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04 Jun 2009 22:34

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Sports: LeBron fined $25 G’s. Guess he’s not getting the gold-plated iPhone.

  • He asked that I express to the media, the Magic and the fans his apology, and particularly the young fans, because he knows he has a responsibility to all of our fans, and that sportsmanship is appropriate whether you win or whether you lose.
  • NBA Commissioner David Stern • On LeBron James’ $25,000 fine for not shaking hands or talking to the media after the Cleveland Cavaliers lost to the Orlando Magic in the NBA playoffs. It’s his first incident, ever. We blame ourselves for his misconduct. We set the example. Give us the fine, David! WE’RE SORRY!!!!!! • source
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04 Jun 2009 22:25

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Biz, Tech: GameStop takes a huge chunk of the pie. Game companies want it.

  • 48% GameStop’s profit margin on used games. WHOA! source
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04 Jun 2009 22:21

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Tech: Time magazine holds Twitter to an unbelievably high standard

Awesome? Sure. Popular? Yes. Useful? You betcha. But world-changing? Uh … we’re not willing to go that far. Yet. It’s no Segway, though. source
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04 Jun 2009 22:10

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Culture: Conan + Mario: This is our favorite image of the day.

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  • The guy who put this together is a bloody genius and we want to have a couple dozen of his digital manbabies. LOL. Obviously a well-placed coincidence, but still amazing. source
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04 Jun 2009 21:56

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World: British prime minister Gordon Brown has like zero support

  • I now believe your continued leadership makes a Conservative victory more, not less likely. That would be disastrous for our country.
  • Work and Sensions Secretary James Purnell • Who, in a very harshly-written letter to the media, asked Gordon Brown to resign. If it were just Purnell doing this, it’d be a big deal, but he’s only the fifth Labour Party member to resign from Brown’s government this week. WTF dude? Can’t you keep it together? Need a hug or something? Labour Party support is at historic lows, BTW. • source
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04 Jun 2009 21:39

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World: Speaking too soon: The debris wasn’t from the Air France flight

  • Time to start back at square one. Brazilian officials, obviously under a lot of pressure to have something to show from the Air France incident, have nothing to show after it was confirmed that the debris was actually trash, and the oil slick they found was actually from a ship – not a jet. Granted, the plane’s still missing, and something really bad happened, but could you guys at least checked a little more closely before making an announcement? source
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04 Jun 2009 21:06

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World: Working around the edges of China’s Tiananmen ban

  • 62,800 Number of people who organized in semi-autonomous Hong Kong, to protest on Tiananmen Square’s 20th anniversary
  • May 35 The way many on mainland China, who are not allowed to talk about the incident online, have referred to the June 4 anniversary. source
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04 Jun 2009 20:53

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Culture: David Carradine was found hanged. Was it a suicide?

  • His family is in shock. They have the same belief we have. There was no way David did this to himself.
  • Tiffany Smith • A representative from Carradine’s management firm, Binder & Associates. Carradine, the iconic martial arts actor (who actually didn’t know anything about it until his role in “Kung Fu” but later became a huge advocate), was found naked and hanged in his hotel room in Bangkok, Thailand. Many early reports speculated that it was suicide.  • source
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04 Jun 2009 20:36

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Sports: The pitcher with the porn star name hits a milestone

  • 300 wins for pun-happy “Big Unit” Randy Johnson source
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04 Jun 2009 11:22

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World: An ode to Tiananmen Square’s “tank man,” 20 years later

  • Here’s your iconic moment. This is the reason that the world still cares about human rights in China. This is the guy who did it. Maybe he’s still alive, maybe he’s not. But because of him, China has to block Twitter and Facebook from its people to make sure that people don’t repeat this incident. It isn’t right. This guy is a hero for democracy. source
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