In the history of MacWorld keynotes, I’ve always been conservative when it came to predictions, dialing them back several levels to avoid disappointment.

Well, that strategy didn’t work this time.

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In the war game Chopper, use your iPhone to pilot a military helicopter, armed with bombs and a machine gun, to save civilians and kill enemies.

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A series of technologies have converged to create what should be a really cool nerd-o-rama tomorrow.

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Netflix continues to improve its Watch Instantly service with key moves, that bring it on par with the Apple TV and in some ways beyond. The Netflix / Roku box will soon have on-demand, paid movie rentals of newer releases, courtesy of Amazon’s video download service. Gizmodo has the press release.

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Synopsis

Siblings Jon (Philip Seymour Hoffman) and Wendy (Laura Linney) Savage are abruptly forced to care for their estranged, abusive father, Lenny (Phillip Bosco).

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This is the next (and hopefully last) nutty-MacWorld-rumor-with-a-morsel-of-plausibility floating around the Mac websites. The gist of it: the real reason why Steve Jobs cancelled his MacWorld apperance is because he landed the position of Federal Chief Technical Officer for the new Obama administration, and is preparing for the job. Read more over at Mac.Blorge. And Mac Soda. And Macenstein.

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It’s that time of year where I make MacWorld predictions based entirely on half-baked rumors, knowledge of Apple history, personal bias, and gut feelings. Here goes:

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As should be expected, the rumors are increasing in both number and nuttiness as MacWorld approaches. Here’s a round up and some thoughts about each.

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Seems to be a bit of a brou-ha-ha regarding what’s wrong with FriendFeed and how to fix it. I thought I’d share some self-analysis regarding how I use the service (which I love, BTW).

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Pete’s father in law tells Pete that he and Trudy should start a family. Meanwhile, as Betty prepares for a Thanksgiving journey, Don claims to have a lot of work at the office. Betty suspects Don just doesn’t want to go.

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