Mon 06 September, 2010
17:01 The boxart for the new Donkey Kong Country makes me happier than half the games I played this year.» reddit.com: what's new online!
17:01 Awesome death spiral of a bizarre star | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine» reddit.com: what's new online!
16:33 Reddit! You know what to do! - FCC Allowing 30 Days for Public Comment on Net Neutrality» reddit.com: what's new online!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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add to del.icio.us. look up in del.icio.us. 16:33 In 1986 Reagan "lowered" taxes, but in order to offset the reduced income with his huge increase in defense spending, he enacted a tax on unemployment benefits. Reagan lowered taxes on the rich, and then forced out of work people to pay more taxes. What a sick fuck.» reddit.com: what's new online!submitted by minor9sharp11 to politics
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add to del.icio.us. look up in del.icio.us. 16:33 Evolution in Action: Lizard Moving From Eggs to Live Birth» reddit.com: what's new online!submitted by vanDERfelpz to science
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add to del.icio.us. look up in del.icio.us. 16:33 Bee decline already having dramatic effect on pollination of plants A decline in bees and global warming are having a damaging effect on the pollination of plants, new research claims.» reddit.com: what's new online!
16:30 Obama Calls for $50 Billion Spending on Transportation» NYT > BusinessPresident Obama, looking to jump-start the economy and create new jobs, called on Congress to approve a far-reaching plan to rebuild and modernize transportation networks over the next six years.
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16:12 Hurd is being considered for No. 2 spot at Oracle - Los Angeles Times» Sci/Tech - Google News Moneycontrol.com | Hurd is being considered for No. 2 spot at Oracle Los Angeles Times Mark Hurd, ousted a month ago as chief executive of Hewlett-Packard Co., is being considered for the No. 2 job at software giant Oracle Corp. Although the details are still being finalized, ... Why Mark Hurd and Oracle Are a Perfect Fit Mark Hurd in Talks With Oracle Former HP Chief May Move to Oracle |
add to del.icio.us. look up in del.icio.us. 16:12 iPod Touch Features Vibrating Motor for FaceTime Notifications - SlashGear (blog)» Sci/Tech - Google News Telegraph.co.uk | iPod Touch Features Vibrating Motor for FaceTime Notifications SlashGear (blog) At the announcement of the new iPod Touch from Apple, Steve Jobs made plenty of folks out there happy with the revelation that the phone-less iPhone would feature FaceTime — the video calling function that was ... Don't look for Adobe Flash on Apple's iPads, iPhones soon 38 Per Cent Of iOS Devices Are iPod Touch Why does Steve Jobs play fast and loose with iPod touch sales numbers? |
add to del.icio.us. look up in del.icio.us. 15:55 Is Craigslist bluffing over adult ads? - CNET» Sci/Tech - Google News 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? Craigslist Shuts Down ''Adult Services'' Section |
add to del.icio.us. look up in del.icio.us. 15:48 Why hasn't LucasArts released an updated Tie Fighter or X-Wing game? I prefer that era for my space simulators.» reddit.com: what's new online!  | Seriously... All the new movies are getting the focus for the games, but don't you think their missing out on something here? [link] [120 comments] |
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15:01 Will Samsung's Galaxy Tab be Pricey or Cheap? Maybe Both - PC World» Sci/Tech - Google News The Guardian | Will Samsung's Galaxy Tab be Pricey or Cheap? Maybe Both PC World How much will Samsung's Galaxy Tab tablet (which I tried at IFA last week) cost? One report says it could go for around $1000, or twice as much as the cheapest iPad. But others quote less alarming estimates of $200 to $400. Actually, all the figures ... Success of Samsung Galaxy Tab Doomed by Carrier Contracts Samsung Galaxy Tab price pinpointed to $200-$1000 Vodafone preps Galaxy Tab for October launch |
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14:55 For all the 35+ year old, reddit "old timers". I found out today that there are a ton of telnet based, old skool BBS up and running!» reddit.com: what's new online!
14:55 Bottle of Duke Nukem's Steroids [PAX]» reddit.com: what's new online! ![Bottle of Duke Nukem's Steroids [PAX]](http://thumbs.reddit.com/t3_da8qo.png "Bottle of Duke Nukem's Steroids [PAX]") | submitted by PokeyPenguin to gaming [link] [56 comments] |
add to del.icio.us. look up in del.icio.us. France faces disruption in a strike over pension reform on Tuesday, when MPs will also debate a ban on full face veils and a new security bill.
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add to del.icio.us. look up in del.icio.us. 14:17 I'm in the crowd of Colbert Report tomorrow (Sept 7) and will ask a question of Stephen during the Q&A before the show. What should I ask?» reddit.com: what's new online!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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add to del.icio.us. look up in del.icio.us. President Barack Obama announces a $50bn infrastructure plan as part of efforts to jump-start the faltering US economy.
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add to del.icio.us. look up in del.icio.us. Union leaders warn BA faces fresh strike action by cabin crew unless a settlement is reached to end the long-running dispute.
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add to del.icio.us. look up in del.icio.us. 13:14 Duke Nukem Returning in 2011? - Digitaltrends.com» Sci/Tech - Google News 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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add to del.icio.us. look up in del.icio.us. 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.
add to del.icio.us. look up in del.icio.us. Hundreds of thousands of people flee towns and villages threatened by fresh floods in Pakistan's deluged southern Sindh province.
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![[PIC] Just a US Army dog being winched down from a Blackhawk ... in goggles. Nothing to see here.](http://thumbs.reddit.com/t3_da73p.png "[PIC] Just a US Army dog being winched down from a Blackhawk ... in goggles. Nothing to see here.")
The BBC's Orla Guerin has returned to the Pakistan town of Nowshera, which was one of the first areas to be hit by the rising waters.
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add to del.icio.us. look up in del.icio.us. 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.
add to del.icio.us. look up in del.icio.us. 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.
add to del.icio.us. look up in del.icio.us. The body of a prominent Afghan broadcast journalist is found near his home in the capital, Kabul, police say.
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add to del.icio.us. look up in del.icio.us. 11:45 Here's an on-set shot of Carrie Fisher in her iconic "bikini Leia" mode, along with her stunt double, catching some rays during the filming of Return of the Jedi.» reddit.com: what's new online!
11:45 Girls can't surf!» reddit.com: what's new online!  | submitted by HamsterSandwich to pics [link] [211 comments] |
add to del.icio.us. look up in del.icio.us. 11:45 An ex-Digg user's experience of Reddit.» reddit.com: what's new online!submitted by 8bitnitwit to reddit.com
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add to del.icio.us. look up in del.icio.us. Charges against two people accused of trying to extort money from actor John Travolta, following the death of his son in the Bahamas, are dropped.
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add to del.icio.us. look up in del.icio.us. 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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add to del.icio.us. look up in del.icio.us. 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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11:00 Twitter @Anywhere Revisited» Think VitaminBy Richard Shepherd
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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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 [...]
add to del.icio.us. look up in del.icio.us. Caroline Wozniacki takes on Maria Sharapova at the US Open, following Svetlana Kuznetsova's shock exit with Roger Federer playing later.
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10:00 Will I die if I eat polar bear liver?» HowStuffWorks Daily FeedIf your favorite diner's blue plate special is ever sauteed polar bear liver, you may want to stick with salad. This meal can cause symptoms far beyond indigestion.
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add to del.icio.us. look up in del.icio.us. 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.
add to del.icio.us. look up in del.icio.us. 09:38 My WTF moment at the Disney Store...» reddit.com: what's new online!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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add to del.icio.us. look up in del.icio.us. 09:38 DOS on Dope: The last MVC web framework you'll ever need» reddit.com: what's new online!submitted by pcalcado to programming
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add to del.icio.us. look up in del.icio.us. A Sussex vicar found guilty of carrying out hundreds of sham marriages is jailed for four years.
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add to del.icio.us. look up in del.icio.us. 09:29 Some Newspapers, Tracking Readers Online, Shift Coverage» NYT > BusinessBecause of technological advances, newspapers can make more scientific decisions about allocating their resources.
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add to del.icio.us. look up in del.icio.us. They put their right feet in, they put their right feet out and broke the world Hokey Cokey record.
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add to del.icio.us. look up in del.icio.us. 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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