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Nov 30
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» 'Consumer Reports': Two-thirds of Fresh, Whole Broiler Chickens Contain Salmonella, Campylobacter
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Isn’t that why we cook them, though? Although “campylobacter” does sound terrifying.

Two-thirds of fresh whole broiler chickens tested by Consumer Reports in 22 states contained…

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» Don't Stop Mario Now

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“Mom, you asked what I was spending all that time in the garage for? Well…”

Remember those “Automatic Mario” videos from a little while back? Where folks would…

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» Don’t Know If You Were Raped? Ask Your Rapist! - The Sexist - Washington City Paper

Egads. In my opinion, writing this column is a firable offense.

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» Droid Doesn’t: It’s Not Ready For Prime Time · Alsop Louie Partners

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I haven’t had this experience, but here’s a very negative review of the Droid’s OS. I’m inclined to think he got a lemon, if that’s even possible w/r/t software.

For the record:…

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» Kindle is the biggest selling item on Amazon, bests sliced bread

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Tried one of these out over the weekend (my dad has one, it turns out)—pretty good, but actually kinda heavy. The buttons were oddly placed and not very comfortable, but overall I…

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» Elections Have Consequences?

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I would be thrilled to have Cheney vs. Palin vs. Huckabee fight for the GOP candidacy. And then I would be delighted to watch the winner of that fight get trounced in the general…

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Android/iPhone is becoming the next Windows/Mac, in that both options are very respectable while online proponents of each are raving loons.

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As someone actually trying to learn more about each OS’s strengths and weaknesses, I find this dynamic extremely irritating.

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» Street Heart - Torontoist
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Somehow this seems less awful than spelling out her name in tealights.

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Photo courtesy of Posterchild.

Posterchild (Torontoist contributor and Torontoist fave) has…

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Nov 29
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NBC saw Fox’s football robots and was like, we can beat that! And thus the Blind Side With Sandra Bullock ad campaign was born.

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