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26 Dec 2009 22:21

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Culture: Urban Meyer quits? The entire state of Florida attempts suicide

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26 Dec 2009 22:17

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Tech: Apple “iSlate”? There’s a ton of freaking rumors about right now

You know, we’re gonna tune out until it actually gets within shouting distance of actually happening. But here’s the rumor mill, in case you’re curious. source
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26 Dec 2009 21:47

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Biz: Chocolate milk under fire at schools; the dairy industry fights back

  • $1 million to convince kids that chocolate milk is A-OK source
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26 Dec 2009 17:02

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Music: Saturday Mixtape: The best singles of 2009, in no particular order

  • Lots of great singles came out this year – pieces of memorable mind candy worthy of (more than) a few minutes of your time. Here are a few of our faves.
  • one Instant euphoria, in just a few words. What else could you want?
  • two Crocodiles hit our Jesus & Mary Chain soft spot; they get in easily.
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26 Dec 2009 15:07

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Tech: Kindle had a banner day on Christmas Day, Amazon says

  • eBooks > books and Amazon’s investors go wild source
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26 Dec 2009 14:39

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U.S.: The new airline security rules: Hitting a gnat with a sledgehammer

  • Because consumers can’t be trusted to make up for failings caused by a security check that wasn’t done on a multi-part flight from Nigeria, people flying to the U.S. from another country will be subject to rules forcing them to new standards. To call these rules over-the-top is to point out that they’re punishing the wrong people for something one guy did. Here’s a quick overview of the rules, according to Air Canada:
  • one Multiple searches, both at the airport screening point and the aircraft boarding area.
  • two One carry-on item per person, which means you’re stuck paying fees to check your stuff.
  • three During the last hour of flight, you must remain seated with no access to carry-on items.
  • four If you see your own shadow on a flight, be scared of it. (We made that one up, guys.) source
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26 Dec 2009 11:46

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Offbeat: “Tape Measure Tricks”: Like Spiderman for home improvement

  • Super-goofy. Possibly fake. Definitely pretty dang awesome. This guy can use his tape measure to do just about anything, it seems. We’d like to see him get us a beer with it.
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26 Dec 2009 11:34

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U.S.: Poll: Do you think airplanes can be 100% safe from terrorism?


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26 Dec 2009 11:15

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Tech: Montgomery County, Texas will do the drunk-Tweeting for you

  • It’s not a magic bullet that’s going to end DWIs, but its something to make people think twice before they get behind the wheel of a car and drive while they’re intoxicated.
  • Montgomery County Vehicular Crimes Prosecutor Warren Diepraam • On the county’s decision to out DWI suspects on Twitter, using the account of the District Attorney’s Office, @MontgomeryTXDAO, during major holidays. The decision is controversial for its public shaming aspect as well as the fact that using Tweets seems to go a lot further than simply newspapers or other sources used for this kind of policy in the past. On the plus side, they’ll only stick around for a couple of minutes, as long as someone doesn’t decide your moment of shame is worth a retweet. Or fifty. source
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26 Dec 2009 10:51

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Offbeat: Here’s a Jesus banana peel, for our sake as much as yours

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