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Here are some stories that I found to be interesting today:

• 3GS impressions and predictions for next year Interesting take on iPhone from the developer of one of the coolest/best apps, Instapaper.
• First Big Summer NBA Deal: Richard Jefferson Traded to the Spurs for Spare Parts TERRIFIC trade for the Spurs. There’s a reason they are a dynasty.
• Layoffs Watch ’09: Barclays
• Lost Boy Saved by TV Show | The Outside Blog
• Florida Puts Bulletin Board Material On Actual Bulletin Board [College Football]
• Are CDS holders dooming Gannett?
• Sources: Flyers More Likely to Play Bruins at Fenway in Winter Classic I can’t see how the NHL wouldn’t have the Caps play the Bruins in this game. The Winter Classic is built to showcase someone like Ovechkin.
• Today in Philly Sports History: Brett Myers Arrested for Punching Wife, 2006 What a terrible anniversary. Uggh.
• Apple: Den of Secrets Seems to be some validity to this perception that Apple feeds stories to WSJ to anger NYT. Interesting…
• Deflation: It’s Back
• The Missing Anti-Stimulus Governor Is Hiking There’s NO way that they knew where he was and were trying to find a more accurate location to report. They didn’t know where he was. Do they think we are this gullible?
• Insider Selling Outpaces Buying By 22x
• Passion Pit Represents for the Massholes at Bowery Ballroom Would’ve liked to have seen this show
• ESPNChicago.com Adds Huffington Post
• Steve Jobs Goes To Work

Here are some stories that I found to be interesting today:

• Golf Architect Robert Trent Jones II Faults Bethpage Black’s Drainage
• The economics of In-App Purchase

Here are some stories that I found to be interesting today:

• July 9 Is D-Day At House Of Nails And We Think Jim Cramer Should Have To Pay

The fall of Lenny continues…

• Vending Machine Dispenses Gold Bars To Go [Vending Machines]
• Check Out The New Merrill Lynch Logo

That’s depressing.

• CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time Blog Archive – Obama calls Lakers, Penguins coaches « – Blogs from CNN.com

Ohh boy

• Merrill Founder’s Son Win Smith Wants To Buy Back Merrill Lynch
• Google To Launch Shiny New News Site
• NBC News: Sorry, Viewers, We Have No Idea What Time It Is

Hilarious. NBC still needs to figure out the whole time thing.

• Giz Explains: What AT&T's 7.2Mbps Network Really Means [Giz Explains]
• iPhone 3G S global launch sees smaller lines, quieter reception (update)
• FINALLY!
• Group Calls Foul on AT&T Blocking Some iPhone Video Apps

Here are some stories that I found to be interesting today:

• British Airways asks staff to work for free – Times Online

I’m sure this plan will be met with open arms…

• Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Fun Facts

Really makes you appreciate the technical challenges of making a tentpole movie.

• You’ll Pry Notre Dame’s Independence Out Of Its Cold, Dead Hands
• Conclusion: Eagles Owe City $3 Million
• iPhone / iPod touch activation servers bite it
• Seven More Financial Firms Repay TARP Funds

Hooray, they’re repaying TARP!

• JPMorgan Chase Repays All Of Its TARP Funds

well done, JPM

• bullshit:

  deleteyourself:
  Revolutionary Iranian women, risking…

• How iPhone 3.0 Will Impact Wireless Networks

Interesting

• Female Basketball Stars Hate Age Rules, Too [College Basketball]
• philadelphia will do

Rather funny

• AT&T relents a little, lets iPhone 3G customers with upcoming upgrade dates buy 3G S at full subsidy

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

• Sports Briefing – Olympics – A White House Office – NYTimes.com

I’ve gotta figure out how to apply for this…

• No iPhone 3.0 For Me Yet- You?
• 5 Apple Tablet Clues In The New Mac OS
• MLB To Start Streaming Live Baseball Video To Your iPhone Tomorrow (AAPL)

YES!

• Amazon puts code where its mouth is: releases Kindle source to the world

I’d like for a Kindle client to run on that TechCrunch tablet thats coming out, but I doubt that will happen

• Levi Johnston Goes Hollywood
• Christopher Nolan Has Still Not Signed For Batman 3
• Goldman Sachs: Sorry About The Financial Crisis

Here are some stories that I found to be interesting today:

• Mike Florio Makes The Leap From Loathsome Gossip To Mainstream Building Block [Media Meltdowns]

Interesting analysis of the PFT-NBC news by Daulerio.

• iPhone 3.0′s MMS Will Be Part of SMS Bundle, Not Sold at Extra Cost [IPhone]
• Schefter: Brandon Marshall Asked To Be Traded
• Dick Bove: Bank of America Faces “Horrific” Loan Losses

Terrific. I’m not quite sure how he can say they face horrific loan losses but rates the stock a buy.

• CBS walls off neighborhood for reality show

insane

• Enjoying Apple's latest software

sounds promising

• Another Round Of Massive Subprime MBS Downgrades
• Did Apple Downgrade the Hard Drive Controller in the New MacBook Pros? [Apple]
• Here Comes Google’s Twitter Search
• Citi: RIM Will Beat Forecast
• Cool Stuff: Dave Eggers’ Wild Things Novel
• This Guy’s Getting More Power
• Victory: It tastes like Kobe’s ass.
• ProFootballTalk forms partnership with NBC . . . wow