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17 Apr 2009 22:13

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Culture: I can has bestseller: Funny blogs do killer book business

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17 Apr 2009 22:05

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Tech, World: The Pirate Bay’s old server is notable enough to be in a museum

  • This is an object of contemporary society and a museum collects such items.
  • Nils Olander • Curator of Sweden’s National Museum of Science and Technology, on the reasoning for putting the server, confiscated in a raid by police last year, in his museum. Despite losing the Spectrial today, it appears that the creators of The Pirate Bay are well on their way to martyrdom. • source
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17 Apr 2009 21:24

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U.S.: If you think McDonald’s food is dangerous, watch out for their sign

The Golden Arches fell on an Illinois couple in Arizona. High winds are to blame; the couple was seriously injured. source
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17 Apr 2009 21:10

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Offbeat: Shigeo Tokuda wants to inspire his fellow old people in Japan

  • 75 the age of Japan’s oldest porn star (video SFW, barely) source
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17 Apr 2009 20:55

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U.S., World: Well, this Obama quote on diplomacy is pretty refreshing

  • We cannot let ourselves be prisoners of past disagreements.
  • Barack Obama • Speaking at the Fifth Summit of the Americas in Trinidad. This quote somehow manages to ease relations between Cuba and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez all in one fell swoop. Nice job, dude. If you were Bo, we’d totally give you a dog treat. • source
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17 Apr 2009 20:50

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Music: A bunch of sweaty people are in the desert listening to music

Coachella’s this weekend; check out the latest photos on Flickr in case you’re curious about the sights and scenes. source
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17 Apr 2009 19:05

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Culture, Tech: Oprah and mikeyy: Two people Twitter users hate, apparently

  • Oprah’s a tweeter! Oprah, as promised, covered Twitter on her show today, giving the site the same sort of mainstream recognition that Jonathan Franzen didn’t want a while back. Some Twitter users apparently don’t want it either; one of the the trending topics today is #unfollowfriday, a reaction to Oprah, Ashton Kutcher and other celebrity tweeters diehards think are overexposing the service. source
  • Oprah’s a tweeter! Oprah, as promised, covered Twitter on her show today, giving the site the same sort of mainstream recognition that Jonathan Franzen didn’t want a while back. Some Twitter users apparently don’t want it either; one of the the trending topics today is #unfollowfriday, a reaction to Oprah, Ashton Kutcher and other celebrity tweeters diehards think are overexposing the service.
  • Mikeyy says “hayyyyyyy” Mikeyy, the Twitter worm that’s been spreading around for the last week, started populating Twitter in another set of mutations, this time welcoming Oprah to the service, trashing Soulja Boy, hitting on Ellen DeGeneres and overall just being a pain in the butt. Mikeyy doesn’t harm your computer, he just annoys you and all your friends because he thinks it’s funny. source
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17 Apr 2009 18:22

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Politics, U.S.: Five guesses as to who the anonymous university donor was

  • Mark Cuban: Because he likes making points in roundabout, absurd ways.
  • Bill Gates: Because he cares too much about helping out sometimes.
  • Joaquin Guzman: Because Mexican drug lords make pretty great benefactors.
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17 Apr 2009 18:14

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U.S.: Yo, universities, here’s a bunch of money. No questions, please.

  • $45 million in anonymous donations were given to nine different universities, big and small and seemingly picked at random, in the last few weeks. source
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17 Apr 2009 18:05

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Tech: It’s no iPhone or Pre, but the new Sidekick LX looks pretty sweet

The Sidekick LX has 3G, GPS, Facebook and Twitter integration, and one thing the iPhone doesn’t have – Flash support. source
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