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07 Jun 2010 21:36

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Tech: Some quick numbers on the new Apple iPhone 4

  • 78 micrometers – the width of a
    pixel on the new iPhone
  • 326 number of pixels per inch – easily double the last model of the iPhone
  • 9.3mm the width of the new iPhone – about a third of an inch for us Yankees
  • 720p the quality of film the device can shoot, great for YouTube source
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07 Jun 2010 21:04

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Tech: Apple should change its name to “Gaffle” after today

  • one During a demonstration of the new iPhone, the phone hangs on the loading of the New York Times.
  • two After telling everyone to get off the network (after getting ripped by a Verizon fan), FaceTime freezes up.
  • three Apple announces a new version of Safari before the browser itself is up. Then they retract. Oops. source
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07 Jun 2010 20:50

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U.S.: Oil Spill: Thad Allen says it’s been spreading out, scattering

  • We’re no longer dealing with a large, monolithic spill. We’re dealing with an aggregation of hundreds of thousands of patches of oil that are going a lot of different directions.
  • Thad “the good guy” Allen • Discussing the latest status of the oil spill. In explaining further, Allen said that while tackling the surface oil issues will take a couple of months, “long-term issues of restoring the environment and the habitats … will be years.”Not only are we not out of the woods, but the woods just keeps growing, and we have to see the forest for the trees. source
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07 Jun 2010 12:45

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Politics: Let’s face it. Helen Thomas deserved better than this.

  • Don’t get us wrong. What she said was offensive. It was worth dismissal. But then again, it was one terrible, damaging statement in a career which ranks up there with some of journalism’s greatest. As Twitter user Michael Markman notes, Michael Savage and Glenn Beck have said things nearly as offensive before lunch, and they get to keep their jobs. And now it’s over. Just like that. It’s not fair that she didn’t get to quit on her own terms. Let’s not remember her career for this gaffe but the 50 years that came before it. She deserves it. source
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07 Jun 2010 12:30

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Politics: Helen Thomas retires at 89 in wake of comments; Twitter reacts



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07 Jun 2010 11:15

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Biz: Chrysler blames faulty brakes, wiring for Jeep and minivan recalls

  • 575,000vehicles recalled by Chrysler source
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07 Jun 2010 11:10

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World: David Cameron: Pull up your knickers, get ready for decades of austerity

“The decisions we make will affect every single person in our country,” Cameron says. “And the effects of those decisions will stay with us for years, perhaps decades, to come.” source
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07 Jun 2010 11:02

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Politics: Hillary Clinton: Iran’s gonna pull something, ’cause they always do

  • I think we’ll see something coming up in the next 24 to 48 hours. I don’t think anybody should be surprised if they try to divert attention once again from the unity within the Security Council … but we have the votes.
  • Secretary of State Hillary Clinton • Regarding the sanctions the United Nations Security Council is trying to push for against Iran. Clinton is currently headed to Brazil, where she’s trying to mend fences with the country, which opposes new sanctions on Iran. It’s her second trip to Latin America in three months. source
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07 Jun 2010 10:53

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Politics: Helen Thomas may be getting too old for this line of work

  • This controversy is not going away. After Thomas said in the above clip that the Israelis should “get the hell out of Palestine” and go back to Germany or Poland, she was dropped by her speaking agency. While she’s still got her position as dean of the White House Press Corps, she’s lost a number of connections as a result of this statement. Journalist Craig Crawford, who recently worked on a book with Thomas, won’t work on any others. Former reps from both the Clinton and Bush administrations (including Ari Fleischer, who’s Jewish and “used to like her”) have thrown her under the bus. Yikes. We can’t support this, either. Bad move, Helen. source
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07 Jun 2010 10:42

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World: Israel attacks a bunch of Palestinian divers off of Gaza

  • 4 divers were killed; Israel says they were plotting an attack source
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