Netflix CFO: Amazon won?t rent DVDs

Chalk up another one for Netflix. After beating Wal-Mart (how many companies can say they
?ve done that?), it looks like another high-profile competitor has thrown in the towel ? before even entering the market. Word is that Amazon, once assumed to be planning a DVD-rental service to compete with Netflix, has decided against it

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Class clown now nets 1 million hits a day

Eric Bauman,started his Web site as a prank during his junior year at Webster High School. His father, Neil, left, chalks his 25-year-old son’s success up to “luck and timing.” Today the site is ranked among the top 500.

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Samsung’s 120GB disk = 120GB iPods?

Oh Samsung, you and your obsession with the “world’s biggest” puts even Jersey girls to shame. Chalk-up two more this morning with the world’s highest capacity 1.8- and 2.5-inch hard disk drives. The newly announced 1.8-inch SpinPoint N2 however, brings a world’s first 120GB capacity to portable handheld devices like UMPCs and perhaps iPods…

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3D Architectural Illusions: Amazing Paintings, Murals and Mosaics [ Pics ]

3D street artists are becoming ever more popular, but their sidewalk chalk art isn
?t the only 3D art of its kind. Inside a home, on the outside of a building or even in a swimming pool, the illusion of three-dimensionality can transform a space, giving the appearance of depth, texture and place in a mythical or fantastical fashion.

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Fox calls Paula Abdul’s Drunken Antics ‘Technical Difficulties’

By now you’ve seen the video of Paula Abdul’s wacky appearance on a Seattle morning news show, where she was promoting the premiere of “American Idol.” Paula’s reps chalked up her odd behavior to “technical problems.” Now Fox has issued a statement standing behind their Laker girl… (Link to YouTube of drunkenness in comments)

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‘Superbad’ Gets Some Lovin’

Sony?s ?Superbad? scored on Friday, chalking up an estimated $12 million in 2,948 theaters. Among previous R-rated comedy bows in August, ?Superbad?s? haul is in sync with the $12.2 million generated by 2003?s ?American Wedding? on its first Friday, and bests the $7 million posted by Judd Apatow?s 2005 directorial debut ?The 40 Year-Old Virgin.?

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The House that Shaped an Architectural Generation [PICS]

What happened to Frank Gehry? Some call it a midlife crises, others chalk it up to a moment of revelation. Whatever occurred, this rather conventional middle-aged architect changed virtually overnight into an avante garde designer and created what is arguably the most influential residence of the 20st Century.

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Shrek the Third Grosses $122 Million in Opening Weekend

“DreamWorks Animation SKG’s “Shrek the Third” shattered the opening weekend record for an animated film, bringing in $122 million, exceeding expectations and chalking up the third-biggest opening of all time. The movie now holds the record for biggest first weekend for an animated film in box office history.”

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Slavery Reparation: Should we pay for our ancestors mistakes?

Advocates who say black Americans should be compensated for slavery and its Jim Crow aftermath are quietly chalking up victories and gaining momentum.

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Burning Crusade Delayed ‘Until it is Ready’

Chalk up another delay to Blizzard. Two years for a basic content expansion isn’t enough. The best part of this will be seeing what Sigil does when they have to release in Q1 with the World of Warcraft expansion.

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