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In a hurry here today but more tomorrow. A few quick thoughts: yesterday's BlackBerry outage was largely solved overnight but my CBS-issue device was still going haywire until mid-morning. During that time I used a different device to check my e-mail (rhymes with why cone) via a Web-based account. It wasn't great, but it sufficed in a pinch. Note to RIM: futher outages will only push people to experiment further with other devices, which can't be a good business plan. In other news, I plan to spend some time commenting on the proposed/rejected/scorned offer from Microsoft to buy Yahoo!. I realize there are many deeper considerations but one often seems overlooked: image.

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Quick entry today -- we're moving ahead with a story for the Evening News with Katie Couric that looks at the science behind the new movie "Jumper," starring Hayden Christensen. What sci-fi fan hasn't dreamed of one day living in a world where "Beam me up, Scotty!" was a reality? Naturally, Hollywood expands on the idea and takes some (actually, a lot) of dramatic license but, hey, so what. We all know human teleportation is not going to happen any time soon (if ever), as much as we could all think of a good time to use it in our lives. You know what I'm talking about. But photons -- well, that's a different story.

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