A NEW DEMOGRAPHIC

Bouncing Ball

2011-12-18T15:41:00.001-08:00

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Welker robbed.

2011-12-18T14:21:00.001-08:00

What a catch!

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SOPA SUCKS

2011-12-11T16:30:00.001-08:00

What a great con...

...make up shit that needs enforcement and government oversight (i.e., $$$) then take the same $$$ as legal afterwards: brilliant.

Wished I'd of thought of it except I LOVE MY COUNTRY AND IT'S PEOPLE ENOUGH NOT TO CHEAT IT OUT OF $$$.

PARASITES = Halataei and Pasternack .

FIRE THEM NOW AND FOR GOOD.

YOU DO NOT DESERVE A DIME OF MINE.

JOE Q. CITIZEN

SEE HERE:

Congressional staffers behind SOPA get shiny new jobs as entertainment industry lobbyists

By Cory Doctorow at 5:55 am Sunday, Dec 11

Allison Halataei (former deputy chief of staff for House Judiciary Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas)) and Lauren Pastarnack (former senior aide on the Senate Judiciary Committee) have cool new jobs. Having written the Internet-destroying Stop Online Piracy Act for their bosses while drawing a salary at public expense, they've now accepted massive raises to go work for the entertainment companies who stand to benefit from the law they wrote. Their new job? Helping to run the campaign to push their law through.

Halataei recently joined the National Music Publishers’ Association, and Pastarnack is jumping to the Motion Pictures Association of America, two lobbying groups pressing Congress to pass the proposals...

“This is one of those mega-fights where there is a lot of money at stake and whenever it gets to that, it’s kind of ‘Katy bar the door’ as far as what they’ll pay for talent,” said McCormick Group headhunter Ivan Adler. “This fits into the perfect scenario of why senior-level people from well-placed committees get hired, and it’s because they really know the three p’s: people, policy and process. And that makes them very valuable in the Washington marketplace.”

The former aides will face one-year lobbying bans, which means they cannot lobby the respective committees where they previously worked. But those bans don’t render the former aides useless to their new employers.

“They can provide invaluable insight to people on the outside — even in the consultation mode,” one tech industry lobbyist said, noting that Halataei had been Smith’s secondhand person and knows how the Texas Republican thinks and what would be an effective lobbying strategy.

Additionally, the Senate and House panels work closely together, and both Halataei and Pastarnack have ties to staffers in the chambers they didn’t serve in and aren’t banned from lobbying.

GOP aides head to K St. for tech war (via /.)

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R.I.P. Steve Jobs

2011-10-05T17:47:00.001-07:00

Steve Jobs has died.
October 5th, 2011

Steve Jobs, former Apple CEO, passed away today after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. Here is the statement from Apple's Board of Directors.

Posted in Post, Wide | 24

via boingboing.net

Now we can all have really cool shit in the after-life. Thanks Mr. Jobs.

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Evolution AND an Expanding Universe. Nothing is Next!

2011-10-04T09:55:00.001-07:00

The Nobel Prize in Physics 2011 has been awarded to Saul Perlmutter, Brian P Schmidt and Adam G Riess for discovering the accelerating expansion of the universe.

I have a particular interest as I was part of a group that looked for other reasons to explain how the universe can appear to be expanding at an ever-faster rate. We were unable to undermine the findings of the two teams and it's now momentous to see the research which indicated the existence of dark energy being rewarded so prestigiously.

These astrophysicists' research revolutionised our common perception of the universe and unveiled an array of mysteries that we are still trying to fathom.

Some thoughts from Lord Martin Rees, Astronomer Royal and emeritus professor of cosmology and astrophysics at the University of Cambridge:

This award recognises an important and surprising discovery. Even empty space contains energy and exerts a kind of 'antigravity' which causes cosmic expansion to accelerate. It will be a long time before theorists understand this force -- it is part of the bedrock nature of space and time. This discovery has been subsequently strengthened and corroborated by other advances: the evidence from the cosmic microwave background (especially the Boomerang and WMAP experiments) that the geometry of the universe is 'flat', and an accumulation of evidence from observations with large telescopes that atoms and 'dark matter' amount to no more than 30 percent of density needed to make it so.

I think, however, that this is one of the increasingly frequent instances when the Nobel Committee is damagingly constrained by its tradition that a prize can't be shared between more than three individuals. The key papers recognised by this award were authored by two groups, each containing a dozen or so scientists. It would have been fairer, and would send a less distorted message about how this kind of science is actually done, if the award had been made collectively to all members of the two groups.

Source

via cynthiayildirim.posterous.com

Very exciting: Nobel Prize in Physics Awarded to Saul Perlmutter, Brian P Schmidt and Adam G Riess for discovering the accelerating expansion of the universe
- via Cynthia's News Posterous

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Lies of Andrew Breitbart...

2011-06-10T10:46:00.001-07:00

This bears repeating (pardon the pun) and sending on to all those folks who favor the conservative press antics of Breitbart, Coulter, et al. Your boy's been caught with his knickers low.

Click Here

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New Money...

2011-05-16T14:21:00.001-07:00

http://www.bitcoin.org/

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ReNamed: OUR - electronic waste problem [infographic]

2011-05-02T17:31:00.001-07:00

via blog.givmo.com

... and this too shall pass. Desktop computers are already becoming a thing of the past: we just need to learn to reuse them for materials to make newer, smaller ones. OK? APPLE? DELL? HP? Anyone? Please take the old ones back for material reuse.

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MemeWars04.28.11

2011-04-28T14:54:00.001-07:00

Get to work!!!

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MemeWars04.28.11

2011-04-28T14:53:00.001-07:00

Get to work!!!

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MemeWars04.07.11

2011-04-07T14:13:00.001-07:00

I Love this from bOINGbOING.net "Mother Jones and Steve Brodner bring us a MAD-Magazine-style exploded diagram of the contents of Glenn Beck's brain, just in time for the news that the weeping millionaire goldbug conspiracy nut is going off the air (if life were a Warren Ellis comic, he'd reappear as a presidential candidate)."

In my next life I will find time for these:

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MemeWars03.23.11

2011-03-22T14:13:00.001-07:00

Happy Birthday Cap'n Kirk!

FaceBook Down:

1:45PM

12:30PM

11:30PM

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MemeWars03.21.11 - 1st Day of SPRING Edition

2011-03-21T14:30:00.001-07:00

In honor of her Springliness...

<p>Green Tunnel from Kevin Gallagher on Vimeo.</p>

Do this:

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MemeWars03.18.11

2011-03-18T14:52:00.001-07:00

Here it it!!! (via Engadget)

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MemeWars03.17.11 - NO NUKES Edition

2011-03-17T14:52:00.001-07:00

NO NUKES.

"Sites in NY, MA, TN, PA, CA, VA, SC, and FL are on the top of the list"

I LOVE this quote...

"He brought up the silent movie star Lillian Gish, who said that movies are not innocent things—we sit in the dark and we give them hours of our lives. "What happens to you is that your molecules are re-arranged, you are affected by what you see. When you walk out of that theater, you are a little different." She said this on the Merv Griffin show, and she looked at the camera and told people who create things to keep that in mind, that you're changing the way people think."

... because Lillian's correct and profoundly so.

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MemeWars03.11.11 Earthquake/Tsunami Edition

2011-03-11T14:34:00.001-08:00

Awful devastation in Japan:

A whirlpool is seen near Oarai City, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeastern Japan, March 11, 2011.^

Sendai Airport is flooded after a tsunami following an earthquake in Sendai, northeastern Japan, VMarch 11, 2011.

Sendai Airport is flooded after a tsunami following an earthquake in Sendai, northeastern Japan, March 11, 2011.

Tsunami warning map:

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MemeWars03.09.11

2011-03-09T17:56:00.001-08:00

http://www.freepress.net/

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Tax Cuts = School Cuts

2011-03-09T17:33:00.001-08:00

What Alan Grayson said on MSNBC last night...

Dear EveryOne,
It has been said that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, and expecting different results.
That’s pretty much where we are on tax cuts for the rich.
Ronald Reagan cut taxes on the rich. Reagan added $1 trillion to the federal debt, and turned America from the largest creditor nation into the largest debtor nation.
George W. Bush cut taxes on the rich. Bush Jr. added $4 trillion to the federal debt, and vaporized 20% of our national wealth in the last 18 months of his administration.
Yet in December, the Republicans in Congress forced us to extend tax cuts for the rich for two more years, at the cost of $70 billion a year. And now, they want to cut social services by . . . $70 billion a year. Here are some of their cuts, to pay for more tax cuts for the rich:
They want to cut Community Health Centers, which provide care to 3 million patients, by 46%.
They want to lay off all food inspectors for 30 to 45 days.
They want to eliminate the COPS program, and lay off over 1000 police officers.
They want to cut Title 1 education funds, laying off 17,000 teachers and aides.
They want to cut 200,000 children from the Head Start preschool program.
So there it is: tax cuts mean school cuts. And health cuts. And safety cuts. This is the Republicans’ jobs program: lay off thousands and thousands of workers.
And in Florida, Rick Scott, our teabag Governor, our Thief in Chief, announced yesterday that he wants to cut taxes on the rich and corporations by $1.7 billion, and (coincidence, of course), cut school funding by $1.7 billion.
Rick Scott’s personal net worth is hundreds of millions of dollars. Rick Scott wants a tax cut for the rich because he wants a tax cut for himself. As for the rest of us, the other 20 million people who live in Florida, all he wants from us is cheap labor.
It’s amazing, isn’t it? We live in the richest country the world has ever seen, but thanks to rampant greed on the part of people like Rick Scott, we have to fight for our health and safety, and the education of our children. As Cardinal Spellman said 45 years ago, “it is a war thrust upon us, and we cannot yield to tyranny.”
I’m ready to fight for what’s right. What about you?
Courage,
Alan Grayson

Paid for and Authorized by the Committee to Elect Alan Grayson

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MemeWars03.04.11

2011-03-04T14:53:00.001-08:00

Excellent editorial from Engadget:

" On Wednesday, Apple introduced the world to the iPad 2. A beautiful device, to be sure. Feature packed? You bet. Soon to be selling like hotcakes? Absolutely. But the introduction of an iteration on an already existing product wasn't the most notable piece of the event, nor was the surprise appearance of Steve Jobs. No, Wednesday's event was significant because it introduced the world to Apple's real vision for the foreseeable future, a theme the company has hinted at but never fully expressed. This week, Apple showed everyone where it was headed, challenged competitors on that direction, and made it clear that the company not only has staked a claim in that space, but is defining it.

This week, Apple stepped into the "post-PC" era of computing -- and there's no looking back... " read the rest here

...and THIS is exciting, albeit teasing, news:

WOW!

From bOINGbOING.net:

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MemeWars03.03.11

2011-03-03T14:50:00.001-08:00

Totally Random:

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MemeWars03.02.11

2011-03-02T15:29:00.001-08:00

Via bOINGbOING.net: (Hahahahahahahaha!)

Posterous is adding a "Group Sharing" app for android and iPhone that looks pretty useful:

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MemeWars02.24.11

2011-02-24T14:38:00.001-08:00

I'm not sure how this guy faired:

</object>

Great Mother Jones! Eat the Rich...

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MemeWars02.23.11

2011-02-23T14:46:00.001-08:00

Two sides of

Muammar al-Gaddafi:

Creep. Loony.

Tracking you:

I like this great idea:

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MemeWars02.22.11

2011-02-22T14:20:00.001-08:00

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MemeWars02.19.11

2011-02-19T12:14:00.001-08:00

Help I.D. these choppers:

Know someone missing these crazy gilded choppers?

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MemeWars02.16.11

2011-02-16T14:50:00.001-08:00

Good info about Li-Ion Battery usage:

All hail Easy Riders!

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MemeWars02.15.11

2011-02-15T15:02:00.001-08:00

I LOVE it:

Get it?!

File this under "Great catch!"

http://gizmodo.com/#!5759278/86-tremendous-time-lapses

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MemeWars02.14.11

2011-02-14T15:05:00.001-08:00

Here's a short story from one of my favorite authors, Sir Arthur C. Clarke:

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MemeWars02.11.11

2011-02-11T14:27:00.001-08:00

Listen UP!:

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MemeWars02.10.11 - Verizon iPhone 4 Edition

2011-02-10T14:50:00.001-08:00

Look at this : delve

Cyber-War beginnings? This could get nasty...

Here's some fresh infographic for folks from Massachusetts!

(There is a link on that page for the U.S. Death and Taxes info as well.)

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MemeWars02.09.11

2011-02-09T14:44:00.001-08:00

Get this and a use for it:

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MemeWars02.03.11

2011-02-03T14:41:00.001-08:00

Beautiful!

Are you sure you want to switch?

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MemeWars01.31.11

2011-01-31T14:52:00.001-08:00

This is very good:

<p>Shinya Kimura from Adam Richards on Vimeo.</p>

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MemeWars01.28.11

2011-01-28T14:24:00.001-08:00

I want one: (so pretty!)

Let's get this straight...

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MemeWars01.26.11

2011-01-26T14:18:00.001-08:00

I love this and this:

<p>Surface detail from subBlue on Vimeo.</p>

How a bail-out works

From today’s Financial Times…

The rain beats down on a small Irish town. The streets are deserted. Times are tough. Everyone is in debt and living on credit. A rich German arrives at the local hotel, asks to view its rooms, and puts on the desk a €100 note. The owner gives him a bunch of keys and he goes off for an inspection.

As soon as he has gone upstairs, the hotelier grabs the note and runs next door to pay his debt to the butcher. The butcher hurries down the street to pay what he owes to his feed merchant. The merchant heads for the pub and uses the note to pay his bar bill. The publican slips the note to the local hooker who’s been offering her services on credit. She rushes to the hotel to pay what she owes for room hire. As she puts the €100 note on the counter, the German appears, says the rooms are unsuitable, picks up his €100 note and leaves town.

No one did any work. No one earned anything. Everyone is out of debt. Everyone is feeling better. And that is how a bail-out works.

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MemeWars01.21.11

2011-01-21T15:09:00.001-08:00

Let's see...

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MemeWars01.20.11

2011-01-20T14:52:00.001-08:00

Here's a comprehensive, albeit informal, review of upcoming possibilities in TV Land! Convergence indeed.

This!!!:

WOW!

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MemeWars12.31.10 - Happier New Year Edition

2010-12-31T14:13:00.001-08:00

Best Wishes for a GREAT new year to everyone!

And now, do you agree with this:

... and the year's best infographics here!

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MemeWars12.29.10

2010-12-29T14:36:00.001-08:00

Mashable notes:

"… Back Up Your Facebook"

Chromey goodness here:

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MemeWars12.28.10

2010-12-28T14:17:00.001-08:00

What do You All think of this??::

Get paid.

Accept card payments with no contract, monthly fees, or hidden costs. Just plug a free card reader into your mobile device and start swiping.

https://squareup.com/

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MemeWars12.24.10 - Merry Merry Edition!

2010-12-24T12:18:00.001-08:00

Redneck's famous last words...

"Hey! Watch this!"

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MemeWars12.20.10 _ Winter Solstice/Lunar Eclipse edition

2010-12-20T14:58:00.001-08:00

Staying up for the eclipse? Beautiful!

(Photograph of "Halo Moon" contributed to the Boing Boing Flickr Pool by BB reader Scott Wililams.) Beautiful!

Your Apps are Watching...

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MemeWars12.16.10

2010-12-16T14:40:00.001-08:00

For Patty: THIS might be helpful at work!

For Me: TIME to move and re-store my Delicious account (damn!)

For You younguns: read THIS

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MemeWars12.15.10

2010-12-15T14:41:00.001-08:00

...I WANT this so bad...

For Ben and Jannine HERE

...and HERE for my lazy ass!

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MemeWars12.13.10

2010-12-13T14:36:00.001-08:00

I'd pick Orb Live (Windows/Mac/Android/iOS, $9.99)

... how 'bout you?

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MemeWars12.08.10

2010-12-08T15:09:00.001-08:00

This is like a personal Wikipedia:

1000Memories is a new way to remember the life

of someone you love. We help you build a space

to share photos, record stories, and memories

with family and friends.
( http://1000memories.com/ )

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MemeWars12.06.10

2010-12-06T15:06:00.001-08:00

Pimpin' my android here:

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MemeWars11.30.10

2010-11-30T19:34:00.001-08:00

The middle class has been ripped-off, devastated by the super-rich.

It's time to turn the ship around.

I know everyone is NOT going to read this:

... but I wonder how the revolution will get started without it?

Cyberspace!

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MemeWars11.22.10

2010-11-22T14:51:00.001-08:00

JFK RIP

Who owns your mortgage?

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MemeWars11.15.10

2010-11-15T14:36:00.001-08:00

Don't Do It Yourself:

That is all.

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MemeWars11.04.10

2010-11-04T19:19:00.001-07:00

I'll read THIS later...

Think on this...

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MemeWars11.03.10

2010-11-03T14:45:00.001-07:00

This is AWESOME:

AND SO IS THIS:

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MemeWars11.02.10

2010-11-02T19:25:00.001-07:00

Video montage of signs at the Jon Stewart/Stephen Colbert Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear:

Were YOU there? Let me know if you were!

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MemeWars11.01.10

2010-11-01T15:30:00.001-07:00

Interesting case study about Motorola:

Way too much RED here

Great article by Jakob Nielsen :

Photos as Web Content

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entry star date whatever...

2010-10-29T18:10:00.001-07:00

http://www.wisestamp.com/version-history/chrome/2.0.4.0?utm_source=extension

Find me:

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MemeWars10.28.10

2010-10-28T15:08:00.001-07:00

New geek site:

... And THIS is interesting...

The Canon S95 has a sensor with 88 percent more area than most pocket cameras’ sensors

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MemeWars10.27.10

2010-10-27T15:27:00.001-07:00

http://beta.edmunds.com/tco.html

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130845545?

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MemeWars10.20.10

2010-10-20T14:51:00.001-07:00

Elton at the Speaking Clock Revue (photo by Matthew J. Lee/Globe Staff)

... and T Bone Burnett (pictured below), John Mellencamp, Elvis Costello, and the Secret Sisters were among the musicians performing in Burnett’s “Speaking Clock Revue’’ to benefit arts education in public schools. (photo by Jesse Dylan)

... on FaceBook:

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MemeWars10.18.10

2010-10-19T04:40:00.001-07:00

UMass Band Halftime Tribute To George Parks

That is all.

Find me:

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MemeWars10.13.10

2010-10-13T14:15:00.001-07:00

This is excellent:

Old Bananas Never Die...

Check this out?

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MemeWars10.12.10

2010-10-13T10:55:00.001-07:00

How cute is this!...

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MemeWars10.11.10

2010-10-11T14:50:00.001-07:00

...made ya look...

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MemeWars10.04.10

2010-10-04T14:23:00.001-07:00

GoogleTV is LIVE!

Gmail app for Mac

Read This

...and this too!

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MemeWars10.01.10

2010-10-01T14:44:00.001-07:00

Great article by Jason Weisberger at bOINGbOING today. If you love photography it's a must read:

Get DropBox

Alternative currency HERE

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MemeWars09.30.10

2010-09-30T15:23:00.001-07:00

Goodbye September.

Redneck's famous last words...

Hey! Watch This!

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MemeWars09.29.10

2010-09-29T14:58:00.001-07:00

DO try THIS AT HOME!

<p>Journalism in the Age of Data from geoff mcghee on Vimeo.</p>

For BEN

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MemeWars09.28.10

2010-09-28T19:07:00.001-07:00

I've heard it.
It's real and it's technologically MARVELOUS! Bose® research at it's finest! WOW!

"Gee I wish I had that new Bose® VideoWave®!

Find me:

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MemeWars09.22.10

2010-09-22T15:04:00.001-07:00

Useful comparison chart here:

To Read

Interesting...

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MemeWars09.20.10

2010-09-20T15:42:00.001-07:00

OK-GO Cuteness:

Find me:

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MemeWars09.17.10

2010-09-17T15:02:00.001-07:00

http://www.rallytorestoresanity.com/

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MemeWars09.16.10

2010-09-16T14:52:00.001-07:00

Some great photos here:

and then there's this:

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MemeWars09.15.10

2010-09-15T15:19:00.001-07:00

Try not to hurl when you watch this!

Free climbing a tower higher than the Empire State Building

Mark Frauenfelder at 12:24 PM Wed

This video has been making the rounds, but in case you missed it, it's a real thrill.

Cool Android texting app here

for next year

Kimballs

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MemeWars09.13.10

2010-09-13T15:03:00.001-07:00

Know this guy?:

or this one?:

On reaching his plane seat a man is surprised to see a parrot
strapped in next to him. He asks the stewardess for a coffee
whereupon the parrot squawks, “And get me a coke, you cow!”

The stewardess, flustered, brings back a coke for the parrot and forgets the coffee.
When this omission is pointed out to her, the parrot drains its glass and bawls “And get me another coke dogface!”

Quite upset, the girl comes back shaking with another coke but still no coffee.

Unaccustomed to such slackness the man tries the parrot’s approach. “I’ve asked you
twice for a coffee! Go and get it now you old goat!”

The next moment both he and the parrot have been wrenched up and thrown out of the emergency exit by two burly stewards.

Plunging downwards the parrot turns to him and says, “For someone who can’t fly, you’ve got some guts!”

Hee, Hee, Hee!

*****************

The best 'fax from your computer' resources

For Dan

(he doesn't need these but he'd appreciate their existence!)

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MemeWars09.10.10

2010-09-10T15:23:00.001-07:00

WOW! (From the ISS)

Cats in Ikea store

Who's a *ick*ead?

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MemeWars09.08.10

2010-09-08T14:43:00.001-07:00

Cruise ship chaos video

watch this!

that is all.

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MemeWars09.07.10

2010-09-07T14:38:00.001-07:00

Click on this picture to get: the rest of the sad, story:

I am looking forward to using this new service from Microsoft: (click pic)

I'm currently researching ways to connect my computer media to my home theater system: THIS may be helpful!

... Or I could possibly network my old Dell computer after doing THIS!

We'll see...

...Thanks for stopping by!

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MemeWars09.05.10 - First Saturday Edition

2010-09-04T12:23:00.001-07:00

Happy Labor Day Weekend!

(poor thing: never saw that coming!!)

My iTunes has changed - PING!

Google TV and Logitech Box - NICE!

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MemeWars09.03.10

2010-09-03T15:30:00.001-07:00

These two articles relate somehow?

Check it out.

This is a must-see!

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Who knew this?...

2010-09-02T17:32:00.001-07:00

via buzzfeed.com

Infograph about: The Truth About Infographics! I'm being spammed and didn't even know it. And I didn't feel a thing; I'll still post 'em.

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MemeWars08.30.10

2010-08-30T15:40:00.001-07:00

This is interesting and potentially a digital lifesaver.

My next read?

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MemeWars08.27.10 (Parenthetical edition)

2010-08-27T14:43:00.001-07:00

Simplify: (I like this...)

the brief guide

less TV, more reading
less shopping, more outdoors
less clutter, more space
less rush, more slowness
less consuming, more creating
less junk, more real food
less busywork, more impact
less driving, more walking
less noise, more solitude
less focus on the future, more on the present
less work, more play
less worry, more smiles
breathe

(...How 'bout YOU?)

Digest

this

I won't get this done by Labor Day! (But I'd like to try.)

Photo tips for small objects (like for ebay)

Break up the Banks (the bastards!)

That is all.

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MemeWars08.26.10

2010-08-26T14:46:00.001-07:00

Hey! Anybody who reads this: Please leave a quick comment about anything at all, seriously, ANYTHING.

GMAIL Calling...

ReadWriteWeb has a great list of Internet things which will become ubiquitous and are cool!

The REAL TRADER JOE'S:

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From my favorite blog: BoingBoing.net

2010-08-26T03:45:00.001-07:00

RSA Animate - 21st century enlightenment

Mark Frauenfelder at 1:43 PM Wed

RSA's Animate videos -- in which a talented illustrator draws images as as a speaker presents a topic -- are incredible. In this one, "Matthew Taylor explores the meaning of 21st century enlightenment, how the idea might help us meet the challenges we face today, and the role that can be played by organisations such as the RSA."
RSA Animate - 21st century enlightenment

via boingboing.net

Take a moment or three to enjoy!

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MemeWars08.25.10

2010-08-25T14:56:00.001-07:00

Hey! Anybody who reads this: Please leave a quick comment about anything at all, seriously, ANYTHING.

For all you university-bound (and gagged?)

Tweek and Tune Google Chrome with these.

I could definitely use some of this:

This from my sis: she's not responsible!

For my presentation to procure a new home security system I will use this as evidence.

and this.

Time Magazine's List of the Year's Best Websites

Great infographic here.

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MemeWars08.24.10

2010-08-24T14:19:00.001-07:00

I have a lot of pictures to post from vacation in Maine, I'll have them sorted soon, stay tuned!

From one of my favorite movies:

Can you guess which one?

Don't want to miss this:

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MemeWars08.23.10 Back-from-Vacation Edition

2010-08-23T14:36:00.001-07:00

Mashable: How to create your own Q-Codes! Neat-oh! (Click Here)

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MemeWars08.06.10: Vacation edition!

2010-08-06T14:19:00.001-07:00

This is very sad: (excuse the tastelessly-written title)

Extinction spreads like a fungus among North America's bats

I like this LifeHack and will use it.

This is kinda cute!

Froyo?

MWaahaahahahaaaah!

"Descwibe what Mawcewwus Wawwus wooks wike!" Thanks Xeni! Hee, Hee, Hee!

That is all.

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Happy Anniversary!! Coast Guard Celebrates 220th Anniversary

2010-08-05T17:17:00.001-07:00

Coast Guard Celebrates 220th Anniversary

August 04, 2010
U.S. Coast Guard
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WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Coast Guard celebrates 220 years of service to America today.
From its genesis as the Revenue Marine, the Coast Guard has evolved to become the world’s premier multi-mission, maritime service, conducting operations around the globe to execute its 11 missions.
“Coast Guardsmen are agile, adaptable and multi-missioned,” said Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Robert J. Papp Jr. “Born as revenue cuttermen, lighthouse keepers, steamboat inspectors and surfmen, we have expanded to meet the maritime needs of our nation. As Coast Guard men and women, we share a bond of pride in our rich heritage and a common purpose to uphold our honorable traditions.”

via military.com

Semper Paratus! I'm proud to have served and never floated. Imagine that!
(Always Ready!)

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MemeWars08.05.10

2010-08-05T14:55:00.001-07:00

From "New Credit Card Tricks" in none other than the Wall Street Journal (good-gawd!):

Pulpy Goodness:

Great video here:

Spider eats a lightning bug in a thunderstorm

I'm probably going to buy this.

From CNET/Crave: (reference)

The Android Era: From G1 to Froyo (and beyond)

Check this out!

... and this too.

They're censoring DIGG? So what.

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MemeWars08.04.10

2010-08-04T15:45:00.001-07:00

Photo: XKDC

Read about what this guy reads everyday! Wow!

And I can't wait to read the rest of this!

http://anthologize.org/

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MemeWars08.03.10

2010-08-03T14:19:00.001-07:00

ROBOTS IN SPACE!

R2 and the STS-133 Crew
The STS-133 mission is targeted to lift off in November.

Space historians will note that R2 will thus become the first "humanoid robot" to reach orbit,
as well as the first American-built robot to get to the space station.
This story originally appeared on CBSNews.com

Logitech has a new product that is adding to the vidding of America.

both “silly” and “troubling"

Ghostly photography and very well done!

What American’s Love & Hate About The U.S.A

Watch for possible 'Northern Lights' at our lower latitudes because of this!

How to Avoid the Prying Eyes

Can't wait to watch this!

For my phone.

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MemeWars08.02.10

2010-08-02T19:13:00.001-07:00

Behold the roots of a new Fascism (...same as the old Fascism):

This really makes me squirm in my seat.

Defense Dept. insiders monitoring us all.

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MemeWars07.29.10

2010-07-29T15:02:00.001-07:00

Our blood and treasury has been wasted. Shame on Bush. SHAME ON BUSH "the DECIDER"

BTW: Where is George? Anybody seen or heard from George W. Bush???

This looks so bizarro-baby!

The future is HERE. (watch at your own risk)

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MemeWars07.28.10

2010-07-28T15:01:00.001-07:00

Why it matters that we're close to discovering the Higgs Boson particle

I wonder if they have stock of the superlative Zebra F-301?

This is wrong on several levels.

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MemeWars07.27.10

2010-07-27T14:27:00.001-07:00

via Gizmodo - thanks Brian Barrett

This MUST be on my Christmas gift list, FOR ME!

How's this for tech-porn:

The $1,699 model is a 27-incher with a 2,560 x 1,440 LED-backlit display,
3.20GHz Core i3 CPU, 4GB of DDR3 RAM, ATI's Radeon HD 5670 (512MB),
a 1TB hard drive and available CTO options that include a 3.6GHz Core i5,
2TB HDD, 256GB SSD and up to 16GB of RAM.
~ via Engadget - thanks Darren

Here's a list of magazine articles for you...

That is all.

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MemeWars07.26.10

2010-07-26T19:09:00.001-07:00

...and now, a word from our sponsor: WORD

This could be interesting!

Wow, look into the past HERE and in color! Really great old photos, but in full color.

This here is a piece of work: great job!

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MemeWars07.23.10

2010-07-23T13:37:00.001-07:00

RIP

Journalism Legend Daniel Schorr Dies At 93

I know I will use this more to improve the quality of my writing.

Here's a great interactive infographic that shows what it costs to get sick. A pixel is worth a thousand words.

WoW! Nothing is moving below in the illustration!

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MemeWars07.22.10

2010-07-22T14:51:00.001-07:00

This may be useful in the car.

Quick guide to inventory items I may have missed:

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MemeWars07.21.10

2010-07-21T14:45:00.001-07:00

This article about the Origins of the Illuminati is credible.

The world is becoming quite complex to consider: this requires a lot of brain cycles.

Someone was thinking ahead when they decided to do this!

I believe this will be the next camera I get. I don't like the fact that most new point & shoot cameras have done away with the viewfinder (thus the 'point-and-shoot' moniker) but the flexibility of the 3" lcd screen on this beauty should work.

This confirms that I will be dropping cable tv soon.

I'm not sure what this is, but it sounds cool, check it out.

This is Facebook's official blog.

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MemeWars07.19.10

2010-07-19T19:08:00.001-07:00

This is all I can take today. Too much. Really. Then I watched this!!!

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