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Tech: Yahoo! News — High-Tech Vehicles to Drive Automotive Chip Demand: “If 10 image censors find their way into a car, automotive demand for image sensors could be as big as the $1.6 billion market...

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USA: Yahoo! News — Drug-Resistant Germ Spreading Outside U.S. Hospitals: “However, 70 percent of the time doctors use ineffective drugs to treat it [Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus or...

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USA: Yahoo! News — Edwards Chooses Fast-Food Joint as Romantic Date: “The Edwards’ have made a romantic ritual out of toasting their nuptials at food chain Wendy’s, a tradition that will continue on...

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Tech: Yahoo! News — Museum Considers Excrement Power: This will take the piss out of their visitors. “Britain’s Science Museum says it is considering a radical way of paying its hefty energy bills —...

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Tech: Yahoo! News — Queen Knights World Wide Web Inventor Berners-Lee: There are those who would call him… Tim? Sir Tim? “He received the knighthood in recognition of his services to the development of...

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USA: Yahoo! News — Indebted U.S. Ponders Maggots, Robbery: “A mouthful of maggots could not deter Michele Goncalo from vying for a $50,000 prize in a television game show because, like millions of...

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USA: Yahoo! News — 9/11 Panel to Recommend Top Intelligence Post-NYT: The Secretary of Secrets? “The commission investigating the Sept. 11 attacks will recommend creating a Cabinet-level post charged...

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World: Yahoo! News — One Way of Promoting Traffic Safety…: Terrorists are everywhere and the coalition of the willing will smoke them out. “A Czech police officer took a police campaign to cut traffic...

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Yahoo! News — Soviet Icon Lenin Died of Syphilis-Experts Say: Clap for Lenin! “In addition, the doctors studied the changes to Lenin’s personality several years before he became obviously ill. It can...

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USA: Krispy Kreme introduces glazed doughnut frozen beverage — Jul. 21, 2004: It’s official. Krispy Kreme has been overrun by the idiots in marketing. Please note: I like to eat my donuts, not drink...

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Yahoo! News — Bigger Breasts for Free: Join the Army: This just smells like a bad idea. “The U.S. Army has long lured recruits with the slogan “Be All You Can Be,” but now soldiers and their families...

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Tech: Yahoo! News — Train Like an Olympic Athlete with Hi-Tech Gadgets: Too cool for words running gadgets. Bluetooth. MP3, Mileage. Pulse. Now if it fits into sunglasses and uses solar power, we’re...

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Tech: Yahoo! News — Apple ‘Stunned’ by RealNetworks iPod Move and plans to sue Real. Old habits die hard. If you can’t innovate, litigate. But what will consumers think?

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Sports: Ricky Williams failed a third drug test. That’s why he retired — to avoid a four-game suspension. What a shock. Randy Hill on FSN describes how Ricky will spend the 2004 season, and it’s...

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USA: “Why don’t they get new jobs if they’re unhappy — or go on Prozac?” said Susan Sheybani, an assistant to Bush campaign spokesman Terry Holt. A reporter overheard the remark, but Sheybani later...

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USA: Yahoo! News — Wanted: Good Job in Exchange for U.S. Election Vote. Here’s a follow-up to yesterday’s post about poor job quality. Dodge this, W.

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USA: Yahoo! News — U.S. Mad Cow Testing Ignites Criticism: The USA FDA is doing a one-time sample testing that doesn’t go nearly far enough. While the smaller and specialty beef firms support...

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USA: The New York Times reports that the US Congress is considering legislation that allows a new owner of a sports franschise to write off the full value, including purchase costs and broadcast rights...

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USA: It’s business as usual in the GOP. W’s boys speak out about the growing suspicion that the latest terror alerts are bogus. Read these articles. Meanwhile, President, um, Vice President Cheney...

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USA: Researchers claim that the state of California provides indirect subsidies to Wal-Mart of $86 million, in the form of government assistance to underpaid Wal-Mart employees. Sounds like a...

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Sports: Ex-UGA QB Qunicy Carter has been released by the Dallas Cowboys. Reports indicate he tested positive for an illegal substance. With ex-Buc and perrenial washout Vinny Testaverde as their...

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USA: Robert McNamara’sMay 18, 1966 speech is an interesting read. Defense through development.

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USA: There are 53 States? California Alternative High School preys on the desperate and weak.

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World: Scientist Bill McGuire claims that a volcanic eruption in the Canary Islands could spawn a killer giant tidal wave that would devastate the eastern USA, Western Africa, Spain, Portugal, and the...

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USA: An unfortunate turning point in the elction may arrive by Labor Day: the 1000th US military fatality in Iraq. Kerry doesn’t need to say anything. The media and blogosphere will do the talking for...

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Sports: If Iran won’t compete against Israel at the Olympics, then the IOC should tell the Iranian team to go home. End of story.

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USA: Tempers are getting short in Florida, as government officials and insurers deal with the massive damage. Over 640,000 people are without electricity. Ice and gas are in short supply. The elderly...

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USA: Larry Thurlow is a big fat liar.

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Tech: CVS is selling a $20 disposable digital camera with a small LCD screen. Film has another 2 years in the consumer market, at most.

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USA: Maureen Dowd in the New York Times provides a nice summary of the Swiftie mess: “Reports in The New York Times and The Washington Post last week made it clear that the vile Swift boaters have told...

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USA: Ken Cordier is stepping down from a Bush steering committee. He was featured in one of the Swifties television commercials. Yet another piece of evidence that the GOP and W are involved with the...

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USA: So how many Floridians also vote in New York? What about all those Wisconsites who winter in Arizona? An interesting question with no quick answers.

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USA: Van Odell admits he has no documentation to back up his claims against Kerry. Kerry actually has witnesses to support his documented actions in the field, and witnesses keep coming forward....

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USA: W will not stay overnight in New York City during the GOP convention. After his acceptance speech, he heads to Pennsylvania. Good choice, W. You’re at least 10 points behind in New York State, and...

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USA: What a shock! Another figure in the W campaign, Benjamin Ginsberg, is advising the Swifties. Ginsberg is the chief outside counsel for the W campaign. Turns out he is also providing legal advice...

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Sports: If the Montreal Expos really do move to Northern Virginia or DC next season, they should rename themselves the Washington Senators. There’s too much tradition at stake. I can just see Bud Selig...

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USA: Benjamin Ginsberg has resigned from the W campaign, falling on his own sword to protect his Republiucan taskmasters. He was also working for the Swifties. Another Navy report has been found that...

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USA: The Republicans still won’t admit that holding their convention in New York City is a really bad idea.

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USA: John McCain has finally convinced W take legal action against the Swifties and other groups. Of course, most of the top 527s are working for Kerry and against W. The Republicans are kicking...

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USA: W admits that he “miscalculated” post-war conditions in Iraq. Has he checked the body count lately? Who in the world told W to say this? It may be as big a gaffe as “Mission Accomplished”. W also...

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USA: Richard Reeves provides a top 10 list of reasons why W is incompetent. As always, read the article for more details. Bush has divided the country; we are all part of a vicious little hissing...

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USA: W flip flops, and now claims that the USA can win the war against terror. We probably can, but not with the Republicans in charge. Meanwhile at the convention, can you tell which Bush twin has...

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Arizona woman gets 70 speeding tickets in 5 months

This article first appeared on my old blog at http://www.bloglines.com/blog/wsodeman?id=42 http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060811/us_nm/speeding_dc “I don’t want to get off on a rant here…“ Dennis Miller,...

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Ugliest Bluetooth headset ever

http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/15/chronotechs-bluevoice-combines-wristwatch-headset/ Bluetooth Watches is offering a combination headset wristwatch that is the ugliest electronic device I’ve seen this...

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Dell recalls 4M laptop computer batteries

This article first appeared on my old blog at http://www.bloglines.com/blog/wsodeman?id=46 http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060814/ap_on_hi_te/dell_battery_recall “The [Consumer Product Safety Commission]....

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Washington Post replaces e-mail newsletter with blog, RSS

Rob Pegoraro announced this morning that his newspaper, the Washington Post, will replace the Fast Forward newsletter with a blog called Faster Forward. Fast Forward was started as an e-mail newsletter...

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US map with country labels

This map from StrangeMaps.com and BigPicture.com relabels each of the 50 United States with countries that have similar gross domestic products (GDPs). GDP is the market value of all goods and services...

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Power trip

Courtesy of BoingBoing, here’s a photo of at least five different electrical outlets that are available at each seat in a European conference room. It’s not just the power outlets that are different....

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Solar-powered Bluetooth headset

From ChipChick and Engadget comes information on a solar-powered Bluetooth headset. Bluetooth headsets need a battery to power the radio, but it’s usually a low-wattage affair. The Iqua Sun 603 uses a...

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Digital TV is coming

Yesterday, the Honolulu Advertiser published an article about digital TV conversion. On 17 February 2009, US television stations will stop broadcasting analog television signals. On that date, anyone...

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