Decent article.
Dec 27, 2010
Sports: Vikings investigating play of 2011 season at U-M Stadium
Hahaha. All that work years ago to get a joint stadium with the Vikings. Now, they have to come crawling to the U to use THEIR stadium. Priceless.
Also, any income thereof should be used to lessen the STUDENT contribution. Just saying.
Dec 21, 2010
News: Almost 1 in 4 fail military entrance exam
Unsurprisingly, the highest include Mississippi, Louisiana, and the rest of 'the South.'
A little surprising, is that Hawai'i is the highest. Odd.
Lowest include Idaho, Wyoming, Nebraska and 'New England.'
Dec 20, 2010
Op-Ed: Amazing clips about 9/11 first responders bill filibuster
Very good. Both Stewart's coverage and the interview with the first responders.
Dec 17, 2010
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Dec 10, 2010
Comic: XKCD 12/9/10
OK. This is cool. Tells you what to do based on the opponents move. Sweet. For the record, if you can't play to a cat's game every time, don't play. You'll lose.
Dec 9, 2010
News: Cardboard Czech policewomen in miniskirts slow drivers
Nice. But is the trade-off of slower speed from oogling drivers a good tradeoff from the less safe distracted drivers?
Dec 8, 2010
News: $20K setup, $500 per movie for in-home movie premiers
First-run movies, in your living room, on the same day as they premier in theaters. Only $20,000 setup and $500 per movie. Eff...
News: CA parents use Parent Trigger, take over elementary school
Sweet. CA govenator Arnold Schwarzenegger praised the decision. Legal fights await.
Dec 2, 2010
Dec 1, 2010
News: Officer in Katrina bridge shooting coverup gets 8 years
That's right! I'm typically very happy about long sentances for authorities who abuse their power or commit crimes themselves. Especially in uniform.
News: Xbox modding trial officially begins
Should be interesting.
Yes, he used a pirated game to test his hack. But that doesn't mean he was hacking it solely to play said games. He was using his hacked one for pirated games. Sure, pretty straightforward logic there. BUT, doing it for other people....not so striaght-forward. Many people just want it modded to play homebrew and indie games. Not pirated ones. If you don't specifically ask him to do it so they can play pirate games...then there's no case there. And even if you did ask him that specifically, does that fact that what he's doing CAN be used only for homebrew, etc. mean that he's guilty? I guess I don't know.
News: IL state legislature legalizes same-sex civil unions
Gives them the same rights as those provided to spouses.
Nov 29, 2010
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Nov 18, 2010
News: New York City Councilman moves to ban TSA scanners at JFK
Liz says the supremacy clause means that they probably can't. But, I think they should be able to ban them. Not really, but they SHOULD!
News: Man refuses TSA 'junk' touching, TSA may sue
I wouldn't allow them to touch my private parts either. It's one of the first things that your mother teaches you. So now it's going to be "Don't let any touch you here....unless they work for the TSA"? What a crock.
Who the hell as TSA thinks this is a good idea? Who decided this was OK? And why the hell isn't Obama fixing this, you know, yesterday? P.S. I've decided that everyone who works for TSA is a pervert. Just so you know.
Nov 8, 2010
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Nov 1, 2010
News: DISH Network, Fox strike deal on distirubtion
Fox remains dicks for running commercials urging subscribers to go to a different company.
Oct 28, 2010
News: BSG prequel series 'Caprica' canceled
This, a week after another BSG prequel about a young Admiral Adama is green-lit. Hmmmm....
Oct 26, 2010
News: Wired,MAPLight.org launces politics NASCAR-style patch tool
Kinda cool. Kinda weird.
John Thune (R-SD) has WalMart as one of his major sponsors, for the record.
Oct 25, 2010
Oct 22, 2010
News: Engineer crashes own car to save lives
I like it. Get in front of the car that's out of control. Slow down just a bit and let them him you. Then, slow down fast to stop both cars. Freaking cool.
Oct 20, 2010
News: All-digital Biology textbook to be released free
Awesome. Truly awesome. Complete with VIDEO companion files, this could really be a revolution.
Oct 19, 2010
Study: Red state vs blue state comparative map
Pretty cool stuff. My favorite is the teen pregnancy difference. How's abstinence only working out for ya there?
Oct 14, 2010
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Oct 11, 2010
Comic: Indexed 10/11/10
The reason why you want a really expensive home.
'Hey! I'm not selfish! I want my kids to have a good education so they don't grow up to be hoodlums! See! It's got nothing to do with the fact that I'm materialistic!'
Oct 10, 2010
News: Google secretly testing cars that drive themselves
Cool beans. Up to 1000 miles without human intervention ad 140,000 with just occasional human control. I like it. Timecop cars....here we come!!!
Oct 8, 2010
Oct 6, 2010
Study: 1-2 drinks per week may be OK for pregnant women - Brits
Interesting. A British study says that those women who have 1 to 2 alcoholic drinks per week put their babies at no more risk than those completely abstaining from alcohol.
Sports: New England Patriots trade Randy Moss back to Vikings
What? Didn't we just get rid of that bum?
Oct 4, 2010
News: Toshiba demos glasses-free 3D TVs
Only 12- and 20-inch models demos, but apparantly they also showcased a 56-inch prototype? Also, mentions the 3DS Nintendo handheld device.
Oct 1, 2010
News: Fox blocks 19 channels on Dish Network
Lame. Not that I really watch said channels...but lame!!!
Sep 30, 2010
Sports: Jays hit 6 home runs in rout of Twins, 13-2
I was there. It was awesome. And I personally caught Bautista's second on my phone's video recorder. Pretty happy. :-)
Sep 29, 2010
News: Groupon dating site offers scholarships for baby-making
OK. Cryptic headline, I realize. But I have limited space.
Groupon has a new dating site. They are also offering college scholarships to those who make a baby on their first date, if said first date can be proved to use a Groupon. Yeah...even having more space didn't help make that less confusing. Just go read the article.
News: Police investigating family on TLC's 'Sister Wives'
Well...should have seen that coming, I suppose.
Sep 28, 2010
Study: Atheists, agnostics, Jews know most about religion
Many respondents could not correctly give the most basic tenets of their OWN faiths.
Sep 26, 2010
Sep 24, 2010
News: Swede voters try to use computer attacks via ballot
Pretty awesome stuff. I should do this. Do you think this would be considered election tampering?
Sep 22, 2010
Study: Adults making kids potty-mouths, more so than in 30 years
Go figure? I personally think this is a good thing. That words shouldn't cause people to freak out, regardless of the age of those who say them.
Sep 20, 2010
News: Airbus planning planes with see-through floor, ceiling
No. No. No no no. No no no no no no. No.
Sep 17, 2010
Sep 16, 2010
News: Mars, IBM, and the US Dept. of Ag. sequence cocao genome
Cool beans. Ugh...it hurts to know I wrote that down.
Sep 15, 2010
News: Czech Republic bans Google from doing 'Street View' work
Sad. I like the Czech Republic, but I like Google Street View. Though I understand the privacy concerns, especially after the Wi-Fi snooping fiasco.
Sep 13, 2010
Study: Gamers better at fast decision-making
Quicker problem-solving skills come from trying not to crash or die. Which, given how much players can get into the games they play, serves as pretty effective motivation to succeed. That and bragging rights...typically.
Oh...and yes. We are better at it. Deal.
Sep 10, 2010
Sep 9, 2010
News: Wikileaks to publish 'massive' cache of Iraq War docs
Sources say that the leak will be the biggest in history. Also, several news organizations from around the world are cooperating with Wikileaks to gain access to the information and simultaneously publish stories about the data on the day they are published. This is similar to when the New York Times, the Gaurdian (UK) and Der Spiegel (Germany) did the same in July on the Wikileaks leaked Afghan War logs.
Sep 8, 2010
Sep 7, 2010
Study: Dance moves ladies REALLY like (focus on the right knee?)
Move the head, neck and torso a lot and the right knee can do fun stuff. Got it.
Study: $75K/year buys happiness - Princeton
I wonder if they differentiate between single or married, or on a geographic basis.
News: Nev. Gov. candidate wants $25 'speeding pass', up to 90 mph
I had this idea a while ago. Though, mine included a training course to certify that you could react fast enough and safely enough to be allowed to drive at higher speeds.
This guy just wants you to be able to pay $25 and then not worry about a ticket, up to 90 mph anyway. Odd stuff.
Sep 3, 2010
News: Skype introduces 10-way video calling
Whoa....that's a lot of people on a video call.
How much bandwidth must THAT take?
Sep 2, 2010
Sep 1, 2010
News: Sisseton High Schooler wanted to be infamous sociopath
Was going to start senior year at Sisseton High School when he was arrested. Big news for little Sisseton!
News: Discovery Channel hostages taker posts demands on website
And they are awesome.
The demands. Not the hostage-taking.
Aug 31, 2010
News: Errant golf swing hits rock, spark starts fire!
Ouch! First, you're embarrassed to have missed so badly on your swing that you hit a rock. But add to that the fact that the spark from said rock-hitting swing starts a fire which required calling 150 firefighters to the scene...and you've got yourself some true shame.
Games: 'Dead State', vampire RPG, looking awesome!
Critics are saying it reminds them of a Max Brooks 'World War Z' short story.....AWESOME!
Aug 28, 2010
News: MPEG LA announces permanent royalty moratorium for H264
Free content will be royalty-free forever. Paid content will still have royalties.
Aug 25, 2010
Court: GPS tracking w/o a warrant declared legal - 9th Circuit
As Slashdot says, Big Brother has arrived.
News: Highmore's Venture 1 of 2 in SD to get fed broadband money
Two SD companies get federal money for broadband infrastructure. One of them is based in Highmore, SD, just a hop, skip and a jump down the road from my hometown.
Aug 24, 2010
Study: Being generous almost as bad as being a mooch
....I....I...really don't.....know what to say.
Aug 23, 2010
Aug 20, 2010
Study: Cornell Prof. proves that hot waitresses get better tips
Huh...who'da thunk it?
Well, Hooters, but anyone else?
Aug 17, 2010
Update: No criminal charges in school webcam spying case
Fine. I get it. No criminal intent means no crime. But they had BETTER get hammered by civil suits.
Aug 15, 2010
Aug 9, 2010
News: Bill to allow former SCOTUS Justices to sub considered
For the record, this is ALLOWED on all other federal levels, except SCOTUS. I think this should be allowed, but the rules for who gets to sub for who is sticky.
Sports: Blue Jays' Morrow loses No-Hitter in 9th, Ks 17
Analysts calling it the most impressive pitching performance this year, even better than some/all of the no-hitters and perfect games because of the skill required to strike out 17 batters.
News: World Sauna Championships turn deadly
World Sauna Championships? Really? Huh....
Funny to think that the first day I learn of them is probably the last day they'll run.
News: Swede, prof. skier Ericsson trying to ski K2 summit to camp
What a putz. I feel for his family and friends, but it's K2. It is arguably nastier than even Everest.
So, you try to ski from the summit to the base camp? When people have died just climbing said route? Pretty foolhardy.
News: Helios, secure online voting, version 3 released!
I love this project. Everyone else probably thinks it's dumb, but I love it.
News: P != NP proof claimed!
If you aren't into math, you don't know what this means. If you ARE into math....like me, you're mighty intrigued.
Aug 5, 2010
News; DOD demands WikiLeaks return, delete all documents
Wow....overstep much? Can a government agency demand citizen return or remove online content, even if classified? Once it's been leaked, doesn't it lose all need to be classified? Someone will have to explain this move to me.
Aug 3, 2010
News: Palin-Johnston engagement off....again
Because he may have fathered a child with another girl.
That's what you get for dating a d-bag...and having Sarah Palin as a mom I suppose.
Jul 26, 2010
News: Man stabbed (with pen) at Comic-Con
Argument over whether one was sitting too close to another ends up with one getting stabbed near the eye with a pen.
Nerds.
Jul 23, 2010
Jul 21, 2010
News: Fed. judge rules 'competitive' cheerleading not a sport
Doesn't count for Title IV requirements. Good.
Jul 8, 2010
News: Solar plane completes 24-hour flight
Using energy gained during the daytime, the plane stayed aloft through the night. Pretty cool.
Jul 6, 2010
Op-Ed: HARSH reviews of The Last Airbender
From Rogert Ebert - ''The Last Airbender is an agonizing experience in every category I can think of and others still waiting to be invented.'' �Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Jul 2, 2010
News: Court backs Schwarzenegger on state worker minimum wage pay
With the financial crisis on, Gov. Schwarzenegger imposed the federal minimum wage on all of California's state workers. And today, the court backed him up.
News: UK airline Ryanair testing standing-only seats
Oh good god. What the hell, Ryanair? What the hell? Oh...and they're going to charge to use the lavatory too. Awesome.
Jul 1, 2010
News: Electronics group HDbaseT release spec to compete with HDMI
Very cool. Audio, video, ethernet, and maybe even power through a single cable. The best part? You already have said cable. It's your basic ethernet cord, CAT5!!! This...might get interesting.
News: Sen. Klobuchar (D-MN) asks SCOTUS nom. Kagan about Twilight
At least her honor has the respect to hope to avoid the subject...on national TV.
Why are there so many examples of the female representatives to Congress from Minnesota being just bat$#!7 crazy? Bachmann, now Klobuchar?
Come ON! Twilight? In an vetting of a SUPREME COURT NOMINEE! Just stop it. Seriously.
Jun 30, 2010
News: Woot...bought...by Amazon
...I...I....I know. I'm worried, too. But, Zappos is doing fine. Maybe Woot! will too? Here's hoping.
Jun 29, 2010
News: Cisco announces 7-in, dual camera, business-oriented tablet
Pretty nifty. I wouldn't mind one. I love the idea of a Jetson phone I can carry around. Let's do this.
Jun 28, 2010
SCOTUS: Bilski Patent case thrown out, software patent test set
Much analysis is to be done. HUGE decision for software. More analysis sure to come.
Jun 25, 2010
News: Tickets for London 2012 Olympics sold only via Visa
Yeah. You can't use an American Express or Mastercard. Visa ONLY. Wierd....
I mean, the US Open is sponsored by American Express and they let you buy with VMEHMMMEHME (Ed note: Author was mugged while talking by Visa card holding US Open fans before he could finish that thought).
News: ICANN approve dot-XXX top-level domain; long process awaits
Not soon by any means, site endings in .xxx are on the horizon. The biggest question is: is it possible to enforce that all pornographic sites by hosted by the new .xxx domain? If it is possible, or at least close to possible, it will be that much easier to help parents block such content from children's access.
News: Candy Cigarettes now banned
Boo. Loved candy cigarettes as a kid. Have I EVER smoked? No. Put that in your pipe and smoke it!
Jun 24, 2010
Jun 23, 2010
Sports: Longest tennis match EVER suspend for light at Wimbledon
The fifth set ALONE is longer than the previous longest MATCH. Isner and Mahut are at 6-4, 3-6, 6-7 (7), 7-6 (3), 59-59 as it is suspended due to light. This is just nuts. And the fourth set went to a tiebreaker! Cripes.
Op-Ed: Is the world ready for the waterless urinal
Studies show it's cleaner than a traditional toilet (constantly wet breads germs, and flushing spews them into the air!). The water savings offset the cost of the odor-blocking catridges (read for more info there) for the Army. So, the Army Corps of Engineers have mandated that ONLY these waterless urinals be installed as of then end of 2010. Cool.
Jun 21, 2010
Video: Snoop Doog's 'Oh Sookie' True Blood homage
Liz hated it. I thought it was hilarious. You should watch it.
Jun 18, 2010
News: Utah executes inmate by firing squad
He asked for it, and he got it. (And I mean that he requested the specific type of execution.)
Jun 17, 2010
News: S. Afr. man changes chan. to World Cup, killed by wife,kids
A bit longer: South African man changes the channel to watch the World Cup match on, so his wife and kids killed him.
Jun 14, 2010
Sports: World Cup organisers considering ban of vuvuzela trumpets
They make it sound like bees. Annoying...but banable?
Jun 11, 2010
News: World Cup 2010 opens in South Africa
Woot! Sad that the Czechs aren't there, but woot all the same.
Jun 10, 2010
Sports: USC given 2-year postseason football ban by NCAA
Ouch. For a team that is in a bowl every year (and usually a good one), that's got to hurt big time.
Jun 9, 2010
Study: Violent video games don't affect most people; just some
Most people show 'little or no effect from playing [violent] games.'
Jun 7, 2010
News: iPhone 4 with video chat revealed
How did we get HANDHELD video phones easily found/bought before we had a decent traditional Jetsons-style video phone? Lame.
At least TVs are starting to come with Skype to give the same effect soon enough. At least, I think they will....if we can install a USB camera on them anyway.
List: 25 best games from Rare
Includes Donkey Kong Country, GoldenEye 007, Diddy Kong Racing, and Wizards and Warriors. An impressive list, to be sure.
Jun 4, 2010
Jun 3, 2010
SCOOH: Police officer visual estimate of speed enough to convict
Guesswork. If the officer GUESSES you were speeding, that's good enough in Ohio court. Really? Really, Ohio? WTF.
And it wasn't even CLOSE! It was a 5-1 decision. 5 TO 1!!!! How ludicrous is that?
California, you better be careful. Ohio is gunnin' for your 'Craziest State in the Union' belt...and it's making weight.
Jun 2, 2010
News: AT&T to end unlimited data plans
OOOOOOOOO....that's gotta sting. I'll be just fine with my Palm Pre Plus thank you. Oh...and you have to pay $20 for tethering? Ouch. Mine? Oh...it includes the Mobile Hotspot feature, which allows up to 5 devices to connect to it and to the internet over either 3G OR WiFi. And that's free, too. Eat it iPhonies!!!
News: Japanese PM Hatoyama to resign
What the eff? This is the second world leader to resign this week. Germany's President just resigned...now Japan's.
Wait.......Germany....Japan...........hmmmmm.
Jun 1, 2010
News: 'Avatar' director James Cameron joins Gulf spill efforts
Mr. Cameron, you just made the highest-grossing movie of all time; what will you do now?
I'm going to go help try and stop the BP oil rig, maybe lend them my awesome submarines I used for 'The Abyss', maybe join the think tank and see if I can help solve it.
You know...the normal stuff.
SCOTUS: Suspects must EXPLICITLY invoke right to remain silent
You have to speak alound that you wish to not speak to police. And you must speak it to them. Isn't that counterintuitive?
News: German President Kohler resigns
Weird. No, it's not Angela Merkel, the government's coalition leader, but still.
May 29, 2010
Sports: Ex-Blue Jay Roy Halladay throws perfect game
Great for him. Just wish he would have done it with the Jays. Though he did come to one out away of a no-hitter as a Jay (his second start) this is great stuff.
May 28, 2010
News : James McAvoy to play Xavier in X-Men: First Class
He was in Wanted and Last King of Scotland.
May 27, 2010
May 26, 2010
News: U.S. Chess Championship decided by 'Armageddon' tie-breaker
No really. That's what it's called. And it's awesome. Though, it seems like you only get to bid once...it should be multiple bidding rounds until someone says 'Name that tune.'
May 25, 2010
News: Zappos' 6pm.com goofs on prices, will honor
A glitch capped all prices at $49.95. Some items go for $300 regularly. Not too shabby. Zappos will honor the prices. Class act. Sucks...but classy.
News: Obama send 1200 more National Guard troops to Mexico border
No one near the site of the wedding....for those of you who are wondering.
Yes, that means I've been asked already...
May 24, 2010
News: Bloom in Paul W.S. Anderson's sure to suck Three Muskateers
Whoopie-dee-do. A sucky actor for a sure-fire drink-enough-to-make-it-good movie.
News: Rep. Bachmann (R-MN) protests taxes, refuses to pay taxes
God...what a moron. You are encouraging people to NOT pay their taxes? Are you kidding? And do you forget that you are paid with said taxpayer money? Or that you work for the federal government?
May 21, 2010
News: Captain America to be filmed in London
Really? Really? I realize that movie-making is a business, but come on!
May 20, 2010
May 19, 2010
News: Toronto woman sues cell company for exposing affair
....oh.....k?
Real news? Real chance? Interesting stuff....
News: Panasonic to include Skype, makes 1st legit videophone
I like it. Skype HD video and a decent microphone and we've got our videophones ala the Jetsons.
'Bout time.
May 18, 2010
Op-Ed: Free app, device could be ideal for small business
This is really cool.
Even if it's not necessarily unique.
The idea is this: you sign up for an account. The company, Square, sends you a FREE device capable of reading credit cards. Then, you can use the device and your iPhone to accept credit card transactions. Pretty nifty. Square takes 2.75 percent of the transaction plus 15 cents. Not too shabby, especially considering that using the credit card's vendors typically charge even a little more than that. The only catch is that there is a limit - $100 per day and $700 per week.
I hoping this works really well (and forces credit card companies to find a new way to make money).
May 17, 2010
Study: Children who lie eary in life are more successful later
Good to know. Though, how do we know they weren't lying about their success?
List: 5 lesser known, and completely ridiculous, civil-ish wars
Funny stuff. Gotta love the south....or not.
May 12, 2010
May 11, 2010
News: 4 missing in Quebec after home falls into sinkhole
Really? Wow... I didn't...know that could happen.
May 10, 2010
News: Court denies blaming TurboTax software for tax errors
Woman makes mistake entering info into TurboTax. IRS finds out. IRS penalizes woman. Seems straight forward.
The error was not the fault of the software. If you make your own mistake filling it out on paper, you are penalized. Same when you enter it electronically the same way.
TurboTax's guarantee about audits is THEIR promise to you. There MAY be a claim for the woman for TurboTax to pay for (a portion of?) the fines/penalties the woman now owes. That's their advertised guarantee. It does not shield the woman from the penatlies, just that she may have a claim for reimbursement from Intuit, makers of TurboTax.
News: NYU students plan new Facebook-like secure server software
Here's that open-source social networking software I was talking about.....maybe.
May 8, 2010
May 7, 2010
News: Facebook gone rogue: Time for a private, open alternative
I agree. My main problem with Facebook since the beginning...and it's getting worse!
Now you can choose what group memberships are private? Whether your picture, city, name are private?
No problems with stalking, Zuckerberg? Really?
May 6, 2010
News: Nasdaq cancels trade after market error, plunge
Some doofus enters an order to sell BILLIONS of stocks instead of MILLIONS. The market dives 10 percent. Stock orders canceled.
News: Brain fMRI lie detection rejected by Brooklyn court
No trial and no precedent...but still a wary outcome.
Not that a 76-90% accuracy rate is GOOD per se.
News: White Castle debuts Slider-scented candles
No joke. Though, the proceeds from the slider-box-shaped candle go to Autism Speaks. So...meh.
May 5, 2010
May 4, 2010
List: Top 10 Hollywood actors for video game roles
I agree with most of the list. Even if none of them will EVER happen, except maybe Batista and Vin Diesel. The Kratos thing actually sounds like a winner.
May 3, 2010
News: UK sniper sets world record distance kill at 8120 feet
So far, the Taliban soldiers wouldn't have even heard the shots. Damn. Oh...and he hit two. Two soldiers. From over a mile and a half away.
Apr 29, 2010
News: FDA approveds prostate cancer vaccine
Wait....what? A vaccine for cancer? How is this not a bigger story? That's just nuts...
Apr 28, 2010
News: Dedicated 'Halo 2' fans keeping multiplayer alive
By not shutting off their machines or disconnecting. Nice. Overheating and dropped connections are taking their toll, but 13 players were still online at the time of the writing.
Apr 27, 2010
Risque: First legal gigolo quits after client shortage
Well that makes sens.....wait. He HAD 10 customers? Huh...
Apr 23, 2010
News: Truro, MA incorrectly calculates two-thirds vote
136 to 70. That doesn't pass with a two-thirds majority. A two thirds majority would be 137.3333 repeating forever. This means that you need 138 votes for the measure for a two-thirds majority. Found a hilarious comment though: 'This is maybe third or fourth grade level math here people, and it's kinda sad that there is even any confusion about it. .66 is not 2/3, it's a little less than 2/3 and it does not count if the law says 2/3. You know good and well these #$%holes were the kids who used to ask ''Why will I ever need to know this stuff in real life?'' when they were kids. Well, you stupid #$%es, this is why.'
Apr 22, 2010
News: Google in talks to buy ITA Software
My go-to airfare search tool might be bought out by teh Google. Not sure what I think about that. Nothing against Google...except that it's truly aiming for world domination. Just worries me a bit. Not that I don't love their services (GOOG-411, Google Reader, etc.)
Apr 20, 2010
News: PA webcam spying school admits 56K images taken
Holy...crap... 56000 images? And no one in a position of authority knew? Really?
Apr 15, 2010
Deals: Groupon - group bargaining power via daily collective deal
Very cool. And cool also to see Sioux Falls, SD on the list....craziness.
Apr 14, 2010
Apr 13, 2010
News: Google may open source VP8 (high-quality video) codec
Very very good for everyone. The main obstacle between dumping flash (with all it's problems and downloads and updating) and moving to HTML5 is getting everyone to agree on a good codec. Some like the high quality of H.264, but it's proprietary. Mozilla likes Ogg Theora because it's open source, but not too good of quality. Google bought the VP8 codec...open sourcing it will be the best of both...if only Microsoft's IE and Apple's Safari jump on board....which is a pretty big if.
Apr 12, 2010
Apr 9, 2010
News: SCOTUS Justice Stevens to retire after current session
So...this summer there will be a nomination. The question now before the country is 'Will it be a bland nomination, or a fight?'
Apr 7, 2010
USCoA: FCC has no authority to force net neutrality
Beat. Bad beat. The FCC struck a blow for internet freedom...and the courts struck one right back for big telecom...
Apr 6, 2010
News: 'Exterme Makeover: Home Edition' to downsize home making
The new homes were too large. It caused huge increase in utility and tax assessment. Many of the down-and-out families given the houses had to borrow against the equity. But even then, many are falling into foreclosure.
USCoA: FCC has no authority to force net neutrality
Beat. Bad beat. The FCC struck a blow for internet freedom...and the courts struck one right back for big telecom...
Game: Scrabble to allow Proper Nouns
Xenophobia. Name of affliction of fear of that which is unlike oneself as a proper noun. Triple word score. Triple letter score on the X. Booyah.
Apr 5, 2010
News: 'Lt. Van Buren' leaving 'Law & Order' after 16 years
Sad...basically the longest lasting member of the cast is leaving the show after the last 16 (of 20 total) seasons of 'Law & Order'
News: Regulators investigating unpaid internships
Just making it unpaid doesn't mean you get free labor. Interesting given the rise of unpaid internships in the downturn. Isn't having interns do the work cheaper than having an employee do it anyway? Making it a paid internship isn't a whole lot less cost savings than unpaid....especially considering the fine.
Mar 31, 2010
Sports: Twins' Span hits own mother with foul ball
That's just unlucky. And if his mother is anything like mine, he'll never hear the end of it. Rightfully so....
News: Councilman axed by city council for facebook game obsession
HA! Even after a warning from the council chairman, he 'continu[ed] to manage his farm and milk his cows despite [the chairman]'s warnings.'
Mar 29, 2010
News: OpenSSL 1.0.0 released!
First official version of open-source security project finally released!
News: Court OKs repeated tasering of pregnant woman
Really? Wow...just wow. Because it was set on 'stun' and not 'dart' mode, it's not excessive force, according to the court. Is there no consideration about the NUMBER of times she was tasered? No? WTF? So as long as it's only on a low pain setting, I can taser someone as much as I want? Something's not right in that logic.
News: New RFID tag could be end of bar codes
At 3 cents per tag, this is getting to a place that is cost-possible for manufacturers.
I remember a commercial a few years back. A guy in a trenchcoat, trying hard to look suspicious, is walking around a grocery store. He keeps picking up items and 'hiding' them in his trenchcoat, all the while being followed by a stern looking security gaurd. After getting a punch of items, he walks through some blue-looking force field. The security gaurd stops hip.....to give him the receipt he forgot.
The blue field was a scan of some kind. It picked out the items in his pockets and charged, presumably, an account on file. Pretty cool that this is close to being reality.
My problem is this: What happens if I bring an item I have already purchased INTO the store, and then walk back out? Am I charged again? How will the system be able to differentiate items already purchased from those buying this time through? This is mostly for clothing stores (at least, in my head), but what is the answer here?
Mar 26, 2010
Op-Ed; Use Ubuntu Live CD for online banking safety
Basically, using your PC for online is dumb. It's got so much malware and security breaches that you should never log in on it. How to fix this?
Use a Linux (in this case, Ubuntu) Live CD. A Live CD is basically an operating system running off of a CD. Just slip it in and it will run. Then, any malware on your system can't touch it. You can even get a Live CD which, on startup, will load Firefox and your banks website. So just put the CD in and it will bring you to the log-on for your bank. Pretty nifty.
Mar 24, 2010
News: GameCrush lets you pay to play Xbox 360 with girls
Yeah...you pay. To play. With girls. A) Who pays for this? B) Why didn't I think of this first?
Mar 22, 2010
Mar 19, 2010
News: Tool maker loses suit for NOT using patented technology
Man uses saw. Man cuts self with saw. Man sues saw company for not including safety feature that is patented by third-party. Man wins lawsuit?
It's that last bit that gets me. So a company is required to include safety features? Even if they might not work? Even if they will be cost-debilitating? Isn't that the whole point of the free market, to allow companies to decide for themselves whether the inclusion of this feature will make it more or less competitive in the market? And where does this jury get off by allowing a specific patent holder the control over which saws are able to be sold (by deciding whether or not to license the patents to each individual company or not)?
Mar 18, 2010
Op-Ed: Use gaming XP methods for grading/employee motivation
Interesting concept. Use experiences at work/school as quests of different kinds. Award XP (grades or pay/performance). Allows for trophies/badges/etc. idea for those working with others often, for example.
Mar 17, 2010
SCOGA: State can place non-sex offenders on sex offender registry
Georgia. Georgia. Georgia.
You were doing so well...
The Supreme Court of Georgia has ruled that the state may require placement of even non-sex offenders on the sex offender registry. This would require them to get permission to travel across state lines, are banned from social networking, can have their photos posted online, and, obviously, has HUGE stigma for being labelled a sexual deviant.
Jake Rainer was charged with false imprisonment when he was 18 for briefly detaining a 17-year-old girl during a soured drug deal. By a federal law, the state are required to have statutes requiring sex-offender registration for those convicted of kidnapping or falsely imprisoning minors. The court ruled that the plain meaning of 'sex offender' is overridden by the state's law.
At least there were some dissenting opinions. Two wrote that because registration places limits on where the offenders may live, work and congregate, it 'is not a requirement that should not be imposed cavalierly.'
Rainer is waiting to see if Georgia changes its law before going to the U.S. Supreme Court. Here's hoping Georgia wises up before it needs to get to that level.
Not holding my breath, Georgia.
News: Highway construction, tax break bill clears Congress
On the road to fewer jobless. One would hope...
Mar 16, 2010
List: Top 5 Public TV shows they should bring back
Posted for Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego. You're singing the song now....aren't you?
Mar 11, 2010
News: Obama gives $1.4M Nobel winnings to 10 charities
How very....noble....of him. And, yes, I hate myself for saying that.
News: Nurse fired 4 NOT providing sexual services to disabled man
The nurses' union is fighting back. The disabled man, who apparently is not alone in this, feels that sexual services should be part of their standard care. This particular man has has such services provided for in the past. When the nurse in question refused, he dismissed her as being unfit to provide care. Except that this is about the Dutch, it would seem surprising.
News: Mississippi school cancels prom when lesbians ask to attend
She asks for her and her girlfriend to be able to attend, and that she be allowed to wear a tuxedo. So the school cancels the prom.
Understanding that they can't just prohibit her and her girlfriend to attend because it would be discrimination...they school opts to cancel the entire prom rather than allow them to go. Wow....just wow.
Keep in mind, now, that while a girl kissing another girl is enough to get the entire event cancelled....straight girls can go wearing little more than strippers (mid-act!) and still attend...and grind on the dance floor...and so forth. Really....really? What the hell is the world coming to? She just wants to go to her prom and is willing to wear MORE clothes....come on now, Mississippi. We all know you are a third world county of a state, but cripes.
News: Minneapolis schools locked down after vague threat
Buzzers went off at Dunwoody. I was in the room. No announcement. No telling us why. Just buzzers going off. Weird....
News: Sony debuts Wiimote like controller, the Move
Not sure how you can trademark the work 'move' but fine. Clearly a ripoff of the Wii controller scheme, but fine...whatever.
Mar 10, 2010
Mar 9, 2010
News: Cisco introduces CRS-3 router, fastest router by 12x
It can deliver every movie ever made in under 4 minutes. I tend to think that's a bit exaggerated. I mean....Graham's favorite genre ALONE might take that long. Maybe they mean mainstream movies....
News: Phantom of the Opera sequel opens in London
There's a sequel? Really? I realize that it is 'one of the biggest musicals of all time,' but does it really need a sequel?
Mar 8, 2010
Mar 5, 2010
Mar 4, 2010
News: Popular Science puts entire scanned archive online, free
Sweet. Popular Science is awesome, and being able to read the ENTIRE 137-year archive online, for free....is awesome.
Mar 3, 2010
Mar 2, 2010
News: Comcast 'Unlimited usage' really means '250GB per month'
Misleading much? Illegal much? I should say so.
No person of any kind, reasonable or no, can argue that saying that you cannot go over 250GB per month is something other than a limit. And a preset limit at that.
Oh, and the argument of 'access' over 'usage' that the simpleton customer service rep spoke of? Access entails usage when it comes to the Internet. One cannot access any materials via the Internet without transfer of data. That is what the Internet is, merely transmission of data. Access entails the transmission of such data, otherwise, one has no access. So, go ahead. Play that card and see how far you go.
Why are deceptive practices such as these the norm when it comes to technical services? I realize that most people don't understand the difference or how the Internet truly works. And, to be honest, it's OK if they want to pray on those ignorant to the reality of it. But, when someone who knows what they are talking about questions the practice, they really need to fold like a house of cards. Just pack up and stop it. Trying to justify your BS policy to someone who knows your full of crap, just makes you look likes idiots.
If you want to ride the wave of technology to capitalistic success, you can't alienate the ones who will build your next technological advantage. Let me put it another way...
Piss of the geeks, and they'll work with your enemy to destroy you.
Cool: OK Go's Rube Goldberg machine video
This is pretty freaking cool. Worth a watch. Love Rube Goldberg machines...
Mar 1, 2010
Sports: NFL may change playoff overtime rules
If you allow a touchdown, you lose. If you allow a field goal, you get the ball and need to match or beat. If you match field goal to field goal, then its the first to score again. Weird.
Feb 24, 2010
News: Killer whale kills SeaWorld trainer in front of audience
Was wondering when that was to happen.
Feb 23, 2010
News: Open source devs can collect damages for license violation
Huge decision. Basically, even if the software is distrubted for free to the open-source community, if you rip it off, you can be ordered to PAY damages for ripping off the code. A huge win for FOSS.
Feb 22, 2010
News: IOC orders blog take down video of death; refused by CA law
Canada law is protecting a blogger displaying the video of Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili against an IOC takedown order. Pretty cool stuff. The IOC asserts that it owns ALL rights to all images taken at the game. But Canadian law allows copyrighted images to be used in newsworthy cases. Will be interested to see how this one turns out.
News: New York Times Op-Ed agrees with Austin suicide pilot's aim
Not the tactics....just the reasoning behind it. The tax code is discriminatory. Very.
Feb 19, 2010
News: Google Energy approved by Fed Regulatory Energy Commission
Google can now start behaving like a utility, which is to say that they can now they can sell energy, capacity and services thereof. So they can install as many solar panels as they want and sell off the extra energy they create.
Feb 18, 2010
Feb 17, 2010
Feb 16, 2010
Sports: China couple win skating Olympic Gold, Russian shut out!
Big story about this skating couple. Picked as youth to be China's big skating duo. They were great, but never won gold (mainly because Russia has won every skating pairs Gold medal since 1960). They retired, but unretired to take one last shot at 'their dream'. They got it, and in the process shut Russia out of not only the Gold, but off the podium entirely. China takes top TWO spot and German the Bronze.
Feb 15, 2010
Report: Syfy green lights 'Sharktopus'
Oh...I think a Saturday may have to be reserved for playing a little game.
Feb 12, 2010
News: 126th Barbie is Computer Engineer Barbie
Now, normally I don't care about Barbie. Not bad or good, just ambivalence. BUT, gotta love that computer engineer got special consideration and was chosen. Pink laptop and smartphone is expected, but the laptop bag and binary code tee are nice touches.
Though, I'm pretty sure that Barbie knows that the bluetooth headset is sooooo passe.
News: Luge contestant dies during practice crash
From the former Soviet Republic of Georgia, Luger crashed into an unprotected steel pole. While live when medical staff reached him and while being airlifted, he succumbed to internal injuries this afternoon...mere hours before the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.
Sad, sad turn of events.
This comes as many critics have said that the Canadian Olympic Committee has made the situation at the Games 'too competitive' and that this particular luge track was 'the fastest in the world' was TOO dangerous. Turns out, they were sadly right.
News: Original NES system plus 5 games nets $13000, yeah $13K
Mainly because of the one game, Family & Fitness Stadium Events, of which there are (supposedly) only 200 copies left. Nice....
Feb 11, 2010
Op-Ed: How to get better customer service by being an A$$hole
Like someone was reading my mind...ha!
Feb 10, 2010
Obit: Fmr. Rep. Charlie Wilson (yes, that one) dead at 76
Namesake of the film 'Charlie Wilson's War' starring Tom Hanks as Rep. Wilson, died today in Texas.
Feb 9, 2010
News: "Miss me yet?" Bush billboard outside Wyoming, MN
Yeah. In Minnesota. The small, semi-anonymous group of small businessmen put it up because they felt that 'Washington was against them.'
Well, they are. If by 'Washington', they mean 'representatives of the people.' People who aren't sadly, sadly delusional. Seriously...what part of that smug, barely literate putz of a President could you really miss?
Feb 8, 2010
News: NBC to tape-delay most of Olympics coverage
Why? We're in the same time-zone range as the actual live action. NBC...this is stupid. It's fine if they are held off-continent, but Canada gets us a 3 to 7 hour tape delay? Come on.
Feb 5, 2010
News: Microsoft to discontinue Xbox Live on original Xbox
Tax day is the day that Xbox will permanently discontinue support for Xbox Live on the original Xbox. A sad day indeed.
Feb 4, 2010
News: Heinz testing new ketchup packet design
Part dipping cup, part squeeze packet. Sure....why not?
News: The Lancet retracts vaccine-autism links study
The Lancet is a major British medical journal. In 1998, they printed a study linking the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine to autism and bowel disease. Since then, 10 of the 13 co-authors have renounced the study.
The original author, Brit surgeon and medical researcher Andrew Wakefield now faces being stripped of his license. But, nonetheless, the study has spawned a stupidly large debate over whether or not giving your child vaccination can cause autism.
Couple of things here:
First, any study that links a syrum to both autism and BOWEL disease, two seemingly distinct issues that probably shouldn't be together in the same relation, probably isn't the most reliable thing in the world. Big surprise it was scrutinized.
Second, good for The Lancet. Shame on shoddy science.
And, yes. Anything who decided not to immunize their kids: you're a simpleton. Immunize your damn kids.
Feb 3, 2010
News: The Lancet retracts vaccine-autism links study
The Lancet is a major British medical journal. In 1998, they printed a study linking the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine to autism and bowel disease. Since then, 10 of the 13 co-authors have renounced the study.
The original author, Brit surgeon and medical researcher Andrew Wakefield now faces being stripped of his license. But, nonetheless, the study has spawned a stupidly large debate over whether or not giving your child vaccination can cause autism.
Couple of things here:
First, any study that links a syrum to both autism and BOWEL disease, two seemingly distinct issues that probably shouldn't be together in the same relation, probably isn't the most reliable thing in the world. Big surprise it was scrutinized.
Second, good for The Lancet. Shame on shoddy science.
And, yes. Anything who decided not to immunize their kids: you're a simpleton. Immunize your damn kids.
Feb 2, 2010
Sports: Junior might be back? I like it!
Ken Griffey Jr. 'better than last year' after knee surgery. Junior...any time you want to come back, go for it, man!
Feb 1, 2010
Sports: Junior might be back? I like it!
Ken Griffey Jr. 'better than last year' after knee surgery. Junior...any time you want to come back, go for it, man!
News: Avatar becomes 1st ever $2B dollar movie
Yeah....two billion. Kinda makes the possible $500M budget irrelevant...doesn't it?
Jan 29, 2010
Auction: Stargate (SG-1 and Atlantis) props now on auction!
Oh boy. Diesel....don't spend too much (though if you do, let me know if I can help finance ha!)
How-to: Survive a 35K foot fall - Popular Mechanics
Yeah...people should read this before getting on a plane. Assuming, of course, they don't want to sleep on said plane or for any days leading up to said flight. Eeeesh.
News: Mirimax ('Pulp Fiction', 'Clerks', etc) studio closes
End of an era. Kevin Smith, Steven Soderbergh, and others got their start at this indy-haven. It will be missed....
Cool: Highlander: The Series back on TV!!! Reason to watch Syfy
I boycotted Syfy after the name change, so maybe I missed a commercial. But, my favorite (guilty geeky pleasure) show is back on TV! Highlander airs (apparently) once nightly. Though, it doesn't garner a spot on the "Shows" listing on Syfy's website. Odd. Whatever gets it on TV, but odd.
Sports: Junior might be back? I like it!
Ken Griffey Jr. 'better than last year' after knee surgery. Junior...any time you want to come back, go for it, man!
Jan 28, 2010
Cool: Highlander: The Series back on TV!!! Reason to watch Syfy
I boycotted Syfy after the name change, so maybe I missed a commercial. But, my favorite (guilty geeky pleasure) show is back on TV! Highlander airs (apparently) once nightly. Though, it doesn't garner a spot on the "Shows" listing on Syfy's website. Odd. Whatever gets it on TV, but odd.
Jan 26, 2010
Jan 25, 2010
News: Austrian to attemp to break sound barrier while skydiving
Yikes. Wouldn't you be a bit scared that breaking the sound barrier sans-machine/proctection would....I don't know...shatter your eardrums? Make your eyes pop out? Pull off your face? Something?
Jan 22, 2010
Comic: SMBC 1/22/10
About filth thresholds. Men have higher filth thresholds. Women will always WANT something to be cleaned earlier on than a man will. Hence, so much hostility around cleaning things. I don't think it's dirty, I'm not going to clean it all on my own. You think it's dirty and would like my help cleaning it, just ask! But we won't do it on our own.
Jan 21, 2010
News: NASA 'Puffin' is coolest vehicle since jetpack
Might even be cooler. Stand up helicopter can go horizontal after take-off for speedy (130-300 mph) travel and then land again vertically. Solo flight, 50 mile radius, BATTERY powered.
You know what, nevermind. I don't want a jetpack for Christmas anymore.
Op-Ed: Build transit, not roads, to boost jobs
Building public transportation makes more jobs than building/fixing roads. Wired asks Congress to note this fact when passing the Jobs for Main Street Act.
SCOTUS: Eases restrictions on campaign spending for corporations
We should be STRENGTHENING these limits, not easing them!
Corporations should not be given the power to use profits to influence politics. Individuals, fine...money is speech. Not sure I agree, but fine. But corporations?
Corporations are treated as people, though they shouldn't be. A business makes money from people buy selling products and services these people want. But buying these things is NOT a representation that they also support the businesses political leaning/ambitions. The business should not be treated as a person in this case and there should be NO political contributions from it.
The owner and shareholders of said business should be able to spend their own money freely and openly for whatever political campaign they choose.
Or at least they should be able to for the purposes of this argument.
News: McCain's wife, daughter back CA pro-gay marriage movement
The daughter isn't so surprising, as she's quite publicly pro-gay marriage. The wife surprised me though.
News: John Edwards admits fathering child
Knew he was too good to be true. All sorts of girls falling head over heels for him...just had to know something wasn't quite right. Sure enough...
Study: Youth spend 7 hours 38 minutes online daily
Like a freakin job. How about you quit that and learn a skill, like underwater basket weaving?
Risque/Rumor: Hustler to make Avatar-themed porno
After the SNL skit, it was only a matter of time...wasn't it?
Jan 20, 2010
Risque/Rumor: Hustler to make Avatar-themed porno
After the SNL skit, it was only a matter of time...wasn't it?
Jan 19, 2010
Risque: Singapore pub offers women free drinks based on bra size
No joke. Probably would be illegal here in the states, but for Singapore, apparenlty OK? The promotion allows A-cup patrons one free drink, B-cups two, C-cups three, and D-cups can claim a free bottle of vodka.
Play: Halo (Wed-Thurs) and Bungie will donate to Red Cross/Haiti
You have to wear a specific emblem (red heart with white circle background), but Bungie will donate $0.10 for every player who plays. Basically $100 for every thousand up to $77,000 dollars...all for playing a game. So do your part will ya?
Jan 15, 2010
Report: NFL games have about 11 minutes of true action per game
A typical broadcast is nearly 3 hours. 11 minutes of action, what else is going on? Well, over an hour of commercials helps. 67 minutes of players just standing around and preparing for the snap, and 17 minutes of replays. That's what.
Oh...and before you get all feminista on me...no, cheerleaders are not a big part of the telecase. In fact, half the games studied didn't show cheerleaders at all. Not once. The rest....averaged 3 seconds on camera. Usually as they go to commercial on time. So calm down.
It really is wait, wait, wait, 4 second play, wait, wait, wait, 4 second play. That sort of thing.
Rumor: Leno back on Tonight; Conan paid, NO non-compete clause
Conan gets a big fatty check and gets to appear on any other network without restrictions. Leno will take back the tonight show.
I'm not sure what kind of money would be worth taking the disrespect of having Leno need to take the Tonight Show back, but I'm guess it was a big ole number. Minus some for the non-compete clause being missing from said deal.
But please...Conan....stay off Fox.
Jan 13, 2010
News: White House backing Google in China dispute
Didn't...quite...see...that coming. Is it because they can't force a change and couldn't convince them to change? Rather look like they are backing Google than couldn't get them to change?
News: Boxee, free Internet/Local A/V streamer, opens beta to all
Woohoo! Got an old PC? Make it a Boxee box and stream local video and Internet streams to your TV quickly and easily. Very cool.
Jan 12, 2010
News: Toyota unveils 'Baby Prius'
The word is that the Prius family is going to be growing over the next few years. As many as eight new models in the coming decade. That's quite a few!
News: Spider-Man 4 scrapped, frachise to be rebooted
Already? Didn't they just do that? A new cast...already. Sure...that sounds like a good idea.
Jan 11, 2010
Sports: Mark McGwire admits steroid use during 90's, 98 HR chase
Sad. I was really hoping that he was clean. Turns out all dreams do get crushed eventually. Sad deal.
News: Palin takes Fox News commentator job
Rather her be there than someone with any authority...I guess.
News: O'Brien to Fox if Leno back to late-night
The cancellation of Leno's prime-time show leads to some interesting questions. The current word from NBC is that Leno will get a new, half-hour late-night show at 11:35. Tonight Show with O'Brien will then move a half-hour back to 12:05 and last it's typical hour. Then Jimmy Fallon's Late-Night will also move back half an hour. But probably, O'Brien will bolt to Fox and Leno will get the Tonight Show back.
Jan 7, 2010
News: Dell to sell sub-$1K Alienware 11-inch netbook
Oh...my. HD graphics (which can be turned OFF to use on-board graphics and save battery by flipping a switch) and a 6.5 hour battery life (with the graphics card off; 2-hour battery life with it on). This is sick. And it's under $1000. That's pretty much a deal.
Jan 6, 2010
News: Christmas wanna-be bomber indicted on 6 counts
The counts (from the article): A federal grand jury indicted Umar Farouk AbdulMutallab on charges of attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction; attempted murder within the special aircraft jurisdiction of the United States; willful attempt to destroy and wreck an aircraft within the special aircraft jurisdiction of the United States; willfully placing a destructive device in, upon and in proximity to an aircraft within the special aircraft jurisdiction of the United States; and two counts of possession of a firearm/destructive in furtherance of a crime of violence.
Study: Kids who are spanked become more well-adjusted adults
No...I haven't verified. But my anecdotal evidence seems to point to yes.
Sports: The Big Unit retires after 22 seasons, 303 victories
And the best pitching performance I've ever seen. In June 1997, I was in Seattle visiting my maternal grandparents. We went to the Mariners-Cardinals game to see the Big Unit versus Big Mac (Randy Johnson, the best pitcher of the time, versus, Mark Maguire, the best hitter of the time chasing Roger Maris' home run record. Randy Johnson was well on his was to 19 strikeouts. 19!!! That's ridiculous. But during the same game, Mark McGuire hit a 537 foot homerun off of the left field STADIUM WALL just above and to the left of my head (by around 30 feet). It was nuts. The best baseball game I've ever seen. 19 strikeouts and you LOSE? Ridiculous.
Jan 5, 2010
News: Google unveils Nexus One Google phone, sold directly to you
No contract. No carrier. If you want. It's something like $499...which isn't bad considering the price of the original iPhone at launch. Can be bought at AT&T, believe it or not, for $199 with contract.
Jan 4, 2010
News: Avatar still number 1, $68M this weekend, $1B worldwide
1 billion. Only 5 movies EVER have passed that mark. And even weeks after its debut, it's still making more than some movies did in their debut weekend.
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