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Monday, April 25, 2011

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Supreme Court Won't Speed Up Obama Healthcare Law Ruling

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The Supreme Court refused on Monday to speed up a ruling on President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul, his signature domestic achievement that has provoked a fierce political

Michigan State Police try to explain cell phone data extraction devices

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Michigan State Police do not seem pleased with the coverage about its use of high-tech mobile forensic devices to suck out cell phone data in under two minutes. MSP issued a statement that explains how they use the devices, but the ACLU still isn't completely buying their story.

Sales of new U.S. homes rebounded in March

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More people bought new homes in March, helping give the battered industry a small lift after the worst winter for sales in almost a half-century.

George Carlin, Sidney Lumet + more talk about F#ck, Sh#t and Piss (and the Evolution of TV)

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Betty White grew up watching kinescopes. George Carlin thinks HBO changed everything.

AAA Reports 18% Increase in Motorists Running Out of Gas

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Image credit: el clinto, used under Creative Commons license. Andrew reported before on how higher gas prices lead to more motorists running out of gas. The latest spike in prices, combined with the ongoing financial impact of the recession,

Comparing 16th Century Maps to Current Satellite Imagery [Pics]

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Take a look at how the Google Maps of the 1500s compares to today's version, in some of the biggest cities around the world

Obama Makes Same Energy Mistakes As Every President Back to Nixon: Won't Tax Properly

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We weren't big fans of Obama's energy speech of a couple weeks back, given its general lack of vision and tired similarity to energy speeches by the last eight presidents in focusing on US energy independence. There's another similarity

Kelly: Giffords Cleared To Attend Shuttle Launch

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Rep. Gabrielle Giffords will attend husband Mark Kelly's space shuttle launch in Florida on Friday, Kelly said, allowing the Arizona congresswoman to travel for the first time since she was flown from Tucson to Houston more than three months ago to recover from a gunshot wound to the head.

Stream: Beastie Boys' 'Hot Sauce Committee Pt. 2'

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I know what some of you are thinking: 'Wait, didn't you guys make a post just like this on Saturday?' Well, yes, kind of. The Beastie Boys have decided to give

Pornography raid underscores Wi-Fi risks

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The story of a New York man who was wrongly accosted by federal agents serves as a cautionary tale about the importance of safeguarding wireless networks against intruders.

Times/USC Dornsife Poll: California voters want public employees to shoulder more of the state's financial troubles,

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California voters want government employees to give up some retirement benefits to help ease the state's financial problems, favoring a cap on pensions and a later age for collecting them, according to a new poll.

Trump Says DeNiro Is Stupid

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"Well, he's not the brightest bulb in the planet," Trump said. "I have been watching him over the years and I like his acting but in terms of when I watch him doing interviews and various other things, we are not dealing with Albert Einstein.

PSN update: Sony isn't sure your credit card data is safe

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Sony has released another update about the PlayStation Network outage, claiming there is no timeline for a fix and that it isn't sure if customer credit card information has been compromised.

All aboard the crazy train (Video)

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Can you tell this wasn't filmed in America? ...

IMF bombshell: Age of America nears end

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The International Monetary Fund has just dropped a bombshell, and nobody noticed, writes Brett Arends.

Datacenter power use visualized - Boing Boing

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Chimps will follow their leader even when it's the stupid thing to do

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Chimpanzees keep showing how smart they are compared to humans, but now there's a big knock against their intelligence - they're seemingly unable to go against the dominant group member, even if it means using a totally ineffective strategy.

Oh No They Didn’t! Designer Items That Shouldn’t Exist

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Man stabbed to death in the groin

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Painful way to die.....

Email From Jobs: Apple Doesn’t Track; Google Does

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Steve Jobs has allegedly issued one of his typically terse email replies regarding the location tracking database that resides unencrypted on all iOS devices, according to MacRumors.

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