December 2011
115 posts
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NASA lags behind on disposing aging properties,... →
from Daily Press
Like the moon landing site. When was the last time anyone even visited that?
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Gingrich Plays Down Slide in Iowa Polls, Says Race... →
from Fox News
Apparently this particular playground slide ends abruptly in mid-air.
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Latinos Frown on Record Deportations Under Obama,... →
from Fox News
… if not for the fact that votes while you are frowning do not count.
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BlackBerry PlayBook finally gets Angry Birds and a... →
from The Verge
RIM’s back, baby! Back in 2009.
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Today in Research: More Pollution in Our Lakes;... →
from The Atlantic
This is either a very random combination of subjects in a headline, or that semicolon is actually supposed to be a comma and researchers have found more pollution in our aggressive drunks.
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NASA Spacecraft Beam Space Christmas Photos to... →
from Space.com
Space Christmas gets more commercial every year.
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Gary Johnson to drop out of GOP primary to run as... →
from Politico
Who is dropping out? And what is he running as?
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U.S. Chamber of Commerce Said to Be Hit by... →
from Businessweek
Little do they realize that the Chamber of Commerce has no business ideas that are of use to anyone.
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Some grief over death of North Korea leader false,... →
from Los Angeles Times
Truly this invaluable information will be a huge coup for American intelligence agencies.
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Negative ads mix with holiday cheer in Iowa →
from BusinessWeek
What an awful sounding place. Why would anyone want to visit there?
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Hanukkah starts with National Menorah lighting in... →
from The Washington Post
It seems odd that an ancient holiday dating from the second century would require a ritual in an American city to start.
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Democrats seek victory in payroll tax cut fight →
from Reuters
… reversing their previous strategy of openly embracing defeat.
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'Tell loved ones they are overweight this... →
from BBC News
“… and you’ll never have to buy them presents ever again.”
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PlayStation Vita enjoys great first week. Is it... →
from The Christian Science Monitor
If it isn’t enough, I really think you ought to look up the definition of the word “great.”
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Twelve charged with hate crimes in Amish beard... →
from Reuters
That headline just made a lot of barbers very nervous.
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Paul Allen’s dream of space flight is part of plan... →
from The State Column
The other part of the plan is his dream of having the world’s first airborne Olympic-size swimming pool.
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Sarah Palin says it's not too late for more... →
from New York Post
Of course, all the states whose primary ballot filing deadlines have passed might disagree.
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U.S.: 'No firm evidence' loose weapons have left... →
from CNN
So … there’s loose evidence weapons have left Libya?
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AT&T ditches T-Mobile merger: So what's it mean... →
from CNET
Well, if your name is T-Mobile, it means that AT&T will not be buying you.
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Obama hasn't forgotten Iowa →
from Los Angeles Times
Not until after the election, anyway.
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North Korea's Leader Kim Jong Il Is Dead (PHOTOS) →
from Global Grind
Ugh. Why would anyone want to see photos of a dead person?
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End the circus of cruelty →
from Los Angeles Times
You’d think it would be hard attracting families with a name like that.
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DPRK top leader Kim Jong Il passes away due to... →
from Xinhua News Agency
“Mental and physical strain” is actually a fatal condition in North Korea?
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Dear Congress, It's No Longer OK To Not Know How... →
from Mother Board
I’m not linking this headline because it’s written poorly, or because the story is funny, or because of any grammatical mistakes. I’m linking this headline because it’s true.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Il dead, state media... →
from CNN
The irony is, it’s very hard to take anything North Korea’s state-controlled media says seriously.
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Oops! Rick Perry wants to cut $5 trillion -- from... →
from New York Daily News
Are you offering to pay the federal government $1.3 trillion? Very well, we accept.
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Facebook Threatens to Sue Mark Zuckerberg -- No,... →
from Mashable
“You have no idea what a horrible violation of privacy it is to have someone pretend to be you online. Why are you all laughing?”
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Rick Perry: Herman Cain is the type of person I’d... →
from Des Moines Register
“I mean, I’d never actually appoint Herman Cain himself - I’m not insane. But someone like him.”
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Motorola Droid Xyboard 10.1 Is Tablet Xoom Should... →
from eWeek
… just with a far, far worse name.
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Victoria's Secret cotton unravels kids' lives →
from San Francisco Chronicle
“What this depressing article about child labor needs is a snappy headline to liven things up.”
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"Barefoot Bandit" gets 7 years for crime spree →
from CBS News
But is acquitted of all charges of violating “No Shoes No Service” signs.
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Ron Paul on Michele Bachmann: 'She Hates Muslims' →
from The Atlantic Wire
That’s not fair. I get the feeling she hates a lot of people.
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Will Android Reach Its Sell-by Date In 2012? →
from Forbes
This is what happens when farm reporters cover for their tech colleagues who are on vacation.
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Zynga stock plowed as investors ding Farmville... →
from Chicago Sun-Times
“Plow” in a financial context means to invest capital. Someone has been playing way too much FarmVille.
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Gingrich says rivals' criticism taking a toll →
from Boston Globe
“They hurt my feelings.”
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Next-gen BlackBerrys not out until late 2012 →
from The USA Today
Apparently holiday shopping is that big a deal in Canada.
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'Batman' star punched, stopped from visiting blind... →
from CNN
Life really does imitate art.
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FBI Contacted Phone Monitoring Firm About Software →
from ABC News
Carrier IQ: “For the last time, our software isn’t used to spy on people!”
FBI: “Oh. Do you know where we can get some software that is?”
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Sheriff Joe Arpaio: 'Don't ... use me as a... →
from Los Angles Times
“That completely defeats the purpose of this Latino whipping boy we got.”
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NASA Scientists Want to Harpoon Comets →
from Space.com
For the last time, Commander Ahab, we are not wasting billions of dollars supporting your search for this alleged white comet.
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Mobile Safety Common Sense: 10 Things You Should... →
from eWeek
You could only come up with 10?
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“… if you’re a novelist—not to mention a reader, a book publisher, or...”
– Don’t Support Your Local Bookstore
Farhad Manjoo writing for Slate
Would any novelists like to take this opportunity to thank Amazon for crushing independent bookstores?
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Teen drinking, smoking continue to decline;... →
from Los Angeles Times
Wait a minute. If they aren’t smoking the pot … did this study look into brownie consumption?
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Carrier IQ exec says company has learned lessons →
from CNET
“We’ve also learned a lot of your passwords.”
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NYC-paid investigators buy guns online across US →
from The Associated Press
Do you spend a lot of time on the Internet? Do you like guns? If you answered “yes” to both these questions, the ATF would like to talk to you.
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Searching for Apps Is Finally Getting Easier →
from New York Times
Finally. Smartphone users have struggled to find and download a mere 25 billion apps so far.
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BBC News - Who, What, Why: How useful is a... →
from BBC News
You forgot “where.”
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New operating system for space: High-tech tycoons →
from Boston Globe
This headline leads me to believe you don’t understand what an operating system and/or a tycoon is.
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In Congress, another round of year-end... →
from Los Angeles Times
Ooo, who won? Somehow I bet it wasn’t America.
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Apple's Hottest New Product Can Be Thrown in the... →
from The Wall Street Journal
“Did you or a loved one damage your iPhone in the washing machine after reading the Wall Street Journal’s misleading headline? If so, you may be entitled to join a class action lawsuit.”