Watson, the super computer debuting last year on Jeopardy, may be taking up residence in doctor’s offices and hospitals nationwide. WellPoint, the brains behind the “computerized guidance” concept in a medical setting, is teaming up with the brains behind Watson’s brain, IBM Computers to create the technology that will “help doctors with diagnoses and treatment suggestions.”

Before you read CafeMom’s rant on the rest of this story, tell us, would you be okay with Watson giving you medical advice or diagnosing your strep throat instead of a warm-blooded nurse or doctor?

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We’re saddened by the weekend devastation as Hurricane Irene pounded the East Coast. As we rummage through story after story, photo after photo of the destruction and disaster, sweating living in the #1 Worst State in America doesn’t seem so bad this morning.

Though Irene and past hurricanes devastate so many, we’ve got to extend a virtual high-five to the media reporting from the eye of the storm. We don’t even want to imagine what it’s like to plead everyone to run for their lives while being stuck coastal, as 35 mph winds, rain and the occasional tree branch pelt your face.

Check out these links for how Irene blows for reporters:

Reporter Gives Irene Update Covered in Toxic Waste

NSFW! Streaking Irene Reveler Ruins Weather Channel

Reporter Seaside, Camera Man Inside

Waist Deep in Rogue Wave 

And check out The Daily Mail’s “Hurricane Moments” from past storms.

Last night the legendary leader of Apple computer handed down his resignation sending waves across the tech world. This is a move that was expected given his poor health and the future of Apple is certainly stronger than ever. So who is this Tim Cook guy anyway?

The crew at Gizmodo give us a detailed “Who is Tim Cook” post to help us begin the new phase of leadership.

We love shopping at Whole Foods as much as the next guy but this here saga of the big company and the little fired up employee is just too good to resist. Give it a read here courtesy of Seth Abramovitch

After violating her probation by testing positive for alcohol last week, house-arrested Lindsay Lohan may be jailbound again (she’s due in court today) which means interviewing her is the biggest coup an American journalist could get right now! Bigger than interviewing the president. Bigger than a sit-down with Osama bin Laden’s reanimated corpse. But Matt Lauer walked out of an interview with her, because she was too demanding. [Gawker]

From TMZ:

Also, Here’s what we know.  Lindsay was tested twice last week.  Sources tell TMZ … Lindsay tested positive for alcohol on one of the tests and negative on the other.  In both tests, she tested negative for drugs.  One of the tests was administered just after Lindsay had a rooftop barbecue party.

Sources tell TMZ … the L.A. County Probation Department will ask Judge Stephanie Sautner to yank her out of house arrest and throw her in L.A. County Jail. [TMZ]

As chosen by you, here are the most popular stories OF ALL TIME (aka last week). Just in case you missed it

A Canadian fisherman named Blair Doucette recently caught a bright blue lobster in the waters off Prince Edward Island. According to Canadian news reports, only about one in four million lobsters is blue, and the last one reported in the area was back in 2009. The color is caused by genetic mutation, but cooking a blue lobster would turn it to an ordinary red. Not that anyone is planning to cook this particular lobster; Doucette says the crustacean is alive and well in a tank at his house, and he’s planning to donate it to an aquarium.

[Globe & Mail]

The ultimate save your ass Father’s Day Helper [Tasting Table]

We think it is fair to say that there will be many more chapters to uncover before this gets kicked off the front pages of every single paper and website. What is next?
[Gawker]

Nik Richie, (a.k.a Hooman Karamian, a.k.a. Corbin Grimes) head honcho of The Dirty has been sued once again, to no one’s surprise. Chicago woman Lauren Lee Gauck claims the nude photos of her on thedirty.com were juxtaposed with someone else’s body and is suing Richie for a ‘dirty’ penny– $50 mill, to permanently remove the photos in hopes of saving her ‘stellar’ reputation as a television reporter. That $50 mill could be hard to lock down since a federal communication law says a website cannot be held responsible for content posted by users. Way to get around that one, Richie.

The lawsuit came just as Richie cleared his plate of several others—and won. Richie recently tweeted his victories for two other lawsuits and thanked the First Amendment.  We’re curious to see how this one plays out since Richie lost some legal battles in the past (including having to pay up $11 million to an NFL cheerleader last year). The same day the mishap between this latest lawsuit went public, he tweeted “Just finished another great workout. I feel like $50 Million bucks,” So for now it’s business as usual for Richie and the Dirty Army aka humiliating America.

A Canadian fisherman named Blair Doucette recently caught a bright blue lobster in the waters off Prince Edward Island. According to Canadian news reports, only about one in four million lobsters is blue, and the last one reported in the area was back in 2009. The color is caused by genetic mutation, but cooking a blue lobster would turn it to an ordinary red. Not that anyone is planning to cook this particular lobster; Doucette says the crustacean is alive and well in a tank at his house, and he’s planning to donate it to an aquarium.

[Globe & Mail]

Jack Daniels has revealed a new, streamlined label. Why they would do such a blasphemous thing?! Read on.   [WSJ]

Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi, one of the stars of MTV’s reality series “Jersey Shore,” crashed into a police car Monday in Italy, according to reports.

Polizzi, in Florence to tape the fourth season of “Jersey Shore,” was driving when she rear-ended the patrol car, which was acting as an escort for her vehicle. The crash wedged Polizzi’s car between the police vehicle and a highway wall. [NYPost]

The expression “red handed” certainly applies to this story.  Check out the website HERE, which was created by a guy who installed a special security feature for theft, and guess what, it paid off.   He has captured many images of the thief and is asking for help to find the culprit.   Classic.

The folks at Hotel Chatter put together a funny post about the ugliest hotels alive.   Luckily Arizona properties escaped being included, but check out their picks.

[Hotel Chatter]

A quick summary for all the new movies opening up this weekend. [Gawker]

President Obama has made the most epic gaffe in United States presidential history, just a little while ago. During his visit to Westminster Abbey today, he signed the guest book along with the date “24 May 2008.” Not only did he not write “May 24″ like a Real American would’ve, but he was also off by a year or two — at least.  (click on image to enlarge)

[Gawker]

Trust us, if you like her go HERE Here and Here to check out the launch of her new lifestyle blog.

Tasting Table National brings us a great cheat sheet for their favorite weekend food trips from around the country. From East to West they’ve pretty much got it covered. The picks for LA, Sonoma, and Portland are clearly the most convenient, but when will Phoenix make it onto the map? [Tasting Table]

What would you do if you told your wife you had tickets to the last taping of the Oprah Show, but really didn’t? Well, here’s a little story about a guy so fearful of telling her the truth he faked his own mugging. [Tribune]

Jesus Diaz pens a pretty solid take down for all the various reasons one might hate their Facebook account.   Read on…[Gizmodo]

“if you want to take over every aspect of people’s lives, good is not enough. Being just “good” is a failure. You have to be absolutely perfect, and that requires—first and foremost—that your messaging and chat facilities work flawlessly, with no loss of data whatsoever. Sadly, that is not the case.”

John Cook compiles a list of all the awful things the former Gov has done throughout the years.  Was he a Nazi?  Was he a gay model?  Did he like group sex?  Good stuff.  [Gawker]

“Bodybuilders party a lot, and once, in Gold’s—the gym in Venice, California, where all the top guys train—there was a black girl who came out naked. Everybody jumped on her and took her upstairs, where we all got together.”

Bin Laden News Breaks Twitter Record [Gawker]

A McQueen Tribute at The Met [Daily Beast]

Why Bin Laden was Buried at Sea [CNN]

OK, this one’s not really AZ-related, but it’s just too cool to not write about. Meet Gary Weddle, a 50-year-old substitute teacher in Oregon who hasn’t shaved or even trimmed his beard since September, 11 2001. It all stems from a pledge he made to his students nearly 10 years ago to not cut his beard until Osama bin Laden was captured or killed.

Needless to say, Weddle broke out the razor last night and is now clean shaven. Click read more to see what he looks like now.

All images via the Daily Astorian

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Afghans Fear West May See Death as the End [NY Times]

Seven Questions After the Death of Bin Laden [CNN]

ASU Weighs Adding More Friday Classes [AZ Central]