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08 Aug 2010 20:46

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World: There’s a really big piece of ice that fell off of Greenland

  • 260 the size of the chunk in square kilometers
  • 100 the size of the chunk in square miles; in other words, huge source
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01 Aug 2010 11:37

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U.S.: Michigan’s oil spill: Do oil-industry regulators lack teeth?

  • 800k gallons of oil flooded Michigan’s Kalamazoo River this week
  • yes regulators had warned the owner of the leaky pipe to fix it
  • yes the owner of the pipe just ignored the regulator (great job!) source
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24 Jul 2010 19:08

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U.S.: Lake Delhi dam in Iowa breaks, causing massive, catastrophic flooding

A huge amount of rain – 10 inches in a twelve-hour period – fell, creating this terrible disaster 45 miles north of Cedar Rapids. Yikes. source
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30 Jun 2010 11:16

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Tech: Dell’s history of selling crapboxes catches up with them

  • 11.8
    million     number of faulty PCs Dell sold between 2003 and 2005
  • 97%
    failure     the rate at which those crappy computers failed source
  • » And yes, there’s a lawsuit: During the period, Dell sold all these crappy computers to major companies, some of which were brought to their knees by their hardware failures. They were caused by capacitor failures that affected the industry at large. However, Dell never issued a recall and, worse, KNOWINGLY SOLD the defective machines in an effort to save as much money as possible. The company has set aside $100 million to pay any potential settlement over the crappy black boxes, and already took a $300 million charge to repair the machines in 2005. Ever wonder why your work computers broke so easily a while back? This is why.
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01 Mar 2010 11:54

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Tech: Gamers whine about their busted PlayStation 3s on Twitter



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22 Feb 2010 09:48

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Politics: Most people say the government’s broken, and then some

  • 73% of Americans think that the government is broken, as Joe Biden sez
  • 15% would venture to disagree with that sentiment
  • 12% would venture to not give a crap about that question source
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17 Jul 2009 08:11

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World: Holy crap! The Pope broke his wrist today

  • Pope Benedict XVI got ganked in a fall while on vacation. The world’s holiest guy (well, depending on your religion – for example, Rainn Wilson doesn’t swing that way) was injured while hanging out in his chalet in the mountainous Valle d’Aosta region of Italy. Vatican spokesman suggests it’s “nothing serious,” and the dude was able to eat a little breakfast and have mass before he went to the hospital. Though, we just have to wonder: Does el Popearino have killer health insurance? If not, he should. source
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08 Jul 2009 10:28

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Biz, Culture: A musician with a bone to pick sez “United Breaks Guitars”

  • Guy named Dave Carroll rides an airplane with his band. Dude checks his $3,500 guitar. United’s baggage-handling staff manhandles said guitar, and a number of people on board see them do it. Guitar is broken. United, despite breaking it, won’t pay for the damages. Guy writes song about it and puts video on YouTube, giving him instant good (and United instant bad) exposure. Who’s really the loser here? source
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14 May 2009 20:40

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World: Some weird guy on a mission to Burma just ruined an activist’s life

  • one Burmese pro-Democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi was living out the waning days of her house arrest and very close to a possible release.
  • two A weird, creepy guy from the U.S., John Yettaw, swims to her house and tries to meet with her. (Nobody’s really sure why outside of insanity.)
  • three Burma finds that, because this guy visited her house, she broke the terms of her house arrest and now faces likely jail time. WTF, Burma? source
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27 Mar 2009 11:04

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Sports: These two NCAA tourney games ruined our bracket last night

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