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04 Mar 2010 10:29

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Tech: Google’s ready to stick a fork in the desktop computer

  • In three years time, desktops will be irrelevant. In Japan, most research is done today on smart phones, not PCs.
  • Google Europe sales chief John Herlihy • Forecasting the future of the Internet. Simply put, he doesn’t think desktops or laptops have a long shelf life. He claimed that cloud computing would eventually become powerful enough that it would allow people to do just about anything on their phones. The statement, of course, is pretty controversial. We don’t even agree, and we like Google a lot. source
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08 Feb 2010 21:56

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U.S.: Father of the year: Soldier accused of waterboarding young daughter

  • The daughter wouldn’t recite her ABCs. Joshua Tabor, of Tacoma, Wash. was arrested Jan. 31 for the incident. Knowing that the 4-year-old was afraid of water, he threatened her using the technique more traditionally – and controversially – used on terror suspects. Tabor was angry because he feels she’s mentally behind her age; investigators noted that she seemed normal. So yeah. Scary. source
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30 Jan 2010 18:13

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U.S., World: Just like Russia for Libya, the U.S. chops off arms to give to Taiwan

  • $6.4 billion reasons for China to be really pissed source
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29 Jan 2010 11:54

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Biz: ManCrunch.com: Our favorite (possible) Super Bowl ad evah!

  • This ad is gonna be sooooooo controversial. Nothing like a gay men’s dating site to make the Tim Tebow anti-abortion ad seem pretty tame. Unfortunately for ManCrunch, CBS is slow to approve the ad, which could prevent it from being shown at all. If they approve the Tebow ad but don’t approve this, we know the truth. CBS is full of hypocrites. source
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17 Jan 2010 10:15

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U.S.: Mumia Abu-Jamal’s case hits the Supreme Court again

  • SCOTUS will tackle the heavily-debated cop killer case on Tuesday. On December 9, 1981, police officer Daniel Faulkner was murdered. And for nearly 30 years since, Mumia Abu-Jamal has been on death row fighting the conviction. The Supreme Court will release a sentencing-related decision on Abu-Jamal, who was well-known as a radio journalist before the 1982 conviction. The decision will not have any effect on Abu-Jamal’s conviction – but it could lead to a new jury trial on his death sentence. source
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28 Dec 2009 22:41

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Biz: Taco Bell’s “Drive-Thru Diet” sounds like a load of refried beans

  • For me, I didn’t want to cut out my fast food so I started choosing Fresco items from the Drive-Thru Diet® menu and making other sensible choices. I reduced my daily calorie and fat intake by 500 calories to 1250 calories a day, and, after two years, I ended up losing 54 pounds!
  • “Christine” • Describing her miraculous, Jared-like change from regular person to hot chick thanks to eating Taco Bell. All by switching from regular Taco Bell to the “Fresco” menu – which essentially means salsa instead of cheese on most items. We’re not the only ones skeptical – the L.A. Times notes that “The blurb on Christine is more loaded with disclaimers than a box of cheese-covered nachos is with empty calories.” Julius used to work at Taco Bell – a place that deep-fries bread and calls it a “Chalupa,” and also makes its food from the same 15 ingredients. This is bull. source
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25 Dec 2009 10:44

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U.S.: The controversial military rule on pregnancy lasted less than a week

  • Well, that didn’t last long, guys. It’s a Christmas miracle! Just days after news broke about Maj. Gen. Anthony Cucolo’s new rule on pregnant soldiers in Iraq, the policy was removed. The policy would’ve pushed a court-martial on any soldier who was pregnant while on duty, or impregnated a soldier on duty. Try explaining that one to civilians, and you see the problem. source
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24 Nov 2009 23:44

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Culture: Adam Lambert’s “Good Morning America” turned into an “Early Show”

The sting of the American Music Awards is just a little too much for ABC, but that isn’t deterring rival CBS from getting in on some simulated fellatio action. source
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24 Oct 2009 00:37

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Biz: The food industry says “Smart Choices” wasn’t a smart choice

  • Whaddya mean Peanut Butter Crunch isn’t healthy?! They probably meant well in creating it, but big food companies have Eggo on their face after admitting that their “Smart Choices” campaign was a bad idea and they were suspending it. Why’s that? Well, the levels the program set allowed for fairly unhealthy foods like sugary cereals to make the list. And the FDA, of course, didn’t like it. Good idea making your products seem less scary, guys. source
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22 Oct 2009 21:20

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Politics: Nick Griffin is the Rush Limbaugh of the U.K. Here’s proof.


  • Nick Griffin, 2009 Griffin was faced with some unbelievably harsh criticism when he showed up on the BBC’s “Question Time” today. It was a major event. And Griffin came out of it looking the fool.

  • Rush Limbaugh, 1990 Nearly two decades ago, Limbaugh guest-hosted an episode of “The Pat Sajak Show” – a tryout for a regular show, really – where he faced similar results. Just saying.
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