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26 Sep 2010 22:45

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Politics: Max Headroom: Mark Zuckerberg softens up in the PR machine

  • So, what’s new?This morning, Republican Rep. Mike Pence found himself in the somewhat undesirable spot of explaining how the Republican’s “Pledge to America” was different from the plans they’ve sold in the past. Blame Jon Stewart.
  • Not-so-double-standard Our boy Fareed Zakaria had a pretty good point regarding some of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s criticism of the U.S., specifically with the death penalty – simply put, Iran is a really big pot calling a relatively small kettle black.
  • Not such a bad guy!As Oprah proved on her show, that Mark Zuckerberg guy isn’t such a jerk. See? He’s going to Japan with his beautiful girlfriend! He lets people skateboard on the job! How could this guy be the subject of an Aaron Sorkin hit piece?
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26 Sep 2010 22:15

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Tech: Chrome OS’ new fonts: Knock-offs of knock-offs

Fun fact: When Microsoft made Windows, they used crude knock-offs of well-known fonts. History apparently will repeat itself with Chrome OS. source
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26 Sep 2010 21:57

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Culture: Greed good for Oliver Stone: “Wall Street” his best opener ever

  • $19 million for anticipated sequel “Money Never Sleeps” source
  • » A surprising fact: Despite his long film career, filled with iconic zeitgeisty films, he’s only broken the $100 million barrier once – with his second film, “Platoon,” which scored $138 million at the box office. Many of his films – not counting for inflation – tend to plateau around the $70 million mark, including 2004’s similarly ripped-from-the-headlines “World Trade Center.” At 3,500 theaters, it’s his largest opening ever, and is well along to topping the $43 million the original “Wall Street” made way back in 1987.
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26 Sep 2010 21:43

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Tech: The iPhone’s grip on China: They can’t keep it stocked

  • 100k number of iPhones Unicom sold in China in a six-week period last year – kinda meh
  • 200k number of iPhone 4 pre-orders the mainland mobile company has taken so far
  • 40k number of iPhones that flew out of Apple’s grasp in China on Saturday –they ran out source
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26 Sep 2010 19:53

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U.S.: California leaning towards waving its pot flag high

  • 49% of residents support legalizing pot in the state via Prop. 19
  • 42% don’t think it should be legalized at the ballot
  • 9% were too stoned to know what was going on source
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26 Sep 2010 19:44

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Culture: Pitch-perfect comic parodies poke fun at tea party

The Tea Party jokes are good, yeah, but it’s the way that the comics nail their source material that really makes it a great read. (via Jeff Greco) source
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26 Sep 2010 11:58

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Offbeat: Elmo attacked by crazy guy, kicks crazy guy’s butt

  • Elmo got the best of the guy. He broke two of his fingers.
  • Winter Park, Fla. police Lt. Wayne Farrell • Regarding an unprovoked attack of a guy dressed like Elmo at a Guitar Center. The man reportedly felt “threatened” by the Sesame Street icon, and we’re guessing he was probably just upset about the whole Katy Perry thing. Elmo wasn’t hurt, by the way. source
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26 Sep 2010 11:44

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Politics: House leaders on both sides trash Colbert for hearing

  • majority Steny Hoyer had this to say: “I think his testimony was not appropriate … an embarrassment for Colbert more than for the House.” Translation: “I’m completely out of touch.”
  • minority John Boehner used Colbert’s routine as a way to attack the Democrats: “They have time to bring a comedian to Washington, D.C., but they don’t have time to end the uncertainty.” source
  • For what it’s worth: Colbert may have gotten ripped by House leadership on both sides, but House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had his back. “He’s an American. He comes before the committee. He has a point of view,” she said. “It can bring attention to an important issue like immigration. I think it’s great.” This was the correct response, Steny.
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26 Sep 2010 11:28

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Biz: Free beer giveaway! But there’s a really big catch

  • 500,000 free beers in the U.S. source
  • » But there’s a downside: Before you get too excited about the free beer, we need to inform you that it’s Budweiser beer. If they wanted to give us water, they could’ve saved the trouble by informing us where the nearest drinking fountain was.
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26 Sep 2010 10:37

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World: Netanyahu to West Bank builders: Show some restraint!

We know how tempting building on this land is, guys, but you might want to hold off while we try to broker a peace deal. AGAIN. source
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