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[120] Curbing Your Enthusiasm
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posted by: PhilPerspective at 7/30/2010 1:56:07 AM
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President Obama rode into office on a wave of progressive enthusiasm. But, for many reasons, that has given way to progressive disillusionment.
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Topic: Political Opinion |
19 comments
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[113] Congressman Pulled Over for Speeding During Live Interview
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posted by: HeDiggMe at 7/30/2010 9:47:46 PM
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Rep. Dan Lungren (R-Calif.) was abruptly torn away from a live radio interview Friday when a policeman pulled him over and told him to hang up the phone.
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Topic: Political News |
18 comments
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[143] Toyota to revive Supra nameplate?
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posted by: thegman3 at 7/30/2010 3:21:48 PM
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Earlier this month, Toyota applied to renew its long-expired trademark on the Supra name in the United States. Although the company is mostly mum on the subject, an easy-to-reach conclusion would suggest that Toyota could revive the historic badge for its upcoming FT-86 sports car.
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Topic: Autos |
23 comments
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[145] Gov Calls Rejection of Medical Marijuana Plan 'disJointed'
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posted by: NuclearMissile at 7/30/2010 7:54:59 PM
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Gov. Chris Christie said today he was surprised that Rutgers University turned down an opportunity to be the lone grower of the state's medical marijuana crop ....
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Topic: World News |
28 comments
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[233] FBI rings up Defcon organizers over contest
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posted by: alphadoggs at 7/30/2010 12:28:07 PM
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A Defcon contest that invites contestants to trick employees at U.S. corporations into revealing not-so-sensitive data has rattled some nerves.
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Topic: Security |
22 comments
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[178] Career Tips From Don Draper
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posted by: oboy at 7/30/2010 5:29:44 PM
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The cast and crew of Mad Men do a great job of transporting viewers to another time and place. But what influence has Jon Hamm's Golden Globe winning character Don Draper had on your working style?
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Topic: Business & Finance |
11 comments
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[311] Internet Explorer 9 Beta to Arrive in September
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posted by: ArbiInc at 7/29/2010 7:26:01 PM
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Microsoft today disclosed that version nine of its Internet Explorer Web browser will have a beta release in September.
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Topic: Microsoft |
45 comments
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[205] Visualizing the Fortune 500 in America
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posted by: jboitnott at 7/30/2010 5:20:06 PM
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Two out of three Fortune 500 companies are located in 10 primary states and the industries with the largest profits may surprise you.
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Topic: Business & Finance |
42 comments
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[243] Jennifer Lopez signs deal, becomes new 'American Idol' judge
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posted by: RobertWright at 7/30/2010 12:55:26 PM
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Jennifer Lopez has inked a deal to join American Idol‘s judging panel for its upcoming 10th season
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Topic: Celebrity |
81 comments
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[201] Obama to sell good news of auto bailout during Detroit tour
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posted by: Burento at 7/30/2010 4:16:39 PM
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President Barack Obama is going to the heart of the U.S. auto industry to push an important election-year claim: his administration's unpopular auto industry bailout has turned into an economic good-news story.
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Topic: World News |
111 comments
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[269] Students finally wake up to Facebook privacy issues
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posted by: LtGenPanda at 7/30/2010 9:27:51 PM
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College students do care about Facebook privacy, it turns out, and their use of the service's privacy settings has skyrocketed between 2009 and 2010, according to two researchers.
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Topic: Security |
36 comments
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[244] Lord British wins $28 million in NCSoft lawsuit
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posted by: NikoleSmash at 7/30/2010 5:23:42 PM
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Game developer Richard "Lord British" Garriott won a $28 million lawsuit against former employer NCSoft today for breach of contract. The Korean-based software company fired him while he was in space.
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Topic: Gaming Industry News |
74 comments
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[256] Brazil's sex tourism boom
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posted by: crea8iveart at 7/30/2010 1:06:16 PM
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An investigation has highlighted the extent of child prostitution and sex tourism in the north-east of Brazil. The country is overtaking Thailand as a destination for sex tourism and on attempts to curb the problem.
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Topic: World News |
78 comments
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[327] Mexican Drug Lord Killed
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posted by: ArbiInc at 7/30/2010 6:26:50 PM
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Mexican soldiers have killed a leader of the powerful Sinaloa drug cartel in a shootout, providing a badly needed victory to President Felipe Calderon in his war against the criminal organizations that have vied for control of the country.
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Topic: World News |
99 comments
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[539] How Coins Are Made (Pic)
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posted by: DiggerIcon at 7/30/2010 10:37:59 AM
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Topic: Comedy |
41 comments
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[440] Digg Closes New Account Registration. New Digg is Nigh.
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posted by: FirstDigg at 7/30/2010 5:14:16 PM
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Either Digg hates new users or we're about to see the changeover to Digg v4.0. As of this morning, new account registration has closed for Digg. Attempting to create an account yields this message: "The New Digg Is Coming..."
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Topic: Tech Industry News |
143 comments
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[290] This is Burning Man [Infographic]
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posted by: tbhurst at 7/29/2010 11:31:29 PM
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The history of Burning Man has always been a complex entity that has survived, nay, mutated over the years. And because of this, it has grown rapidly since its humble beginnings of a simple gathering on a beach.
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Topic: Arts & Culture |
35 comments
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[391] Swedish Police Officer Gets Funky in the Street (Video)
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posted by: louiebaur at 7/30/2010 6:43:50 PM
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As a member of the police force, you've gotta have sharp instincts. You have to know when to when to call for backup, when to ask questions and when to shimmy out of the squad car to unleash the funk.
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Topic: Odd Stuff |
58 comments
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[297] Apple Enters the Battery Game, Releases Battery Charger
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posted by: moredown at 7/30/2010 2:27:06 PM
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Apple's got a new product, again, but this time it's not a computer, digital music device, or tablet, it's... a battery charger.
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Topic: Apple |
172 comments
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[210] Ansel Adams Photo Mystery Now Solved?
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posted by: BannedWagon at 7/29/2010 11:37:40 PM
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Miriam I. Walton has come forward with evidence that the images in question were actually taken by her not-quite-so-famous late relative, Earl Brooks.
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Topic: Arts & Culture |
31 comments
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[637] They Rapin' E'rybody Out Heah [video]
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posted by: DiggScrap at 7/29/2010 9:34:31 PM
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Antoine Dodson's inadvertent reality TV audition.
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Topic: People |
112 comments
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[266] Police filmed dragging women and babies during protest
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posted by: cutedrishti8 at 7/30/2010 5:27:37 PM
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A video has emerged showing French police evicting African immigrants with babies and children during a housing protest in a Paris suburb.
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Topic: World News |
148 comments
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[142] Report: RIM unveiling 9.7 inch Blackpad in November
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posted by: admillios at 7/30/2010 5:25:02 PM
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Apparently, RIM is gearing up to unveil a tablet sometime in November and guess what? It actually will be called the Blackpad.
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Topic: Gadgets |
89 comments
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[460] Oregon Considers Plastic Bag Ban
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posted by: MacBookForMe at 7/29/2010 10:19:19 PM
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The Oregon Legislature may impose a plastic bag ban statewide next year.
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Topic: Environment |
117 comments
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[120] 400 Killed in Flooding in Pakistan, Officials Say
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posted by: diggplug at 7/30/2010 5:49:31 PM
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Hundreds of thousands of people were believed to be unable to evacuate to safer ground.
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Topic: World News |
18 comments
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[304] 3 Teens Charged in Videotaped Immigrant Death
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posted by: PopularContent at 7/29/2010 8:25:04 PM
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A deadly attack on a 47 year-old father of four has left a town in New Jersey shaken....
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Topic: People |
117 comments
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[218] Time to scrap BP brand? Gas-station owners divided
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posted by: NewsFeed at 7/30/2010 4:35:21 PM
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BP gas station owners across the country are divided over whether the oil giant stained by its handling of the Gulf spill should rebrand U.S. outlets as Amoco or another name as part of its effort to repair the company's badly damaged reputation.
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Topic: Business & Finance |
96 comments
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[229] Flickr Creator Spins Addictive New Web Service
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posted by: oteque at 7/30/2010 12:40:40 PM
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Connecting people to one another is not just Fake’s hobby — she has made it her career. As the cofounder of Flickr, the landmark photography site, Fake provided a place for shutterbugs to share their work; they have uploaded more than 4 billion pictures. It was a seminal service that helped launch the era of user-generated content, spurring...
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Topic: Tech Industry News |
18 comments
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[233] The Science of Baseball
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posted by: subatomicdoc at 7/29/2010 9:32:20 PM
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MIT outreach program uses America's pastime to hook boys on math and physics
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Topic: Educational |
17 comments
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[269] Scientists Find Evidence That Oil And Dispersant Mix Is Maki
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posted by: Milieunet at 7/29/2010 11:13:29 PM
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Scientists have found signs of an oil-and-dispersant mix under the shells of tiny blue crab larvae in the Gulf of Mexico, the first clear indication that the unprecedented use of dispersants in the BP oil spill has broken up the oil into toxic droplets so tiny that they can easily enter the foodchain. Marine biologists started finding orange blobs
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Topic: Food & Drink |
67 comments
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[199] What Is It?
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posted by: mquil at 7/29/2010 11:57:16 PM
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The ghostly looking Mexican axolotl retains some of its larval features for life, including its feathery pink external gills.
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Topic: Environment |
46 comments
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[596] Officer accused of forcing oral sex at gunpoint not charged
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posted by: cqlivingston at 7/29/2010 11:12:57 PM
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Prosecutors have decided not to file charges against a former city police officer accused three years ago of forcing a prostitute at gunpoint to perform oral sex on him in his patrol car while he was on duty and in uniform.
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Topic: Odd Stuff |
159 comments
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[359] I Just Bought Zombie Insurance (PIC)
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posted by: MerrySparrow at 7/30/2010 1:47:22 PM
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I know I'll be ready when they arrive...
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Topic: Autos |
65 comments
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[334] Matt LeBlanc: I Dyed My Hair the Whole Time on Friends
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posted by: ArtThouBored at 7/30/2010 2:45:54 PM
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Six years after the finale of "Friends" — and four after spinoff "Joey" ended — Matt LeBlanc, now 43, sporting silver hair. But LeBlanc has a big secret bottled up.
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Topic: Television |
75 comments
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[178] The Robot That Visits Your Cubicle
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posted by: sudhiru at 7/30/2010 2:37:53 PM
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When Trevor Blackwell, CEO of a company called Anybots, wants to know what his employees are up to, he sends a robot to their cubicles.
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Topic: Gadgets |
39 comments
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[786] Christina Hendricks' Breasts Render Anchor Speechless [VID]
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posted by: isaacand at 7/30/2010 12:39:39 AM
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Madmen star Christina Hendricks appeared on KTLA's morning show to discuss her Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama, but anchor Brian McFayden had a tough time staying focused after Hendricks makes a passing comment about taking a bath.
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Topic: Television |
222 comments
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[404] StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty [Review]
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posted by: JamesLowell at 7/28/2010 11:48:18 PM
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StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty brings players back to the sci-fi world they've been pining over for more than a decade, and it doesn't disappoint.
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Topic: Gaming Industry News |
191 comments
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[312] William Shater: CBS should call it SHIT My Dad Says
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posted by: DorkKnight at 7/29/2010 8:27:38 PM
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A critic at press tour to William Shatner..
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Topic: Television |
78 comments
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[298] Man in LeBron Jersey Thrown Out of Cleveland Indians Game
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posted by: wjappe at 7/30/2010 4:27:48 PM
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The guy, who was apparently born in Florida but moved to Ohio, shows up in the Heat jersey and doesn't do anything to provoke being thrown out. However fans started chanting, "Asshole, asshole" and "Fuck LeBron" over and over again and police decided to escort him out.
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Topic: Baseball |
116 comments
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[304] Have a happy SysAdmin Day (despite the pay)
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posted by: nahsrocketeer75 at 7/30/2010 12:59:15 PM
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Today is the 11th annual System Administrator Appreciation Day, but IT workers who keep corporate desktops, servers and networks running won’t see a lot to celebrate in a new report that shows their pay dropping and more of their jobs being farmed out to even cheaper labor.
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Topic: Tech Industry News |
142 comments
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