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Real Vetting Roundup (3)
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"I make [decisions] as quickly as I can, quicker than the other fellow, if I can," Mr. McCain wrote, with his top adviser Mark Salter, in his 2002 book, Worth the Fighting For. "Often my haste is a mistake, but I live with the consequences without complaint."- John McCain As the true vetting of Sarah Palin continued over the last two days, we learned more about John McCain's pick for vice-president. Unfortunately for us, if ...Contribute comment -
Mad Magazine on Sarah Palin (37)
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Mad Magazine has leaked its satirical Sarah Palin spread to the HuffPo -- a good 'un, too. Exclusive: MAD Magazine's Election Coverage, Sarah Palin EditionShared by Aaron (26) Adam (39) Alvin A. (23) Andrew N. Carpenter (32) brownpau (47) Clint Ecker (31) Dan (14) dave (16) Fred (5) g b (41) graham (2) Greg (14) Jason (7) Jason (8) Jason (36) Jason Matthews (20) Jenna (18) Jeremy Jarratt (50) jgd3 (3) jGrrl (7) Joe Turner (5) John Halton (4) kliger (8) Mark (29) Marshall Sponder (24) MCE (34) Melkir (16) mikebee (37) MikeD (20) Mr. Pants (9) Nicholas (9) Nirav (28) Rob (15) Steven (118) Tony (4) vergil66 (5) Wayne (49)- Jason Matthews said: it puts all her incompetence in one easy-to-understand graphic!
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snopes.com: A Note to All by Anne Kilkenny (25)
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Letter written by a resident of Wasilla, Alaska, offers viewpoint of Alaska governor Sarah Palin.Shared by andy smith (197) Baldgeekinmd (25) colleen wainwright (6) David Kettler (37) Emil (11) Flackrum (13) fo.ol (2) Friday (39) Gschultz (27) IBCmass (185) Ivy (24) Jared (10) Jeff (52) Karen Eliot (48) Linda Nitsche (33) Matt (16) Mick (2) Nicholas (9) Russell (2) Scott Morningstar (5) Shea Gunther (117) Stijn (22) Temi (6) trainspottr (211) William Clifford (6)- fo.ol said: [via Graham]Palin's executive experience.
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Republicans: "We Never Did This to Chelsea Clinton!" (9)
onFormer Republican presidential candidate and current village idiot, Mike Huckabee: MINNEAPOLIS -- Former presidential candidate Mike Huckabee told NBC/NJ today that the recent wave of potentially-damaging news stories about Sarah Palin – including news that her teenage daughter is pregnant – represents a "sexism that is really, really disgusting and embarrassing," and could ultimately galvanize support for the GOP ticket. Calling media critiques of Palin "unprecedented" ("they never did this to Chelsea Clinton," he said), ...Shared by Chung (111) dale.brayden@gmail.com (27) dj empirical (90) Jeffrey (35) Leo Romanovsky (15) Michael (14) Nicholas (9) Oliver (29) Tom (14)Contribute comment
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Palin: "If Pledge Of Allegiance Was Good Enough For Founding Fathers, It's Good Enough For Me" (18)
onOh. My. God. Giant hat tip to JLFinch's recommended diary: here's McCain's selection for the Vice Presidency of the United States, Sarah Palin, answering a 2006 policy questionnaire: Q: Are you offended by the phrase "Under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance? Why or why not? PALIN: Not on your life. If it was good enough for the founding fathers, its good enough for me and I’ll fight in defense of our Pledge of Allegiance ...Shared by Adam (16) Alex (102) Alfredo (29) Ben Shoemate (23) Chad (171) Dave S (30) Eric (46) Eric (5) Jason (80) Jeremy T (5) Martin Paquette (124) Nicholas (9) Randy Zlobec (34) Robert (12) Ross (16) Sean McBride (69) spurfer (65) Tom (14)Contribute comment
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Sarah Palin: An Introduction (1)
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In which John talks about Sarah Palin, John McCain's surprise pick for the Republican Vice President slot. (Republican nerdfighters always complain I don't talk about Republican politics, so I am! Hopefully I did so even-handedly.) BlogTV at 3:30: http://www.blogtv... Author: vlogbrothers Keywords: sarah palin john mccain vlogbrothers nerdfighters Added: August 29, 2008Shared by Nicholas (9)Contribute comment -
John McCain's Wandering Eyes (2)
onTurns out McCain had actually been eyeing Palin for awhile... Author: jedreport Keywords: John McCain Sarah Palin Getting To Know You Added: August 30, 2008Shared by Nicholas (9) Rob (1)Contribute comment
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GMDesk Puts Google Webapps into a Single Desktop Application [Featured Download] (83)
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All platforms with Adobe AIR: Free desktop application GMDesk provides quick access to Google services in a standalone window separate from your browser. GMDesk separates Gmail, Google Reader, Google Calendar, Google Docs, and Google Maps from the rest of your web browsing, and provides keyboard shortcuts to switch between them (Ctrl+ or Cmd+1 through 6). You can't install browser add-ons like Better Gmail or Better GReader in GMDesk, and currently it displays too-small text in ...Shared by Aaron (7) Aeh310 (10) Alec Peden (25) Amy (9) Andrew Mitry (24) Andrew Phillips (4) Aranyx (5) azlon (9) Bill (27) Breyten (15) Brian Megilligan (4) bussiere (44) Camtron 9000 (20) Canopusoheil (7) chip (25) chrisfullman (1) ckaroli (45) Compuwizard123 (34) Coze (9) Degauss (9) Dominik Lukeš (36) Eliacin (39) epmiali (1) Eric (52) Essam (0) everyone loves a wee sombrero (126) George (6) Håkan (14) hickstro (10) Jaime (13) JayCrossler (10) Jeremiah (15) jimmysessions (12) John (5) Jon Lorenzini (17) Kyle (10) l0ckergn0me (42) Larry (11) Levi Breederland (3) Library (16) lnewcomer (39) luca Filigheddu (9) Luiz Lopes (23) Masoud (8) Matias Sulzberger (24) maty (4) MaXeR (18) merkurov (15) Michael (20) Michael (28) Mike (3) Mike (44) Nicholas (9) Nick (5) norti (37) Paul (21) Paul Puri (5) Pedro Markun (17) Pete (4) Priit^ (64) ricardo (20) Richard (24) Rob (3) Roel (18) Roger Kondrat (5) Ru> (15) Ryan (24) sascha (8) Scott (22) Sebastian Wehner (10) Shawn (19) Stanley (19) StevieB (71) Thinh (198) thr33 (25) Toco (40) Travis Roy (11) Wes Brown (11) yooper1019 (14) zemlanin (18) zRyu (4) Фил (3) 攻疼新一 (354)- chrisfullman said: After having tried this for a few hours towards the end of today, I must say this is indeed a very useful tool. Now I don't have to worry about browser crashes, which tab did my e-mail/reader/calendar go or mess with conflicting Google Account vs. Hosted Apps sessions/log-outs!
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GMDesk Puts Google Webapps into a Single Desktop Application [Featured Download] (9)
onAll platforms with Adobe AIR: Free desktop application GMDesk provides quick access to Google services in a standalone window separate from your browser. GMDesk separates Gmail, Google Reader, Google Calendar, Google Docs, and Google Maps from the rest of your web browsing, and provides keyboard shortcuts to switch between them (Ctrl+ or Cmd+1 through 6). You can't install browser add-ons like Better Gmail or Better GReader in GMDesk, and currently it displays too-small text in ...Shared by Larry (11) narkomanC (20) Nicholas (9) sascha (8) Thinh (198) Toco (40) Wes Brown (11) yooper1019 (14) zemlanin (18)Contribute comment
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YouTube Comment Snob hides badly spelled, profane, poorly capitalized YouTube comments (46)
onHere's an idea who's time has come: YouTube Comment Snob is a Firefox plugin that nukes comments with too many spelling mistakes, weird capitalization or punctuation, and too much cussin'. It works pretty damned well, too. As XKCD has pointed out in the past, YouTube has the worst, just the worst comment-areas on the Internet. YouTube Comment Snob (via Making Light)Shared by AJ (190) Alex (102) Atilano (17) Ben Shoemate (23) brownpau (47) Bruce (13) Chris (14) Dan (78) David T. Cole (3) deusdiabolus (95) Eebs (23) elsterama (41) Fearghas (13) Galtenbergs (19) Geoff Gresh (15) Greg (14) Jason Matthews (20) Jay (58) Jeff Schmidt (29) Jeremy Jarratt (50) Joe (20) Katie Fellows (37) Kris (27) Malcolm (4) Marissa (19) marya (7) mathewi (42) Mazz (54) MikeD (20) N.L. Vivar (9) Nathan (48) Nicholas (9) Ozgur Alaz, Marketallica (20) Paul Emery (3) potentato (25) Raj (21) Richard (24) Roadkillkid (9) Scott (5) sessan (13) tarrask (27) Thomas (13) Tim (25) War-N (5) ydant (15) Zac (5)Explore read 10 notes
- Malcolm said: awesome idea. Might use this
- Jason Matthews said: yes please, more of this! needs to be brought to bear on digg and a certain local newspaper's comment section as well.
- Jay said: Brilliant! :)
- Thomas said: I'd be interested to see the algorithm powering the Comment Snob. Also would be fascinating to see how this works with other languages besides English.
- ydant said: So... this would leave one comment on the whole site?
- Jeremy Jarratt said: Almost the worst. Break.com has the worst comments on internets.
- Jeff Schmidt said: classic
- MikeD said: Brilliant! I hope this works for other sites too.
- marya said: I've seen this story making the rounds and keep forgetting to share it. This is brilliant. I hope more and more sites will adopt this. Also, the Merlin Mann "pause" idea... where your social networking incoming activity gets held for you while you take a little break. Brill.
- Chris said: Looks fantastic - lots of other applications too!Didn't someone joke a while back about writing an idiot filter for the Internet? I'm glad someone took them seriously.
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Lifestreaming, the next social act (1)
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I currently know more about the lives and interests of many of my professional contacts than I do about some family members. This isn’t really on purpose, but it is a direct result of the choice many people I know have made, to keep people constantly abreast of what they’re doing via web services such as Twitter, Facebook and FriendFeed (which I’ll discuss shortly). Most of my family is not engaged in the social Web, ...Shared by Nicholas (9)Contribute comment -
TSA declares war on large breasts (47)
onA large-breasted woman flying from Oakland to Boston was accosted by the TSA when the underwire in her bra set off the magnetometer. She was given a choice: allow her breasts to be fondled or give up on flying. Instead, she raised a stink: Kates asked to see a supervisor and then the supervisor's supervisor. He told her that underwire bras were the leading item that set off the metal detectors, Kates said. If that's ...Shared by Aaron (26) Alan Cheslow (60) Arion (19) Ben Turner (67) Bernard (3) brokekid (134) Chris Schrier (12) Clay (41) Curt (11) dan (0) Dan (3) Dan (78) Daniel C (7) David (5) Gemstar38 (99) houseinrlyeh (98) Jacqui (2) Jenna (18) Jeremy Jarratt (50) jim (4) Jim (22) John (14) Jon (27) Jonathan (35) Kajivar (49) krs (10) Maarek Stele (59) Mark (9) Matthew (1) Maurice (18) Nicholas (9) Nick Sanders (0) Patrick (8) Randem (28) robert steburg (45) Sam (56) Scott (22) Serginho (17) Shawn (18) SmOKe_MaChiNe (0) Terrence (27) Thadius (5) Trey (44) usrbingeek (6) Walter DeFoor (33) Wolfger (10) yosh (24)Explore read eight notes
- Trey said: Where can I apply for this job?
- Kajivar said: . . . I am so testing this next time I fly. >.<
- Clay said: I suppose that there's a huge disincentive for TSA agents to figure out that they could just ask her to remove the bra and go through the detector again... Most notably that this precludes getting to fondle large-breasted women.Good for her for not putting up with this crap.
- Dan said: dang...
- Maurice said: The government scores another victory in the war against terror. But clearly, this was a necessary case, aren't they called 'bazookas'? They could explode!!!!
- Sam said: Sorry ladies, this is pretty stupid. I hope you can make it through TSA without issues next time you fly.
- Wolfger said: a fringe benefit to working for the TSA? What's that T really stand for again?
- Jenna said: In all the flying I've done, I've never had the underwire in my bra set off the metal detector. This seems very odd.
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Amarok 2 Beta Released [Featured Download] (3)
onWindows and Linux only: Amarok 2, the next version of the free, open-source media player, has just rolled out an official beta release, Nerrivik. The beta of the media manager we previewed back in June, improves memory management, overhauls the add-on scripting and metadata tracking, adds gapless playback, and streamlines the interface. Center-rail widgets still seem a little rough, but it's a usable preview of what's to come. Amarok 2 is a free download; Windows ...Contribute comment
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Richard Dawkins reads his hate-mail aloud (85)
onCheck out this video in which famed atheist Richard Dawkins reads aloud the profane, violent, hateful email he gets from believers. PT sez, "I would buy this if it were an audiobook." So would I! Richard Dawkins reads his emailShared by !&# (23) [mRg] (14) Aaron (26) Aaron (10) Aaron Ross Powell (10) Arryn Pidwell (7) brokekid (134) Bruce (13) C.K. (134) Carlos Villela (23) Cathy (79) Charles (2) Chico Amadeus Louise Veronica Ciccone de la Bangs Garcia (4) Chrigu (12) Chris (34) Chris (6) ChrisB (8) CKL (18) Dan (3) Dan Russell (12) Data Vortex (0) David (5) David T. Cole (3) Dean Mah (4) Dedalus (22) Derek (7) deusdiabolus (95) dknowles (19) Eater (20) Emon (9) G. (35) Gabe (1) Gonzo (23) Graham English (10) Greg (14) HacKnight (8) headphonaught (0) Hokai (19) Ian (0) James and Tom (12) Jamin (31) Jared (19) Jason (2) Jason R. Hunter (41) Jeff (9) Jeff (19) Jeff Schmidt (29) Jesús Dugarte (3) jim (4) Joel Gil (11) Joshua (9) Jouni Seppänen (5) Katie Fellows (37) Kay (41) Kelly (4) Kevin Branigan (7) Kevin Railsback (20) Luke M (16) Mark (0) Mark (1) Matthew (47) Michaelk (18) mistaSteve (35) N.L. Vivar (9) Nathan (48) Neagrigore (14) NeonDemon (45) Nicholas (9) Nicholas Schiller (5) Phillie Casablanca (11) phrakture (5) Randy (44) Riona (4) robert steburg (45) rpy (14) rsgalloway (12) rveguilla (5) ScaryMike (0) Schmeck (12) searingblue (2) tante (10) Thomas (3) Tony Ruscoe (14) tosh (7) War-N (5)Explore read 13 notes
- Eater said: That last one made me snortlaugh.
- Graham English said: Great idea!
- Thomas said: Simply amusing.
- Mark said: So much for loving your neighbour...
- Michaelk said: Ah, there are few things as entertaining as poorly-thought-out hate email. Except having a guy with a British accent reading it aloud.
- HacKnight said: LOL
- Gabe said: LOL
- Chico Amadeus Louise Veronica Ciccone de la Bangs Garcia said: Me three!
- C.K. said: I don't think Jesus approved any of these emails.
- Luke M said: Best thing I've seen today.
- CKL said: Comedy gold.
- Ian said: also, "no punctuation at all in that one"
- Bruce said: excellent
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Amarok 2 Beta Released [Featured Download] (23)
onWindows and Linux only: Amarok 2, the next version of the free, open-source media player, has just rolled out an official beta release, Nerrivik. The beta of the media manager we previewed back in...Shared by Adrian (15) Ankur (16) Apollo L (8) Bicho Pro (70) Chris (34) DrFu (22) Futt (5) Hisham (23) HokieGeek (26) Masoud (8) Nicholas (9) Priit^ (64) Punksolid (26) puthali (12) Rodrigo (10) Shanthi (3) sinisterff (8) Stephen (4) Swapnil (1) Todd (21) Will (16) Zenith (27) zsafwan (47)Contribute comment
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What's Wrong with Obama? [Comic] (3)
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84% Tropic Thunder (1)
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With biting satire, plenty of subversive humor, and an unforgettable turn by Robert Downey, Jr., Tropic Thunder is a triumphant late Summer comedy.
