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08 Apr 2009 09:00

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Tech: Most computers still use Windows XP, but MS is cutting support

  • Mainstream support of XP ends next week. Microsoft owns a hefty chunk of the PC market, sure, but they own it on a seven-year-old operating system. 63% of all Internet users – not just Windows users, but the overall market – use XP, and it’s still sold with new computers. They’ll still provide security fixes, but bug fixes are done after this week. MS officials say that since the platform is so mature it shouldn’t be a problem, but this still seems kind of sketchy. Meanwhile, Vista cries in the corner, all gussied up for the school dance but without a date. source
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08 Apr 2009 08:46

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World: African pirates ransack yet another ship, this one American

  • 20 U.S. nationals are likely on the ship; it’s the 9th hijacking this week source
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08 Apr 2009 08:41

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World: Moldova’s massive student protest, by the numbers

  • 15,000 people were in the angry crowd that surrounded parliament and later ransacked it source
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08 Apr 2009 08:36

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World: Moldova has huge protests; Americans still looking for it on the map

Hint: It’s in Eastern Europe, near Romania, and the protest drew a number of pro-democracy protesters. source
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07 Apr 2009 21:56

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Tech: The latest get-rich-quick scheme: iPhone app development

  • $800,000 amount the creator of the app iShoot made in the App Store in five months source
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07 Apr 2009 21:40

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Culture: Kal Penn left “House” in a really freaking intriguing way

  • David sort of had this ‘A-ha’ moment about how to both free Kal up to pursue other things and, most importantly, service where David wants to go at the end of the season with House’s story.
  • “House” executive producer Katie Jacobs • On the way that she and executive producer David Shore let Kal Penn leave the show. It involves a plot twist, and yes, the link spoils it. • source
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07 Apr 2009 20:55

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Culture: Obama is gonna let a stoner run the White House (yay Kal Penn!)

Kumar, a.k.a. the smarter-than-you’d-think Kal Penn, just took a job in the Obama administration. High times. source
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07 Apr 2009 20:44

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World: In the Italian earthquake debris, a promising sign

  • 98 age of the quake victim who was pulled out, alive source
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07 Apr 2009 10:51

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Music: The Beatles, remastered; updated albums out in September

  • The date? Zero-9-zero-9-zero-9. Apple Records will mass-re-release the Beatles’ albums in a digitally-remastered format, along with two box sets – one in stereo and one in mono (for nerds and purists). The sets will come with DVD documentaries on the making of each album. Also on that day, the “Rock Band” Beatles game comes out, so it’s a good day to be into the Beatles. Regarding the elephant in the room, no word on digital release of the albums yet. source
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07 Apr 2009 10:36

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Tech: Five differences between the Nintendo DS and DSi

  • The DSi has an SD card slot, in case you want to jam out to your favorite whiny Emo songs while gaming. source
  • There’s multiple cameras on the DSi – both to shoot pics of you and your imaginary buddies. source
  • Like bigger screens? Of course you do! The DSi has two 3.25-inch matte (not glossy) screens. source
  • The DSi now packs the DSi Store, an App Store-style wi-fi download store, which is pretty awesome, kids. source
  • Sadly, there’s no GBA slot, so if you have some old-school games around, you’re screwed. source
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