<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[37prime]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://37prime.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[A Prime Number]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://37prime.wordpress.com/author/37prime/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Anything Goes: June 30th, 2009&nbsp;Edition.]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>I went to the Apple Store this morning to exchange another bad 15-inch MacBook Pro Core Duo battery. The battery was not even detected by the MacBook Pro, but as soon as I showed it to Johnny (an Apple Genius) it worked. I was baffled until we noticed that <a href="http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2006/06/4357.ars" target="_blank">the battery was expanding</a>. For sure it was immediately replaced. Thanks Apple.</p>
<p>&#8230;and now for something completely almost random, but they are not:</p>
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<li><a href="http://www.oncars.com/story/511/Tesla-Motors-to-Receive-$465-Million-Loan-from-the-Government" target="_blank">Tesla Motors to Receive $465 Million Loan from the Government</a> (OnCars) | The Model S would be priced around $50,000. The price is still too high for most consumers. Make it under/around $20,000 and I might think about getting one.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/atheism/comments/8x0vc/indiana_denies_request_of_no_gods_vanity_plate/" target="_blank">Indiana denies request of &#8220;NO GODS&#8221; vanity plate; suit coming?</a> (reddit) | <a href="http://tcmso.blogspot.com/2009/06/free-speech-religion-license-plates.html" target="_blank">Original blog post here</a>, reddit has a better title. I really thought that there is some kind of separation between the Church and Government.</li>
<li><a href="http://yro.slashdot.org/story/09/06/30/1515222/Rhode-Island-Affiliates-Banned-From-Amazoncom-Sales" target="_blank">Rhode Island Affiliates Banned From Amazon.com Sales</a> (SlashDot) | <a href="http://www.pbn.com/detail/43272.html" target="_blank">Original article here</a>. Rhode Island is the second State to get the Affiliates Axe from Amazon, following North Carolina. The whole taxation is getting a lot more complex.</li>
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<p>There&#8217;s an elephant in the room, let&#8217;s talk about it:</p>
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<li><a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/WTF/comments/8wwt2/of_course_michael_jackson_borrowed_his_signature/" target="_blank">Discussion on reddit</a> regarding the origins of The Moonwalk and other Michael Jackson&#8217;s dance moves.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.tvgasm.com/newsgasm/news/newsgasm/the-skin-doctor-did-it.php" target="_blank">The un-untold rumor about the real father of Michael Jackson&#8217;s first two kids</a>. Seriously, have you ever seen pictures of his frist two kids? They don&#8217;t resemble anything like Michael Jackson at all.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/offbeat/2009/06/29/moos.freaky.clouds.cnn" target="_blank">CNN wants to freak you out</a> by reporting that some people thought they saw Michael Jackson&#8217;s face in the cloud over New York skies.</li>
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<p>OK, that&#8217;s enough of that. there are more but you can always read it somewhere else.</p>
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