Here is this evening’s Daily Run Down.
Big News
- MLK inscription to be removed
- Googles decision to block explicit images is a huge win for Bing Search.xxx
- 911 and 112 are the worlds standard emergency numbers ITU decides – So Britain’s doing it wrong… just like their driving (Don’t hate, I love Britain).
- Why more people didnt die in Clackamas mall shooting
Recalls
- Always Tired You May Have Sleep Apnea
- Top 5 most important product recalls in US history
- Honda recall 870000 minvans and SUVs for ignition defect
General News
- Crude Oil Inventories Up 843000 Barrels
- Peanut butter garlic bread back on school plates
- Rabbi Nuchem Rosenberg Doused Maybe With Bleach in Williamsburg
- Slain Navy SEAL remembered as a leader
- For Las Vegas Weddings 12/12/12 Is a Date With a Built-In Reminder
- Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder Takes Center Stage in Battle Against Unions
- Americans Who Helped Free Kosovo Return as Entrepreneurs
- Lincoln receives 13 Critics nods
- Florida executes former cop
- Between the Lines of the NFL Bountygate Ruling
- Jenna Bush Hager pregnant George W. Bush to be first-time grandpa
- Downton Abbey insider Jessica Fellowes shares her behind-the-scenes take
- Dont hate the education hate the status quo
- Guatemala deporting McAfee to US – This is good news.
- Skier Lindsey Vonn vows to fight to race men – The guys will probably be against it because they’d lose.
- Snow Headed to Four Corners
- Exclusive Mars Rover Curiosity Featured in MAD Magazine
- New Jersey Man Pleads Not Guilty in 79 Death of Etan Patz
- Genes patents and big business at 23andMe are you the customer or the product
- NYC officials may delay widespread smartphone taxi hailing propose limited pilot instead
- Watch Live Star-Studded 12-12-12 Concert for Hurricane Sandy Relief
- Oregon mall shooting appears to be lone random rampage
- Software pioneer McAfee arrives in U.S. from Guatemala
International
- Spain arrests woman with cocaine breast implants – That’s one way of doing it.
- iPad Mini Launching In Russia On December 14
- Putin warns of foreign meddling
- Nelson Mandela making progress
- Left behind Russian-speaking minorities struggle in new Baltics
- Japanese dam project indecision delays illustrate ruling partys dilemma
- Africa papers carry Tyson spoof
- Mali names new PM after predecessor was placed under house arrest
- Assad troops fired Scud missiles at Syrian rebels says US
- Wikileaks Julian Assange to run for Australian senate under new political party
- Quebec officers in payments probe
- Hans Christian Andersen discovery
- Libya faces mental health crisis
- Finland Life beyond Nokia
Politics
- John Boehners unenviable job
- Republicans Tell F.C.C. Not to Give Away Airwaves – Of course they do.
Obits
Health
- Another Sandy legacy Home mold
- Loneliness not living alone linked to dementia
- Sugar helps babies having jabs
- Dont Pee On It Zinc Emerges As New Jellyfish Sting Treatment – Ken Jennings already debunked the ‘pee on jellyfish sting’ theory in his book ‘Because I Said So.’
- Obesity rates fall in Philadelphia
Olympics
Science/Space
- Life search starts in polar lake
- Fish attracted to same-sex flirts
- Apocalypse Never NASA Eases Dec. 21 Fears
- Real-time satellite tracker shows precise location of North Koreas new satellite
- Chasing Ice 7.4 cubic km of ice crashing into the ocean
- Sharpening up Jupiter
- Fertile Gals Look Sound More Attractive Study
- 12/12/12 Why Today Is Tied to Doom
- Alan Alda Asks What Is Time – Anything Alan Alda says goes
- Italy Earthquake Case Forces Geologists to Rethink Risk
- Fast-Acting Depression Drug Eases Symptoms in Hours
- Astronomers locate a miniature quasar in Andromeda
- Record-Breaking Elephant Range Found
- 2011 Virginia Earthquake Traced From Sky
- More Snow Could Mean Less Ice for Antarctic
- Insecticide regulators ignoring risk to bees say MPs
- Hubble achieves deepest view yet
Financial
- Porsche breaks car sales record
- Costco profit soars 30 percent on high sales low prices
- Will 401k plans get worse
- Federal Reserve to keep rates near zero as part of US stimulus programme – The Guardian – Since It’s worked SO WELL thus far, why not keep that status quo.
Historical
- Last issue of Nintendo Power available now founders look back
- Browse Through Radio Shacks 1983 Computer Catalog [Scanned Image Set]
- Humans Said Cheese 7500 Years Ago
- Ancient Copy of Ten Commandments Goes Digital
- A look back at BMWs 40-year history with electric cars
- Torvalds Kicks Original Linux PC Into Dustbin of History
- Hans Christian Andersen discovery
Tips and Tricks
Gaming
- Last issue of Nintendo Power available now founders look back
- Free Duke Nukem 3D in GOG holiday sale
- Xbox Black Ops 2 season pass holders get Nuketown Zombies today [update Trailer]
- Nintendo Still Loves DRM The Internet Not So Much
- Nintendo Land could have featured Star Fox Excitebite 1080 Snowboarding games – It should’ve featured ExciteBike….
- Buy every North American SNES game for $25000 – Wish I had the cash to buy them.
- Assassins Creed 3 is fastest selling Ubisoft game
Gadgets
- Christmas Captured with LEGO Star Wars
- Logitech Announces New Wireless Keyboard And Trackpad For Mac And iOS
- Sorry but e-readers arent dead
- Shutup and take my money A Doctor Who TARDIS desktop PC
- Leak suggests Samsung ATIV S to launch in Canada with Bell on December 14th
- Outback Battery Heated Mittens
- FCC gives Samsungs Galaxy Note 10.1 LTE edition the nod US LTE not included
- Kid-Friendly Kindle Environment
- Microsoft employees start collecting their free Surface RTs
Reviews
- Django Unchained – first look review
- Barnes Noble Nook HD+ review a high-def 9-inch tablet at an entry-level price
Law
- Jammie Thomas Asks Supreme Court How Much Is Too Much For Copyright Infringement – Here’s my thought. Force them to pay $1.29 for each song the current price they charge for their shitty songs.
- U.S. Senator Promising Legislative Action Allowing In-Air Use of Electronic Devices if FAA Doesnt Act
Patents
Technology
- Scientists develop eco battery powered by root-extracted dye
- Leaked chart appears to spill beans on Intels Haswell desktop CPU range
- Intel Launches
- Musician Mike Doughty Offers Unique Copy Of His New Song Personalized To Each Buyer For $543.09
- Jet engine cooling tech adapted for silent ultrabooks
- How Industrial Design and Weird Swag Helped MailChimp Find Success
Internet
- One in 10 say health-related websites saved their lives
- Facebook helps FBI smash global 11 million-strong botnet
- Buying And Renting Movies Now Available In 42 New iTunes Stores
- Backupify Has Google Apps Back With New Enterprise Update
- VMware competitor CloudVelocity gets $5M to migrate apps to public clouds
- Netflix may have ordered more episodes of Arrested Development
- Pinterest quietly sneaks in support for Twitter Cards
- Eric Schmidt says Google Fiber isnt just an experiment company trying to decide where to expand next – Aurora, Illinois would be a good place.
- MetaFilter founder Reddits creepy stuff shows how hard it is to run an open community – Reddit is just for trolls.
- Google+ Is Totally Nerdy Just Ask Google
- Flickr Revamps Site Navigation and Explore Page
- Tumble is down for the count today
Mobile
- Nokia Lumia 620 820 and 920 made official for China go up for pre-order video
- Gyft and its guilt-free gift cards now available on Android
- Apple offers free Lightning to Micro USB adapter in China – I would’ve liked to have gotten one for free. I just paid $20 for mine….
- RadioShack Offers $50 iPhone 5 And 4S Discounts
Rumors
- Apples plan to improve its Maps application may include buying TomTom
- Marc Andreessen FoxConn Execs Say Apple TV Is Coming
Software/Apps
- New Windows Server 2012 Remote Desktop Services Showcase Videos
- Flickr for iPhone 2.0 – Flickr is still around, huh?
- Yahoo jumps on Instagram bandwagon adds filters to Flickr iPhone app
- Unlike Instagram Flickr latches on to Twitter
- Google says it wont build apps for Windows 8 and Windows Phone until people start using them
- Shazam for iOS gets a new UI shares our lack of music knowledge with Google+
- In bringing Office to iOS Microsoft is playing a dangerous game
- Google unveils a gorgeous new version of Currents a Flipboard competitor — but it crashes on iPhone
- Google Set to Release iOS Maps App Tonight
- New app brings Google Now functionality to the iPhone
Security
- Internet Explorer can track your mouse anywhere on the screen and Microsoft wont fix it
- Homeland Security Pays San Francisco To Buy Surveillance Equipment That Records Video AND Audio On City Buses – So wait, I paid the Government to pay San Francisco to buy equipment to spy on me, should I be in San Francisco? Okay, just checking. Still stupid, but alright.
- Smart TV Exploit Means Hackers Can Watch You Watch TV – Which means they’ll be watching Netflix, my DVDs or Amazon prime. Something they could already do anyway.
- How Aaron Barr correctly identified Commander X
- X-37B US launches super-secret orbiting robotic plane
Developer
London/Britain
- Dont rush maths report urges
- Flights disrupted by freezing fog
- Pat Finucane murder new report to be published
- VIDEO Spice Girls at musical premiere
- Big decline in UK unemployment
- No end to April hunt say police
- Times editor James Harding resigns
- London bus fares go contactless
- Nurse left suicide note Aussie radio sets up $525000 fund +video
- Jimmy Savile accused of 31 rapes as police warn of more child abuse arrests
- Downing Street and Daily Telegraph at war over Maria Miller allegations
- Christmas payday loans to rise
- Santas Lap London Boroughs Silhouette Map
- Just an Aeon
- David Cameron admits shocking levels of collusion in Pat Finucane murder
- NHS spending watchdog questions claims of £5.8bn savings
- Britons feel Paralympics effect
Personal
- Unprofessional All the Flavor You Can Handle
- My master plan for revolutionizing the future of publishing and saving tablet-native journalism
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot?
- Gaza perfume sales soar with rocket name
- Restaurant Gives Customers a 50 Percent Discount After Calling Them
- Texan carves pentagram into sons back on
Funny
- December 12 2012
- Honest
- Lesson #1603 – Remarkable Dates
- Steven Swears
- Thats How They Brew Tea in Poland
- Blood of the Lamb B***h
- How Did She Start the Car
- Aww Man I Gotta Rein Myself In
- Have You Been Feeding Your Son Paint Chips
- Snow-Dog WIN – Fantastic!
- Should I Ask My Teacher My Question
- Love is Contagious
- Dino-mite
- Trollin Oldies
- The Redneck Cuckoo Clock
- No Suit for You
- Does Big Foot Poop in the Woods
- Saving the World One Party at a Time
- My Christmas List
- My mom trying to take a photo with an iPhone
- When I run into my ex
- What Your Photo Filters Say About You Comic
- I Dont Know How He Does It
- You Dont Say
- You Had Me At
- Street Performer WIN
Chicagoland
- Cardinal George Doctors couldnt find any evidence of cancer
- Hazmat Spill Closes Downtown Street
- Teen sues over alleged punch racial epithet from cop
- Mayor blasted for replacing OHare janitors – I think he should go and clean bathrooms in The Air Traffic controller’s area for a month, see how he likes it.
- Teen charged with shooting near Chicago police headquarters
- Motorcyclist killed in Lincoln Square Crash
- About 90000 in Illinois set to lose unemployment benefits
- Fatal copter crash spotlights hazards
- Planned Parenthood sues over medication abortions
- In Janesville a dress code for teachers
- Subway Gives Back After Police Solve February Murder
- CITYS KING OF THE JANITORS
- State Sen. Trotter Still Plans Run for Jackson Jr.s Seat
- Former head pleads guilty to stealing from waste organization
- Evanston slaying blamed on feud between families
- Des Plaines man suspected in dozens of vehicle break-ins
- New York in Chicago
- Me in the winter to my friends living in Los Angeles
- When my friends recommend a restaurant in Wrigleyville
- Me at Big Star
- When the CTA heat lamp goes off
- When I have a great night out in the South Loop
- The first time I walked into Mad River
- When I watch my order being made at Portillos
- Kelly Kraft leads first meeting as head of sports authority
- South Side Jewel Store Still Selling Twinkies
- Joggers Unfazed by Lakefront Robberies
- Metra service resumes after pedestrian fatally struck in Rogers Park
- 12-12-12 Newlyweds Share First Meal at New Burger Joint
- Gun control advocates file suit against Internet gun sales
- US OKs Elgin-OHare extension bypass toll road
Total Number of stories: 223
Look for more stories tomorrow.