Category: Headlines
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The Abandoned Luxury Cars of Dubai
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MLB Goes on a YouTube Video Deleting Rampage
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What do you guys think: Can we really get the laptop-stealing, pay-for-playing, and (because his team is going to roll the dice and back him without anything resembling a full investigation) likely Heisman QB against the team with the star running back who sat out the season’s first game–after being accused of strangling and assaulting and later pleading…
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CORVALLIS, Oregon – Tonight, these guys finally have reason to celebrate after a 31-14 win on the road. Congrats to everybody in Spokane. After this week’s Alan Moore-inspired student activism, it’s probably nice to have a V for victory. Beavers: Oooh…that’s gotta sting and I’ve got no pity for you. Enjoy that painfully embarrassing loss.
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Everything You Need to Know About Writing Successfully in Ten Minutes By Stephen King.
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GAME ON: My 2011 SXSW Panel Has Been Approved It’s official, I’ll be giving a solo presentation, entitled “Persona-fication or: Falling in Love with a Bot” at SXSW 2011. If you’re one of the hundreds who have said to me “I’m pretty sure I am going to South by next year,” get your shit together…
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Facebook buys fb.com, to be used in upcoming email service? BGR speculates that @fb.com might be used as the domain for Monday’s big announcement–Facebook-powered email messaging. I’d put my money on retaining the @facebook.com for public consumption, and using @fb.com for employee emails if anything…but I guess we’ll find out soon enough.
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Above is a chart of California’s municipal bond fund prices, reacting to the news below, via Reuters: California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger said on Thursday he will call a special session of the state legislature on December 6 to tackle the budget deficit, newly estimated at more than $25 billion through the next fiscal year. Schwarzenegger said…
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BFL2010 WEEK 9 RECAP: Figuring Out Why Your Fantasy Team Stinks and Applying the Odor Shield — The P&G Blogger Fantasy League (BFL) is a group of 12 digital sports influencers competing on the NFL.com fantasy platform for the chance to win P&G product, a donation to a local charity, and a trip to Super Bowl…
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Why Dow 11,000 Is Worth a Lot Less Now Than in 2001: Adjusted for inflation (as per the Bureau of Labor Statistics), the Dow would have to reach 13,570 to equal the “purchasing power” value of Dow 11,000 in 2001. ($1 in 2001 equals $1.23 in 2010.) Let’s take a hypothetical investment in the Dow…
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It Will Be Awesome if They Don’t Screw it Up: 3D Printing, Intellectual Property, and the Fight Over the Next Great Disruptive Technology. [DOWNLOAD THE PDF]