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December 2009

Well, This is Encouraging

newsweek: Hosenball: The Homeland Security Department unit which routinely screens US-bound international airline passenger lists before clearing a flight for takeoff has access to the government’s classified master data base of intelligence on terrorism suspects—but rarely checks the data base before notifying airlines that a flight is good to go.

“For the thermosphere to become an Expedia hotspot, it’ll have to invent...”

– Fast Company; questioning whether space tourism will just become another type of vacation.

“iPod Touch [application] download volume saw a nearly 1,000% jump in downloads...”

– (via himmelsblog, via infoneernet, via TechCrunch) That’s a rather amazing statistic

“Queen albums have spent a total of 1,322 weeks or twenty-seven years on the...”

– I consider myself a fan yet I was unaware of this.

“STEP 1: Form a bank. STEP 2: Round up a bunch of unemployed friends to be...”

– How To Make The World’s Easiest $1 Billion (via kraupu) (via pukomuko) Sounds like a plan. Who’s in? (via dbg)

“PC makers are lacking in neither financial resources nor opportunity. What...”

– John Gruber - The OS Opportunity (via jared)

“OH MY GOD”, dude… it’s just a PS3.

“Tibetan Buddhist dads spend hours meticulously assembling Lego sets, content...”

– @scottsimpson

What did everyone get?

“Occasionally. One of the things I’ve used on the Google is to pull up...”

– George Bush, one of the “50 Funniest Celeb Quotes of the 00s”.