Posted on : 13-Nov-2009 | By : dre elmore | In : daily headlines
Pfizer to Leave City That Won Supreme Court Land-Use Case
“Look what they did,” Mr. Cristofaro said on Thursday. “They stole our home for economic development. It was all for Pfizer, and now they get up and walk away.” (nytimes)
Obama fights terrorism by actually fighting terrorism
Unlike the ineffective, abusive practices put forward by the Bush administration, breaking news out of the DoJ today involves a landmark step in defunding Iranian terrorism, done through the courts. (daily kos)
Meep! Nonsense Word Goes Viral, Gets Students in Trouble
The nonsense word — which apparently started with the 1980s Muppet character Beaker — is causing a lot of teeth-gnashing for adults at one Massachusetts high school. (abc)
Jon Stewart Responds to Sean Hannity’s Apology For Playing a False Video
Jon Stewart responded to Sean Hannity’s apology (if you can call it that) last night for showing false video footage to make a healthcare protest seem larger than it was. Stewart was not very kind nor cordial to Hannity in any way. (dauntingideas)
McDonald’s advertises for staff to work at Guantánamo Bay
The sole McDonald’s branch on the communist island has featured in news reports about the controversial prison, with interrogators allegedly buying Big Macs and fries in an attempt to make captives more amenable. (telegraph)
Microsoft rebukes employee who claims Windows 7 was inspired by OS X
You might often hear the Mac faithful complaining about Microsoft “borrowing” design elements from OS X, but it’s not too often that you hear a rival company openly admitting to using a competitors product as inspiration for their own. (networkworld)
iPhone or Droid?
(xkcd)
Want Your Own Hobbit Hole! – Environmentally Friendly Homes
I’m finding myself more and more interested in sustainable living, so when I was surfing around the net the other night and I came across an image of an absolutely fantastic looking Hobbit style house, I had to read into it more. (frugalzeitgeist)
