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09 Dec 2009 21:31

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World: Lost and found: A bunch of Americans in Pakistan for some reason

  • 5 Americans went to Pakistan and are now suspected of terrorism source
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09 Dec 2009 21:25

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Tech: AT&T’s CEO is a giant douchenozzle, based on this statement

  • The first thing we need to do is educate customers about what represents a megabyte of data. Longer term, there’s got to be some sort of pricing scheme that addresses the users.
  • AT&T CEO Ralph de la Vega • Describing his frustration with smartphone data users (iPhone users, mostly) who go whole-hog on data usage because, well, just look at their phones. The company’s service, which has gotten suckier as more people give into the iPhone’s charms (and because they agreed to the Apple deal without the infrastructure to handle it), could turn into a pay-toll-style service based on what this jerk just said. His claim: 3% of users are responsible for 40% of data use. Our claim: Those 3% are setting the template for your other 97%. Get ready. source
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09 Dec 2009 21:15

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U.S.: There’s some giant factory exploding in the neighborhood

  • Pretty scary, right? This morning near Seabrook, Texas, an American Acryl plant just went kablooey – causing a big explosion, billowing large amounts of smoke in the air and aftershocks as far as 10 miles away. The crazy part? Just two people were hurt, and they were already released. It’s no Three Mile Island, but it is a pretty huge “Holy Crap!” (Hat tip goes to reader Decapod; thanks man!) source
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09 Dec 2009 20:56

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U.S.: The Salahis DID get an invitation to testify in front of Congress

  • yes Tareq Salahi has to testify before a House panel that focuses on homeland security.
  • yes Michaele Salahi has to join him in the testimony. She got one more vote than her husband.
  • no Social secretary Desirée Rogers gets to stay home. Rep. Peter King is disappointed. source
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09 Dec 2009 20:43

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World: Tuvalu now known for something besides their top-level domain

  • They took a pretty noteworthy stance in Copenhagen today. The 12,000 people of the island nation get the benefit of a voice at the climate change conference, and they used it to request that the treaty created be stronger than the 12-year-old Kyoto treaty, which the bulk of the world (but, notably, not the U.S.) agreed to. Tuvalu wants to see both developed and developing countries cut emissions. Why the tough stance? Well, they’re an island in the middle of the ocean susceptible to rising tides. Duh. souce
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09 Dec 2009 11:26

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Offbeat: Dumb idea: A Chrismas card with an iPhone – and app! – inside

  • Whoever gives a Christmas card like this for a friend or family member needs to consider exactly how high they’re setting the standards for Chrismas now and Christmases to come. Not only is the card super-expensive, but the app they’re using isn’t even free.
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09 Dec 2009 11:15

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U.S.: Daily Poll: The Senate’s breakthrough public option compromise


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09 Dec 2009 11:06

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World: The U.K. isn’t against taxing massive executive bonuses, either

  • 50% one-time tax on massive banker pay; ouch source
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09 Dec 2009 10:31

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Culture: Dave Eggers latest work of staggering genius? A newspaper

  • We don’t pretend to have the solutions. We’re just asking a few questions. We admit how little we know, but we’re trying to luxuriate in print and maybe remind people of everything it can do.
  • Bestselling novelist and McSweeney’s founder Dave Eggers • On his latest gambit, the San Francisco Panorama, a 300-page newspaper he’s selling for $16. He had a little help from his friends – over 150 freelancers worked on the project, which is just as much a testament to the newspaper form as it is amazing art project which might get people excited about newspapers – and journalism in general – again. We know we are. Now where to we buy one of these? source
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09 Dec 2009 10:19

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Culture: If you tag enough places, you too can get into the NYC art scene

It’s always nice when a grafitti artist gets a chance to go legit, as the anonymous tagger BNE has. He has an art exhibit coming up in Manhattan. That rules. source
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