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20 Nov 2010 22:00

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Tech: TapTyping makers Flairify: People can type 100WPM on an iPad

  • It’s been a few months since we posted about TapTyping, Flairify’s tap-typing app for the iPad. Anyway, they let us know the other day about two new features on their app: One, a universal version’s out (so you can test your tap-typing skillz with your thumbs on an iPhone or iPod Touch), and also, there’s a new leaderboard feature. Would you believe that someone can actually type 111 words a minute on an iPad? Well, someone has. Get that person a job as a secretary. source
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20 Nov 2010 21:50

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Music, Tech: Protip from MC Paul Barman: Cell phones emit radiation, guys

  • Our friend (and reader) Shawn Vulliez sent this clip along to us, which features MC Paul Barman (a guy you might know if you follow underground hip-hop) noting the dangers of cell phones over animations that Vulliez (a well-known artist himself) created. Sleep with your cell phone? Keep it in your jeans? You may want to consider not doing that. source
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20 Nov 2010 21:10

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Politics: Lame: Sarah Palin’s book excerpts disappear from Gawker

  • obviously Days before the release of Sarah Palin’s second book, “America By Heart,” Gawker gets an early copy and posts a bunch of pages online. Palin freaks out.
  • laaaame Palin’s publisher, HarperCollins, decided to sue the boys at Gawker, and forced an injunction earlier today. Which means that Gawker had to take it down. source
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20 Nov 2010 20:49

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Biz: Debt collectors stalk people on Facebook, actively break law

  • Debt collectors have hit Facebook. Florida resident Melanie Beacham recently sued debt collection agency MarkOne Financial LLC for harassment. Apparently, they decided to not only bug her, but her friends and family on Facebook, all in an attempt to get $362 in car payments. We’re seriously thinking of sending this friend request just to see what this jerk does. Should we? We’ll leave it up to you guys. source
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20 Nov 2010 20:40

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Biz: Timothy Geithner to GOP: Don’t screw with us. You’ll regret it

  • It is very important to keep politics out of monetary policy. You want to be very careful not to take steps that hurt our credibility.
  • Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner • Telling Republicans in no uncertain terms to stay out of the Federal Reserve’s BIZ-NASS. As we noted last night, Republicans are coming down hard on the money people pretty heavily, with some threatening to strip the Fed of some of its rights. May we offer a suggestion here? How about the legislators stick to legislating and the Treasury sticks to the money stuff? source
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20 Nov 2010 20:09

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Tech: Groupon’s best deal so far: They may sell to Google

  • $3 billion potential Groupon sale price being bandied about source
  • » But the real question: Will Google get a discount if it signs up for Groupon and waits for the deal of the day to come up?
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20 Nov 2010 13:06

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World: Noted human sexuality expert Pope Benedict talks about condoms

  • yes … Pope Benedict says that condoms are OK to use in certain cases to prevent the stop of AIDS – you know, like prostitution.
  • … but But, while he gives that much, he claims that condoms are “not really the way to deal with the evil of HIV infection.” source
  • » Meanwhile … The rest of the world is ignoring him because nobody cares what the Pope thinks about condoms. Logic dictates that condoms work.
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20 Nov 2010 11:28

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Culture: New Harry Potter movie casts spell on everyone except us

  • $24
    million     the amount “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1” made in its midnight showings Thursday
  • $61.1
    million     the amount the film made in its first full day in theaters – the fifth biggest single-day gross ever source
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20 Nov 2010 11:20

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World: Pope Benedict offers church leaders power-ups, unlocks new levels

  • 24 new cardinals, not a single one of them birdlike (disappointing) source
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20 Nov 2010 11:14

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World: Haitian workers take on the cholera problem head-on. (Eww.)

Well, that’s one way to stop the cholera problem. This guy jumps into Port-au-Prince’s disgusting canals to clean them out. By hand. Uh, thanks, man. source
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