May 2011
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Is this what a mid-life crisis looks like?
I’ve been giving a lot of thought lately at selling my house, and most of my belongings, and buying a Class A Diesel motorhome and living out of it full-time.Hear me out! For one, I’m a solitary person. While I am by no means a hermit, I am quite a private person none-the-less.Two, do I really need 3000+ square feet of living space? Hardly. I spend the vast majority of my time...
April 2011
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Yes, VIrginia! You can control your own DNStiny.
I haven’t written much about this outside of Twitter, but I’ve had a problem with Comcast in the past.I’ve got a Business-Class High-Speed Internet account I use to connect to work, and to run my own servers, and for testing purposes. I also host a few websites for some friends, host some DNS, email, VPN, whatever. I can do whatever I want (legally). I have no “bandwidth...
March 2011
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Thank a Liberal
If you do not have skin cancer, and have ever stood outside without having a peeling sunburn within moments, thank the ozone layer, thank the ban onCFCs, and thank a liberal. If you have not died in a heat wave, drought, hurricane, flood, wildfire, or other climate change disaster, and like the idea of your children and grandchildren not living in desert wastelands, thank a liberal. If you have...
February 2011
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Republicans vote to eliminate net neutrality
————— Forwarded message ————— From: Al Franken <no-reply@alfranken.com> Date: Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 2:48 PM Subject: Republicans vote to eliminate net neutrality To: George Ellenburg <gellenburg@gmail.com> Dear George, By now you may have heard the news: Republicans in the House of Representatives voted last...
Let US see Al Jazeera - The Boston Globe
FOR THE past few weeks, a parallel plot line to the revolutions in the Arab world has been playing out in the media. With rare exceptions, the largest American cable and satellite providers simply do not provide viewers access to Al Jazeera English, the cousin to the powerful Qatar-based world news network. AJE has launched a full-fledged campaign — including advertisements quoting, of all...
APD won't hinder citizens who videotape cops |...
By Bill Rankin The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Faced with complaints from a citizen watchdog group, Atlanta police will stop interfering with people who videotape officers performing their duties in public, an agreement reached with the city Thursday says. Enlarge photo Jason Getz, jgetz@ajc.com Copwatch members are (from left) Jenell Holden, Connor Gillis, Marlon...
The State of the Smartphone
T-Mobile delivers a few jabs and a big right hook to Verizon and AT&T. T-Mobile releases a few statistics and graphs from network tests in Atlanta and New York City. Already having 4G available, T-Mobile completely decimates AT&T’s and Verizon’s current data speeds, which is no surprise. With AT&T having their IPhone and Verizon unleashing theirs, T-Mobile stays on top of...
Refresh Your Desktop: 5 10 Free Desktop Wallpapers...
Top 5: Wire frame: This font-inspired, orangey-red pattern will brighten up any background. Get it: typenuts.com The DWP with Ghostly Michael Cina: Sami Koivikko Designer Michael Cina created this piece for the cover of Finnish producer Sami Koivikko’s 2008 album Sapphire. Get it: thefoxisblack.com Boombox: Sometimes old-school is very cool. Get it: simpledesktops.com Ihmemaa: ...
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A history lesson from the Tea Party - This Modern...
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AndroidSPIN » Pentel Airpen Pocket – Digital...
Still feel the need for that pen and paper feeling without the mess? Well Pentel has a pocket sized solution. The Pentel Airpen Pocket digitally converts your handwriting , while also giving you the ability to store and save it on your Android device. You write the notes and use the mini receiver to transfer them to your phone using the app via bluetooth. The device is currently available but...
YouTube streaming AlJazeera English LIVE!
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January 2011
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#Egypt #jan25 PLEASE RT! Some weekend work that...
Like many people we’ve been glued to the news unfolding in Egypt and thinking of what we could do to help people on the ground. Over the weekend we came up with the idea of a speak-to-tweet service—the ability for anyone to tweet using just a voice connection. We worked with a small team of engineers from Twitter, Google and SayNow, a company we acquired last week, to make this idea a reality....
Android tablets finally dent iPad market share |...
Lead by the impressive sales of Samsung’s Galaxy Tab, the Android platform is finally starting to gain momentum in the emerging consumer tablet market. Analytics firm Strategy Analytics reports that Android owned 22% of the global tablet market in the fourth quarter of 2010. The iPad’s share of the market dropped from 96% to 75% in the fourth quarter last year, according to the report. Apple...
Surprise! Republicans & Tea Baggers LIED in their...
Fact Checking Ryan and Bachmann By Glenn Kessler Today, we will fact-check the dueling State of the Union responses by Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) and Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) As with Tuesday’s live fact check of the State of the Union, we are not awarding Pinocchios, just making observations and clarifications about key statements. ...
Defeating the Internet "kill switch" in Egypt and...
Providing local information during an “internet kill switch”. Due to recent events in Egypt and the speed of the shutdown. Most of these projects are open to contribution and further development. B.A.T.M.A.N – http://www.open-mesh.org/ Roofnet | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roofnet GNUnet | https://gnunet.org/ Netsukuku | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netsukuku Open Mesh Project |...
#p2 #tcot Republican claims about "Obamacare"...
Job Crushing, granny-threatening, budget-busting monstrosity? By Robert Farley Published on Saturday, January 29th, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. Related rulings: The health care law “is accelerating our country toward bankruptcy.” Paul Ryan, Tuesday, January 25th, 2011. Ruling: Barely True | Details The health care law is “job killing.” Eric...
Schneier on Security: Trojan Steals Credit Card...
Trojan Steals Credit Card Numbers It’s only a proof of concept, but it’s scary nonetheless. It’s a Trojan for Android phones that looks for credit-card numbers, either typed or spoken, and relays them back to its controller. Software released for Android devices has to request permissions for each system function it accesses—with apps commonly requesting access to the...
Tear Gas filed on protesters on Egypt: MADE IN...
Egyptian Police Use Tear Gas Labeled “Made In The USA” Posted in Liberaland by Alan • January 28, 2011, 6:09 PMET • 3 Comments » Tear gas canisters used by Egyptian police are labeled “Made in the USA”.According to the canister labels, the tear gas is produced by Combined Systems International of Jamestown, Pennsylvania.The company’s web-site says it sells “non-lethal weapons” to foreign...
Tear Gas filed on protesters on Egypt: MADE IN...
Egyptian Police Use Tear Gas Labeled “Made In The USA” Posted in Liberaland by Alan • January 28, 2011, 6:09 PMET • 3 Comments » Tear gas canisters used by Egyptian police are labeled “Made in the USA”.According to the canister labels, the tear gas is produced by Combined Systems International of Jamestown, Pennsylvania.The company’s web-site says it sells “non-lethal weapons” to foreign...
3 Projects to Create a Government-less Internet -...
3 Projects to Create a Government-less Internet By Klint Finley / January 28, 2011 3:30 PM / 6 Comments TweetHacker News This post is part of our ReadWriteCloud channel, which is dedicated to covering virtualization and cloud computing. The channel is sponsored by Intel and VMware. Intel and VMware can help you simplify cloud deployments. Find out how by attending...
#TSA #DontFly #WontFly Bruce Schneier on Airport...
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DAZ 3D - This Weeks Releases
January 14, 2011 New Releases | Galleries | Forum DAZ 3D Bundle BONANZA For the next few weeks DAZ 3D and select Published Artists will release a Bountiful Barrage of Big, Beautiful BUNDLES! Save BIG on these Bundles Save 65%* on the already low bundle price through January 17, 2011 This DAZ 3D Software Suite Bundle includes...
#Haiti #p2 #tcot - THIS is why I refuse to donate...
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OMG! LMAO! Rush Limbaugh's Tucson Billboard Is...
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Going after Wikileaks causing more problems |...
The ancient Polynesians navigated the Pacific using the moon, stars and motion of the waves. As the ripples from the Wikileaks scandal travel around the planet I wonder if we can chart a course that brings us to greater privacy and security by seeing the way various governments, agencies and businesses react to them. Last week we learned that the U.S. government tried to force Twitter to...
Wikileaks volunteer detained and searched (again)...
Wikileaks volunteer detained and searched (again) by US agents Xeni Jardin at 12:59 PM Wednesday, Jan 12, 2011 Jacob Appelbaum, a security researcher, Tor developer, and volunteer with Wikileaks, reported today on his Twitter feed that he was detained, searched, and questioned by the US Customs and Border Patrol agents at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on January 10, upon...
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U.S. DOJ has demanded information on all Twitter...
via indybay.org Where’s the EFF & ACLU when you need them? I follow @WikiLeaks because I support their efforts and genuinely interested in what they’re doing. Is the US Government attempting to harass and intimidate me because so? Sounds like I need to contact my attorney on Monday. Posted via email from (P)³ | Comment »
2002 Prius with 206,000 miles tested again, still...
vens posted Jan 8th 2011 10:22AM Afraid that your hybrid or full electric vehicle will be dead after a few years? Well, we recently saw how rapid-recharging has a minimal impact on the longevity of a car’s batteries, even after 1,500 iterations. Now we have some more good news: Consumer Reports decided to do a re-test a...
Torchwood's new storyline actually tops Children...
Torchwood’s new storyline actually tops Children Of Earth in the high-concept sweepstakes Russell T. Davies revealed a new over-arching title for the fourth season of his Doctor Who spinoff Torchwood — and explained the basic plot idea. Which is totally demented, and makes us even more excited to see Torchwood return. At the Television Critics Association...
When Insurers Put Profits Before People
Nataline’s case was not all that different from the more than 200 liver patients I had seen successfully transplanted every year at that institution. She was critically ill, as close to death as one could possibly be while technically still alive, and her fate was inextricably linked to another’s. Somewhere, someone with a compatible organ had to die in time for Nataline to live. ...
Rep. Weiner Offers Amendment Requiring Repeal of...
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The #GOP doesn't think the U.S. Constitution...
In their second day in power the Republicans are already struggling with a major error. United States Representatives Pete Sessions (R-TX) and Mike Fitzpatrick (R-PA) both failed to attend the swearing in ceremony as required by the United States Constitution. Despite not swearing in, both representatives have been casting votes as if they were legal. The Republicans passed an important rules...
An open-letter to POTUS Barack Obama
A comment came to my attention, with a link to a open letter asking for Pfc. Manning’s release. https://sites.google.com/site/pfcmanning/ The letter was signed by David Jaris; and outlined some very interesting quotes stated by Obama himself. “We only know these crimes took place because insiders blew the whistle at great...
Notion Ink "Adam" Promo #android #ces #tablet #p2
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#p2 Republicans: good at theatre, dreadful at...
It’s often said in Washington that Republicans are better in opposition than at governing, and the last two years have borne out this observation with a vengeance. It sure looks like it’s been fun being a Republican. The economy was terrible, and the other guys were in charge. And even though it was mostly the Republicans who messed up the economy in the first place, and...
Matt Kibbe Pitches Dick (A Tea Party/FreedomWorks...
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What Could Have Been Entering the Public Domain on...
What Could Have Been Entering the Public Domain on January 1, 2011? Under the law that existed until 1978 . . . Works from 1954 (Images from Wikimedia Commons) Waiting for . . . Waiting for Godot and Lord of the Flies, The Doors of Perception, Rear Window, Seven Samurai, Creature from the Black Lagoon, the first issues of Sports Illustrated, Horton Hears a Who! . . . . [1] ...
December 2010
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How To Recognize an Idiot
How To Recognize an Idiot Do you have a New Year’s resolution you wish more people would take? I do. I wish we would stop acting like we know what we’re talking about, even when we don’t. Everyone is so proud of their ignorance in this world that it baffles me. So can everyone just do me a personal favour and make their resolution to stop acting like they know something...
#WikiLeaks It only takes one bad Apple - Opinion -...
Apple fell into line with other corporate giants by removing an ipad WikiLeaks application earlier this week [GETTY] It was hard enough getting through the holiday season already. With Master Card, Visa, PayPal and Amazon.com, all ending their relationships with WikiLeaks, it has become almost impossible for someone who cares about free speech, press freedoms as well as government and...
WikiLeaks reveals true face of Israel: Military...
WikiLeaks reveals true face of Israel: Military intelligence chief sought Hamas takeover to declare Strip as hostile entity, turning it into a large prison camp by blocking it from land, air and sea (ynetnews.com) submitted 5 hours ago by schnuck 21 comments sharecancelvia reddit.com Posted via email from (P)³ | Comment »
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News Black-Out in DC: Pay No Attention to Those...
via thiscantbehappening.net Why I don’t trust American news outlets any more. Not one of them found this newsworthy. Posted via email from (P)³ | Comment »