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24 Jun 2009 10:19

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Biz: People are buying more stuff they don’t have to replace immediately

  • +1.8% increase in durable goods in May source
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24 Jun 2009 09:14

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Culture: Evidence “Transformers 2” is gonna be an ironic classic

  • It’s directed by joke of a man Michael Bay, so you know it’s gotta be … uh … good. source
  • Roger Ebert describes it as “a horrible experience of unbearable length.” source
  • His one-star review goes on further to say, “This isn’t a film so much as a toy tie-in.” source
  • Megan Fox and Shia LaBeouf might make out on Bumblebee’s hood again. source
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24 Jun 2009 08:51

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World: Khamenei: We won’t budge, no matter how much pressure we get

  • I had insisted and will insist on implementing the law on the election issue. Neither the establishment nor the nation will yield to pressure at any cost.
  • Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei • In comments about the hard-line stance his country will take against the protesters who have so gathered the world’s attention. In other news, Mir Hossein Mousavi’s wife has asked the country to free political prisoners arrested during the protests. Let’s hope they do. • source
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23 Jun 2009 22:46

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Culture: This smug bastard is responsible for pretty much everything you hate

Jonas Brothers? Hannah Montana? Lizzie McGuire? High School Musical? Blame Disney Channel president Rich Ross. SCREW. YOU. source
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23 Jun 2009 22:37

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Biz, U.S.: Bernie Madoff’s trying to get his sentence reduced – drastically

  • 150 number of years the master of the fraud game, Bernard Madoff, could go to prison source
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23 Jun 2009 22:21

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Biz, Tech: The kings of overpriced service, Boingo, own wi-fi hotspots now.

  • Back in 2001, Boingo applied for a patent on connecting computers to routers using this budding service called wi-fi. In the time since, it’s proliferated everywhere, becoming synonymous with laptops and iPhones. While hotspots are free many places, Boingo slowly became known for its overpriced wireless access points. source
  • Now it’s 2009. Boingo got approval for the patent in January, and now they’re telling the world all about it in a press release. “This patent represents a huge addition to Boingo’s intellectual property,” says CEO David Hagan, who will face the wrath of coffee-shop dwellers nationwide if he chooses to enforce it. Jerk. source
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23 Jun 2009 21:42

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U.S.: You mean our president can’t smoke his way through a stressful job?

  • 95% of Obama doesn’t smoke; the other 5% doesn’t inhale source
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23 Jun 2009 21:29

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U.S., World: Looking for Obama to be more forceful? Get ready to be pushed

  • I strongly condemn these unjust actions, and I join with the American people in mourning each and every innocent life that is lost.
  • President Barack Obama • In a speech about the Iran conflict where he specifically took the response to the protests to task. Dude has been feeling the pressure about not getting too involved in Iran’s political struggle, despite Iran complaining saying he is. Obama has noted that he’s trying not to give the country an excuse that the U.S. was somehow at fault. Feeling forced yet? • source
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23 Jun 2009 21:14

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Biz, U.S.: Ah, housing numbers. Per usual, they don’t make anyone happy.

  • +2.4% increase in sales of previously-owned homes in May, a number the National Association of Realtors say might be deceptive source
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23 Jun 2009 20:51

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Culture: The American public has no taste … plus 8!

  • 10.6 million watched Jon & Kate’s hyped divorce episode source
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