The next victim of Twitter’s API policy? The great IFTTT, which may be forced to change its name to “If This Then Nothing” in regards to Twitter. (via e-mail)
Demonstrators calling for the recall of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker learned there really is such a thing as too much cowbell.
Oshkosh police arrested a 26-year-old Appleton man on Thursday after he kept playing a cowbell and shaking it in an officer’s face when he and other protesters were told to be quiet.
Bruce Dickinson would be disappointed.
Well, it seems that Depressing Headlines sure lives up to its depressing name.
This story is incredibly sad. Watch the video; the guy’s tale is just heartbreaking, despite the nature of it. Give the story more credit than “Las Vegas man with 100-pound scrotum seeks money for surgery” might suggest. He has to resort to going on Howard Stern — a low blow of pride — just to help pay for the $1 million in surgery needed.
Borders has announced that they are liquidating. (Official PR release and more readable, snarky Gawker update.)
This means the loss of 11,000+ jobs, not to mention a major bookseller and price competitor.
Ugh.
We’ve been covering this topic pretty heavily over the past few months. Heartbreak.
» A message to TBD’s staff: We hear you’ll be able to work on your publication for the next few weeks as its model changes – a temporary respite from unemployment. As someone who’s been in that position before, I can tell you it’s a bit of a dead-man-walking situation. Sigh. These things are never fun. Make the best of them.
My whole family was like that, we all have lead feet. Who would care about a water bottle? … I’m just like in damn disbelief.Debra Hilling • On the death of her son, Michael. See, Michael, who couldn’t swim, jumped into Lake Michigan in an attempt to recover his girlfriend’s water bottle, which had fallen in. You know, on January 1st, in Chicago. The emergency call was received at 12:08 a.m., by the way, just minutes into 2011. Fark calls it “The first Darwin Award of 2011.” We just call it extremely unfortunate. See, Michael’s first anniversary with his girlfriend was Friday night. Now we’re really sad. Poor guy. source (via • follow)
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» Oh yeah, they need more help. We can’t imagine how much fun it is to work at Fannie Mae right now. The company, after all the loans they’ve already gotten from the government, needs another $2.5 billion from the U.S. Treasury. And their buddy Freddie Mac had an even bigger loss last quarter, with $4.1 billion falling in their depressing money pit.
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