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29 Jan 2010 09:24

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Biz: The economic picture: Growth’s happening, but jobs aren’t

  • 5.7% growth in the last quarter, which is the best quarter since 2003 (!)
  • 208,000 jobs were lost last quarter, which isn’t awesome at all source
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28 Jan 2010 21:22

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Offbeat: This old dude takes compact cars to a whole new level

  • Tiny car, tiny garage, perfect fit. Hopefully this guy doesn’t have a bad day at some point and is just a couple inches off his thin margin of error. The most impressive part is how he manages to get inside his place after he opens the door.
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27 Jan 2010 20:39

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U.S.: iPad: Some Tablet thing got everyone worked up today

  • On the scale of one to awesome, the iPad is pretty cool. The $499 starting price is reasonable, as is the data plan. The high-end of the scale is admittedly pretty high, but it is just a giant iPod Touch. Let’s not kid ourselves. But really, isn’t that what we wanted? source
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26 Jan 2010 10:43

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Offbeat: In Japan, cats attack giant bears and win. Awesome!

  • We know that we post a lot of cat videos, but most of them don’t offer the awesome sight of a bear getting shamed by a freaking cat. See that? That’s bear shame. In Japanese. With Japanese captions which we won’t bother translating.
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26 Jan 2010 10:18

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Music: Wu-Tang + The Beatles = Surprisingly palatable, awesome

  • Five years after “The Grey Album” put Danger Mouse on the map, a gimmick like The Beatles mashed with the Wu-Tang Clan should seem old hat, but somehow it doesn’t. “Enter The Magical Mystery Chambers” benefits from a clever mix and a great title. source
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25 Jan 2010 21:25

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Offbeat: Try harder: This 7-year-old biker kid is a Haiti fundraising hero

This British kid’s raised $195,000 for Haiti by riding a bike. AND he’s got the ladies. It’s all downhill from here, little guy. source
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24 Jan 2010 21:28

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Culture: One down, two to go: Avatar breaks an all-time box-office record

  • $1.29 billion in worldwide box-office so far source
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24 Jan 2010 20:36

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Tech: “It’s got Windows on it, I promise.” Steve Ballmer signs a Macbook Pro

  • Good idea, better reaction. Uncle Fester, a.k.a. Steve Ballmer, was caught off guard when a college student asked him to sign his Macbook Pro. Without losing a beat, the Microsoft Chairman and CEO signed it for him, with the phrase “Need a new one?” plastered on it in permanent marker. Awesome from all corners. source
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24 Jan 2010 20:29

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Tech: Faux-awesome: The guy who makes those fake movie GUIs speaks

Why do these things never look real? “The entire point of those things is to tell a story,” according to interface designer Mark Coleran. source
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24 Jan 2010 00:51

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Culture: “Jersey Shore” gets a Super Mario makeover, gets a lot better

  • As you might know, we have an instant affinity for all things Super Mario. And this is no exception, as Jersey Shore needed a little Mushroom Kingdom action going on – because they have so much in common, including the broad Italian stereotypes. We love the fact, in particular, that Donkey Kong and Bowser are hooking up. Amazing.
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