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When David DeVore first posted the now legendary video of his son’s backseat existential crisis, he never expected it would be the viral and cultural sensation that it has since become. With over 54 million views, the clip was the second most watched video on YouTube in 2009, bested only (and inexplicably) by Susan Boyle. Unlike most YouTube celebrities, though, the DeVores have found a way to channel the clip’s popularity into some pretty hefty profits — even in the face of controversy.

When David and his father aren’t making the rounds on American TV and radio, they’ve been busy creating a mini cottage industry based on their two minutes of glory, selling t-shirts on their Web site and speaking at events like this week’s SXSW. Vizio TV even used David’s voice in their commercial during this year’s Super Bowl. All along the way, of course, the DeVores have been raking in the dough. While he wouldn’t say exactly how much his family has earned off of his child’s drug-induced rant, David DeVore told CNN that the grand total is somewhere in the “low six figures.”

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Prime Minister Stephen Harper collected on his sudsy Olympic hockey bet with President Barack Obama as the U.S. ambassador to Canada delivered beer to 24 Sussex Drive.

Reputable Spanish publication Clipset has the first concrete report on pricing and internal specs for HP’s Slate. Seemingly obtained from HP itself, the €400 ($546) price tag positions the Slate a notch above netbooks and bodes well for the expectation that it’ll undercut the iPad’s entry level pricing. Straight currency conversations are inadvisable in such situations, so we’ll just have to wait until official stickers for the iPad in Europe are known or HP announces US prices for the Slate. Further info includes an Atom CPU, Flash support, USB connectivity, a memory card reader, and a back-mounted webcam (see it after the break). The launch of this Windows 7 device is slated for June, while retail availability in Europe is said to be expected at some point “before September.” It’s not clear what all that means for the US, but we doubt HP will be making its home turf wait longer than the rest of the world. Rest assured, we’ll be reaching out to HP HQ before they’ve had their first cup of green tea to find out.

Update: HP’s response to our queries has been typically tight-lipped. The company refused to discuss Clipset‘s specs and pricing, which would suggest that — even though they may be spot on — they are not yet official.

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A huge quantity of water has been discovered in craters at the north lunar pole, enough water to supply a large US city for three years. Also, there also appears to be evidence for a lunar “hydrosphere”.

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