What’s shakin’?
Ok, shitty joke, but I gotta be me. This week has been all about natural disasters, with the earthquake on Tuesday and now with Hurricane #Irene bearing down on the Northeast. Fortunately, not everything this week on the feed has been quite so glum. Katie Couric’s lame new talk show, the Pilfering Newlyweds, and Jedi Kitties all served to make life just a little bit sillier. Plus the big, huge, gargantuan news of the week: The City Newspaper Best of Rochester Ballot is open, and they’re looking for you to help nominate some great local Rochester culture icons. Now, I’d hate to appear desperate (actually, I’m ok with that. And crying if necessary), but I think you should know that there is a Best Blog category and that this here blog would be a nice addition to the choices. Ahem.
See ya next week, enjoy the week that was!
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‘Katie’: Katie Couric’s ABC Talk Show Name – HuffingtonPost.com
Color me disappointed. Katie Couric gets herself a brand new ABC talk show and between the name and the soft-filter promo photo, this looks like just another daytime talk show for the ladies. Katie is and has always been better than preformulated shows, which frankly is why she didn’t do well on the anchor desk. This is not a win for good journalism.
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- Foreign Journalists trapped in Rixos hotel in Tripoli – Poytner
- Stephen Colbert: the media just can’t handle funny – DragonFlyEye.Net
- Gallup National Poll: Obama in Dead Heat With GOP Contenders – TPMDC
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Earthquake Strikes the East Coast, Centered Near Richmond, Virginia – Popular Science
It was the biggest event, it was the smallest event on Twitter on Tuesday. The significant but still not as horrifyingly destructive earthquake as many people seemed to be hoping for. After all the hyperbole, I have to say that Twitter performed exactly the correct function during the quake: providing news, personal accounts, check-ins, comfort and humor to an event which, nay-sayers notwithstanding, was very rare and entirely newsworthy.
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- Can You Really Get Solar Panels Installed for Free? – Solar at Home Scientific American Blog
- Physicists Undo the “Coffee Ring Effect.” Futurity.org
- Most Beautiful National Parks Seen From Space – Wired.com
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BEST OF ROCHESTER 2011: Primary Ballot – Pop Culture – Rochester City Newspaper
Its that time of year again! City Newspaper’s Best of Rochester competition is currently soliciting nominations. And of course, DFE is currently begging you on hands and knees to please nominate me for Best Blog! After that, I hope to transition to groveling at your mercy for your vote in the full ballot.
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- Stanley Kubrick’s ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ Invalidates Apple’s Design Patent On The iPad, Says Samsung – TPM Idea Lab
- Tanker truck overturns at Lehigh Station exit from I-390 – Democrat and Chronicle
- Woman Who Videotaped Police Takes Step To File Lawsuit – Rochester, News, Weather, Sports, and Events – 13WHAM.com
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Newlyweds caught shoplifting for their own wedding reception – The Globe and Mail
Just one of those wacky stories you find when searching the Internet for other stuff. A couple decided it would be a good idea to augment their supplies for the wedding reception happening in a few hours time by pilfering necessities from Wegmans. I presume these were not honors students, who could surely have known that the multitude of video cameras in Wegs could easily spot them stealing $1,049 worth of stuff.
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- Rochester Subway: Today, August 25, in Rochester History: Railroad Disaster Claims 29; Injures 62
- Who owns the beer? (FlowingData.com)
- Judge Calls Location Tracking Orwellian, While Congress Moves to Legalize It – Threat Level – Wired.com
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Jedi Kittens makes the whole week worth it – io9.com
Overall, kind of a crappy week. But fortunately, there is always something silly in the way of kitties to brighten your day. Or irritate you, if you’re not into it. Which I totally get. But anyway: kitties with light sabers. Enjoy.
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- Dating: Thou Shalt Not Smile – Epic Funny Videos and Funny Pictures
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- Ferry runs aground after captain stuck in toilet – Yahoo! News
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