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08 Sep 2010 21:51

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Culture: Rich Cronin, one third of “Summer Girls”-belting LFO, dies of leukemia

  • LFO had a couple hits, leukemia made Rich Cronin sick, and sadly, he died at the end of the summer, of the summer. He liked girls that wore Abercromie & Fitch, he fought hard and he had one wish – to teach people about acute myelogenous leukemia. Cronin, 35, co-wrote “Summer Girls,” the 1999 boy-band song above. He died of the disease today. Love or hate the song, let’s just admit that he lived a pretty good, well-meaning life. RIP man. source
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08 Sep 2010 21:12

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Politics: Does Sarah Palin support Pastor Terry Jones’ Koran-burning?

  • NO she says it’s as insensitive as the “mosque” source
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08 Sep 2010 21:04

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Tech: Google Instant Search looks awesome but has downsides

  • Google’s Instant Search is pretty darn cool, yes, but it has some possible downsides. A lot of businesses have built their models around Google’s SEO and paid search benefits, which could be harder to grab using this model. (If people aren’t misspelling words, for example …) Search Engine Land is particularly concerned about the effects on “long tail” searches: “With our example, starting the query with “Las”, shows ads for Las Vegas. Some of those ads are for hotels. Why would a user continue typing if they see hotel ads already?” Gawker, on the other hand, is more concerned with finding unfortunate word combinations that come up, such as the one above. source
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08 Sep 2010 20:18

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Politics: Obama launches into personal John Boehner attack in Ohio

What he wanted to say: “So, that John Boehner guy, he’s kind of a dick, isn’t he? Can you believe anyone would buy anything that jerk says?” source
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08 Sep 2010 20:02

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Politics: One former Craigslist sex worker not a fan of the “Adult Services” ban

  • For all the “victims” of the “adult services” section of Craigslist.org, I would venture there are a considerable number of individuals like myself – free thinking, entrepreneurial human beings with choices and responsibilities – whose real-life experiences, not to mention sources of income – are being stifled by our so-called advocates.
  • Former Craigslist sex worker Melissa Petro • Criticizing those who pressured Craigslist to take down the “Adult Services” ads. Petro made the choice on her own accord, and wasn’t forced into anything. When she didn’t want to do it anymore, she stopped. “I found the lifestyle physically demanding, emotionally taxing and spiritually bankrupting, and so I made a decision to desist,” she wrote. source
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08 Sep 2010 14:09

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Politics: Why we ought to take polling numbers with a grain of salt

  • 10%The GOP’s lead over Democrats in a Gallup poll taken last week
  • 0% That same lead, from that same Gallup poll, as of this week source
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08 Sep 2010 11:18

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Politics: Pastor Terry Jones: Jesus would burn the Koran, too!

The stupid moron is going to go through with his Koran-burning plan despite the fact that everyone’s telling him he’s a stupid moron. source
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08 Sep 2010 11:12

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Tech: Associated Press: We’re finally going to respect bloggers, a little

  • good The Associated Press finally has a policy that credits bloggers as news sources.
  • bad Um … how long have blogs been around? Way to be behind the curve, guys. source
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08 Sep 2010 11:07

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U.S.: Gulf oil spill: BP tries to shift some of the blame with report

  • The company just released a 193-page report on the spill. Claiming “a complex and interlinked series of mechanical failures, human judgments, engineering design, operational implementation and team interfaces,” BP’s new report tries to spread the blame in a number of places, noting some design flaws but also focusing more on the cement job on the well (done by Haliburton) and failings of the workers on the rig (who were Transocean employees) and trying not to shoulder all the blame themselves. Consider the report an attempt at shoring up PR and a preview of future court cases. source
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08 Sep 2010 10:56

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Tech: Oracle CEO Larry Ellison to HP: What’s up with this lawsuit?

  • The HP Board is making it virtually impossible for Oracle and HP to continue to cooperate and work together in the IT marketplace.
  • Oracle CEO Larry Ellison • Responding to the lawsuit the company filed against Mark Hurd, the dude he’s trying to hire as his new president. Ellison notes that before now, the relationship between the two companies has been positive. In other news, the lawsuit and new job could affect Hurd’s $35 million severance plan. source
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