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19 Nov 2009 20:05

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Culture: Oprah just left a gaping hole in many local network schedules

  • We have the greatest respect for Oprah and wish her nothing but the best in her future endeavors. We know that anything she turns her hand to will be a great success. We look forward to working with her for the next several years, and hopefully afterwards as well.
  • A statement by CBS Television Distribution • Regarding Oprah’s decision to leave her generation-old institution of a talk show behind. It probably has something to do with the launch of “OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network,” a joint venture between her studio, Harpo, and Discovery Communications. The network is planned to start up She’s leaving her show in September of that year. And the broadcast industry weeps for the loss of one of its own. • source
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12 Nov 2009 11:09

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Politics: Daily poll: Should CNN stay unbiased? Or should they have opinion?

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03 Nov 2009 20:02

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Tech: T-Mobile is down nationwide, and Twitter’s pissed. Ouch.

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24 Sep 2009 10:13

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Tech: Remember Compuserve, nerds? It just hit a historic anniversary.

  • 1979 The year Compuserve launched – 30 years ago today, in fact.
  • 300 The initial modem speed, in baud, you could access the iconic service.
  • 20% Percentage of users’ time spent on the popular CB, or chat, service.
  • 10 Number of major daily newspapers on the service by 1982. Here’s a video.
  • 2009 The year AOL finally killed Compuserve’s iconic service. Sigh. source
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14 Sep 2009 09:31

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Biz, Tech: T-Mobile’s parent might buy Sprint. B … but … the unlimited plan!

  • The Now Network might be a thing of the past. Sprint’s shares surged this morning on word that Deutsche Telekom AG was looking into buying the third-largest wireless company. Now, T-Mobile isn’t a bad company, so it’s not like, we don’t know, AT&T buying them, but Sprint JUST announced this killer unlimited plan. We could see it going away under T-Mobile. source
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03 Sep 2009 11:23

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Culture: Daily Poll: Diane Sawyer replacing Charlie Gibson – does it matter?

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01 May 2009 11:30

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Tech: Does your computer really need an ethernet port anymore?

  • 50%-90% of all ethernet ports go unused, in favor of snappy, portable wireless connections
  • a lot amount network administrators could save if they got rid of them altogether source
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22 Apr 2009 22:14

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Tech: If you’re on AT&T with your iPhone, your 3G will go faster soon

  • AT&T is upgrading their network, with a nationwide rollout soon. 3G speeds are pretty fast, but it could be faster. As a result, the phone company is adding speed upgrades which should boost the already zippy theoretical speed from 1.7 Mbps to 3.6Mbps. But those numbers are misleading – real world usage is currently about 700Kbps. The boost should hit by the end of the year in most markets, and AT&T is also working on a 4G network. As long as we can use our hacked iPhones to download torrents, we’re happy. source
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22 Apr 2009 10:28

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Politics, U.S.: The New York Times won a Pulitzer for a blacklisted story

  • The outright refusal of any of these ‘news organizations’ even to mention what Barstow uncovered about the Pentagon’s propaganda program and the way it infected their coverage is one of the most illuminating events revealing how they operate.
  • Glenn Greenwald • Discussing the media’s ignoring of a major investigative journalism piece by NYT reporter David Barstow on the television media’s use of talking heads to disseminate propaganda in favor of the military on cable news networks. • source
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17 Mar 2009 10:37

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Culture: This just makes our head hurt. The SciFi Channel goes “SyFy”

  • We love being sci-fi, and we’re still embracing that. But we’re more than just space and aliens and the future – the three things most people think of when they think of ‘sci fi.’
  • Dave Howe • President of the SciFi Channel, on its name change to SyFy – which is destined to annoy the crap out of a bunch of BSG and SG-1 fans. We’re not even SciFi fans and we’re annoyed by it. And it takes a lot to annoy us, as you might have been able to tell by the nature of our blog. • source
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