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There’s a lot to be said about Apple suing HTC in what looks like a proxy war with Google, but it seems criminal that legal documents can look this ugly.

Times and a column of parentheses? Of all companies, I’d think that Apple would require tasteful typography for their playground-bullying lawsuits.

When I first heard about Baltimore Fiber in passing, I assumed it was some sort of healthy-eating initiative. Instead, it’s something I actually care about:

Google is planning to build ultra-high speed broadband networks in a small number of trial locations across the country. The plan is to deploy 1 Gbps, fiber optic connections directly to people’s homes. This connection would be 2,000% faster than the fastest connection currently available to Baltimore residents.

My rationale for including Bmore in this project:

1. High population density in the city itself. Houses are small and are literally touching, in many cases.
2. Small physical area. The whole of Baltimore City is less than 100 square miles.
3. Much-needed competition. Comcast offers overpriced, slow service, and Verizon, although cheaper, is similarly slow and doesn’t offer fiber optic service in many areas.

If you’re in or around Baltimore, you should lobby Google and voice your support.

From Wikipedia:

The term “slush fund” was originally a nautical term; the slush referred to the fat or grease that was obtained by boiling salted meat, the sale of which could then be used to provide the crew with special luxuries. The money obtained from this sale was placed into the so-called ’slush-fund’.

The Nexus One is getting multitouch starting today.

HT: Engadget

Update: the Android Wordpress app is available now, too! As of now (3:47PM), fewer than 50 other people have downloaded it.

HT: Phandroid

• For Tony, a Wired article about Internet addiction in China. I’ve read a bit about this phenomenon in Korea, and have wondered if it’s a legitimate concern, or if it’s just the fact that 43% of China’s 1.3 billion citizens are under 29–a cohort which outnumbers the entire United States population.
• For Scott, a blog about clouds. Update: link broken, server problems.
• For just about everyone else, the Voltaggio brothers’ website is definitely drool-worthy. They also have a bunch of Youtube videos.

HT: Andrew Sullivan and Ezra Klein