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I'm sorry, Detroit. I do feel sorry for you. But I don't feel sorry for General Motors.

Heh, researching a post, and found this little tidbit from Egalia at TGW:

Like a lot of politicians, Kurita is under the impression that it's all about her. Politics is not a team sport, it's about individuals...

Mike Florio of Profootballtalk.com is a horrible, horrible NFL analyst/predictor; he's a true embarrassment to the profession (the linked story was 100% false).

UPDATE: This is probably my second most popular post worldwide. I'm supplementing it with a new article from England: "Another reason why men like curves." Just a tidbit:
It is already known that curvaceous women live longer and that men find them more attractive but the new research suggests that they are also cleverer.

It’s not the two-bit petty criminal whose causing the real danger in our lives and neighborhoods, it’s the Corporate criminals. The guys in suits, two steps removed from the people they are inflicting life threatening damage to that are wrecking havoc on our lives and our nation.

• EMI has added Cory Ondrejka, a co-founder of the online virtual reality world Second Life, to its digital team. The guy has purchased a whole of five albums in the last eight and a half years and has an excuse for every day of the week.

A tidbit, oft glossed over, from Greg Johnson:

• British retail chain Woolworths is to stop carrying CD singles outside of one-offs. Because of downloading's impact, only half the chain's stores currently stock CD singles. And, of course, the retailer has launched the obligatory download store that offers music, movies and games.

Walked over to Coleman for the Flatrock Festival opening ceremony. Heading back over there shortly, but just wanted to share this great quote from the ceremony (paraphrased from memory) …

Yesterday, our department went out to lunch to celebrate birthdays of people born in May. Then we went on a “team-building activity” to study interaction design applied to alternative media.