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tags:  oh snap
posted at 17:08 on 7.29.09
tags:  apple  palm  oh snap
posted at 18:06 on 7.24.09
tags:  nokia  oh snap  idiots
posted at 11:16 on 7.17.09
tags:  health  science  oh snap
posted at 13:26 on 6.26.09
tags:  oh snap  consumer issues
posted at 12:41 on 6.24.09
tags:  bandwidth capping  oh snap  consumer issues  monopolistic bastards  politics
posted at 10:57 on 6.19.09
tags:  xbox 360  hulu  oh snap  streaming media
posted at 10:48 on 5.29.09
tags:  Pirates  oh snap
posted at 18:31 on 4.29.09
tags:  POTUS  science  oh snap
posted at 21:12 on 4.27.09
tags:  pirates  oh snap
posted at 18:53 on 4.12.09
tags:  iphone  oh snap  hacking
posted at 21:09 on 3.24.09

oh snap:

O’Rielly Factor gets served. Statistics trump bimbo pundits anyday.

Palm goes and tattles on Apple to USB Compliance Organization

Children… children…

Nokia profits plummet; I say ha-ha

See? This is what happens when you abandon me and my E70 the way you did… hope you’re enjoying 66% fewer profits this quarter! Oh, and Symbian SUCKS!

Alcohol linked to 1/25 deaths worldwide

…and yet we’re still busting hippies and city kids for holding a dime bag. Bring back prohibition!

Shocker: Almost 100% of "green" products aren't.

What? My green propane-fired lawn eradicator isn’t eco-sense compliant? My favorite: Comcast’s “Eco-Billing” option to kill the paper bill (it saves them money, not the environment).

Eric Massa is my fucking hero

My new hero in congress, NY-D Rep. Eric Massa, introduces a bill that makes broadband capping illegal and bandwidth metering illegal, as enforced by the FCC. At least SOMEONE is keeping up on how to keep consumers advocated and the e-Conomy 2.0 humming along…

Hulu coming to Xbox 360?

Man, this would be a headshot to every having TV service again for me, not to mention a brilliant move on the part of Microsoft in cementing their console as the center of a home media center. My loins quiver in geeky anticipation…

Cruise passenger fights off pirates with deck chair

The title kinda says it all.

Obama makes Apollo mission like like drop in bucket

He did it :)

“We will devote more than three percent of our GDP to research and development… This represents the largest commitment to scientific research and innovation in American history.” - Prez Obama

The president has pledged the largest chunk of change in US history (more than even during the space race) to science and engineering. Mostly to innovating new energy technologies. This is on par with (and actually surpasses) what Kennedy did with the Apollo space missions, and could be one of the most important scientific undertakings in our lifetime. Potentially, this could take a big bite out of unclean energy, reduce dependence on foreign oil significantly, and give us many jobs and many, many amazing gadgets to play with for ages to come. We’re still enjoying the techno-riches of the space race, after all.

Navy SEAL snipers kill 3/4 Somali pirates, rescue hostage captain

That’s a long-overdue first. These pirates had it way too easy for too long. The high seas are back - Yarrr.

Correction: Installer App does not do what I said

Oops. Engadget calls out Gizmodo’s report (which, for the record, didn’t jive with my understanding of how the util worked, but I wanted so badly to believe) in a good old fashioned blog smackdown.