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12 May 2009 23:05

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Tech, World: The woman who named Pluto lived to see one last vindication

  • It has now been satisfactorily proven that the dog was named after the planet, rather than the other way around. So, one is vindicated.
  • Englishwoman Venetia Phair • Who, as an 11-year-old girl, named the planet Pluto in 1930. She named the planet for the Roman god of the underworld and suggested it to her grandfather, who talked to some people, and then they talked to more people, and eventually, the name stuck. Phair died April 30 at 90. • source
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12 May 2009 22:49

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Culture, Music: Eminem’s bringing a crew bigger than D12 to Jimmy Kimmel

  • 200 laid-off Detroit autoworkers will join Slim Shady on Friday source
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12 May 2009 22:20

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Offbeat, U.S.: This airplane feeds on things smaller than it, like baggage carts

  • With our luck, our suitcase was probably lodged inside the baggage cart that this airplane apparently ate at LAX. It’s hungry. source
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12 May 2009 21:47

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Tech, U.S.: Twitter’s so popular now, smart people are doing it from space

  • From orbit: Launch was awesome!! I am feeling great, working hard, & enjoying the magnificent views, the adventure of a lifetime has begun!
  • Astronaut Mike Massimino • In the first Tweet from space. OK, who let this guy bring his iPhone onto the spacecraft? We admit, we misread “launch” as “lunch” and chuckled a little inside. • source
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12 May 2009 21:40

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Biz: Bernard Madoff cleared out his bank accounts before his arrest

  • $12 billion mysteriously disappeared from his accounts in 2008
  • $6
    billion     said sayonara in the three months prior to his arrest source
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12 May 2009 21:34

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World: The Middle East is running low on Christianity right now

  • 5% are Christian and that number’s dropping like a bad habit source
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12 May 2009 21:28

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Tech: But wait, that’s not all Google has to offer! Meet Google Squared.

Google Squared pulls off the mean trick of giving context to your search information. If they were selling Ginsu knives, they’d make a killing. source
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12 May 2009 21:14

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Tech: It slices, it dices, it helps you find stuff! Google improves its search.

  • The new features Google seems to be gunning for the immediacy of Twitter search through its redesign, which much like every other Google redesign, is only obvious after a little digging. Javascript allows you to narrow your search criteria to something as recent as the last day, as opposed to having to dig through weeks of content to find what you want. It also sorts based on the type of content, like reviews.
  • Why the change? “So when you get your search results from Google,” says Google exec Marissa Mayer, “you need to be able to say ‘I really just want the most recent’ or ‘I really just want reviews’ – to slice and dice search results so that you can experience and visualize them in an entirely new and enriched way.” Mayer’s speaking like a supergenius right now. We wonder if she’s available (and if she’d say yes). *Fawn*
  • Our take?We’ve loved Google a lot in the past for things they do, but it always did feel like the organization end was lacking a little. To narrow down searches, it required numerous clicks or knowing the right boolean to look for something recent. They’re reacting to a trend that has seen numerous attempts to topple the company, most famously (and unsuccessfully) Cuil. (Cuil sucks, BTW.) source
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12 May 2009 11:38

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Culture: Donald Trump: Eh, we’ll let Carrie Prejean keep her crown

  • We have determined the the pictures taken are fine.
  • Donald Trump • Surprisingly disappointing us by not stripping Miss California Carrie Prejean of her crown. Thanks, Donald. You suck. We want Prejean to go away like now. • source
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12 May 2009 09:42

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Biz: Summer’s closing in. Gas prices are on the rise again.

  • 10% or 20¢, increase in gas prices in the last 14 days source
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