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By Margaret Lyons in News on Dec 24, 2007 11:54PM

Will watching the above video of xkcd genius Randall Munroe's talk at Google be the geekiest hour of your life? Maybe. But it's worth it. [via waxy]

Cook County judges aren't fucking around with the no-cameras-in-the-court-room stuff. Kiddie porn, though, take your sweet time. A woman who snapped a picture of R. Kelley in court went to jail this week, but was released today. Just for the record, charges were filed against Kelly in June 2002. And his trial is scheduled for May 2008. But no photos! [Trib]

Don't forget that the CTA is operating on a Sunday/holiday reduce schedule tomorrow. S-T]