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Monday, July 19th, 2004
Will Ken Jennings lose on Jeopardy this week? According to a little detective work and some deductive reasoning, apparently not. The Jeopardy website lists only 11 contestants this week including Jennings. That means two new contestants each day through Friday. So if Jennings loses this week, it won't be until Friday.
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Wednesday, July 14th, 2004
The Question: Who is a Ken Jennings? I watch Jeopardy on a fairly regular basis, but Jennings' 30-show run has made me an everyday viewer for the past few weeks. The Jeopardy producers changed the rules to allow champions to continue playing until they lose, and Jennings has definitely made the most of it.
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Wednesday, July 7th, 2004
Big surprise today. I got four submissions for the "Muni Catch Phrase" list. The first in a very long time. Thanks for keeping it alive since 1996.
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Monday, June 28th, 2004
Fahrenheit 9/11 made nearly $22 million as the top-grossing movie this past weekend. Some of its success has to be attributed to the efforts that went into blocking the distribution and showing of this film.
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Wednesday, June 16th, 2004
They tried to use Disney to bury it and failed.
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Monday, March 15th, 2004
OK. I've got the cell phone, the portable computers (laptop and PDA), the portable storage (USB disk) and the desktop computer. But where is my jet pack and flying car? And how about my apartment on the moon?
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Friday, October 10th, 2003
Interesting idea. I'm not sure that I would be willing to invest in his brain. I would need to see how often he engaged in detrimental behavior before he decided to sell these brain futures first.
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