Why Kentucky Has No Terrorist Attacks (2)
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Helping promote Kentucky as the country's most backward state: Anti-terror law requires God be acknowledged. Under state law, God is Kentucky's first line of defense against terrorism. The 2006 law organizing the state Office of Homeland Security lists its initial duty as "stressing the dependence on Almighty God as being vital to the security of the Commonwealth." Specifically, Homeland Security is ordered to publicize God's benevolent protection in its reports, and it must post a ...
Bush on His Legacy: I 'Liberated' Iraqis (2)
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"I would like to be a person remembered as a person who, first and foremost, did not sell his soul in order to accommodate the political process," Bush said, according to White House excerpts.
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Steve said:
And he said this with a straight face? Huh.
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Annette Shacklett said:
I gotta wonder if he skipped most of the New Testament and went straight from the Old Testament right to Revelations. Or is there some translation of the teachings of Jesus that has him promoting greed, torture and flat out meanness?
Responsible Tweeting: Mumbai Provides Teachable Moment (7)
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This morning when I checked the news about the terrorist attacks in Mumbai, I saw many people on Twitter reporting that the Indian police or government had asked Twitter users to please stop reporting on police and military operations related to the attacks. That struck me as odd. I've heard police and military make similar requests of news organizations (especially live TV) during crisis situations -- but asking social media users for this sort of ...
Paul Reiser: How I Know Things Are Different: Way #247 (1)
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Let's hold aside for the moment the issue of whether (Obama's) plans will work, or if he'll get to even attempt them all. I know better than to expect a magician. But man oh man -- it sure feels good to believe again. To believe that we have someone working for us, not against us. That we can let go of the cynicism and distrust. That the guy in that office isn't there just to ...
Psychologist Says: iPod Most Played Songs More Telling Than Bedroom (7)
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If a woman plays soft jazz when you come over but the top 25 played songs on her iPod are death metal, she’s not showing her true self. The warning comes from psychologist Sam Gosling, author of “SNOOP: What Your Stuff Says About You.” In this guide for men who want an excuse to pry, Gosling reckons her playlists will reveal whether you’ve hooked up with a potentially dangerous harpy and haven’t noticed yet. His ...
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Ben said:
Here's a tip: talk to her. And stay the heck away from my iTunes (that's where I store my demos. And god help you should you find my Australian-folk album-in-progress.)
Ten things to know if youre having Thanksgiving with Republicans - 236.com - News (7)
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Congratulations, liberal/progressive/terrorist! This is the first Thanksgiving in eight years where you represent the political majority. Because you know who voted with you? Oh, just fifty-three percent of the United States of America. HELL YEAH! Who's a member of the fringe lunatic this holiday season? Not you! But what happens if your right-wing relatives still want to debate the outcome of the election? Defang your conservative loved ones with these ten helpful facts!:
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hoosteen said:
glad i caught this before i went to eat
Bush's Last Days: The Lamest Duck - TIME (4)
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"There was a photo in the New York Times that seemed to sum up his current circumstance: Bush in Peru, dressed in an alpaca poncho, standing alone just after the photo op at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, with various Asian leaders departing the stage, none of them making eye contact with him. Bush has that forlorn what-the-hell-happened? expression on his face, the one that has marked his presidency at difficult times. You never ...
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Steve said:
Best/saddest line in story: "At the end of a presidency of stupefying ineptitude, he has become the lamest of all possible ducks."
Death of the personal blog? (85)
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A quick look at the list of the 'top' blogs in the world will show you that almost all of them are written by teams of people. There isn't one in the top 10 that's personal. The best way to increase your ranking as a blogger is to post very often and to have teams of people doing the work. If that’s your strategy, of course you can’t have it be a solo blog. The ...
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Erik J. Heels said:
Seth Godin: Death Of The Personal Blog.
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afroginthevalley said:
I could not agree more. Blogs as personal hubs are emerging too, that's a deep trend coming.
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Teresa said:
:)
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Gavin said:
Seth Godin is probably one of the smartest thinkers on the subject of internet. I'm reading his 'Tribes' right now and it's fantastic. A must-read for anyone trying to understand how to build audience.
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Rodrigo said:
E é por isso que eu leio ele.
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Saru said:
His perspective is what makes me subscribe to his blog.. I love such true perspectives
News people must study their users (Scripting News) (7)
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Yesterday I wrote a piece saying that point of view is everything when thinking about the future of news. The newspapers always approach the question of their continued existence from their own point of view, which of course is understandable. But it doesn't yield an answer, because that point of view is what's disappearing. If they could consider other points of view, two in particular, they might get somewhere.The two points of view are: 1. ...
YouTube switches to widescreen players (2)
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Oklahoma town provides real-time streaming from cop cars, free WiFi to residents (26)
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Traffic wardens over in the UK have been wielding handheld camcorders for well over a year now, but Ponca City, Oklahoma is making waves here in America with a slightly more sophisticated alternative. In conjunction with Honeywell, the town is implementing a broadband mesh network comprised of over 490 wireless nodes and gateways from Tropos Networks, and aside from providing free WiFi to some 30 square miles of residents, it's also hoping to use the ...
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Jeffrey Spehar said:
Wow, that's awesome.
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Lindsay said:
we are so far behind in internet access it's ridiculous. Wi-Fi should be free and everywhere.
Tiger Woods and smart conversational ads (2)
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During a NYT panel discussion on the future of advertising, Lars Bastholm from AKQA gave this great example of conversational advertising: EA Sports, the video-game company, is a good example. On YouTube, someone posted a clip of himself playing the company’s Tiger Woods golf game. He put it up as a joke, laughing at EA Sports, because he had discovered a glitch in the programming that allowed Tiger to walk right out onto a pond ...
Bug-sized spies: U.S. develops tiny flying robots (1)
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Boy, 12, Arrested For Farting In Class (13)
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A 12-year-old Florida student was arrested earlier this month after he "deliberately passed gas to disrupt the class," according to police.
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DJK said:
Damn....I would have been hauled off to prison then...
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Yada said:
petty arbitrary bullshit like this is what's clogging the courts.
My bail-out plan (1)
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$700 billion “fund” divided by 300 million, the population of the U.S., equals $2,333 for every man, woman and child. A family of four would get about ten large. We’d spend our way out of the problems. Sigh. (These are the kinds of thoughts that kept me out of the good schools.)
Obama might get rid of daylight saving time (149)
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President-elect Obama wants to get rid of daylight saving time in the United States to conserves energy. Turns out, according to two academics on the NYT Op-Ed page, there is little scientific proof that this reduces energy consumption. It also turns out that this practice could be wasteful, a bit annoying, and a lot of people, including Obama, want to get rid of it. A study in Indiana, a state that recently started DST, showed ...
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Barry said:
YES!!!
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Promethean said:
I don't think I'd mind this a bit.
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vanlandw said:
f/ JJA
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Tony said:
what a good riddance it would be
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Jinny Koh said:
YES!
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Dan said:
He really is a badass ninja
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Polina said:
Fuck yeah, that would be AWESOME! As a Hoosier, I can say that no DST is the best.
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Graham English said:
Hooray!
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Jarvitron said:
God my boner might explode.
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tosch said:
This would keep me employed for a couple more years.
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David Hall said:
Det är dags att göra det i Europa också. Konstigt nog är det inga moderater som talar om det hemska östtyska förflutna bakom sommartiden.
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Wayne said:
I'm for getting rid of it. It doesn't do anything anyway.
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Mattodono said:
Yes please!
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Michael said:
uh what? really?
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Jon Wiley said:
Oh please, oh please, oh please.
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INCyr said:
Woo! I'd be all for this - the system has been proven to just not work.
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Alex Chaffee said:
Noooo! The reason for Daylight Savings time is so that the sun is still shining when you leave work! DST is great and should last all year round.
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db said:
Me too!
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Tankboy said:
He IS the messiah!
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px said:
AXE DST!
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Wesley said:
woo!
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E said:
if he can pull this off, it might be one of his greatest accomplishments!
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Alex said:
Hey, this would be something obama could do that I'd actually approve of!
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Jacob Christensen said:
One piece of Obamania, I'd be more than happy to see turned into policy. ASAP.
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Maarek Stele said:
Well, that would be one positive.
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pr1000 said:
Dude. Why?
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Casey said:
What's next, Christmas?!?!
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Razzu said:
guess Obama was convinced by this guy - http://failblog.org/2008/10/28/science-fail-2/
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Jordan T-H said:
PPPLLLLEEEEAAAASSSEEE
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Joshua Heling said:
I hate DST *so* much ...
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Crossbar said:
DO IT!
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Jesse Stay said:
I like that idea - in a growing age of the internet where we're all communicating around the world, DST just doesn't make sense any more.
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wolfger said:
Obama is now officially my hero. I hope he can convince congress to axe this stupid, stupid practice.
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chip said:
this would make me very happy.
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Reid said:
Heck yes!
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Adam said:
Here's hoping.
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Patrick said:
I have been reliably informed that this story is false.(I did some reading on DST - it seems it was suggested in the early 20th by a London builder, so people would get more time in the sun to play healthy sports...)
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Ian Koss said:
BEST. PRESIDENT. EVER.
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Akshay said:
change.dst?
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Abhishek said:
Finally!
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Ben Ostrowsky said:
I've seen no evidence Obama intends this. The source is a plea to him.
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James said:
Good for him!
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setalosas said:
ole! ole!
Poll: 61 Percent Of Americans Have Unfavorable View Of GOP (2)
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Intelligence Report: US Can No Longer 'Call The Shots Alone' (1)
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The United States' leading intelligence organisation has warned that the world is entering an increasingly unstable and unpredictable period in which the advance of western-style democracy is no longer assured, and some states are in danger of being "taken over and run by criminal networks". The global trends review, produced by the National Intelligence Council (NIC) every four years, represents sobering reading in Barack Obama's intray as he prepares to take office in January. The ...
Fake Right-Wing OB$E$$ION: Obama to Kill Talk Radio (7)
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"...right wing radio is all a flutter with the notion that the Obama White House, working in combination with Nancy Pelosi and some magical Che Guevara tee-shirts, are set to reimpose the Fairness Doctrine and effectively muzzle the Limbaughs and Hannitys and Savages and all the lesser lights that populate that ever-declining medium known as terrestrial radio."
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Atuuschaaw said:
Yeah, I've heard this claim from my homeboy down in Louisiana. "What do you think about that?" he says. "Do you think that's allowing freedom of speech?" he added. Of course I told him he didn't know what he was talking about because I haven't seen or heard anything that implied that and if he didn't get away from those stupid ass hate mongers, he would drive himself into an early grave. "Oh, so you're telling me who to listen to and who to watch?" he said. I told him no, he was welcome to listen to whomever he chose, no matter how much of a horse's ass they were. ;-) And so it goes round and round and round and round. I'm not good at swaying opinions...especially when they are extreme conservative rights who feel their whole world has crumbled to the ground. After a few minutes of debating and sharing quotes, he normally goes into the Ron White debating strategy and just says, "Oh yeah, well fuck you!" Then we have a laugh and we move on to "How is the family, and how are the old age illnesses treating you?" ;-)
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