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16 Feb 2009 21:51

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Offbeat, Tech: You can count on this iPhone app getting your legs broken

A new card-counting iPhone app has casinos on guard for cheating gamblers. source
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16 Feb 2009 10:09

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Offbeat, U.S.: Gawker thinks D.C. sucks. Did we say Gawker’s lame yet?

  • Their argument D.C.’s small, it’s boring, it’s overgentrified, it’s very dog-eat-dog, and the hip people brought in with the Obama administration aren’t really that hip. Jesus, who spit in their Wheaties? One fair admission, though: The Air & Space Museum is pretty cool. Thanks for noticing, guys. source
  • Their argument D.C.’s small, it’s boring, it’s overgentrified, it’s very dog-eat-dog, and the hip people brought in with the Obama administration aren’t really that hip. Jesus, who spit in their Wheaties? One fair admission, though: The Air & Space Museum is pretty cool. Thanks for noticing, guys.
  • Our argument Of course D.C. sucks, guys! We can’t ever compare to Baltimore, NYC, Boston or Philly. That’s why you should never come here and hang out. I mean, lame people like Ted Leo and Ian MacKaye hang out here. No cred whatsoever. Excuse us while we drink our lattes in DuPont Circle and discuss policy. source
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15 Feb 2009 20:25

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Music, Offbeat: M.I.A. had her baby. Then she posted this weird video.

We think you have to fly like paper and be high like planes to truly enjoy it. (BTW, congrats Maya!) source
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15 Feb 2009 16:27

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Offbeat, Tech: Pull my finger: This iPhone lawsuit is a total gas

  • One fart app vs. another fart app. iFart Mobile and Pull My Finger, two apps which are the driving force, we’re sure, behind the iPhone’s incredible popularity, are ensnared in a lawsuit over the use of the phrase “pull my finger.” Personally, we think someone should make an open-source farting application so we don’t have to use either one. source
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15 Feb 2009 15:06

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Offbeat, U.S.: Obama’s “spiffy ride”: Air Force One

  • Hey guys, what do you think of my – this spiffy ride here?
  • Barack Obama • Discussing Air Force One, which he gave a good workout this week while he was trying to push the stimulus plan. Like how he corrected himself there? • source
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15 Feb 2009 14:56

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Offbeat, U.S.: Was the cell phone really that important?

  • A woman dies after trying to retrieve one in her car. The scene took place in Fountain Valley, Calif., where the woman, out on Interstate 405, tried to grab the dropped cell phone while driving, crashed into a divider, got out of the car, and then got hit by another car passing by. Other people got injured, and she died, all because she couldn’t wait to get her cell phone. Sigh. source
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15 Feb 2009 12:53

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Offbeat: Going fashionable, Barbie-style

NYC’s Fashion Week was loaded with models wearing clothes designed for a plastic doll. source
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15 Feb 2009 09:09

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Offbeat, U.S.: Utah got bilked by a Nigerian scam. Wait, what?

  • $2.5 million was stolen from the Utah treasury. Oof. source
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14 Feb 2009 20:36

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Offbeat: OK, we know it’s Valentine’s Day. Here’s a number to warm your heart.

  • 1.5 million people split up on this über-depressing holiday source
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14 Feb 2009 08:35

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Offbeat, Tech: What are these Unix nerds celebrating at a bar?

Why, 1234567890 Day, of course. That’s right, they’re celebrating the cycle of an internal number. source
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