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01 Dec 2009 22:23

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Biz: Dear Google: Don’t bend to newspaper publishers so easily. It’s not cool.

  • First Click Free = Massive Fail. OK, we get it guys. Rupert Murdoch complains really loudly and he’s starting to scare you into believing other publishers might be next. But why are you putting your tail between your legs and creating technology designed to limit how much people can read without registration or subscription? Rupert Murdoch’s complaining doesn’t scare us. “First Click Free,” however, totally does. The very idea goes against everything your company stands for. Retreat, Google, retreat. source
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01 Dec 2009 21:52

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Tech: Fair and Square: Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey simplifies buying stuff

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  • OK, this is pretty cool. Jack Dorsey, one of the guys behind Twitter, has another startup which promises to revolutionize the process of credit/debit transactions. It’s a tiny square. It requires an audio jack. That’s it. Like Twitter, it’s dead simple. Unlike Twitter, it’s not a super-esoteric concept at the outset, begging people to figure out why it’s necessary. It just makes sense. Kudos. Could someone give us a reason to use this? source
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01 Dec 2009 21:08

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U.S., World: Obama on Afghanistan: Push ’em in fast, pull ’em out quick

  • We will continue to advise and assist Afghanistan’s security forces to ensure that they can succeed over the long haul. But it will be clear to the Afghan government – and, more importantly, to the Afghan people – that they will ultimately be responsible for their own country.
  • President Barack Obama • On his choice to add 30,000 troops to Afghanistan, but begin to pull them out by July of 2011. Will 20 months be enough to move to the next step? We’ll find out. Obama’s plan, BTW, is in that mushy area where liberals don’t like it, but neither do conservatives. But it’s not burning fury, either. So he’s doing OK. source
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01 Dec 2009 20:17

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Biz: We’d like to announce our candidacy for GM’s open CEO position

  • Dear rich people, we think we’d be a perfect fit for you. General Motors has had an incredibly rough last twelve months or so (though they’re recovering). Between a bankruptcy and a watchdog federal government, they’ve had zero room for error. And now their nine-month-old CEO, Frederick “Fritz” Henderson, is retiring. We smell a job opening! Here are three reasons GM should hire us as CEO:
  • Fresh bloodWe’re not the old guard, General Motors. We don’t do (#&@ the old way. In fact, we have no clue what the old way was! When we step into Fritz Henderson’s dusty old office (after having an exterminator go in and check for termites and bailout money), we plan on running the company as if we don’t know what we’re doing. But we do!
  • cars with brevity Here at ShortFormBlog, we know a thing or two about keeping things short and efficient. And we know that the government is on your back about creating more efficient cars. We plan on bringing our blogging technology to General Motors, and we’re going to upgrade the engines from internal combustion to WordPress. Thank us later, guys.
  • Family reunionWe know some of your old workers aren’t happy with you – all those layoffs, the concessions you forced the United Auto Workers to take, the outsourcing – and we plan to make it up to them, using the only method we know how – we’ll move them out of Michigan and put them in a state that isn’t a black hole of depression. Sound fair? source
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01 Dec 2009 10:30

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Offbeat: All hail Zombie Reagan! All hail Zombie Reagan!


  • Personally, if we had Zombie Reagan as president, we’d vote for him. Well, after we, ourselves, turned into a zombie, of course.
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01 Dec 2009 10:19

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U.S.: Daily poll: Should the White House gate crashers go to jail?


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01 Dec 2009 10:11

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Politics: Amusing: The White House’s war of sevens with Politico

  • seven Politico writes a story called “7 Stories Barack Obama Doesn’t Want Told.” It’s about as dry and harsh as it sounds.
  • seven The White House sends around an internal e-mail with their own, more hilarious, list of seven, which rips on Politico big-time. source
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01 Dec 2009 09:54

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Offbeat: NPR covers the biggest issue ever: The cut of our sandwich

They seem to be very much in favor of the triangle over the square. We personally favor ripping the sandwich to shreds so it’s not an issue. source
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01 Dec 2009 09:44

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World: Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah blames the U.S. for terrorism

  • The U.S. administration under President George W. Bush equated the concepts of terrorism and resistance to deny the right of resistance for the people.
  • Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah • Describing his stance on America in a lengthy speech yesterday where he read a manifesto for the organization that seeks to “liberate Jerusalem,” among other things. It’s very critical of America, and George W. Bush, in particular. The Lebanese political party is considered by much of the world to be a terrorist organization. source
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01 Dec 2009 09:39

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World: On World AIDS Day, South Africa’s ready to do something to stop HIV

  • 5.7
    million     people tested positive for HIV in South Africa in 2007 – the world’s highest rate
  • all children infected with HIV in the country will get anti-AIDS drugs starting next year source
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