bloglog » Friday 03 July 2009
03 July 2009
thane rosenbaum: pro beach volleyball in coney island
03-07-09
18:29
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iphone 3gs prototype scooped up at airport, now on ebay
03-07-09
18:28
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Seriously folks, what's up with these prototype iPhones falling out of nondescript white vans and ending up on eBay in the shadiest of manners? Just months after we saw an original iPhone prototype (ancient OS included) pop up on The 'Bay, now we've got one of the world's first iPhone 3GSs on there as well. According to the highly ranked eBay seller, the "guy" he "got it from" actually stumbled upon it at an airport, and rather than doing the no
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hacker may have obtained e-mails, threatened sanford and mistress
03-07-09
18:27
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The plot thickens...
RIO DE JANEIRO ? A television anchor who's the only journalist known to have spoken with South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford's Argentine lover since news of their affair broke last week said the couple received an e-mail threat from the person who hacked into her Hotmail account.
Eduardo Feinmann, who worked with Maria Belen Chapur when she was a translator for Argentina's C5N news channel, said in a telephone interview from B
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tickets to jackson memorial to be free
03-07-09
18:27
GMTFans must register online for a lottery to win tickets to the Michael Jackson memorial Tuesday at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, organizers said Friday.
tickets to jackson memorial to be free
03-07-09
18:27
GMTFans must register online for a lottery to win tickets to the Michael Jackson memorial Tuesday at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, organizers said Friday.
report: nhtsa to mandate lane departure warning and auto-brake systems?
03-07-09
18:27
GMTFiled under: Government/Legal, Safety, TechIs the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration about to add some more safety measures to your next new car? According to The Detroit News, they might be. The Motown daily says that government officials are pondering whether or not they should require new vehicles to be fitted with lane-departure warning systems and automatic braking systems that trigger upon warning of an impending accident. Both
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want the obama ?hope? artwork on your iphone? nope, says apple.
03-07-09
18:17
GMTStart Mobile has managed to get 18 separate iPhone applications approved by Apple. So you'll imagine their surprise when one of them was recently rejected. But you may be even more surprised to find out why.
Apparently, Apple doesn't like the way one piece of art in the app depicts President Obama. Is it out of line or tasteless? Well, you can determine for yourself, because you've undoubtedly seen the art in question before: It's Shepard Fairey
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seattle data center outage disrupts e-commerce
03-07-09
18:12
GMT1sockchuck writes "A major power outage at Seattle telecom hub Fisher Plaza has knocked payment processing provider Authorize.net offline for hours, leaving thousands of web site unable to take credit cards for online sales. The Authorize site is still down, but its Twitter account attributes the outage to a fire, while AdHost calls it a 'significant power event.' Authorize.net is said to be trying to resume processing from a backup data center,
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russia opens route for u.s. to fly arms to afghanistan
03-07-09
18:08
GMTThe opening of the corridor is one the most concrete achievements of the effort to rebuild a relationship severely strained by last year?s war between Russia and Georgia.
should twitter crack down on pornography?
03-07-09
18:08
GMTFor marketers, Twitter has been a dream come true. It’s an open platform growing at a phenomenal rate. This combination can allow a single tweet to be seen by thousands of potential customers. But as Twitter continues its mainstream ascent, it has been targeted by spammers and scammers, something that doesn’t help legitimate marketers or users at all.
Yet despite its spam woes, Twitter has somehow avoided an overflow of content from
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rumor: skate 3 in the works
03-07-09
18:07
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Apparently EA is working on a sequel to Skate 2, if the Epicly Trife twitter is to be believed. Epicly Trife (NSFW) is a site dedicated to skating, and its twitter account said the following: "I just got told 'tonight we gotta celebrate,' one of the bro's got offered to be in SKATE 3." By no means a confirmation, we're still excited, as Skate 2 was not only a great sequel, but pretty much the best skating sim around. Plus, it's much easier to ge
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gordon chang: the coming trade war with china?.
03-07-09
18:07
GMTGORDON CHANG: The Coming Trade War With China.
video: wildcard: sex ed
03-07-09
18:07
GMTA California teacher sends home amateur porn with her 5th grade students. Also, fireworks safety and grand theft auto caught on tape.
jackson tickets via internet draw
03-07-09
18:07
GMTTickets for a memorial service for Michael Jackson in Los Angeles will be made available via the internet, organisers reveal.
ticket plans announced for jackson memorial in la
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03-07-09
17:57
GMTAP - Details of next Tuesday's public memorial for Michael Jackson are being released in Los Angeles by the owners of Staples Center.
michael jackson memorial press conference
03-07-09
17:50
GMTWe're live at the Staples Center, where a press conference is being held at 10:15am to go over the logistics of Michael Jackson's memorial on Tuesday morning. ...Permalink
lloyd's of london -- overdose clause?
03-07-09
17:50
GMTFiled under: Michael Jackson A spokesperson for Lloyd's of London tells us she's never heard of a case where her company has insured someone for a drug overdose.AEG, the company that was promoting Jackson's London concerts, claimed yesterday the policy it took out from Lloyd's ...Permalink




