Ricky Van Veen's GET EXCITED

“ 3. Announce that we will have bullet trains criss-crossing this country in the next five years. Japan is celebrating the 45th anniversary of its first bullet train this year. Now they have dozens of them. Average speed: 165 mph. Average time a train is late: under 30 seconds. They have had these high speed trains for nearly five decades — and we don’t even have one! The fact that the technology already exists for us to go from New York to L.A. in 17 hours by train, and that we haven’t used it, is criminal. Let’s hire the unemployed to build the new high speed lines all over the country. Chicago to Detroit in less than two hours. Miami to DC in under 7 hours. Denver to Dallas in five and a half. This can be done and done now.

— MichaelMoore.com : Goodbye, GM …by Michael Moore

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Air conditioning the fake fire pit area. Florida in a nutshell.

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Red Bull Cola could be banned in Germany - after traces of cocaine are found in it

CUT TO: Red Bull marketing execs high-fiving.

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For those of you not keeping up with Plategate, here’s an update:

This morning, the Nebraska Governor’s office called a press conference to address CollegeHumor’s influence in the voting process.

At the press conference, the administration admitted they had been incorrect in their previous statement that CollegeHumor fans had not influenced the vote and announced a new winner.

hardcore.

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samreich:

“The Slumdog Price is Right,” written by Dan and Jeff, directed by me. Digg it.

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Chicago!

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Jake and Amir will be hosting this year’s Digital Newfronts during Internet Week. They’ll be alongside speakers from Al Gore to Tom Green. Here’s a video made to promote the event to attendees (thus, a little advertising industry insidery).

Hybrid. Synergy. Efficiency.

(via samsam)

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