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Palm gets in bed with ALL their former enemies?!

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First, Palm got into the unholy union with Microsoft in creating the soon-to-be-released Treo 700w. And now, it would appear that they’ve inked yet another deal with a former arch enemy: this time Research In Motion, creator of the Blackberry:

In a statement announcing Monday’s pact, RIM Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Jim Balsillie said the deal acknowledges “significant customer interest in this powerful combination, and we look forward to building on our relationship with Palm.”

Yup. The Palm OS is dead. Thanks Harknell, for killing another platform. 😛

Godwin’s Law reaches politics

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So, I guess it was only a matter of time before Godwin’s law was invoked off the ‘net. Finally, it happened, and – big surprise – it tooks politics for it to be invoked in real life.

RICHMOND, Virginia (AP) — The Republican candidate for Virginia governor is drawing fire for campaign ads that suggest his Democratic opponent is so averse to the death penalty he would have spared Adolph Hitler from execution.

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A commercial featuring death penalty proponent Stanley Rosenbluth has him looking into the camera and saying: “Tim Kaine says Adolf Hitler doesn’t qualify for the death penalty. This was one of the worst mass murderers in modern times.”

Some Jewish leaders said Friday that the commercials trivialize the Holocaust and should be withdrawn.

I get the impression that come November, we’ll see that the other side has automatically won the argument. 🙂

The beginning of the end of the Tripp Eisen Saga

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It’s a been a while since we’ve checked in on our favorite alleged Michael Jackson wannabe. So what has become of Tripp Eisen?

The now-former guitarist for Static-X has spent quite a bit of time in jail since the first charges of statutory rape surfaced. So much, in fact, that when Eisen pled guilty to two felony charges of having oral sex with a minor on September 29 in Orange County, California, he was sentenced to a year in prison, but was essentially a free man, given the credit earned due to time already spent in the slammer.

So now, despite fan denial, we can pretty much come out and say it: Tripp did it, and he’s even admitted to it.

And in case anyone is interested: Tripp Eisen’s mugshot can be found here, from his arrest in New Jersey on a separate set of sex-with-a-minor charges. Let me just say: what a difference some dreads and makeup can make, eh?

But the story still isn’t over. Last we heard, Eisen was scheduled for a second court appearance in New Jersey, on that second batch of statutory rape charges. That was three days ago. If we hear about what happened, we’ll be sure to pass the details along.