digg.com: Stories
on Apr 3, 2011:
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Fox News Screws up NBC GE Taxes Story
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/d_WNSXYaju4/fox_news_screws_up_nbc_ge_taxes_story
This was on Foxnews.com. It gets really funny towards to middle/end. I snagged it before they took it down. This is what happens when you try to be partisan...you start mixing up your lies.
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Why iPhone users look rich but are usually poor
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/429EFSOLHFs/why_iphone_users_look_rich_but_are_usually_poor
Just under one in five owners of the must-have phone admit that their main bank account is always overdrawn. This is around double the national average.
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The App Report: 3DS Launch Apps Impress, Needs More
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/DoTV1qQqKpY/the_app_report_3ds_launch_apps_impress_needs_more
Living up to the promised coverage of "other mobile things outside of Apple's influence" in this column's resource box, today's feature will be focused on Nintendo's new handheld, the 3DS. The 3DS is Nintendo's follow-up to its successful and incredibly lucrative DS console. The new handheld launched last Sunday with the typical tech-demo titles like Pilotwings Resort, Steel Diver, and Super Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition. And the glasses-free 3D effects selling point? Very effective.
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Potheads, Stoners, and weed aficionados united
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/q_ceWdugUfk/potheads_stoners_and_weed_aficionados_united
We?ve overcome a massive hurdle in the struggle for cannabis legalization, but we still have no idea how close we are to our goal. We still have a lot to sort out.
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The 10 Fastest-Dying Industries in America
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/i_WCPtWCMTQ/the_10_fastest_dying_industries_in_america_2
At the center of a perfect storm of boomer burnout, a brutal recession, and a rapidly changing industry, the mobile home retail market could be the worst industry in America. Here's why.
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IBM Breakthrough Easily Kills Drug-Resistant Bacteria
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/x5yCXcbjVhQ/ibm_breakthrough_easily_kills_drug_resistant_bacteria
IBM researchers made a breakthrough by creating electrically charged nanoparticles capable of destroying membrane walls of drug-resistant bacterial cells, easily killing them...worked in lab trials involving mice infected with common and dangerous drug-resistant bacteria. I just hope this system could be used to destroy other types of cells involving more serious terminal conditions. My hat is off to the people behind this, keep going, guys.
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Saving Ethiopia's 'Church Forests': Embattled Islands of Biodiversity in a Denuded Landscape
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/oaWAaYA5ov0/saving_ethiopia_s_church_forests_embattled_islands_of_biodiversity_in_a_denuded_landscape
In many crowded, concrete-filled Turkish cities, the most reliable places to find a little patch of green are the cemeteries near large mosques, where believers are laid to rest in peaceful surroundings.
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Koch-Funded Climate Skeptic's Own Data Confirms Warming
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/l7NLjbhelkQ/koch_funded_climate_skeptic_s_own_data_confirms_warming_2
This week, a climate hearing was held in the US House. One of the GOP's star witnesses -- a scientist who's been vocal in his skepticism of global temperature records, didn't quite help them disprove climate change. Quite the opposite, in fact.
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Not Smart: Teachers Mock Elementary School Students on Facebook
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/Z7QK5Y7QXLE/not_smart_teachers_mock_elementary_school_students_on_facebook
A first-grade teacher in Paterson, New Jersey, has been placed on administrative leave after she posted comments on Facebook that her students are '"future criminals."' Parents have removed their children from the teacher's classroom and the president of the Paterson branch of the NAACP has contacted Superintendent Donnie Evans.
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Curb Your Water Consumption Enthusiasm
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/cf4kuHQUTHc/curb_your_water_consumption_enthusiasm
Sometimes seeing information laid out in a stylish infographic helps us to process otherwise complicated data.
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Schwarzenegger announces 'The Governator' cartoon
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/02xZhYY4Iqc/schwarzenegger_announces_the_governator_cartoon
Actor/politician hooks up with comic book genius Stan Lee on new superhero series.
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Shooting A Machete Slingshot (Video)
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/fjLOVAh53TY/shooting_a_machete_slingshot_video
"I just need forty-five seconds to make it to the end of this slingshot with my machete, and then once I make it back to the other end with the trigger, it's on!"
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Five Best Desktop Customization Tools
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/5W19HgDBAJY/five_best_desktop_customization_tools_2
Your desktop is your virtual home, and much like you're real home, customizing it to fit your needs and style can make the difference between between a drab and depressing workspace and one you're excited to work on.
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Guy Picks His Nose at a Knicks Game
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/6-BZ0rqssW8/guy_picks_his_nose_at_a_knicks_game
Knicks fans were so excited that they started picking their noses. Wait until you get to second 45. That?s where the real fun begins. Hell we?ve all been caught picking our noses but this is classic.
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Dude Rocks Super SFIV Playing with Face, Tongue (Video)
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/_Wj6y64gmtE/dude_rocks_super_sfiv_playing_with_face_tongue_video
This Street Fighter tournament player is better with his cheek than most people are with their thumbs.
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Go Daddy's Bob Parsons Brushes Off Criticism Over Elephant Killing
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/DhRznrAxoE4/go_daddy_s_bob_parsons_brushes_off_criticism_over_elephant_killing_2
The outspoken entrepreneur has been branded "Scummiest CEO of the Year" by PETA, over a hunt he says helped African villagers. He plans to hang the certificate in his office.
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Who?s The Best Action Hero Ever?
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/cisHkqANTB0/who_s_the_best_action_hero_ever
It's the Ultimate Action-Hero Showdown Elite 8. We've got James Bond, Ellen Ripley, and Indiana Jones ? but one gets VCU'd and another gets Butler'd.
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APOD: 2011 April 4 - Verona Rupes: Tallest Known Cliff in the Solar System
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/t-xnA7-XyxE/apod_2011_april_4_verona_rupes_tallest_known_cliff_in_the_solar_system
Explanation: Could you survive a jump off the tallest cliff in the Solar System? Quite possibly. Verona Rupes on Uranus' moon Miranda is estimated to be 20 kilometers deep -- ten times the depth of the Earth's Grand Canyon. Given Miranda's low gravity, it would take about 12 minutes for a thrill-seeking adventurer to fall from the top, reaching the bottom at the speed of a racecar -- about 200 kilometers per hour. Even so, the fall might be survivable given proper airbag protection. The above image of Verona Rupes was captured by the passing Voyager 2 robotic spacecraft in 1986. How the giant cliff was created remains unknown, but is possibly related to a large impact or tectonic surface motion.
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Facebook Comments Epitomizes Everything I Hate About Facebook
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/UsKNojMgEUY/facebook_comments_epitomizes_everything_i_hate_about_facebook
So it?s been a month now since we introduced Facebook Comments round these parts, time enough to have given it some serious consideration. And my conclusions are as follows:
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EVE Online Gamers Convert Digital Cash to $44K for Japan Charity Drive
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/qiqzrADYHAo/eve_online_gamers_convert_digital_cash_to_44k_for_japan_charity_drive
The latest charity drive by EVE Online's player base brings the game's total humanitarian efforts to $155,000 since 2004.
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Monster Seen In Sewer caught On Camera During Survey. (video)
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/d4aqVGMzs7o/monster_seen_in_sewer_caught_on_camera_during_survey_video
Victorian sewers hide many secrets.
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For One Tiny Instant, Physicists May Have Broken a Law of Nature
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/usiuE-LYhLo/for_one_tiny_instant_physicists_may_have_broken_a_law_of_nature_2
For One Tiny Instant, Physicists May Have Broken a Law of Nature
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?Bossypants? by Tina Fey - Review
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/GMbbuLl8oOI/bossypants_by_tina_fey_review
?Tina Fey is an ugly, pear-shaped, bitchy, overrated troll.? Somebody once wrote that on a mean-spirited Web site, whence it could have vanished into oblivion. But Ms. Fey liked the remark too much to let it go.
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The 10 Most Dying U.S. Industries
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/TNeyjjeEATQ/the_10_most_dying_u_s_industries
The recession has caused the failure of some formidable companies, Lehman Brothers and Circuit City among them. Not only individual businesses have suffered, however. The economic woes of the last decade have preyed upon entire industries.
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Prince William's Groomsman to Undergo Sex Change
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/ar3nfXJIJ1Q/prince_william_s_groomsman_to_undergo_sex_change
This is slowly turning into the most colorful royal weddings of all time. Prince William and Kate Middleton are set to get married in less than four weeks, and we're learning about the rather refreshingly untraditional personalities who will take part in the extravaganza. Turns out one of Will's Royal Air Force colleagues is about to go through a major life transformation of his own.
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"Breakfast Beer" Slammed by Critics
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/WOF_b7xaiw4/breakfast_beer_slammed_by_critics
The cherry-flavored wheat lager is described as a beer the ladies can enjoy too ... if you're having a champagne breakfast but don't fancy champagne, have a beer instead.
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International Pillow Fight Day [Video, Photos]
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/Hh_GeL79yC4/international_pillow_fight_day_video_photos
People in cities across the globe have taken part in mass pillow fights as part of International Pillow Fight Day.
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Take a Seat on a Bench Made from 5,000 Recycled Metrocards
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/qRCjm8nXoB8/take_a_seat_on_a_bench_made_from_5_000_recycled_metrocards
Photos Courtesy of Stephen Shaheen In New York's subways, you see a lot of discarded Metrocards.
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117 Reasons Why Celebrities Should Never Be Allowed To Pick Baby Names
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/2XcuEVv2PQM/117_reasons_why_celebrities_should_never_be_allowed_to_pick_baby_names
There are certain advantages to being born to celebrities such as Sylvester Stallone or Nicholas Cage. The money, the fame, the privilege ? coming into this world with an instant leg up can make life easier. There are certainly drawbacks to being in the spotlight before knowing what a spotlight even is, which is why we wonder why so many celebrity babies have names that nobody would ever want to borrow, let alone own for their entire life.
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Alex Ovechkin and Michelle Obama: Together at Last
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/3uSsitpTQtc/alex_ovechkin_and_michelle_obama_together_at_last
We all know how much Ovie likes to cavort with models and post photos of his summer vacation conquests to his Twitter account. However, this photo of Eight the Great posing cheek-to-cheek in a D.C. wine bar with First Lady Michelle Obama might one-up it in terms of awesomeness.
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The US recovery is little more than an economic 'sugar-rush'
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/nevL-5QG9nY/the_us_recovery_is_little_more_than_an_economic_sugar_rush
Guess what! America is on the mend. That's right, the world's biggest economy is now forging ahead, escaping its sub-prime malaise.
The trouble with this latest US recovery is that it amounts to little more than an economic ?sugar-rush?. The recent growth-burst is built on monetary and fiscal policies which are wildly expansionary, wholly unsustainable and will surely soon come to an end. When the sugar-rush is over, and it won?t be long, the US will end up with a serious economic headache. Investors should keep that in mind.
As somebody with extensive personal and professional ties to the US, I?m fully aware of the dangers of under-estimating the grit and determination of the American people. It is undeniable, though, that the latest wave of euphoria to have spread across corporate America, and into the echo chamber that is Wall Street, is ultimately based on quantitative easing and a [...]
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Ship rescues dozens hurt by Gadhafi troops
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/A7svhZJyZcQ/ship_rescues_dozens_hurt_by_gadhafi_troops
A Turkish ship rescued 250 wounded from the besieged Libyan city of Misrata on Sunday, but left behind thousands of people pleading to be evacuated, a Turkish diplomat and witnesses said.
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U.S. Officials Condemn Quran Burning
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/x309qgZm-JE/u_s_officials_condemn_quran_burning
Top U.S. officials in Afghanistan on Sunday condemned the burning of a Quran in the United States that sparked three days of protests in which more than 20 people died.
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The Secret History of Super Mario Bros. 2
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/oTQWu1tVW80/the_secret_history_of_super_mario_bros_2_2
Super Mario Bros. 2's long, strange trip to the top of the charts in 1988 began with a prototype videogame that failed miserably.
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Ridiculous DHS list: You might be a domestic terrorist if...
http://feeds.digg.com/~r/digg/news/popular/~3/o8MPY7Ve6Rk/ridiculous_dhs_list_you_might_be_a_domestic_terrorist_if
An 18-year veteran in law enforcement warned to beware of Homeland Security training that is being pushed to local law enforcement. "You might be a Domestic Terrorist If" you believe in civil liberties, or if you actually believe in your Constitutional rights. Sadly, this is NOT a joke. You might also be a terrorist if you have ever expressed concerns of Big Brother. Are you a Christian who has ever discussed the anti-Christ, the apocalypse, or even mentioned the book of Revelation? Guess what, according to DHS then you too qualify as a potential domestic terrorist.
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