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19 Aug 2010 11:08

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Culture: Wanna get a virus? Do a search for “Cameron Diaz.” Seriously

  • If you do a search for her, there’s a ten percent chance you’ll land on some malware. We did a search for her to find this image. We took our chances. For you guys. source
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19 Aug 2010 10:58

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Politics: Obama should really think harder about where he vacations

  • People would rather see their President in Put-in-Bay, Ohio, or the Wisconsin Dells than in the Kennedy realm of Cape Cod.
  • Presidential historian Douglas Brinkley • Regarding Obama’s upcoming vacation to Cape Cod. While presidents are likely to get criticism no matter where they vacation, Obama’s is even more acute because, well, the economy’s in the crapper, and it feels a tad tone-deaf. He should really consider what Bill Clinton did, according to journalist Ken Walsh, an expert on presidential retreats: “President Clinton, for instance, took polls to figure out where he should go on vacation when he ran for re-election. He took polls to figure out where Americans want the president to go. Well [it was] national parks, so President Clinton went to national parks.” So yeah, Obama, you should head to Montana, not send Michelle to Spain. source
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19 Aug 2010 09:36

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Biz: New jobless claims back up above the magical 500,000 mark

  • 500,000number of jobless claims last week, the highest level since November
  • 12,000the increase in claims from the previous week source
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19 Aug 2010 09:29

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Tech: Facebook Places launch: The announcement was super-weird to us

Is it just us, or are Facebook product launches kind of like secret society rituals, what with the gongs and bizarre in-jokes and stuff? source
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19 Aug 2010 09:18

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Tech: Intel to buy out virus-blocker McAfee for a heck of a lot of money

  • $7.68 billion – do they have a really big virus? source
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19 Aug 2010 09:09

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U.S.: Blago trial: Blame the absurdly complex charges for the decision

  • It was kind of a bittersweet thing … relief that the trial is over, but frustration that we didn’t accomplish what we set out to do.
  • Jury foreman James Matsumoto • Regarding the end of the Blago trial, which only found him guilty on one of 24 counts. Some of the issue was the overarching complexity of the charges – the instructions were over 100 pages and the charges were highly technical and interconnected. “It was like, ‘Here’s a manual, go fly the space shuttle,” said fellow juror Steve Wlodek. source
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18 Aug 2010 23:58

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U.S.: Scariest number of the night: Hint, it involves a ton of eggs

  • 380 million freaking eggs recalled over salmonella fears source
  • » And for the math-adverse: That breaks down to 31.6 million cartons, cartons that include these brands: Albertsons, Farm Fresh, James Farms, Glenview, Mountain Dairy, Ralph’s, Boomsma, Lund, Kemps, Pacific Coast, Lucerne, Mountain Dairy, Sunshine, Hillandale, Trafficanda, Lund and Dutch Farms. Now is not the time to start your Atkins diet.
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18 Aug 2010 23:49

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Politics: We fully expect a riot in front of the “Ground Zero Mosque” on 9/11

  • critics The group “Stop Islamization of America” (run by Pamela Gellar) plans to have a huge protest in Manhattan on 9/11. Newt Gingrich and John Bolton will be there, too.
  • muslims The muslims behind Park51 plan to do something for 9/11, too. Also, both groups plan to protest in downtown Manhattan on Sunday. Get yo popcorn ready! source
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18 Aug 2010 23:38

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Politics: Is Obama a Muslim? Let’s just say yes to appease 1/5th of people

  • 20% of people think Obama is a Muslim, according to a new poll
  • 34% think he’s a Christian (which he is); that number is way down
  • 60% of people who believe he’s Muslim found out from the media source
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18 Aug 2010 21:02

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Tech: Posted without comment: Apple’s new iPad ad (and its parody)

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