As we all know, Starbucks is closing 600 stores, below is a list of stores reported to be closing in the Tampa Bay area by the Tampa Bay Business Journal. It appears a couple of those being closed have have neighboring stores within a mile or less so there shouldn’t be any major issues. There is one, however, which just opened only a few months ago at 6th Avenue and 6th Street S in Saint Petersburg, just across from Bayfront Medical Center. This kind of stinks because the Joffrey’s at …

In preparation for Friday’s iPhone 3G launch, a music video from the original iPhone launch. This is from GeekBrief.TV podcast GBTV #0387.

From GeekBrief.tv:
The release of the iPhone last year was one of the most fun days of my life. We waited in line for ten hours and bonded with the people waiting with us. We’re not expecting the same magic this year, but we still want to make it an unforgettable day.
Friday, July 11, 2008 People are flying and driving in to buy their phones with us at Northpark in …

Via Engadget and CNET:
Members of China’s armed police demonstrate a rapid deployment during an anti-terrorist drill held in Jinan, capital of east China’s Shandong Province July 2, 2008, roughly one month ahead of the Beijing Olympics.
Uhhh, okay… I guess that’s one way to do it, as long as there are no obstacles in your path, or your Segway doesn’t decide to reverse it’s course out of the blue.

Fireworks in a microwave, what could possibly go wrong!?

Happy 4th of July!

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