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Gold Coast schoolyards are the “perfect killing fields”, according to the Gold Coast Bulletin. If laser guns could kill, that is …

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Read all about it: I’m not running for the Senate

When you have a big announcement to make it’s handy to have your own newspaper. Did Mort Zuckerman break his own news on not running for the Senate? — New York Observer

Bloggers crash New York City press gallery

“In a nod to the growing influence of online journalists, New York City said Tuesday that bloggers and others who publish on the Web will now be eligible for press credentials.” — Online Media Day

Intel rehashes kids PC into iPad rival

“Intel’s Classmate PC has been around for the last three years as a low-cost notebook meant for children to use at school and for learning. Now, Intel is looking to refresh the design with a new, convertible model that can also be used like a tablet.” — Portfolio.com

Turns out the internet wasn’t a fad…

“…There’s wrong — and then there’s Clifford Stoll’s Newsweek essay about the internet from 1995.” — Techtonic Shifts

The Facebook messages you weren’t supposed to see

“Here’s a cache of the private messages misdirected by Facebook last week, messages about sex and divorce, devotion and infidelity, cancer and rubdowns. Messages underlining how deeply digital networks run through our lives, and how important online privacy has become.” — Gawker