and where they want it. And this change is here to stay.
  • Arianna Huffington • Talking about newspapers, the media and her role in the whole mess with The Huffington Post. She was on Charlie Rose this week debating the topic with Tom Curley of the Associated Press and said some really insightful things. Huffington knows what she’s talking about. • source
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10 Apr 2009 20:36

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Biz: Hoo-ray! Stocks are sustaining their upward momentum!

  • five straight weeks of gains for the stock market, after months of depressing results and one overwraught rant by Rick Santelli
  • 27% the increase that the S&P 500, which includes many financial firms, has seen since March 9 – the best streak since the Great Depression source
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10 Apr 2009 16:15

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Tech: One lucky iPhone App Store user is gonna win the motherlode

Apple is celebrating its billionth App Store sale by giving one winner tens of thousands worth of Apple stuff. Yay! source
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10 Apr 2009 15:50

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Sports: Fighting words: Lance Armstrong takes on French drug testers

  • This is just another example of the improper behavior by the French laboratory and the French anti-doping organizations. I am sorry that they are disappointed that all the tests were negative, but I do not use any prohibited drugs or substances.
  • Lance Armstrong • In a statement earlier this week. Since ticking them off by taking a shower, Armstrong has gone out on the offensive over the drug-testing agency in France, who he has had a strained relationship with. He says the agency may prevent him from racing in the Tour de France – you know, the reason he unretired in the first place. • source
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10 Apr 2009 15:40

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U.S.: Getting your tubes tied is the recession medical procedure of choice

  • tied With a fairly inexpensive ($500-$1000) medical procedure that takes just 20 minutes, guys can prevent expensive new babies by getting a vasectomy.
  • untied However, you should think it over before you do it – getting the tubes untied is a lengthy, expensive medical procedure that doesn’t work half the time. source
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10 Apr 2009 12:19

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Offbeat, Tech: The Passion of the Tweet: Observe Good Friday via Twitter

Jesus died for your sins, and now you can follow the story of his death live on Twitter. source
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