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16 Mar 2010 10:52

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Tech: Twitter announced a huge initiative. So where’s the spark?

  • I heard on the backchannel that people want me to answer tougher questions. What’ya want to know? Will answer 10. Go.
  • Twitter CEO Evan Williams • In a tweet almost immediately after his keynote address at SXSW yesterday. Williams’ keynote was perhaps the most boring thing in the history of ever, based on audience response. He announced a major new initiative called @anywhere (which sounds just like Apture), yet he did it right away and subjected the audience to an by-all-accounts-awful Umair Haque interview. TechCrunch has some hilarious highlight tweets from the incident. Seems @ev needs to learn a little about suspense. source
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16 Mar 2010 10:38

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Biz: The New York Times was taken to the cleaners by Carlos Slim

  • 14.1% the amount of interest on Carlos Slim’s $250 million loan, at a time when there was no inflation whatsoever
  • 15.9M number of warrants of stock the Times gave Slim; thanks to a rally, Slim has made $77 million on stock alone
  • $112M amount Carlos Slim
    has already made back on his journalistic investment in just a year; holy crap source
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16 Mar 2010 10:28

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World: Thailand’s got a big mess of red blood on their hands

  • If this government is willing to step over our blood it means they really don’t care about us.
  • Red Shirt protester Amphan Nawangern • Regarding the liters of blood dumped on the ground in front of the Thai capital today. The blood was gathered with medical assistance then dumped out en masse. As you might guess, critics of the movement have been skeptical of the bloodletting, calling it a publicity stunt. But in a way it’s kind of hilarious. Just think if something like this happened in the U.S. It’d be the weirdest thing ever. It’s still kind of the weirdest thing ever. source
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16 Mar 2010 10:15

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U.S.: Hey, Viagra fans: You may want to get your ticker checked

  • bad You’re a dude who has erectile dysfunction. You have to use drugs like Viagra and Cialis. Life is sad.
  • worse A new report suggests that people with ED have a much higher chance of heart problems. *sob* source
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16 Mar 2010 10:09

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U.S.: Who won’t vote for the Senate bill in the House, anyway?

  • Among the people voting no: Dennis Kucinich. Not socialist enough for you, dude? As of right now, CNN estimates that 200 representatives will vote against the Senate bill for sure, including at least one Democrat who voted for the original bill (Luiz Gutierrez of Illinois). Six Democrats could switch from yes to no if their concerns aren’t allayed, including prior sticking point Bart Stupak (who wants changes on abortion funding). It’s gonna be a photo finish. source
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16 Mar 2010 09:52

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Culture: Dead guy surprises everyone by signing recording contract

  • $250 million for King of Pop’s recordings and soul source
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15 Mar 2010 23:37

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Offbeat: Chatroulette’s first star: Merton, the piano-improv supergenius

  • We went back and forth on posting this. Not because it’s not HILARIOUS, but because we were afraid we missed the viral boat on it already. Now, if we saw more guys with pianos and fewer guys with their hands on their (#&(@(&, Chatroulette would be a cool place. Please tell us this guy is actually Ben Folds pretending to be someone else.
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15 Mar 2010 23:29

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Politics: One option to get Obamacare through: Sleight-of-hand

  • It’s more insider and process-oriented than most people want to know. But I like it, because people don’t have to vote on the Senate bill.
  • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi • On an option she’s considering to ensure the passage of the health-care bill. With this process, the bill would fall under a “self-executing rule,” which would assume the bill passed while a more popular piece of legislation was voted on. The idea would be to allow for passage of the Senate bill without pinning anyone’s name on the legislation. Even though this is a commonly-used tactic, Republicans are crying foul, calling it unconstitutional. Pelosi, BTW, wants the bill passed by the end of the week. Good luck with that; you’re gonna need it. source
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15 Mar 2010 23:15

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World: Thai protesters try out a different kind of blood donation

  • 1,000 liters of blood on the streets; whoa source
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15 Mar 2010 20:39

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Tech: Feel that breeze? It’s wind caused by the FCC’s blustery broadband plan

  • 4 Mbps the average speed of the current broadband option in U.S. homes; 100 million don’t have broadband
  • 100 Mbps the speed the FCC’s new program strives for in 100 million homes by 2020 *whoooosh* source
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