Whichever owner wins out, change is coming, and LA readers and journalists need to be paying attention. The LA Times largely decides what is LA news. Original post on huffingtonpost.com Comments on reddit.com
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NYPD releases 2011 stop-and-frisk statistical breakdown
The NYPD last night released a report on its controversial stop-and-frisk procedure that breaks down by precinct — and by race — those who’ve been targeted.The figures, all from… Original post on nypost.com Comments on reddit.com
Milky Way: Stéphane Guisard’s zoomable photo of the Milky Way’s center.
So, whatcha doing today? Forget I asked, because after you click on this link, your day will be gone. Poof! Vanished, since you will find yourself buried in a magnificent, massive of the center of the Milky Way galaxy. And when I say massive, I mean it’s friggin’ HUGE: 24,000 x 14,000… Original post on slate.com Comments on reddit.com
War on drugs a trillion-dollar failure
Richard Branson says if a company is failing, it’s time to change strategies — and the same applies to the disastrous war on drugs. Original post on cnn.com Comments on reddit.com
Bamboozled: Chipotle receipts finally start making sense
Nothing was posted in the store about the Original post on nj.com Comments on reddit.com
RIAA Revenue Dwindles As Labels Cut Back – TorrentFreak
The latest RIAA tax filing shows that the revenue generated by the anti-piracy group has reached a new low. In just two years the membership dues from music labels have been cut in half and have now sunk to below $30 million a year. While the group has 72 employees, payouts to the top two executives including CEO Cary Sherman amount to more than $3 million, some 25% of the total wage bill. Original post on torrentfreak.com Comments on reddit.com
Penny4NASA.org – To increase NASA’s budget to 1% of the total US annual budget
German renewables output hits record high in H1 – Reuters
BERLIN, July 26 (Reuters) – Germany produced 67.9 billionkilowatt hours of renewable energy in the first half of 2012, arecord high and an increase of 19.5 percent from the same periodlast year, industry Original post on reuters.com Comments on reddit.com
VIDEO: London mayor mocks Mitt Romney in front of 1000s, plus UK Daily Mail tweets: “Worse than Sarah Palin. Total car crash.” – The Political Carnival
The Political Carnival is a fast paced Progressive political site that combines humor with dead serious, inanity with politics (synonymous?), snark galore, and sprinkles in idiosyncratic posts with breaking news. We aggregate stories from multiple sources, provide original content, have fun with visuals, and always appreciate reader input. We get some of our best tips from you! Original post on thepoliticalcarnival.net Comments on reddit.com
Karen Klein Bullied on School Bus – Video Goes Viral: People.com
More than a million people have seen the YouTube video of students taunting Karen Klein — and then taken action Original post on people.com Comments on reddit.com
Google to pay $0 to Oracle for their lawsuit – Denver Computers – Examiner.com
In a hearing in the US District Court today, it was determined that Google will pay a net total of nothing for Oracle’s patent claims against them. In fact, Goo Original post on examiner.com Comments on reddit.com
Urs Hölzle – Google+ – Historical tidbit of the day (from Turing’s Cathedral): 59…
Historical tidbit of the day (from Turing’s Cathedral): 59 years ago, in March 1953, the world had a grand total of 53 kilobytes of RAM spread over a… Original post on google.com Comments on reddit.com
12 more billionaires sign on to Gates’ ‘Giving Pledge’
News, profiles and commentary on Seattle technology startups, Microsoft, Amazon.com, gadgets, PCs, software, venture capital and Internet services. Original post on techflash.com Comments on reddit.com
Total News Corp. Voice-Mail Hacking Suits Climb Over 100 – WSJ.com
News Corp.’s U.K. newspaper unit is facing 46 more civil lawsuits that have been filed in British court alleging voice mail interception by the company’s now-closed News of the World tabloid. Original post on wsj.com Comments on reddit.com
Netflix, Hulu drive U.S. consumers to cut cable cord – Digital Media – CNET News
Researcher finds that 1 million U.S.-based customers cut the cord last year, but that’s just a fraction of the more than 100 million cable or satellite subscribers. Read this blog post by Don Reisinger on Digital Media. Original post on cnet.com Comments on reddit.com
Apple Execs Cash In $314 Million In Stock In Last Few Days – Cult of Mac
How Much Is A Homemaker Worth? We Ran The Numbers
They should make $1,500 for lawncare alone. Original post on businessinsider.com Comments on digg.com