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Apple is releasing Snow Leopard, Mac OS 10.6, on Friday. Millions of Mac folks will be lining up for this one. You can get an idea of what the new kitty can do by taking a look at this: Apple - Mac OS X Snow Leopard - Refining the user experience

I know most, if not all, of you use a PC but I just couldn't resist mentioning this. There's an Apple TV ad that I think is pretty cool:

In other news:

Did you know there's an official I'm Sorry I Voted For Obama Web site? Yep, and here it is: Official I Am Sorry I Voted For Obama Website

A few years ago, during the second Lebanon war, I had a hard time understanding where all the left-wing hostility against Israel was coming from. This might shed some light on the issue: RubinReports: Understanding "progressive" Antisemitism: The West's New Israelophobia and Judeophobia

Nouriel Roubini has revised his estimate of the economic recovery, suggesting that The risk of a double-dip recession is rising

I'm thinking that short term, we're due for a correction, followed by an end of year rally. Next year there will be some serious issues to contend with and the stock market could feel some pressure to sell off at some point.

Rest of the best:

Obama Allies Find Words Fail Them - WSJ.com

Wanna see Jews scalping Nazis? Just about everyone does, including Germans. No scalping here, just the trailer.