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EVERY 30 gig Zune died last night →

tmblg: implodr: marco: (via jeffbaum) This is hilarious. A software bug made every 30GB-model Zune crash last night at 2 AM, and they won’t reboot properly. edit: I’m still laughing about this a half-hour later. The various comments everywhere are hilarious.

Jan 1st

“No one has made a iPod killer yet, but a Zune killer was released last night.”

– Cameron Hunt (via tmblg)

Jan 1st

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Starbucks to focus more on tea in the new year →

Dec 31st

'Colbert,' 'SpongeBob' may go dark on Time Warner... →

Dec 31st

Zune Fail! →

Apparently, all Zunes are failing!!!

Dec 31st

Apple's 5 biggest moments in 2008 →

From the iPhone 3G to ‘unibody’ MacBooks, 2008 was a standout year for Apple

Dec 31st

Squatters Are Screwed! .Com Is King! →

Quick, name three significant web sites that have domain extensions that end in .me or .tv. Having trouble? For all of the hype surrounding these extensions at launch, they’ve largely failed to…

Dec 31st

Solar Panels to Sarah Palin: 2008's Top... →

2008 was a year for the armchair political pundit and the politically uninitiated alike. But it was also a year where unprecedented (political) attention was paid to the big energy and environmental…

Dec 31st

Large Form iPod Touch To Launch in Fall ‘09 →

We’ve got this from three independent sources close to Apple: expect a large screen iPod touch device to be released in the Fall of ‘09, with a 7 or 9 inch screen.

Dec 31st

Hulu's Counting Down to 2009 →

yourdp: livejamie: Hulu will be live-streaming the event straight from New York City Thankful I’m not in the cluster but will enjoy watching everyone else.

Dec 31st

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Road to the White House: Four Days in Denver →

(via obama)

Dec 31st

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yooniverse: Death Cab For Cutie - The New Year

Dec 31st

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Dec 31st

tired out my garmin nuvi 350 in my car for the first time today, it’s really nice

Dec 30th

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-12-21) →

Drake (90) Dashboard Confessional (37) Daphne Loves Derby (32) I Can Make a Mess Like Nobody’s Business (22) Death Cab for Cutie (22) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by

Dec 30th

Dec 29th

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documentary: The Times of Harvey Milk is a 1984 American documentary film produced in the United States and premiered at The Telluride Film Festival, the New York Film Festival, and then on November 1, 1984 at the Castro Theatre in San Francisco. The Times of Harvey Milk, conceived and directed by Rob Epstein and produced by Richard Schmiechen, documents the political career of Harvey Milk, who...

Dec 29th

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For nearly two years, Steve Kroft and 60 Minutes followed Barack Obama on the long and winding road to the White House complete with interviews, never-before-seen footage, and candid moments with Obama, his family, and his closest advisors.

Dec 29th

The Ten Coolest Movie Posters of 2008 →

Dec 29th

it really sucks to have to switch airlines on a connecting flight, security all over again

Dec 29th

Dec 28th

Why Wal-Mart is key to iPhone domination →

Dec 28th

Suspected 'Santa' Shooter Planned Escape to Canada →

Dec 28th

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Dec 28th

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In 1969 the US Senate had a hearing on funding the newly developed Corporation for Public Broadcasting. The proposed endowment was $20 million, but President Nixon wanted it cut in half because of the spending going on in the Vietnam War. This is an video clip of the exchange between Mr. Rogers and Senator Pastore, head of the hearing. Senator Pastore starts out very abrasive and by the time Mr....

Dec 28th

darn I leave for a bit and miss yet another adagio gift certificate, there’s no way I can redeem it fast enough w/o being at my computer

Dec 27th

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Dec 27th

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I’m always late on the Adagio Teas gift certificates, I should focus more attention to Twitter and less to actual work while at my computer

Dec 27th

High Speed Rail Gains Momentum in Texas →

Could high-speed trains be back in Texas’ future? Talk of such passenger rail service, once thought of as forever dead in Texas, is back in vogue, both in Washington and Austin.

Dec 27th

McDonald's admits to paying 1,000 people to stand... →

OSAKA, Japan - Around 1,000 people were paid to join the queue outside the Midosuji-Suomachi branch of McDonald ’s for the release of their Quarter Pounder burger in the Kansai area on Tuesday, it was learned on Thursday.

Dec 27th

Japanese teens that skip breakfast have sex... →

Teens who skip breakfast as middle school students tend to have sex at an earlier age than those who start the day with a proper meal, a government-backed Japanese medical researcher said on Friday. The average age of first-time sex for those who said they ate breakfast every day as a middle school student was 19.4.

Dec 27th

“I think I’m afraid to be happy because whenever I get too happy, something bad...”

– Charlie Brown. (via thisbloghearsmyconfessions)

Dec 26th

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Dec 26th

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Dec 26th

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Video distribution service coming to Wii →

A video distribution service is coming to Nintendo Wii, according to Nikkei business daily.

Dec 26th

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Bush's $1 Trillion War on Terror: Even Costlier... →

The news that President Bush’s war on terror will soon have cost the U.S. taxpayer $1 trillion — and counting — is unlikely to spread much Christmas cheer in these tough economic times. A trio of recent reports — none by the Bush Administration — suggests that sometime early in the Obama presidency, spending on the wars started since 9/11 will pass

Dec 26th

Death Toll Up At 6 with 3 Missing In Santa... →

At Least 6 Dead, Three Missing in Los Angeles ‘Santa’ Massacre, Stinging from an acrimonious divorce, a man plotting revenge against his ex-wife dressed up like Santa, went to his former in-laws’ Christmas Eve party and slaughtered at least six people before killing himself hours later.

Dec 26th

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