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02 Aug 2009 12:37

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Sports, Tech: So begins the love affair between the NFL, its fans and Twitter

  • Had a six inch Sub for lunch and now I’m headed back to practice number 2. Ugh
  • Washington Redskins tight end Chris Cooley • Wrote on Twitter during the first day of training camp. NFL players (and fans) are slowly starting to fall in love with the micro-blogging site, but execs and handlers aren’t really sure what to make of it yet. Some think it’s a killer marketing tool and a great way for people to get to know the person behind the helmet, while others are freakin’ out because there’s not much control you can have over it. Well, yeah…that’s kinda the point.  • source
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02 Aug 2009 12:20

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Music: Don’t worry, be hacky: Bobby McFerrin messes with our minds

World Science Festival 2009: Bobby McFerrin Demonstrates the Power of the Pentatonic Scale from World Science Festival on Vimeo.

  • The guy who made the biggest a capella hit ever messes with the minds of people at a science conference, getting them to use the Pentatonic Scale without realizing it. He just hacked their minds, yo. source
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02 Aug 2009 12:09

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Politics: Has anyone else reached a Sarah Palin oversaturation point yet?

  • I say WHO CARES!! I am so tired of this woman and the ‘news’ about her I could scream!!
  • Christian Science Monitor commenter Poolgirl • Regarding the latest spate of Palin chatter. Some of the overcoverage may be Palin-produced, honestly. “Palin effectively guaranteed coverage from the mainstream media that otherwise would not report claims attributed to unnamed sources on an anonymous blog,” said Politico’s Jonathan Martin, who blames her publicist, Meg Stapleton, for making the divorce claim a news story, considering the source was basically anonymous. • source
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02 Aug 2009 12:02

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Politics: A Olbermann & O’Reilly truce? TV’s biggest talking heads cool it

Bill and Keith’s hands were forced by their parent companies, News Corp. and GE. That’s right: The fight had actually started hurting the corporate overlords. source
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02 Aug 2009 11:55

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Biz, Tech: TechCrunch’s thoughts on new journalism make lots of sense

  • The point is that the days of the profitable generalist news-gatherer are dying, but the days of solid reporting and a strong, trusted editorial voice must never be allowed to perish.
  • TechCrunch’s Paul Carr • Regarding the future of journalism. Carr suggests this sort of bold, crazy idea: Shut down the New York Times, lay everyone off, hire 30 editors and have them come up with a site aggregated by people who know quality content, who can take the essence of the Internet and come up with something really good. Or you can read ShortFormBlog, which is kind of doing most of this already with one guy and an intern. (Or if you want to go a little bigger, the Christian Science Monitor basically does this already, and well.) Your choice.  • source
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02 Aug 2009 11:46

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World: Hugo Chavez’s government pulls the plug on radio, makes people angry

  • 34 radio stations in Venezuela have had their licenses taken away by the government, forcing them to stop broadcasting on Saturday
  • 200 people gathered outside one of those stations yesterday to protest what they say is an attack on free media and democracy source
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02 Aug 2009 11:40

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World: A plane in Indonesia disappeared shortly after takeoff

  • 15 people were on board the missing Indonesian plane source
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02 Aug 2009 11:36

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Sports: The Boston Red Sox: A recent legacy tainted by steroids?

  • Two staffers were fired last summer over steroid use. One of baseball’s most iconic recent success stories, the championship runs of the Boston Red Sox, is currently under fire after two revelations which put steroids at the team’s forefront. Earlier this week, it was revealed that star sluggers David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez tested positive in 2003 while Red Sox players. Today, a Boston newspaper reported that two security staffers were fired last summer over steroid use. While they deny knowledge of other players doing it, it sure feels sketchy, doesn’t it? source
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02 Aug 2009 11:25

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Culture, World: Kevin Costner: Nearly crushed by a falling stage in Alberta

It sounds like a Kevin Costner movie plot: His band was scheduled to be on the stage next. Instead, one person was killed and 15 were hurt in the stage collapse. source
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02 Aug 2009 11:17

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Sports: Tiger Woods suddenly has his mojo back – a little late, but still back

  • previously Woods missed a cut at the British Open, which was a big deal – since when does freakin’ Tiger Woods miss the cut at a major?
  • this week After a cruddy opening round at the Buick Open, Woods finds himself in the lead – a more likely spot for him to be. source
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