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05 Mar 2010 22:16

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Culture: ChatRoulette officially over now that The Daily Show has covered it

  • That “Mexican food” analogy is painfully true. The Daily Show covered the topic du jour of the light media set – Chatroulette. He seems to agree with us on its faddish nature, except while noting the high level of nudity. Then, Stewart takes a spin through the site, which he jokes is loaded with reporters, and finds some – including a hilarious self-parody by Keith Olbermann and a bunch of other famous faces (Katie Couric and Brian Williams – sweet!).
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05 Mar 2010 22:00

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Tech: The IE6 funeral went without a hitch, and even had some awesome

Someone at Microsoft, thankfully, has a sense of humor. Know that IE6 funeral yesterday? The Internet Explorer team sent flowers. Which rocks. source
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05 Mar 2010 21:37

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Tech: At least one publisher gets how awesome iPad books can be

  • The iPad represents the first real opportunity to create a paid distribution model that will be attractive to consumers. The psychology of payment on tablets is different to the psychology on a PC.
  • Penguin Books CEO John Makinson • Regarding what he sees as the future of books. What’s that future of books? Well, in the case of the children’s books he used as an example, a really fun, educational experience, the kind of thing everyone was hoping for with the iPad when it was first suggested (but Apple forgot to show when announcing it). This looks really awesome, Penguin Books. source
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03 Mar 2010 21:31

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Offbeat: “You’re never too old to have your lowest moment aired” on KTLA

  • Damn, that looks painful. Joel McHale made fun of this local news clip, which rivals “Grape Lady Falls Down” for sheer hilarity. This 84-year-old pole vaulter didn’t exactly do this gracefully. But then again, KTLA didn’t exactly report it gracefully, either.
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03 Mar 2010 10:55

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Music: Kanye writes a huge screed on creativity and loss. Worth a read

  • Of course this sounds arrogant. But it also sounds sincere. Kanye is talking about the death of fashion designer Alexander McQueen, his mom’s death, and his own creativity. Too bad he wrote about it in loud, annoying all-caps text (in a faint, light color) so it’s kind of hard to read. Make the effort to squint. It’ll be the best squinting you do all day. source
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02 Mar 2010 10:31

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Music: OK Go again proves that they’re the kings of the music video

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28 Feb 2010 11:58

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Culture: Roger Ebert will start “talking” again on Oprah. Whoa.

Ebert did some commentary tracks before he lost his voice. Those tracks were used to create a computerized Ebert voice, which will hit Oprah tomorrow. Whoa. source
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28 Feb 2010 10:39

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Biz: HSBC’s CEO decides to give his massive bonus to charity

  • $6.1M the size of HSBC chief executive Michael Geoghegan’s bonus this year – four times his salary
  • 100% the amount he plans to give to charity after a row over bank bonuses source
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25 Feb 2010 20:45

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Politics: Obama takes John McCain’s liver and throws it across the room

  • Man, Obama said this as if he had been waiting since the end of the presidential election to get this specific rip in on John McCain. Overall, we feel like Obama held his own in a tough crowd. Besides this, the best moment of the entire day was Obama telling Eric Cantor where to stick that huge pile of paper – a moment we can’t seem to find on YouTube, sadly. Was this mess productive? Of course not. But now Obama has his free pass to ignore them and pass the bill anyway using reconciliation. Thanks for being not helpful, right.
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22 Feb 2010 22:04

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Offbeat: Here’s a photo of big dog Giant George at a fittingly giant size

  • Giant George is the world’s tallest dog. He’s also freaking awesome. At 43 inches tall, the Great Dane could jump all over you and kick your butt. Guinness World Records made a great choice in giving Giant George the kind of pulpit fit for Yao Ming or Andre the Giant. source
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