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30 Sep 2010 01:35

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Tech: Digg dropout? Kevin Rose no longer sounds enthused about his baby

  • 2004Kevin Rose founds Digg, parlaying his minor TV fame into a major trendsetting social news Web site.
  • 2008 Rose reportedly  pushes very hard to sell his product to Google, but his own board turns the offer down.
  • 2010 Rose is reportedly burnt out, and rumors suggest that may quit Digg, which has had a very rough year. source
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30 Sep 2010 01:01

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World: Earthlike planet around nearby star? We’re posting from there now

  • Hey, that’s not Earth! In fact, you’re right. It’s what scientists refer to as a “possible Earthlike planet” in the “goldilocks zone” of a nearby star. Which means that when we inevitably destroy this planet by overloading landfills with discarded toxic Hot Pockets sleeves, we’ll have somewhere to go to next. And we’ll screw up that place, too. source
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30 Sep 2010 00:49

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Politics: Carl Paladino likes to get into shouting matches with NY Post editors

  • Carl Paladino is like the most entertaining shot in the arm for New York politics in a long time. Not that it wasn’t boring before – have you seen David Paterson? – but you just get the feeling that if this dude actually becomes the state’s governor, he’s going to have an encounter like this every single week. This video also looks like it could’ve been shot anytime in the last 30 years. Fred Decker, the NY Post’s state editor, is just a warm-up act. source
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