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13 Apr 2009 23:58

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Biz, Tech: YouTube is a giant sinkhole for money

  • $470 million in anticipated losses in ’09. Whoa. source
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13 Apr 2009 22:53

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Biz, Tech: Life Magazine resurrected … as a photo-centric news site

Much credit to the designers of this site, because they appear to have nailed the execution flawlessly. source
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13 Apr 2009 22:44

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Biz: Amazon is really, really, really, really, really, really, really sorry

  • This problem impacted books not just in the United States but globally. It affected not just sales rank but also had the effect of removing the books from Amazon’s main product search.
  • Andrew Herdener • An Amazon spokesperson on what he calls a “ham-fisted” cataloging error which blocked a bunch of gay-themed books from the main search and pissed off Twitter. In case you didn’t see the headline, Amazon is really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, sorry. Really. • source
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13 Apr 2009 22:17

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Culture: The King of Crap: Michael Jackson’s selling all his stuff en masse

It’s like a yard sale, except it’s taking place in a former department store. And it looks stocked by a manchild. source
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13 Apr 2009 21:32

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U.S.: Good God, it’s April. The Minnesota Senate race still isn’t over?

  • 312 votes number of votes Al Franken leads by; a state court ruled him the leading vote-getter today
  • seven weeks the length of the trial to decide this fate; Norm Coleman can (and probably will) still appeal source
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13 Apr 2009 18:37

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Biz: Someone’s making money. Might as well be Goldman Sachs.

  • $1.66 billion in 1Q profits for the investment company source
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13 Apr 2009 18:31

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Offbeat: This judge is talking about a guy in a lengthy spat with his neighbor

  • Citizens of this country are not required to accept neighbours embedding injurious traps on their property, nor should they require guards of their home during temporary absences.
  • Ontario Superior Court Judge Paul Kane • Regarding the actions of Ahti and Maija Blick, who turned a dispute over a neighbor’s garage into a 30-year conflict that involved undermining the structure of the garage and basically recreating the plot of Grumpy Old Men. Lucien and Jacqueline Desjardins got more than $57,000 in damages for their trouble, which was so bad that they wanted to sell their home, but couldn’t because they had a reputation. • source
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13 Apr 2009 18:17

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Culture, Music: Phil Spector convicted of murder, terrible hair

  • If it feels like this case has dragged on, it has. Spector was convicted of second-degree murder in the 2003 death of actress Lana Clarkson. It’s his second trial; the first ended in a mistrial, so it took six years for justice to be served. Spector, if you forgot, is the guy behind the “Wall of Sound” which helped/hindered albums from artists ranging from the The Ramones to The Beatles. Clarkson was a B-movie actress who got caught up with the wrong guy, apparently. source
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13 Apr 2009 09:44

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Tech: The disabled, lazy can now turn book pages hands-free

Forget the Kindle – this is where the future of books lies. That eInk stuff doesn’t hold a candle to Book Time. source
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13 Apr 2009 09:34

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U.S.: “Frugal” is the word for how people will use tax refunds

  • 54% of people getting refunds plan to use them to pay off bills; that’s way up from a year ago
  • 17% of refund-getters plan to use them to buy essentials – groceries and clothing; that’s also way up source
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