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21 Sep 2009 13:10

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Tech: Nigeria doesn’t like it when they’re called out for their 419 scams

  • In this commercial for Sony’s Playstation 3, Sony suggested that Nigeria was a source for lots of scams. When the Nigerian government heard about it, they freaked, claiming that Sony slandered them. They also asked for their bank account numbers.source
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21 Sep 2009 12:38

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Tech: The Netflix $1 million recommendation engine contest has a winner

  • 7 people around the world split the nerdy winnings source
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21 Sep 2009 12:17

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U.S.: People are scared of swine flu but think the U.S. is handling it well

  • 64% of Americans are at least “somewhat concerned” about the spread of swine flu source
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21 Sep 2009 12:06

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U.S.: Phillip Garrido said he could speak his mind though a MacGuffin

  • He feels he can speak to you and me and everyone else using this box. He was a whack job, but he was a whack job who sounded like he had a really good heart.
  • An anonymous friend of accused Jaycee Dugard kidnapper Phillip Garrido • Describing a black box Garrido owned, which he claimed could let him speak his mind. The box had headphone jacks, just in case you wanted to listen in on the crazy. • source
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21 Sep 2009 11:37

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U.S.: Protip: Don’t take insane murderers to the county fair

  • Phillip Paul escaped from a fair, then was recaptured. The Washington state prison inmate was arrested – again – on Sunday afternoon. Paul had been plotting his escape for months, knowing that he would be taken on a field trip to the Spokane County Fair. He escaped Thursday. Paul also escaped in 1991 and hurt a police officer during his recapture. That guy helped recapture Paul this time too. So, big question: Why are we taking prisoners to the county fair? For the elephant ears? source
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21 Sep 2009 11:15

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Sports: Duh: Athletes don’t know what to do with all that money

  • 78% of NFL stars wind up broke within two years of retiring source
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21 Sep 2009 11:06

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U.S.: Which of these upcoming Obama appearances is most important?

  • Making Joe look good First stop for the president will be in upstate New York, where he’s going to make a speech at the community college where Joe Biden’s lovely wife, Jill, just happens to work. Don’t get Joe in the doghouse, man. He’s counting on you not to screw this up. source
  • Making Joe look good First stop for the president will be in upstate New York, where he’s going to make a speech at the community college where Joe Biden’s lovely wife, Jill, just happens to work. Don’t get Joe in the doghouse, man. He’s counting on you not to screw this up.
  • Look good for Letterman Later today, the president will show up on David Letterman’s couch, becoming the first sitting president to do so. Letterman has more clout than you’d think; McCain hurt his campaign dearly when he skipped out on a Letterman appearance. So he best not screw this up. source
  • Making Joe look good First stop for the president will be in upstate New York, where he’s going to make a speech at the community college where Joe Biden’s lovely wife, Jill, just happens to work. Don’t get Joe in the doghouse, man. He’s counting on you not to screw this up.
  • Look good for Letterman Later today, the president will show up on David Letterman’s couch, becoming the first sitting president to do so. Letterman has more clout than you’d think; McCain hurt his campaign dearly when he skipped out on a Letterman appearance. So he best not screw this up.
  • Looking good at the U.N. Then on Wednesday, the president will speak in front of the United Nations assembly and make an appearance at the G-20 summit, which is being held in Pittsburgh for some reason. Obama’s got a busy week ahead of him; he best not screw this up. source
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21 Sep 2009 10:42

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Culture: A quick by-the-numbers of last night’s big Emmy winners

  • Emmy wins – out of 16 nominations – for “Mad Men,” including “Best Drama” source
  • Emmy wins for “30 Rock,” including “Best Comedy” and a win for Alec Baldwin source
  • straight “Best Actor in a Drama” wins for “Breaking Bad” star Bryan Cranston source
  • straight “Best Reality Show” wins for “The Amazing Race” – yeah, seven source
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21 Sep 2009 10:32

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Biz: Dell wants a piece of Perot Systems. Heck, it wants the whole thing.

  • $3.9 billion for Ross Perot’s massive cash cow source
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21 Sep 2009 10:21

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U.S.: Afghanistan: Obama wants to cut back. A top general says, “Don’t.”

  • Failure to gain the initiative and reverse insurgent momentum in the near term (next 12 months) — while Afghan security capacity matures — risks an outcome where defeating the insurgency is no longer possible.
  • Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal • The top military commander in Afghanistan, on the likelihood of winning the war. In a recently unclassified document, McChrystal says more troops are necessary to win it – at a time when Obama is considering pulling back troops from the country. • source
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