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15 Sep 2010 23:19

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Tech: Here’s their hard work: The boys of Diaspora show their stuff

  • There it is guys. Diaspora. The Kickstarter project that led to many thousands of dollars in donations now has a code release. It’s now open-source. It’s not a real release yet (that’s coming in October), but it’s definitely off to a good start. Imagine it as Facebook without any of the ads and extra crap that makes Facebook Facebook. Too early to decide if it’s overhyped yet. source
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15 Sep 2010 23:03

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Offbeat: Posted without comment: A spectacular headline that says a lot

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15 Sep 2010 22:38

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U.S.: Lame: Government pins increases in drug use on marijuana

  • Isn’t it weird how the government still plays the anti-pot line? See, in the latest version of the annual National Survey on Drug Use and Health, illicit drug use among the populace is up approximately 0.7 percent in 2009, to 8.7 percent. The study says the increase “was also driven in large part by the use of marijuana.” National Drug Control Policy Director Gil Kerlikowske seems to be convinced that marijuana’s possible medicinal effects don’t make it medicine, but continue to make it “an entry drug.” Whatever. More numbers:
  • 21.2%of young adults screwed with illicit drugs in 2009, which is very high
  • <50%of young adults think that pot is harmful – the lowest level since 2002
  • 23.3% of all people use tobacco products, a new all-time low source
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15 Sep 2010 21:02

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U.S.: FBI employees, baseball stars, wrestlers have something in common

  • 4 FBI employees arrested for lying about steroid use source
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15 Sep 2010 20:39

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Tech: Google engineer fired for being really creepy and stuff

  • creepy A Google employee was fired for reportedly breaking the company’s internal privacy policy. Which is pretty darn creepy.
  • creepier According to Gawker, he was hacking into the Gmail and Google Voice accounts OF CHILDREN HE KNEW. Yikes. source
  • » One caveat: It appears the abuses weren’t sexual in nature (because we know that’s what you were thinking.) Rather, this was a 27-year-old guy hanging around with kids half his age, because that’s perfectly normal and won’t raise any eyebrows. It appears the abuses were him just showing off to the kids more than anything.
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15 Sep 2010 16:26

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Politics: Breaking: Republicans aren’t as fiscally responsible as they claim

  • $3.9 trillion cost of extending all of the Bush tax cuts source
  • » And that’s not even including an additional $950 billion in interest payments. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, who supports extending all of the cuts, says we can offset this massive increase in the deficit by instituting a $300 billion spending freeze. This would pay for about 6% of the cost, which is sort of like if I take your iPhone and offer you a DVD of “Corky Romano” in exchange.
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15 Sep 2010 11:39

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Politics: GOP snatches defeat from the jaws of victory

  • On the basis of the polling…the Republicans went from being extremely likely to win the race to extremely likely to lose it.
  • Political handicapper Nate Silver • Regarding the state of Delaware’s Senate race now that Christine O’Donnell is the GOP nominee. The tea party darling came from behind to defeat former governor and nine-term congressman Mike Castle, who would have been a gimme in November, in yesterday’s primary.source
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15 Sep 2010 11:22

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Tech: In new ad, Amazon plays up the Kindle’s only advantages

  • Let’s face it – these criticisms are spot-on. But you know what that douchebag should’ve said? “Well at least I can do something other than READ BORING BOOKS!”
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15 Sep 2010 11:10

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Biz: That Iowa egg farm knew it had prior salmonella issues

  • 426 salmonella detections in less than two years source
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15 Sep 2010 11:01

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Tech: Eric Schmidt: Google’s doing social integration, not “Google Me”

  • Everybody has convinced themselves that there’s some huge project about to get announced next week. And I can assure you that’s not the case.
  • Google CEO Eric Schmidt • Regarding the rumored launch of “Google Me,” which is expected to be a Facebook killer. But it may not be that. Rather, Schmidt makes it sound like a full-site integration of social features akin to Facebook’s “Instant Personalization.” “If you think about it, it’s obvious,” Schmidt continued. “With your permission, knowing more about who your friends are, we can provide more tailored recommendations. Search quality can get better.” So, in other words, a actually useful Google Friend Connect. source
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