Good day, bad day: August 3, 2012

Dinosaur fans are promised a real Jurassic Park, while Mitt Romney nabs an unwanted endorsement from a porn star — and more winners and losers of today's news cycle

Porn star Jenna Jameson
(Image credit: Al Powers /Retna Ltd./Corbis)

GOOD DAY FOR:

People tired of seeing their friends' babies

A new internet browser extension, unbaby.me, automatically replaces Facebook photos of friends' babies with cats. [Slate]

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Dino lovers

An eccentric billionaire plans to build a real-life version of Jurassic Park on his estate. [Death & Taxes]

Blowing off steam with no repercussions

A new start-up allows disgruntled employees to anonymously vent their frustrations directly to their managers. [TIME]

BAD DAY FOR:

Zuck's .001 percent cred

Facebook's poor stock performance drops Mark Zuckerberg off the list of top 10 tech billionaires. [Newser]

The criminally dumb

A man who allegedly stole a $600 bike from a shop is caught when he brings the bike back a few hours later so he can buy a lock. [Consumerist]

Unwanted endorsements

Porn star Jenna Jameson endorses Mitt Romney for president. [HyperVocal]

For more winners and losers see: Good day, bad day: August 2, 2012

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