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Sports: That’s 4 in a row for the Rays: Tampa Bay 6, Seattle 5, and we are 1 game ahead of Baltimore again. Oakland is next, and that will be a tough 3 games.

Tech: Kids are becoming more adept with computers, but sometimes they turn into bullies. When I was a child, you had to insult someone to their face. Children who have grown up with technology may be more likely to launch craven and cowardly attacks through weblogs, IM and anonymous postings. They distribute pictures and videos of each other on P2P networks.

Beware the forward button, people. Once you send a message, you’ll never stop it.

Users sign and forward petitions though e-mail. Adults like “King” Peter Chung of the Carlyle Group and Trevor Luxton of Credit Lyonnais thought they could brag about anything and everything in an e-mail message. It all just makes me wonder sometimes.

Funny: Various tricks of various trades. For example, Australian butchers talk backwards, lauging because someone is an “on doog cuf ecaf”. “PEBKAC” is an old favorite of mine from my help desk days. Read the article. Thanks, Boing Boing!

USA: More welcome signs in NYC.

World: How are BMWs and justice related in China? Well, don’t buy a lottery ticket there.