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15 May 2009 20:59

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Tech: OK, we’re officially excited about Wolfram Alpha

This pretty brilliant computational search engine is in the midst of getting launched tonight. The hype is blinding. source
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13 May 2009 20:46

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U.S.: The pilots in the Buffalo crash may as well have been slaves

  • $16,254 a year the amount co-pilot Rebecca Shaw made; she once had to augment the job with part-time work at a coffee shop in our former home town of Norfolk, Va. (please don’t be Fair Grounds … Yikes!) source
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27 Apr 2009 12:06

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Politics, Tech: Free software fanatic Richard Stallman is insane, by the way

  • Proprietary software is a social problem, and our aim is to put an end to it. Free software is sometimes more powerful and reliable, but what concerns us most is that it is a more ethical way to distribute software.
  • Free Software Foundation founder and president Richard Stallman • On the “problem” of proprietary, copyrighted software. Why is he so hardcore about free? Well, as he says, “If you don’t have that freedom, the program controls you.” He’s like the Internet version of a crazy cat lady. • source
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16 Apr 2009 11:48

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Sports: John Madden retiring? But who will bring Turducken to the masses?

  • *Sob* It’s true. The football color commentary icon, who is 73, is now hanging up his mic. He only had a major video game franchise and a long history of saying crazy things under his belt. Man, we just don’t know what we’re going to do anymore. He’s like an icon of everything wrong – and right – with America. source
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12 Apr 2009 11:18

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Culture, World: Never doubt the singing abilities of middle-aged British ladies

This 47-year-old woman wowed the audiences of “Britain’s Got Talent” recently. source
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08 Apr 2009 22:31

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Culture, Offbeat: Jack Wrangler, 1946-2009: A contradiction of a human being

  • Before turning to gay porn, he started his career in a religiously-themed NBC TV series in the 1950s. source
  • Wrangler starred in some landmark 1970s porn movies. We’ll trust you to Wikipedia them yourselves, kids. source
  • Despite being openly gay, he married a woman named Margaret Whiting – a big-band-era pop singer – in 1995. source
  • Whiting is 22 years Wrangler’s senior – and he admitted being openly gay as recently as last year. That’s crazy. source
  • His honest, open sexuality made him a gay icon. Wrangler died Tuesday at 62. Peace, bro. source
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08 Apr 2009 20:35

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U.S., World: Wow, that Somalia pirate story got really crazy quick

  • The dudes on the ship managed to fend off the Somali pirates and most got free easily. source
  • A U.S. military destroyer arrived to help the with that pesky Somali pirate problem. source
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24 Mar 2009 22:34

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Offbeat: If you’re gonna die today, it might as well be by komodo dragon

It’s sad that someone died in Indonesia after a dragon attack. We get that. But they’re awesome! We’d totally let one kill us. source
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26 Feb 2009 10:22

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Offbeat, Tech: Dear Twitter user: Why would you do this to yourself?

OK, Failwhale is cute. But not tattoo-worthy. May we suggest never wearing shorts? source
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15 Feb 2009 09:09

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Offbeat, U.S.: Utah got bilked by a Nigerian scam. Wait, what?

  • $2.5 million was stolen from the Utah treasury. Oof. source
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