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The 2007 CAR OF THE YEAR is made by GM.

As a side note, Toyota recalled more vehicles last year than they manufactured.

Little things like these tidbits don't often make the press, because they don't fit the expected meme.

Well, that first bit might make the press, seeing as how the jury is made up of nothing but journalists...

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From the "If it walks like an iPhone, talks like an iPhone, expect a iLawsuit" Department:

We learn that the "skin" of Apple's new iPhone is immediately available for Window's Mobile Phone users and Apple's lawyers are upset:

Savvy coders have developed iPhone "skins" that work with most smartphones based on the Windows Mobile and Palm operating systems.

The issue has angered Apple to such an extent that it has sent its lawyers after a number of those involved - both directly and indirectly.

The skins don't add any new functionality to the devices, but make use of the iPhone's copyrighted icons to create a UI that distinctly resembles Apple's hybrid mobile phone.
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Via Gizmodo.com

I'd show you a pic of the skin, but Apple really is sending out cease and desist orders to websites that are merely showing screenshots of this hack.

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Miss New Jersey (Miss New Jersey is owned and operated by Donald Trump and the Muskrat That Lives On His Head) gets knocked up, so she's out of the running for whatever it is they do.

After hearing this news, Rosie O'Donnell looked straight at the camera and said that she has no comment about Miss New Jersey. Yes, it was funny.

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How many people swear they're going to avoid the early AMERICAN IDOL episodes, the eps with the really crappy singers?

The humiliation starts tonight.

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Netflix has launched a service so that those of you who have that $18/mo Netflix account can also watch movies on your computer... for free.

Hacking Netflix has a demo of how the whole thing works

Yes, this should work out very well for Netflix. Remember, it's not that hard to get that device that can (legitimately) port over the signal so you can watch downloaded movies on your big screen TV.

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That Martin Luther King Jr Day Parade controversy I mentioned yesterday? Both Houston organizations had their parade, but the people who stuck around in the cold for the second parade were dissapointed because that second parade was about 150 yards long. That's not a parade, it's a traffic stop.

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Finally, Killing Curtis

If you didn't watch 24 last night, you missed the nuke, which exploded, making everyone wonder why a FOX TV program is adding to the fear of America. Folks, if you hear anything about the political nature of a fictional TV show, just remember that the real life attacks on New York City and Washington DC are still in my memories, and the coverage of that event wasn't a made-for-TVshow.

However, the fictional Curtis was shot and presumably killed by Jack last night, in a sequence that was surprisingly taut for prime time show. We've seen deaths on TV before, but when one partner has to shoot another, and it's not a quick shot and look away sequence, it hurts.

It just hurts.

I figured it was coming. I'm sure most other viewers did too. I was busy making fun of Curtis' "looks" he was giving Jack when Jack was trying to get the "good" terrorist a pardon, but soon we all realized that Curtis wasn't going to let the "good" terrorist live. I was surprised that Curtis hesitated at all, but then again, that's the writers of the show for you.

While we've seen Jack do his "24 schtick" fictionally strung out on drugs, recovering from years being tortured in a Chinese prison has also made an impact on our hero, and we're left to wonder at what point Jack is going to break. Not only is Jack an anti-hero he's a reluctant one.

In our heart of hearts, we all want someone like Jack Bauer looking after our backside, looking to do whatever is necessary to save us from unseen dangers.

It's a scary thought.

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