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The big news this week is of course the way-too-well-publicized cracking of the HD-DVD encryption. This story has been around the world and back 892,000 times so far, and next week it will be forgotten. If you bought a clever t-shirt, you have 20 more minutes to gain any kind of cool points wearing it. After that, points will be deducted.

Moving on!

Awwww - Google rebranded their “personalized home page” service as “iGoogle” this week. Now, in addition to adding your local weather and favorite blogs to your homepage, you can make it super cute! Here’s mine.

Where all your pedophilic dreams come true - This week Disney launched Disney Xtreme Digital, a social networking site for preteens. It’s unclear whether one has to be an xtreme preteen to sign up, but what is clear is that despite whatever security controls they think they have, the whole enterprise is bound for tragedy.

Speaking of Internet predators, the Brussels police are apparently investigating a case of virtual rape in the freakishly popular nerd-world Second Life. I don’t know what to say about this.

The 11th Annual Webby Awards were announced his week, and The Mercury didn’t even win ONE! Now I know how.. whoever.. feels.

Ironic! - Business 2.0 Magazine loses June issue and has no backup. Ha!

Fat kids to be encouraged to play more video games at school. This can’t miss. Seriously, if your video game-obsessed kids are getting fat, maybe you should stop feeding them so much, and take away their video games. Just a thought.

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