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5 Celebrity Wikipedia Entries They Clearly Wrote Themselves
cracked.com — What's great, and terrible, about Wikipedia is that anyone can edit it. Anyone--including the person the Wikipedia entry is about. This becomes obvious when looking at the pages of certain washed-up celebrities, and the results are equal parts hilarious and sad.More… (Celebrity)
Twitter Hack Trail Leads To 'DigitalGangster'
techcrunch.com — It all seems to point back to one person that goes by “Gmz” on a hacker site called Digital Gangster (this site was also where Miley Cyrus photos were posted after they were taken from her hacked Gmail account). Gmz obtained the account credentials and then posted them on DigitalGanster.More… (Tech Industry News)
Kid Given Winter Classic Hockey Stick, "Security" Steals It
chicagotribune.com — As the Red Wings left the field, one of them, Henrik Zetterberg, made eye contact with the 14-year-old. "He kind of winked," Plew said. "Then he gave me his stick." What happened next is just sick. More… (Hockey)
iTunes goes DRM free
engadget.com — While Phil hasn't mentioned it in the keynote just yet, it looks like iTunes might be getting a big catalog overhaul, with most major labels finally offering up DRM free tunes. Previously purchased songs are now upgradable for the same old price of $0.30 a song.More… (Apple)
Faster than the Speed of Light? A New Theory Says, "Yes"
dailygalaxy.com — Magueijo, a 40-year old native of Portugal, puts forth the heretical idea that in the very early days of the universe light traveled faster—an idea that if proven could dethrone Einstein and forever change our understanding of the universe.More… (Space)
Yale to hire first Black Football Coach
sports.espn.go.com — Jacksonville Jaguars assistant Tom Williams has been hired at Yale, becoming the first black head football coach at the Ivy League school. More… (American & Canadian Football)
How Newspapers Tried to Invent the Web but Failed
slate.com — From the beginning, newspapers sought to invent the Web in their own image by repurposing the copy, values, and temperament found in their ink-and-paper editions. Every newspaper Web site is instantly identifiable as a newspaper Web site. By succeeding, they failed to invent the Web.More… (Tech Industry News)
Group: Israel deliberately attacked Palestinian journalists
rawstory.com — Israel deliberately targeted Hamas-run media installations in its bombing campaign on Gaza and is practising media censorship, a journalist rights group said Monday. The installations in question include Al-Aqsa television, Al-Resalah newspaper and Sawt Al-Aqsa radio, which the Israeli army bombed on December 28 and over the weekend respectively.More… (World News)
President-elect Obama to name Leon Panetta to head CIA,
today.msnbc.msn.com — Leon Panetta to head CIA, NBC reportsMore… (World News)
The Brave New World: More Digital, Less Physical
readwriteweb.com — Yesterday, I was with my wife in the L'Occitane store. The shelves were filled with fragrances, soaps, lotions: all sorts of handcrafted beauty products. It occured to ...More… (Tech Industry News)
Our Galaxy Is Bigger Than Once Thought
cbsnews.com — Take that, Andromeda! For decades, astronomers thought when it came to the major galaxies in Earth's cosmic neighborhood, our Milky Way was a weak sister to the larger Andromeda. Not anymore. More… (General Sciences)
Phillies' Romero suspended, says it's not fair
sports.espn.go.com — While Major League Baseball never said J.C. Romero tried to cheat, the 33-year-old reliever who won the third and clinching games of the 2008 World Series has been ruled guilty of "negligence" and will be suspended for the first 50 games of the 2009 season. More… (Baseball)
Diabetes dulls the brain claim scientists
telegraph.co.uk — People with diabetes suffer a mental slowdown early in the disease, according to a new study.More… (Health)
The Growth of Walmart Across America [VidMap]
projects.flowingdata.com — "I mapped the spread of Walmart using Modest Maps. It starts slow and then spreads like wildfire in the southeast and makes its way towards the west coast. "More… (Business & Finance)
World Cup Whistle-Blower Shot Dead
therightperspective.org — A senior ANC member who became a whistle-blower over corruption surrounding the upcoming World Cup games was shot dead in front of his home Sunday evening.More… (Soccer)
