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12 Jun 2009 22:26

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Tech: So … there was some truth to the Twitpocalypse.

  • Three major Twitter apps were affected. But it’s not catastrophic. Use TweetDeck, Twitterrific for the iPhone or Destroy Twitter? Notice some weird problems? Blame the Twitpocalypse. In Twitterrific’s case, the company says: “Twitterrific 2.0.1 for the iPhone is indeed experiencing problems with the Twitpocalypse.” Sigh. We were hoping it was some lame fad. Oh wait, it is. The apps just need bugfixes. source
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12 Jun 2009 12:28

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Politics, Tech: Prediction: Barry Diller is a money-hungry net neophyte

  • I absolutely believe the internet is passing from its free days into a paid system.
  • InterActiveCorp CEO Barry Diller • On the future of the Internet, which he claims will be filled with pricing structures everywhere. Pretty much everyone at the conference he was at disagreed with him – including everyone in this article we linked. Idiot. • source
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12 Jun 2009 11:30

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Tech: Finally, Tony La Russa can verify his Twitter account!

Twitter’s verified accounts are now a thing of reality. Which means now you can confirm Ashton Kutcher is ignoring you. source
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12 Jun 2009 10:23

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Politics, Tech: Why did video games start to suck and become no fun?

  • Today’s video game is more like a movie – as long as you turn the crank on the side of the projector, eventually you’ll experience the entire thing. That is the opposite of playing a game, since you are never guaranteed to win a game.
  • Blogger “agnostic” • In a long-winded rant about how video games became elaborate productions instead of simple, fun things that were reflexive challenges. We agree. Video games suck now because they’re overly complex, and we totally stopped playing them for this reason. • source
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12 Jun 2009 10:08

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Tech, U.S.: No, really this time: Analog is dead. TV is digital-only now.

You had months to get a digital converter or buy a new TV. They’ve been talking about it forever. You only have yourself to blame now. source
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11 Jun 2009 10:33

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Tech: We’re all gonna die! Earth could hit another planet someday

  • The BBC sez that Earth’s orbit could be in danger of running into Mars’ or even Venus’ orbit in a few million years, creating a killer explosion, we’re sure, but also the death of lots and lots of cyborgs.source
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10 Jun 2009 20:49

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Politics, Tech: Google: You mean the DOJ is investigating us? Pssh, whatever!

  • They wouldn’t be doing their job if they weren’t taking a look at all the industries people are telling them to take a look at.
  • Dana Wagner • Google’s competition counsel, on the Obama administration’s investigation of the search engine giant. To explain how much the government’s all over Google, we’re going to pretend to be like The Count here. One government inquiries. Ah-TWO government inquiries. NO! THREE government inquiries! • source
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10 Jun 2009 20:42

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Biz, Tech: The guy behind the iPod and Pre is now Palm’s CEO

  • Jon Rubinstein has a pretty golden touch. Hired at Apple during the company’s dark ages, he devised some of their best products as their hardware chief, including masterminding the iPod, which was a massive success. He retired in 2005 only to get courted by Palm two years later. The fruit of his labor? The Pre, which is off to a decent start. Now he’s the CEO. Go figure. source
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10 Jun 2009 18:37

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Biz, Tech: CHARGE! Bankrupt GM spends a ton of money on batteries

GM is so focused on trying to reinvent itself that it built this giant frickin’ $25 million lab to make giant batteries for electric cars source
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10 Jun 2009 09:21

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Biz, Tech: Google’s CEO sez Microsoft is just making noise with Bing

  • It’s not the first entry for Microsoft. They do this about once a year. I don’t think Bing’s arrival has changed what we’re doing. We are about search, we’re about making things enormously successful, by virtue of innovation.
  • Google CEO Eric Schmidt • Who says that, despite Bing’s early popularity, they’re not a threat and will “evolve to a different strategy” that won’t affect Google. In other words, MS is rattling their cage again and not really hurting anyone. • source
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