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19 Nov 2010 11:14

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World: Scores of miners missing in wake of New Zealand mine blast

  • 27 miners missing in New Zealand; we hope it’s another Chile source
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19 Nov 2010 11:00

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World: Spanish get-out-the-vote ad features woman faking orgasm

  • Admit it. If voting had this effect, you’d be more likely to do it. source
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19 Nov 2010 10:47

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World: World leaders somehow offended by Obama’s gas-guzzler

Obama’s riding around Libson in this eight-ton diesel-fueled limo, which looks out of place ’cause every other leader is riding around in an electric car. source
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19 Nov 2010 10:17

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World: Explosive device turns out to be security-testing “test device”

  • good A U.S. security company, looking to test an airline route, put a “test bag” that looked like a bomb on a plane recently.
  • better The bag worked. Airport security officials noticed the suspect device almost immediately, and did their jobs.
  • bad The bag was the one involved in this mess, which annoyed the piss out of hundreds of Nambian travelers. source
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18 Nov 2010 10:27

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World: Suspicious device found on flight headed to Germany

  • OK, who tried to bring the bomb on the flight from Nambia to Munich? Germany, already on high alert after warnings of a potential terror attack, had good reason to worry: A suitcase with a fuse, clock and wires was found with the cargo on a plane headed from Windhoek, Nambia to one of Germany’s largest cities. Eventually, the 296 inconvenienced passengers were allowed to take their flight – but without their luggage in the cargo bin. Hope they brought most of their stuff on carry-on. source
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18 Nov 2010 09:46

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U.S., World: Homeland Security: Stuxnet may be most dangerous virus yet

  • This code can automatically enter a system, steal the formula for the product you are manufacturing, alter the ingredients being mixed in your product, and indicate to the operator and your anti-virus software that everything is functioning as expected.
  • The Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity Center head, Sean McGurk • Explaining why the Stuxnet computer virus is unprecedented and scary and stuff. The virus, which appears to be targeting Iran’s nuclear power plants, has infected 44,000 computers worldwide, mostly in Iran, although around 1,600 are in the U.S. Even though it’s targeted against Iran right now, it’s clear what McGurk is implying here: That the virus could be rewritten to attack other systems, at which point it could prove extremely dangerous. source
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17 Nov 2010 10:55

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World: Germany braces for potential terrorist attack later this month

Germany is on its P’s and Q’s after reports of Islamic militant groups plotting to attack the country. This guy’s helping out now that he knows how to use his walkie. source
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17 Nov 2010 10:23

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World: A modest proposal: Give ShortFormBlog Ireland’s bailout money

  • Hey, if Ireland doesn’t want any of this bailout money, give it to us. For days now, the European Union – and now Britain proper – have been pushing to give Ireland lots of money to ensure its solvency. However, Ireland doesn’t seem to have any interest in taking it, at least right now. So, we’d like to offer a proposal to the European Union. Give us the bailout money. We’d use the money to build our own country (tentatively titled ShortLandia) where we’d build an army of coffee shops and have dozens of bloggers working away, producing short content for the masses of other countries throughout the world. It’d be communism. Except in content farm form. And instead of eating soviet bread, we’d be drinking ShortLandia lattes. With an extra kick. So you don’t fall asleep and prevent another piece of content from hitting the Intersphere. source
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16 Nov 2010 11:05

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World: Blackout-in-a-can Four Loko getting stink eye from FDA

Now the FDA’s getting involved in stopping this menace. It’s all fun and games until someone mixes a lot of caffeine and a lot of alcohol into one can. source
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16 Nov 2010 10:38

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World: Save the date: Prince William engaged to Kate Middleton

If we could offer any advice, happy couple on commemorative plate, it’s this: Don’t be like Charles and Diana. That didn’t end well for anyone. source
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