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CNN Apologizes for X on Cheney’s Face

Originally posted on November 23, 2005 @ 10:05 pm

NEW YORK – CNN has apologized for a “technical malfunction” that briefly flashed a black “X” mark over the face of Vice President Dick Cheney during the network’s coverage of a speech on Monday.

The “X” flashed twice, on the air for a total of one-seventh of a second, CNN said Wednesday.

The incident caused a brief sensation on the Web among people suspicious that it was a political commentary. But CNN said some of its machinery had a “momentary glitch” and no human operator was involved.

The “X” is something used by a computer to mark a space where one visual element is to segue into another, and is normally not seen by a viewer. The network likened its appearance to a computer that inexplicably freezes.

“We obviously regret that it happened and are working on the equipment to ensure it is not repeated,” the network said in a statement.

iTunes: One Billion Sold

Originally posted on February 23, 2006 @ 9:14 am

Apple Computer announced Thursday that the iTunes Music Store had sold its one-billionth song Thursday, making it to the milestone two months shy of three years since the online music outlet debuted.The unnamed user who bought song 1,000,000,000 will be given a prize package consisting of an iMac, 10 iPod music players, and a card good for $10,000 worth of iTunes downloads, or approximately 10,100 songs.

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Source: InternetWeek

Newer Orleans

Originally posted on September 12, 2005 @ 9:58 am

Excuse me for perhaps saying something people might find offensive, but I’m legitimately curious:

If the town won’t be livable again for months/years, a lot of people won’t be coming back, right? And if water damage has ruined most buildings, what “is” New Orleans? The people? The roads/buildings? The community? The location? Well, most of that is now screwed, and won’t be the same exactly later, but you do need a place for all these people, and a lot of people love the city…

Might it be better to just not rebuild New Orleans where it is now? Just keep it flooded, don’t fix the levees, and instead just rebuild the town up north, out of harm’s way.

Name all the roads the same, keeping their same proportions, keep all the same crazy laws, give title/deeds to the same people in the same spots, etc. I mean, they have to do all that anyway, so why not do it in a new spot. Not like they’re going to have to relocate people any more than they are now.

Plus the current location provably blows, and global ocean water levels aren’t falling anytime soon. Maybe New Orleans should see this as an opportunity to relocate the city. Hell, just look at all the trouble Venice is going through lately. They don’t have much time left either.

I propose the name of the rebuilt city be named “Newer Orleans”. Or maybe just “no-linns” so tourists will be able to pronounce it correctly.

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Special bulletin from the Pentagon

Originally posted on January 18, 2006 @ 8:56 pm

The Pentagon announced today the formation of a new 500 man elite fighting unit called the United States Redneck Special Forces.

These Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas boys will be dropped off into Iraq and have been given only the following facts about terrorists:

  1. The season opened today.
  2. There is no limit.
  3. They taste just like chicken.
  4. They don’t like beer, pickups, country music ! or Jesus.
  5. They are DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE for the death of Dale Earnhardt.

We expect the problem in Iraq to be over by Friday.