Mon 06 September, 2010




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About halfway down on page 6 you will find details about the various accepted ways to file a comment.
Please don't tl;dr the FCC's notice; they're asking for comments on each individual point in the proposal. Let's do this!
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![]() The Guardian | Is Craigslist bluffing over adult ads? CNET The strangest massage I ever had consisted of the spa masseuse waving her hands all over my body, supposedly sending positive energy its way, without ever touching it. Some are speculating that Craigslist, having removed its Adult ... Craigslist's 'Adult Services' decision a blow to free speech? What's Behind Craigslist's Self-Censorship? Adult services censored on Craigslist |
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| Seriously... All the new movies are getting the focus for the games, but don't you think their missing out on something here? [link] [139 comments] |
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| | submitted by PokeyPenguin to gaming [link] [71 comments] |
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Hi, reddit. If you haven't been paying attention, we know Stephen is a fan of reddit. But because his schedule is so busy, we haven't been able to get him for an AMA interview. Since I'm going to probably have a good chance of asking him <one> question, what should it be?
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![]() MedIndia | Stem-Cell Research Foes Urge US Judge to Keep Order in Force BusinessWeek Sept. 6 (Bloomberg) -- An order halting government support for any activity using cells taken from human embryos should be kept in force while the Obama administration appeals, opponents of such research argued. ... Stem-Cell Research Foes Urge Judge to Keep Order in Force During Appeal Federal Court Slams Embryonic Stem Cell Research Stem cell clinics: experts insist claims of cure-all are medically unproven |
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![]() The Age | Duke Nukem Returning in 2011? Digitaltrends.com It's been thirteen years in the making, but Gearbox says Duke Nukem Forever is coming to the PS3, Xbox 360, and PC in 2011. Back on April 28, 1997, something interesting happened in the video game world: George Broussard announced Duke Nukem Forever, ... Duke Nukem Forever Lives - Release in 2011 Duke Nukem Forever returns in 2011 after a 13-year wait Gearbox New Owners of Duke Nukem IP |
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![]() Mac Rumors | Apple spends $1M per month on Google AdWords - report Apple Insider By Slash Lane A leaked internal document from Google shows how much companies spend with the search giant on AdWords, and Apple is listed as investing nearly $1 million in a one-month span. The document, obtained by AdAge, gives a glimpse into the ... AdAge reveals secret Google Adwords big spenders Apple Spent Nearly $1 Million on Google Search Advertising in June Here's How Much Big Companies Spend Advertising On Google Search |
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A determined Republican stall campaign in the Senate has sidetracked so many of the men and women nominated by President Barack Obama for judgeships that he has put fewer people on the bench than any president since Richard Nixon at a similar point in his first term 40 years ago.
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![]() CBC.ca | Samsung Mobile Display to Boost 2011 Production Wall Street Journal Samsung Mobile Display, which has had difficulty meeting demand for ultra-thin screens for smartphones, expects its production capacity to increase sharply when its new facility opens in July. Capacity will go up to 30 million screens ... Will Samsung's Galaxy Tab be Pricey or Cheap? Maybe Both Samsung Galaxy Tab price pinpointed to $200-$1000 Vodafone preps Galaxy Tab for October launch |
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Never before have so many governorships been up for grabs -- and with so much at stake.
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I rang the doorbell of my ex-husband Larry's house, a jar of gefilte fish in one hand, boxed coconut cake in the other. To date I'd been to the house on Thunder Lake only to drop off the kids. But today I was here with my husband, Eric, and two stepchildren, Luke and Jamie, for Seder dinner.
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The most famous prune in the world, the pruneau d'Agen, has been a celebrated product of southwest France since at least the 1500s, outliving -- and even thriving because of -- several nearly existential threats.
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![]() Afterdawn.com | HTC Android GSM, CDMA Slider Info Leaked by FCC eWeek The FCC leaks photos of HTC's upcoming Google Android-powered smartphone, a slider featuring a QWERTY keyboard, a 4-in. touch screen, and dual 3G modems. Information and photos concerning mobile handset maker HTC's latest Google Android powered slider ... FCC info leaked about HTC Android GSM/CDMA Slider FCC approves HTC GSM/CDMA Android slider smartphone for Verizon New HTC Android Slider Offers Both GSM, CDMA 3G |
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Much of the buzz in smartphone circles in the last year or two -- at least the part that hasn't gone to Apple and the iPhone -- has focused on HTC, the Taiwanese manufacturer that makes some of the slickest mobile hardware around. It was HTC, for example, that Google chose to make its Nexus One, the model I have been carrying around since early this year.
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The great political failure of the 1960s was the New Left's inability to bring the labor movement into its great liberationist tent. There were lots of reasons for that, one of them being that most big union leaders didn't want to be in that stinky tent with a lot of hippies, feminists, dashiki-wearing black militants and "fags." (That last comes from AFL-CIO leader George Meany's description of the New York delegation to the disastrous 1972 Democratic convention: "They've got six open fags and only three AFL-CIO representatives!") Also, not a small matter: The New Left opposed the Vietnam War; again, most labor leaders supported it.
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I must be honest, I was pretty unimpressed with Twitter @Anywhere when it first launched earlier this year. Of course I hadn’t bothered to check it out, but it seemed like ‘Integration Lite’ – just a very simple way for bloggers to include Twitter on their site. As Wired reported back in March Twitter’s Evan [...]
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![]() Hurriyet Daily News | Hawking book explains creation of universe minus God USA Today Evan Agostini, AP By Dan Vergano, USA TODAY Describing the creator as "not necessary" in his latest book is just another day at the office for that whimsical scamp Stephen Hawking, better known as "one of the foremost theoretical physicists of this ... Hawking: The Universe does not need a creator Stephen Hawking is Such a Troublemaker God and Stephen Hawking |
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Here's a sad truth about TV: Despite the potential to evolve over the course of several seasons, most TV characters remain stagnant, doing little more than imitating themselves season after season. Likewise, most TV shows have one or two good seasons, and once the show's creator departs for a multimillion-dollar development deal elsewhere, the remaining writers try to replicate the show's best episodes over and over again.
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So was in town this morning and thought I'd pick up a form from the Disney Store for a part time job advertised online. So it's about 8.50, I can see the staff inside just getting ready to open so I just wait outside. In a few minutes one of the staff open the front door and I go to ask for an application form. She told me the store wasn't open yet but she wanted me to "help open the store." I politely laughed and she insisted I came in. I noticed a velvet rope with a giant prop padlock on it and then all of a sudden the lights dimmed and epic Disney music started blasting. Fucking tinkerbell started flying around the store and projections of fireworks started going off and then out of the darkness, A WOMAN COMES SOLEMNLY CARRYING A 3 FOOT FUCKING KEY OVER HER HEAD. I was presented the key and opened the store. I was given a miniature key for keeps. I walked out and couldn't stop laughing, composed myself and went home. THEY DO THIS EVERY MORNING.
EDIT: Here's a picture of the key I got.
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A single question came to mind when I heard that Craigslist had taken down its "adult services" section on Saturday: Where will sex workers turn next? So far, the answer seems to be … Craigslist.
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![]() DailyTech | Apple's iOS Dips in Internet Traffic Market Share, Android Soars DailyTech Quantcast's market research shows iOS devices to be plunging in market share, while Android is soaring upward. (Source: Quantcast) A new study from market research firm Quantcast offers some interesting insight into the state of the smartphone market. ... Android now controls a quarter of US web traffic Google Android Smartphones Race to Catch Apple iPhone Android Extends Mobile Web Upswing In August |
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There are 3 items, all related to books, which I wanted to note for the holiday:
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In this video Nick gives you a brief introduction to web accessibility and talks about the organisations that set accessibility standards. You’ll also find out why accessibility is important to the health of the web. runMobileCompatibilityScript('myExperience593380655001', 'anId'); brightcove.createExperiences(); For more videos be sure to check out Think Vitamin Membership, new video tutorials are added daily.
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![]() wwwery (blog) | Motorola Takes a Dig at Apple Yet Again Techtree.com Looks like Apple's competitors have caught up with it when it comes to taking a dig at competition. Apple, who is traditionally known for its cheeky advertising campaigns against its competitors (most often, ripping them to shreds, in a very subtle ... 5 ways to make Android 2.1 work like Froyo Motorola Droid X Review Motorola Droid R2-D2 special edition gets a landing dock |
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add to del.icio.us. look up in del.icio.us. Sun 05 September, 2010


Is Katniss Everdeen the antidote to Bella Swan? That's a question guaranteed to irk fans of "The Hunger Games," Suzanne Collins' trilogy of dystopian young-adult novels, the latest of which, "Mockingjay," has currently captured the No. 1 spot on the nation's bestseller lists. "Hunger Games" fans don't appreciate seeing Collins' far more sober and ambitious books likened to "Twilight," Stephenie Meyer's swoony vampire romances. Too bad, because so much about "The Hunger Games," from its crossover success with adults to the crowds who packed bookstores when "Mockingjay" went on sale at midnight on Aug. 24 to its teenage narrator with her tangled love life, prompts the comparison.
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Our collective animal passion has never seemed greater. Studies show we spend as much on our pets in a recession than when not in one, animal welfare laws continue to strengthen, and acts of animal cruelty caught on film and uploaded to the Web create global furor and condemnation. Animals, their furry forebears would surely say, have never had it so good.
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(UPDATED) To an audience of about 50 people -- fully half of whom were members of the press -- Pastor Bill Keller launched his 9-11 Christian Center at ground zero this morning with a fiery sermon targeting Muslims and Mormons as hell-bound followers of false faiths. Keller took aim in particular at Glenn Beck, a Mormon, and Imam Rauf, the organizer of the Park51 Islamic community center.
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Government agencies are seeking broad new authority to ramp up killings and removals of gray wolves in the Northern Rockies and Great Lakes, despite two recent court actions that restored the animal's endangered status in every state except Alaska and Minnesota.
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In the turbulent year of the tea party, Republican Rep. Mike Castle of Delaware set out to jangle no nerves as he ran for a Senate seat long held by Vice President Joseph Biden. It's the way Republican strategists originally envisioned 2010, a roster of seasoned politicians pointing the party toward significant gains in the Senate.
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With the fight over Congress intensifying and President Obama’s agenda hanging in the balance, coverage of this fall's governor’s races has largely fallen by the wayside. But the outcomes of some of these races will have significant consequences -- none more so than the contest in Texas, between Republican incumbent Rick Perry and Democrat Bill White, the former mayor of Houston.
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add to del.icio.us. look up in del.icio.us. Sat 04 September, 2010

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It's tough not to greet certain bits of news with preemptive disappointment. When I learned that the CW would be remaking Luc Besson's "La Femme Nikita" for the small screen, I filed it right next to reports that Lady Gaga would rather "die young and a legend" than grow old and that David Hasselhoff will be appearing on "Dancing With the Stars" this fall. Hoping for a CW version of Nikita that doesn't feature lip-glossed teenagers in matchstick jeans karate-chopping each other ineffectually feels roughly as masochistic as daring to dream that Lady Gaga might one day keep her many, many thoughts about herself to herself, or that David Hasselhoff might finally disappear into the void, never to be seen or heard from again.
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