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Phil Sheridan: History will eventually judge China (1)
on Inquirer Columnist - Phil Sheridan (2) permalinkBEIJING - The Beijing Olympics were a wonderful success, even if giving the Games to Beijing winds up being a terrible decision.Shared by Patrick (50)Contribute comment
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The achievement of China (4)
on Roger Ebert's Journal (76) permalinkI begin with a confession of ignorance. Before the Olympic Games, I had a confused and narrow vision of China. It was assembled from many Chinese movies, some of them historical dramas like "Raise the Red Lantern," some of them biopics like "The Last Emperor," some of them powerful slices of life like "The Blue Kite," "To Live," "Jou Du" or "Story of Qui Ju." But all of them depicting the distance, the strangeness, the ...Contribute comment
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This is how you run a fantasy football draft: ... (6)
on Deadspin (624) permalinkThis is how you run a fantasy football draft: "We are looking for height-challenged female(s) (as in midget, dwarf, munchkin, little person, just don’t know the correct non-offensive terminology) to help run our fantasy football draft. We will be 10 males in a suite at the Mandalay Bay drafting for four hours on August 23th starting sometime in the late afternoon..." [Craig's List]
- Patrick said: Only in Vegas...
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Deal would have U.S. troops out of Iraq by 2012 - CNN.com (1)
permalinkU.S. and Iraqi negotiators have reached agreement on a proposal calling for a complete U.S. military withdrawal from Iraq by 2012, the head Iraqi negotiator said Friday.Shared by Patrick (50)
- Patrick said: How is this getting less press than potential VP choices?
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ESPN Swings for the Online Fences (2)
on NewTeeVee (835) permalinkESPN signed a deal with Major League Baseball Advanced Media to live-stream games as well as put content from America’s past time across a wide range of digital outlets. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but ESPN will get to simulcast Sunday, Monday and Wednesday Night Baseball on ESPN360.com and on ESPN Mobile TV. ESPN will also get to offer baseball-related programming through Apple iTunes and Xbox Live Marketplace. However, the deal is subject ...Shared by Eric (182) Patrick (50)Contribute comment
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NBC's Web 2.0 cop show draws commenter hatefest [Gemini Division] (2)
on Valleywag (3573) permalinkGemini Division is NBC's new online-only science fiction series consisting of five-minute episodes starring Rosario Dawson as a New York detective trying to find her fiance's murderer. Instead of disruptive traditional ads, producers Electric Farm Entertinament incorporated blatant product placements right into the show! Genius, right? "Terrible," sums up one of the fourteen nearly all-negative comments posted to Gemini Division's Hulu page. "Take the worst elements of Cloverfield (shaky camera and retarded talking) and throw ...Shared by Patrick (50) Rizzn (269)
- Rizzn said: completely disagree with this review.
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IOC Finally Launches Investigation Into Chinese Gymnasts Thanks To "Stryde Hax" [Beijing Olympics 2008] (1)
on Deadspin (624) permalinkIt appears the U.S. women's gymnastics team may actually get their coveted gold medals if an IOC investigation into the ages of the Chinese gymnastics team proves the little demons weren't all 16 years of age. After initially dodging all the questions, the findings of one U.S.-based blogger named Stryde Hax, has apparently prompted the IOC to respond, according to the Times of London. An IOC official told The Times that because of "discrepancies" that ...Shared by Patrick (50)Contribute comment
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10 Promising Web Platforms (62)
on ReadWriteWeb (15236) permalinkIn this post we review 10 promising developer platforms for the Web. We're not talking about the obvious ones either, like Facebook, iPhone, OpenSocial or even Twitter. Those have been covered extensively already. The list below features some of our favorite 'lesser known' web developer platforms. There are bound to be other excellent developer platforms not noted below, so as always please use the comments here to point out your own favorites. We've written a ...Shared by Ahmet Alp Balkan (10) Alexander van Dijk (19) AlvarezVal (39) andre (72) andrewcsfan (81) Andru (241) Athar (21) bhargava (24) Bijou (46) Bob Potter (23) Brad Brown Jr. (39) Brian Swisher (9) Chad Jaggers (11) Chad Sakonchick (6) Charles (141) Chris Anderson (13) Damien Pascoe (2) Danica Radovanovic (17) Daniel Bell (53) Daniel Shine (21) Dave (46) Dean Burge (73) Dimitar Vesselinov (288) djspark (358) edu (150) Eldon (13) Erinc (7) Geoff K (49) Guillaume Foutry (102) Ian Benedict (66) Javed (561) Jaxtr (79) joga (21) Joh Rogers (38) Jorge Santos (1) Kevin Federline (545) Maksim Berjoza (93) Mark Sheldon (7) mavrevMatt (300) Michael Mior (195) Mike Buckley (6) Mike F (2153) Mike Nayyar (432) Mike Villar (24) Mohiul (674) Neagrigore (66) Ngeow Wu Han (20) nickc321 (74) Nigel Eccles (85) Patrick (50) Piero Rivizzigno (3) ps1160 (99) Rey Ramos (49) rmorrell (162) Sami Fouad (102) sean h (86) Steve Nimmons (120) sulinyang (3) Tyson Williams (189) Vincent (15) Yung-Hui Lim (133)Contribute comment
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5 Ways to Fix the Next Olympics Online (2)
on NewTeeVee (835) permalinkIt’s been a tale of two Olympics for NBC. On the one hand, it’s been a monster success, pulling in record numbers on both new and oldteevee (except in San Francisco). On the other hand, between tape delays and a crummy online video experience, it’s also been pretty abysmal. Perhaps smelling blood in the water, ESPN said it was interested carrying the 2014 and 2016 Olympics — and that it would run the games live, ...Shared by Alex (126) Patrick (50)Contribute comment
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BOLTING TO THE NFL? (1)
on ProFootballTalk.com » Rumor Mill (4) permalinkWe just saw Jamaica’s Usain Bolt set the world record in the 200-meter dash. And the first thing that came to mind was this. How fast would he be if he hadn’t spent much of his life breathing second-hand marijuana smoke? And then the next thing that came to mind was whether this guy, who stands six-feet, five inches [...]Shared by Patrick (50)Contribute comment
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Can Players Choose Their Own Nickname? (1)
on NBA Fanhouse (8) permalinkFiled under: 76ers, Trail Blazers, NBA FansAndre Iguodala feels like a new man with his new contract and new teammates who should take the Sixers to new heights. As such, he wants a new nickname. From the Philadelphia Daily News (via Skeets via Sixersoul): "I don't like 'Iggy,' I don't mind 'The Other A.I.,' " he said. "It just shows the fans are watching basketball and know what I do. I want to be 'Dre, ...Shared by Patrick (50)Contribute comment
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T.O. THINKS HE WAS MISUSED IN PLAYOFF LOSS (1)
permalinkWe’ve been saying for weeks now that, regardless of how the Cowboys perform in the 2008 regular season, an enormous amount of pressure will bubble up if/when the Cowboys prepare for their first playoff game. They haven’t won a postseason contest since beating the Vikings the night before my soon-to-be-12-year-old was baptized. (I took the Cowboys, [...]Shared by Patrick (50)
- Patrick said: I think I've heard this one before... if we're lucky TO will blow up before the playoffs this year.
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Meeting Fail (62)
on FAIL Blog: Pictures and Videos of Owned, Pwnd and Fail Moments (4238) permalinkSubmitted by Strayer via geekologieShared by Adam (72) Alan (25) Andrew Boardman (212) Bacchus (31) bluecubphan (70) Brad Greer (10) BullzY (105) Carl (84) Carl Dunn3 (73) Carlos Perez (36) Carol (547) chimeric (47) Christy (35) Clay (145) cwills (31) dasmart (142) dave (73) Dave C. (85) DOCBook Howto (472) Emily (42) Felipe (49) Fernando (170) fijidaddy (69) Frank (44) Fred (42) Gisele (48) Ishai (107) jadielady (124) Jaemi kehoe (60) jayman16 (204) Jess (36) John (29) jon|k (116) Malakun (36) megastep (46) Moe N. Jaques (74) n8k99 (33) Nick (70) Noah (146) ORB (39) Patrick (50) phrakture (42) primary0 (17) Rafael (70) Raleigh (28) Rantan (136) rene (203) Rizzn (269) Rob (69) Roseanne (38) Sam (92) Sandaruwan (62) Selwin (58) Sharath (57) Sheryl (29) Sonja (27) thelastminute (53) Tim (212) Tristan (120) Unseen (79) Venci (85) WhisKiTo (109)Explore read six notes
- DOCBook Howto said: These guys are for real! LOLz BBQ!
- ORB said: OMFG !!!
- Clay said: heh.
- Sharath said: OMFG!!
- Unseen said: lolspeak fail!! haha
- Jaemi kehoe said: Brilliant!
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But God Doesn't Want To Compete For A Starting Job Either [Duan!] (5)
on Deadspin (624) permalinkHere's a photo taken in front of the Waupun Assembly of God somewhere in Wisconsinland where even those who areContribute comment
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Where Are We In The Hype Cycle? (154)
on TechCrunch (26189) permalinkNew technologies tend to follow different trajectories of hype, hope, and despair as they are discovered by different groups of people and finally adopted (or ignored) by consumers. Gartner actually goes ahead and charts this hype cycle for different technologies. Its latest hype cycle for 2008, shown above, is making the rounds. (It was released in July, but is just now reaching the upward trajectory in its own cycle). According to Gartner’s view of the ...Shared by (jeff)isageek (332) Ahmed (103) Alex (31) alex (72) AlexT (38) André Lobo (32) Andy C (56) Antonio Ortiz (136) AP (31) Arnar (58) Aron (19) arturo.servin (111) Ashish Jaiswal (18) avg (79) bhc3 (232) Bill (33) Bill HR (32) Brad (46) Bradford (14) Brando (21) Breyten (88) Brian (62) Bruce (72) cakogal (20) Carly (38) CarmanAvenue (58) chezsmithy (43) Chris (46) Christian (69) Chung (393) cisellis (130) d2s (125) Dan McCall (76) Daniel (28) Daniel Seijo (58) Danielle (17) Darius (37) Dave (11) Dave C. (85) David (23) dedrick (37) Dejim (70) dema (72) dkastner (36) dobata (1005) Dominic Hopton (101) DrBaher (74) ekaye (44) eLd0raDo (40) Eric (28) Eric (29) EricAppel (28) evo (68) felix (20) frenkie (61) FVT or FVTer (75) gastaoss (142) gjort (25) GP (161) Harish (29) Harper (226) hoosteen (171) Ian (43) ian (21) IanZ (54) Jake (77) James (44) Jan (254) janequigley (103) Javed (561) Javier (26) Jawad Shuaib (31) jccamus (120) Jeffrey (35) Jeremiah (48) jeroendemiranda (78) Jerome (28) Jim (56) Joeri (8) John (68) John (51) John (6) John Pederson (36) Jonathan Washburn (58) Jorg (36) Jose (14) Karl-Anders (18) karmona (15) Kathy (18) Kevin (17) Klaudin (37) lezer (41) lloydshep (19) Markus (34) mathewbutler (38) Matt (34) matt (37) matthooper (43) Melissa (20) Melissa Chang (33) Melkir (76) MERc (19) meriksen (44) Michael (22) Michael (79) ming (23) Myles (35) Natalie (18) Neil Godfrey (44) Nick (64) Nick Nogueira (101) Nikki (179) onlythoughtworks (24) Pablo (80) Partha (23) Patrick (50) Patrick (37) Paul (97) Paul Dunay (71) Paul Keen (22) Paweł Krupiński (21) pd0 (52) Peppermint (68) Philip Velichko (35) Rahul Gaitonde (65) Rainer (36) Rebecca (72) Remarkablogger (41) rexy (179) Ricardo.Borelli (70) richhand (119) Ricky (41) Rob (506) Rozz (45) Ruben (94) s (36) schuettla (24) ScorpFromHell (97) Scott (22) Sébastien (21) Stephen (29) tarun upadhyay (25) terry (14) TheFlamingoKing (27) Timm (11) Tomi (61) Torsten (19) Uno (54) Vinod (10) Vish (27) Walter (47) Xiaoxing (26) ziqbalbh (63) Zsombor (32)Explore read eight notes
- AlexT said: Here we are
- Bradford said: So the questions is - where exactly in the hype cycle is it best to start a company built around a technology? I'd have to argue for the trough of disillusionment so you can lead the enlightenment.
- Harish said: Good way of seeing things, but how/who decides which tech is in which phase ?
- Scott said: I love this graph
- Danielle said: happy to be on the slope of enlightenment!
- Jonathan Washburn said: Pretty interesting look.
- Kathy said: Mainly, the graph cracks me up.
- Ian said: this is awesome
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Kobe Thinks Patriotism Is Cool, Chris Collinsworth May Believe Otherwise (1)
on NBA Fanhouse (8) permalinkFiled under: NBA Media Watch, NBA Videos, USA BasketballI'm not sure where exactly Chris Collinsworth was trying to go in this interview with Kobe Bryant, but thankfully it's a place that Bryant wouldn't allow Collinsworth to take him. Listen to the way Collinsworth asks Kobe if he thinks it's "cool" to say he loves his country, because to me, it seems like Collinsworth is expecting a much different answer than the one Kobe responds with. ...Shared by Patrick (50)Contribute comment
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The Manny Wigs Are Here; Get 'Em While They Last [MLB] (1)
on Deadspin (624) permalinkNow available at the Dodgers Pro Shop, finally; Manny Ramirez dreadlock wigs. The Dodgers were quite crafty with the release of this item; they're here just in time for back-to-school shopping. Backpack? Check. Binder? Check. Manny wig? Si! If the team wants to have any hope of outbidding the Yankees for Manny's free agent services next season, they had better sell a ton of these. And while they're now available at the ballpark, I don't ...Shared by Patrick (50)Contribute comment
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SHAWN JOHNSON IS LIKE BUTTAH (1)
on With Leather (73) permalinkIowa's so cute. It's got all the corn and soybeans of Illinois, minus that big metropolitan center with all the fast cars and minorities. So when the state fair rolls around, you know it's time to register the domain name StuffFatWhitePeop.... Running from August 7th through yesterday, the fair featured plenty of funnel cakes, bad hair, and a statue homegrown Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson -- sculpted from butter. I didn't ask, but I'm pretty sure ...Shared by Patrick (50)Contribute comment
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Becks To Kick Off Countdown To London 2012 [Afternoon Blogdome] (1)
on Deadspin (624) permalinkSome jolly good media types are reporting that David Beckham will participate in the Closing Ceremonies at the Beijing Games. The report says that he'll ride into the stadium on one of those double-decker buses, and then eat a modest portion of some fish and chips. [BBC Olympics Blog] • I don't know who adult film star Savannah Samson is, but apparently some of the Yankees do. Yankees. How appropriate. See what I did there? ...Shared by Patrick (50)Contribute comment
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Barkley Will Never Be Unsuccessful, Chugs Tequila in Lake Tahoe (1)
on NBA Fanhouse (8) permalinkFiled under: NBA Gossip, NBA VideosThe NBA's downtime had led to some lack of Charles Barkley in the media. Well, unless you count Lake Tahoe, where Barkley would appear to be kicking it recently, based on these YouTubes from You Been Blinded, where he lets everyone know that a) he will not be gambling again and b) he will "never be unsuccessful". I can't even begin to tell you the number of times I've been ...Shared by Patrick (50)Contribute comment
