http://rottedbrain.com Daily Podcast of Thoughts from Our Rotted Brains Thu, 28 Jun 2007 03:44:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 1. People who should not own guns (Newsvine)(Newsvine Again) 2. MySpace Tom asks for $50 Million Salary (Mashable) 3. Throw enough shit against the wall something will stick (TechCrunch)(Pownce) 4. Aussie emerges from his underwater cabin (Telegraph.co.uk) 5. NBCU/News Corp play entrepreneur (NewTeeVee) 6. Trump coming to Fresno (fresnobee.com) http://rottedbrain.com/2007/06/27/rotted-brain-63-62707-our-triumphant-return-from-hibernation/ 1. Michael Arrington's a crybaby! (TechCrunch) (BoomTown) (Valleywag) 2. UFO theme park (BoingBoing) (CNN) 3. CBS buys Last.fm (paidContent) (TechCrunch) 4. Google Maps creepy new street view feature (maps.Google.com) 5. Microsofts new Milan Table (Yes, not TABLET) PC. (ZDNet) 6. Apple launches iTunes Plus, DRM free music store. (Apple.com) http://rottedbrain.com/2007/05/30/rotted-brain-61-53007-the-semi-bi-week-monthly-show/ 1. Surprise! Joost gets $45M (TechCrunch) 2. Poor utube (CNET) 3. Amazon unDRM'd (Engadget) 4. Farewell to Falwell (LateLine) (Access Hollywood) 5. The new fad in suicide, POWER TOOL! (NBC11) (SMH.COM.AU) 6. Geico's cavemen get their own TV show (Variety.com) http://rottedbrain.com/2007/05/16/rotted-brain-60-51607/ 1. What's the deal with Canton, Ohio? (Newsvine) 2. Funny or Die files takedown notice with YouTube (Valleywag) 3. Political MySpace TV show (LA Times) 4. Make your own wine with WinePod from ProVina (VentureBeat) 5. Armed with cash, Calacanis comes up with no new ideas (GigaOm) 6. Submit your own theories about the NBC ... http://rottedbrain.com/2007/05/01/rotted-brain-59-5107-get-rid-of-your-accent-with-hiro/ 1. Night at the Ventura bowling Center (Ventura Bowling Center) 2. TWIT and Twitter (Life of Leo) 3. Diggnation and binge drinking (TWiT.tv) 4. Alec Baldwin is a Rude Big Pig (Jossip) 5. Transgender student runs for Prom King in Jeremy's 'hood (Newsvine)(Wikipedia) http://rottedbrain.com/2007/04/22/rotted-brain-58-42107-rotted-nation-special-weekend-edition/ 1. StumbleUpon getting bought (TechCrunch)(GigaOm) 2. 1,428 year old company shuts down (BoingBoing)(Business Week) 3. Get your jollies in London (The Sun) 4. Ricky Martin is still gay (GayGuysOnTheBeach) 5. Cho sent NBC a 'Multimedia Manifesto' in between the 2 shootings (MSNBC) 6. ClearChannel agrees to $19.35 Billion bid (PaidContent) http://rottedbrain.com/2007/04/19/rotted-brain-57-41907-ricky-martin-is-still-gay/ 1. Ricky Martin shakes his bon-bon out of the closet (GenerationQ)(Image) 2. Comcast makes biggest Internet acquisition ever (PaidContent) 3. Rutgers women's basketball, Not a bunch of nappy headed hos (Huffpo) 4. Facebook less creepy (Facebook)(VentureBeat) 5. Woman saved by poop (Weird Asia News) 6. 2,400 mile cab ride (Newsvine) http://rottedbrain.com/2007/04/11/rotted-brain-56-41107-we-are-nappy-headed-hos/ 1. Slow news day - tech blogs telling readers where to find online video (TechCrunch) (NewTeeVee) 2. Classroom sex in the 5th grade (CBS News) 3. Get Mary McFly's sneakers from 2015 (McFly2015) 4. Firefox to add social features (Venturebeat) 5. Xeon powered chopper (InternetNews) 6. John Kerry playing by the book (DanLin.net) http://rottedbrain.com/2007/04/04/rotted-brain-55-4407-who-the-hell-is-this-danlinnet-guy/ 1. 50 foot tall Michael Jackson (Engadget) 2. Fliptrack looks like fun (TechCrunch) (Fliptrack) 3. Apple TV hacked to play DiVx and runs apps (TUAW) 4. Xbox 360 Elite ups the ante, just a little bit (Engadget) 5. LeBron James plans 35,000 sq ft house (Toledo Blade) 6. A crappy job (Newsvine) (Canton Repository) http://rottedbrain.com/2007/03/29/rotted-brain-54-32907-one-legged-wacko-jacko/ 1. Joost and Viacom deal (CNET)(NewTeeVee) 2. Odeo for Sale (Obvious Blog)((TechCrunch) 3. Digg jumps on OpenID bandwagon (GigaOM)(OpenID) 4. Satellite radio operators Sirius and XM announce merging plans (Yahoo News) 5. Clearwire buys WiMax spectrum from AT&T (Light Reading) 6. Teens photographed themselves having sex, prosecuted for child porn (CNET) (BoingBoing) http://rottedbrain.com/2007/02/20/rotted-brain-53-22007-back-by-not-so-popular-demand/ 1. FakeSteve getting shut down by Apple lawyers (fakesteve.blogspot.com) 2. World's most expensive home up for sale (ABC) 3. Google TV on-demand TV service. Hoax or not? (GoogleBlogscoped) 4. iPhone was rejected by Verizon (USA Today) 5. News Corp buys stake in Roo (NewTeeVee) 6. Mystery ice falls from Florida sky (Newsvine) http://rottedbrain.com/2007/01/30/rotted-brain-52-13007-fake-steve-jobs-signing-off/ 1. Ford unveils plug-in hybrid car (Newsvine) 2. Shark Attack (Newsvine) 3. Tijuana cops lose guns and get slingshots (NBC4.tv) 4. Prehistoric shark captured on film in Japan (CNN) 5. Roo buys MyVideoDaily (NewTeeVee) 6. Get your ringtones here (Link) http://rottedbrain.com/2007/01/24/rotted-brain-51-12407-shark-week-on-rotted-brain/ 1. Arrington and Curry fought over Natali Del Conte as revealed on TWiT 85 (Link) 2. Heroes adds online and virtual games component (NewTeeVee) 3. Let's get drunk, Dog (Newsvine) 4. Gambling 2.0 (TechCrunch) 5. MySpace sues Colorado spammer (Yahoo) 6. Yet another vertical search engine launches. Wize.com (VentureBeat) http://rottedbrain.com/2007/01/22/rotted-brain-50-12207-our-big-huge-and-anti-climatic-50th-episode/ 1. David Sacks' Geni.com launches (TechCrunch) 2. AOL Spammer convicted by jury and faces up to 101 years in jail. (ZDNet) 3. MTV to buy RateMyProfessors.com (Cnet) 4. Brightcove gets $59m more (VentureBeat) 5. Wii death fallout (Engadget) 6. Woman emerges after nearly 20 years in Cambodian jungle (FoxNews) Cars sliding on ice http://rottedbrain.com/2007/01/19/rotted-brain-49-11907-rotted-brain-on-bol-not-exactly/ 1. Netflix to offer on-demand videos (CNN) 2. Battle for the Burger (Newsvine) 3. TVP now Joost (TechCrunch) 4. iPhone skins developer gets sued (TheAge) 5. Anshe Chung was a virtual world hooker (Valleywag) 6. Use your neighbors Wifi will get you 18 months of probation (Yahoo) New member of the Rotted Brain Family http://rottedbrain.com/2007/01/16/rotted-brain-48-11607-i-invented-the-grilled-sourdog-sandwich/ 1. AAPL Fanbois worldwide gasp as if they didn't expect to get sued by Cisco (ZDNet) 2. eBay scalped StubHub to bolster its tickets resale biz (TechCrunch) 3. The MTA's fascinating lost and found (Newsvine) 4. Six flags, seven parks, three hundred and twenty one million dollars (Newsvine) 5. 'Integration ban' stands, set-top box ... http://rottedbrain.com/2007/01/11/rotted-brain-47-11107-cops-gangs-and-theme-parks/ 1. Mom took daughter to school to pick fight (CNN) 2. Public to be able to buy $100 laptop (BBC News) 3. Chesterfield Co. doesn't like ass and genital paintings (Newsvine) 4. Netscape founder Jim Clark resigns because of heavy government regulation (VentureBeat) 5. AppleTV recap 6. iPhone recap I have the most 'BOSS' system specs ... http://rottedbrain.com/2007/01/10/rotted-brain-46-11007-there-goes-our-political-careers/ 1. Google is the best company to work for. So they say. (Fortune) 2. Man gets his wallet back. 62 years later. (Newsvine) 3. Boxbe raises $1.5 million (VentureBeat) Macworld Special Topics 1. Apple TV (Apple) 2. Apple Newton 2.0, uh, I mean the iPhone (Apple) Dan's notes and analysis on these 2 devices as ... http://rottedbrain.com/2007/01/09/rotted-brain-45-1907-macworld-sf-2007-episode/ 1. The Web 2.0 bubble is oozing (Venturebeat)(TechCrunch) 2. Second Life is going Open Source (ZDNet) 3. Yahoo buys MyBlogLog for $12M. RLY? (GigaOM) 4. Clickfraud startup raises dollars (VentureBeat) 5. Bird deaths shut down Austin (Newsvine) 6. 1954 letter finally devliered (Newsvine) CES Roundup: Reverse Sling (Ars Technica) Xbox 360 IPTV (Ars Technica) (NewTeeVee) Mobile TV (GigaOM) Sandisk USBTV ... http://rottedbrain.com/2007/01/08/rotted-brain-44-10807-welcome-to-the-real-world/ 1. PayPerPost was just kidding when they promised to buy Performancing (TechCrunch) 2. iPod Shuffle knock-off company counter sues Apple for $100M (FT.com)(Arstechnica) 3. Wonder Woman deflects bullet with her bra and Superman saves man from subway train in NY (Newsvine) (Reuters) 4. Skype founders up to more than TVP (GigaOM) 5. Hogzilla slain ... http://rottedbrain.com/2007/01/05/rotted-brain-43-10507-the-superhero-episode/ 1. Album sales down, digital music sales up (Newsvine) 2. NextNewNetworks: $8 mil should buy them a new name (VentureBeat) (NewTeeVee) 3. Yet another news aggregator site launches today (DayLife.com)(TechCrunch)(GigaOM) 4. Jeff Bezo's launches project Blue Origin (BBC) (BlueOrigin) 5. muslix64 releases BackUpHDDVD 1.0 along with more explanations (Engadget) (Doom9 Forum) 6. Myheavy and ... http://rottedbrain.com/2007/01/04/rotted-brain-42-010407/ 1. Apple sues for iPod/iTunes monopoly (ZDNet) 2. German Facebook clone StudiVZ sold for 100 million euros (GigaOM) 3. Win a Venice Project Invite from NewTeeVee (NewTeeVee) 4. Wal-Mart's push to put the Sun out of business (CNET) 5. Professor sues Apple, Google and Napster because he thought of online media first (NYT) (NewTeeVee)(Google) 6. ... http://rottedbrain.com/2007/01/03/rotted-brain-41-10307-i-want-to-be-invited/ 1. Note to self: dumpsters are not ideal places to pass out (Newsvine) 2. Networks jealous of Internet video sites for execution footage (NewTeeVee) 3. New Sony skateboard planned? (Engadget) 4. iTV may not be ready at Macworld (Arstechnica) 5. Shmoogle has already won. Just give up now (Link) 6. Google patches security hole that ... http://rottedbrain.com/2007/01/02/rotted-brain-40-122007-carry-me-like-a-six-pack/ 1. iTunes saves the Office (Link) Episode #2 (11/2/06) 2. FedEx (People)(Link)(Us Weekly) Episode #5 (11/7/06) 3. Car Salesman’s Quick Draw Foils Robbery (Link) Episode #10 (11/14/06) 4. Foxconn gets order for 12 million iPhones (Link) Episode #11 (11/15/06) 5. Man Accidentally Shoots Himself in the Groin (Link) Episode #11 (11/15/06) 6. Sonofabitch, now ... http://rottedbrain.com/2006/12/29/rotted-brain-39-122906-top-rotted-brain-stories-of-2006/ Longest yet of the year clocking in at 94 minutes and 46 seconds... Maybe we'll beat to tomorrow but I doubt it. 1. Netvibes.com 2. Youtube.com 3. Facebook.com 4. Pandora.com 4.5. StumbleUpon.com 5. Newsvine.com 6. bebo.com 7. participatoryculture.org 8. TMZ.com 9. anything.tv 10. Zillow.com Honorable mention: bamcat.com danlin.net jeremyoswald.com pacificarms.blogspot.com Almost Honorable mention: (You'll have to listen to find out why ;)) ambermac.com http://rottedbrain.com/2006/12/28/rotted-brain-38-122806/ Episode 36: 1. Mother offers cash and hummer for a Wii (Lolitron) Episode 37: 1. CommandN (CommandN.tv) 2. Dick in a Box (Youtube) 3. net@nite (TWiT) 4. Lonelygirl15 (Youtube) 5. Eepybirds (Eepybirds)(Revver) 6. Noah ages over 6 years (Youtube) 7. Indian dancing midget (Youtube) 8. Yacht Rock (Yachtrock.com)(Playlist on Youtube) 9. Synchronized Juggling to Abbey Road (Google Video) 10. Real Life Simpsons ... http://rottedbrain.com/2006/12/27/rotted-brain-36-37-122706-best-2006-videos-and-podcast-episode-with-bonus-episode-36/ 1. The Office (NBC) 2. Family Guy (FOX) 3. LOST (ABC) 4. 24 (FOX) 5. E! True Hollywood Story (E!) 6. Big Love (HBO) 7. My Name is Earl (NBC) 8. Heroes (NBC) 9. Entourage (HBO) 10. 2006 World Series of Poker (ESPN) (Wikipedia) Chuck Norris Facts Jack Bauer Facts Voyagers! http://rottedbrain.com/2006/12/26/rotted-brain-35-122606-top-10-tv-shows-of-2006/ 1. Treo 700p (Link) 2. Apple 30 inch Cinema Display (Link) 3. Sanyo Xacti HD1A (Link) 4. Sony VAIO UX Series (Link) 5. Nintendo Wii (Link) 6. OLPC (Link) 7. Zune (Link) 8. Archos 604 Wifi (Link) 9. Macbook Pro (Link) 10. Heated Shiatsu Massage Bed (Link) http://rottedbrain.com/2006/12/22/rotted-brain-34-122206-special-2006-top-gadgets-episode/ 1. Natali Del Conte leaves TechCrunch after just 3 weeks, and somehow, we missed it (CrunchNotes) 2. More end of year fun: Top 10 "Time-shifted" TV shows of 2006 (NewTeeVee)(prnewswire) 3. "Starring Amanda Congdon" set to launch tomorrow thanks to blip.tv (NewTeeVee) Amanda's header copied from Jeremy's blog (amandacongdon.com)(jeremyoswald.com) 4. New AOL boss ... http://rottedbrain.com/2006/12/22/rotted-brain-33-122106-amanda-we-know-you-are-listening/ 1. Grandma puts baby thru X-Ray machine at LAX (LATimes) 2. SecondLife millionaire assaulted by 'flying penises' (ValleyWag) 3. Revver founders leaving the social video and ad rev sharing site (AdvertisingAge) 4. iLike sells 25% of the company for $13.3 million (VentureBeat) 5. Immaculate Dragonian Conception (MSNBC) 6. Trump bitch slaps Rosie (Link) http://rottedbrain.com/2006/12/20/rotted-brain-32-122006-whos-a-better-one-night-stand/ 1. eBay is cutting 300 million worth of losses in China (Yahoo)(Venturebeat) 2. Save your illegal content easily! (NewTeeVee) 3. YouTube the crimefighter (NY Times) 4. Woman looks to cops to catch bad crack dealer (Newsvine) 5. Google Audio runs into a wall (CBS Marketwatch) 6. Our favorite palindrome casino is on the chopping block ... http://rottedbrain.com/2006/12/19/rotted-brain-31-121906-dont-call-me-george/ 1. Digg focuses on video (TechCrunch) (NewTeeVee) 2. Time Magazine highlights YouTube dudes (Time) 3. Cingular make sure kids never have to be without myspace (NewTeeVee) 4. Teacher got videotaped by student preaching in class (NYTimes) 5. I've got a nose like a bloodhound (LATimes) 6. Miss USA Tara Connors gets naughty (Link) Update: Gizmodo is ... http://rottedbrain.com/2006/12/18/rotted-brain-30-121806-person-of-the-year/ 1. Facebook is not for sale, unless you have about $8 billion (Bloomberg)(PaidContent) 2. Music Television - Web 2.0 Style (TechCrunch) 3. Microsoft reveals details about its 'Flash killer' (NewTeeVee) (Microsoft Download) 4. Gizmodo 'guarantees' that iPhone will be out next monday (Gizmodo) 5. Another Borat lawsuits from his reportings (E! Online) 6. Adobe announces ... http://rottedbrain.com/2006/12/15/rotted-brain-29-121506-this-podcast-is-so-lam/ 1. UCLA database hacked releasing personal data of over 800k people into the wild (Yahoo) 2. Invite-only beta begins at the Venice Project (NewTeeVee) 3. iTunes sales falling? (Good Morning Silicon Valley) 4. Darejunkies: The latest social networking site (TechCrunch) 5. Skype wants to be your Telco (USA Today) 6. MOM!!! Daddy won't get ... http://rottedbrain.com/2006/12/13/rotted-brain-28-121206-eric-linsters-redemption-episode/ 1. Wikia launches new service to offer free wiki software and hosting (OpenServing) 2. MySpace takes over as king of Internet (GigaOM)(Alexa) 3. Chief Yahoo Jerry Yang announces that his life partner David Filo is now married (ValleyWag) 4. Social network for athletes (NewTeeVee) 5. Firefox begins television ad campaign (NewTeeVee) 6. Man arrested for ... http://rottedbrain.com/2006/12/11/rotted-brain-27-121106-not-so-undisclosed-location/ 1. Bram Cohen pays to buy his own software (VentureBeat) 2. Get VC money from your cell phone (VentureBeat) 3. Major networks to compete with YouTube? (TechCrunch) 4. Cocaine-Mart (Newsvine) 5. YouTube launches 'Quick Capture' in hopes to get even crappier user-gen videos (ArsTechnica) 6. First generation ubergeeks began their massive and continually exodus (GigaOM) http://rottedbrain.com/2006/12/09/rotted-brain-26-120906-rottednation/ 1. Zillow shows us what they planning to do with $57M they've got stashed in the bank (GigaOm) 2. Detroit is not a place to throw parties (Newsvine) 3. Metacafe may be sold for $200 million (TechCrunch) 4. Handwriting is irrelevant (Toronto Star) 5. Native Americans want to Rock Hard (Reuters) 6. RIAA defendants passing ... http://rottedbrain.com/2006/12/07/rotted-brain-25-120706-we-suck-at-writing-cursive/ 1. Major Shakeup at Yahoo with Semel maybe on the way out (TechCrunch) 2. USC undergrad builds homemade tablet Mac (Link) 3. Farts on a plane (Newsvine) 4. Survivor Fiji participants experiencing a coup (E!Online) 5. Man fakes retardation for 20 years (Seattle Times) 6. Talk to Amanda Congdon and Ariana Huffington (TechCrunch) James Kim RIP http://rottedbrain.com/2006/12/06/rotted-brain-24-120606-tennessee-farts-really-stink/ 1. GigaOM launches new Video Blog NewTeeVee.com (NewTeeVee.com) 2. Calacanis lands at Sequoia (TechCrunch) 3. Harvest Moon (Engadget) 4. Ricky Schroeder joining '24' (E!Online) 5. Australia backs down on copyright law (/.) 6. Shmoogle holiday party not so hot (TechCrunch) Happy birthday to Marlene Update: Kati Kim and 2 daughters found. James still missing. http://rottedbrain.com/2006/12/05/rotted-brain-23-120506-jack-needs-to-wack-off-more-people/ 1. Bittorrent client developer Azureus launches Zudeo Beta to join the online video fray (TechCrunch) (Zudeo) 2. Diggnation podcast kicks iPhone rumor mill into new high gear (Engadget) (Arstechnica) (Youtube Video) 3. A hairy situation (Newsvine) 4. CNBC is back with lots 'n lots of video (VentureBeat) (TechCrunch) 5. Max Clooney, dead at 18 ... http://rottedbrain.com/2006/12/04/rotted-brain-22-120406-everyone-hates-americans/ 1. James Kim of MP3Insider podast of CNET and his family are missing as of last Saturday (CNET) 2. Adobe Flash turns 10 (Wikipedia) 3. Rupert finally finds a job for his young Chinese wife (Businessweek)(Wikipedia) 4. What's your terrorism threat level? (Good Morning Silicon Valley) (Washington Post) 5. Oh-oh. Oprah and Hearst ... http://rottedbrain.com/2006/12/01/rotted-brain-21-12106-a-young-chinese-wife-comes-in-handy/ 1. Haagen-Daz cofounder dies at age 90 (SFGate) 2. Barry Diller to launch service that finally brings cohesion to his Web properties (VentureBeat) 3. Houston gets AT&T's new IPTV service (ZDNet) 4. Hot mamma (Newsvine) 5. Nick Douglas lands at Huffpo (Valleywag) (NY Times) 6. Danny DeVito discusses sex in the Lincoln bedroom (E! Online) http://rottedbrain.com/2006/11/30/rotted-brain-20-113006-sex-in-a-haunted-mansion/ 1. Happy 50th Birthday to Leo Laporte (Link) 2. Gin 'n juice 'n cocaine n' guns (Access Hollywood) 3. BitTorrent's attempt at legitimacy following Napster's footsteps (Venture Beat) (TechCrunch) 4. San Diego don't need no stinkin' Wal Mart (Yahoo News) 5. If Shmoogle operates like a Venture Capitalist, this is the start of their ... http://rottedbrain.com/2006/11/29/rotted-brain-19-112906-happy-50th-birthday-leo/ 1. Old people don't know how to use computers (TechCrunch) 2. Pam leaves Kid for Borat (Us Weekly) 3. Get carded for pancakes (Newsvine) 4. Walmart getting into the movie download fray (CNN Money) 5. Porn is the next big thing. Again. On your phone (ZDNet) 6. Bruce Lee theme park opens in China (Link) Car ... http://rottedbrain.com/2006/11/28/rotted-brain-18-112806-car-porn-is-non-existent/ 1. Shmoogler looking for a lay (ValleyWag) 2. Kid builds nuclear fusion reactor in his basement (Link) 3. HBO contemplating IPTV channel (CNN) 4. You can find IT on ebay (The Fresno Bee) 5. The Amazing Race extends 15 minutes (E!Online) 6. Zoo offers shitty souvenirs (Newsvine) http://rottedbrain.com/2006/11/23/rotted-brain-17-112206/ 1. Leah Culver gets a free Macbook Pro by selling laser etched ads (Blip.TV) 2. Flickr analyzes its metadata to find popular digital cameras (Link) 3. CBS giddy over online video viewing (Arstechnica)(TechCrunch) 4. Cigarette smokes at least 4 women (Newsvine) 5. Clay vs. Ripa vs. Rosie (E! Online) (People) 6. Pew Internet and American ... http://rottedbrain.com/2006/11/22/rotted-brain-16-112106-pre-favorite-holiday-show/ 1. Sonofabitch, now this makes the PS3 worth fighting for (Engadget) 2. Fedex: Bringing Sexyback (Us Weekly) 3. Newsflash: Sergey, Larry and Eric are richer today than yesterday (Newsvine) 4. All Australian iPod owners are criminals (Link) 5. No more prank calls to sexaholics anonymous from Google (TechCrunch) 6. Biggest rubber band ball in the ... http://rottedbrain.com/2006/11/21/rotted-brain-15-112106-shmoogle/ 1. Cosmo Kramer is a racist (Link) 2. Want to stop the war in Iraq? The GOP wants you to screw. (Link) (Link) 3. A giant pissing match: Universal Music vs. MySpace (Link) (Link) (Link) 4. iPod users don't use the video (Link) 5. Second Lifers swimming in grey goo (Link) 6. Yahoo gets ... http://rottedbrain.com/2006/11/20/rotted-brain-14-112006-get-your-dot-orgasm-right-here/ 1. Mark Cuban Courts YouTube Foe (Link) (Link) 2. Brit Tells Kev to Get up Out HerSpace (Link) (Link) (Link) 3. Calacanis 'resigns' from AOL after CEO Jon Miller's departure (Link) 4. PlayStation 3 Officially Launches today. You are gonna have to fight for yours. Literally. (Link)(Link) 5. Yahoo turns into a seedy bar, ... http://rottedbrain.com/2006/11/17/rotted-brain-lucky-13-111706-retail-therapy-2/ 1. Restaurant Comes to Lobster's Rescue (Link) 2. California City Considers Complete Ban on Smoking (Link) 3. NYPD busts $1B a year Gambling Ring (Link)(Link)(Link) 4. Cat gives birth to puppies (Link) 5. Google Maps feature lets you send prank calls (Link)(Link) 6. Here Come Hot-or-Not Clones, On Mobile (Link) http://rottedbrain.com/2006/11/16/rotted-brain-12-111606-its-a-cat-its-a-dog-no-its-a-cog/