Thursday, January 04, 2018

This Blog Has Moved

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This blog has moved to Wordpress . So I know this has been quiet for too long. I use a mac app ( MarsEdit ) to post and Google has let their...
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Wednesday, August 16, 2017

But What About Her Emails

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Almost exactly a year ago Hillary warned us about the “radical fringe” that Trump was enabling. It’s 30 mins long and I just listened it to ...
Friday, August 11, 2017

Hilarious recipe videos in the style of famous directors

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Kottke shows Hilarious recipe videos in the style of famous directors . I agree that this Tarantino one is the best. See the rest at his sit...
Thursday, August 10, 2017

Biohackers Encoded Malware in a Strand of DNA

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Wired reports Biohackers Encoded Malware in a Strand of DNA “In new research they plan to present at the USENIX Security conference on Thur...
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Thursday, August 03, 2017

Nat Geo's Travel Photographer of the Year Winners

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Amazing photos from National Geographic’s Travel Photographer of the Year Contest .
Friday, July 14, 2017

One of the Greatest Science Fiction Magazines Is Now Available For Free Online

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The Verge reports One of the greatest science fiction magazines is now available for free online “If you like classic science fiction, one ...
Thursday, July 13, 2017

Top 10 Movie Crimes of All Time

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Another CineFix Top 10 list, this time, the Top 10 Movie Crimes of All Time. I think I’ve seen all but two movies mentioned in this. I love ...
Wednesday, July 12, 2017

A Complete Guide to the Religions of Game of Thrones

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As I've only watched the HBO series and haven't read the books, I found this Complete Guide to the Religions of Game of Thrones to...

We Have a New Delaware Sized Iceberg

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Project MIDAS reports that that Delaware-sized Antartica iceberg they've been watching finally broke free, Larsen C calves trillion ton...
Tuesday, July 04, 2017

Kansas, Sam Brownback, and the Trickle-Down Implosion

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Justin Miller wrote about Kansas, Sam Brownback, and the Trickle-Down Implosion . "The Kansas governor’s attempt to create supply-side ...

The ‘i Before e, Except After c’ Rule Is a Giant Lie

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Wonkblog explains The ‘i before e, except after c’ rule is a giant lie "'This addendum to the rule completely useless,’ Cunningham...
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Sunday, July 02, 2017

Seat 14C: Online Time Travel Sci-Fi Anthology

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Ars Technica writes Read some seriously strange time travel stories from sci-fi’s modern masters : > A flight from Tokyo to San Francisc...
Saturday, June 24, 2017

Trump Is What Happens When a Political Party Abandons Ideas

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Reagan advisor Bruce Bartlett says "[Trump is what happens when a political party abandons ideas](http://www.politico.com/magazine/stor...
Thursday, June 22, 2017

The tragedy of FireWire: Collaborative tech torpedoed by corporations

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Ars Technica tells the story of the betamax of cables: The tragedy of FireWire: Collaborative tech torpedoed by corporations . Today Apple...

Fantastic Words and Where Not To Find Them

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I really enjoy Full Frontal with Samantha Bee . Last night she had a great segment on "Trump's bastardization of words and language...
Wednesday, June 21, 2017

Trevor Noah on Being Stopped While Black

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Salon pointed me at this Trevor Noah claims he’s been stopped by cops 8 to 10 times in 6 years . Here's 5.5 minute video of what I assum...

Scott Forstall breaks silence to talk about the iPhone’s creation

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The Verge writes Scott Forstall breaks silence to talk about the iPhone’s creation . The video is embedded on that page and it's connect...

FBI Says Shooting At GOP Baseball Practice Seems To Have Been Spontaneous

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So the FBI has released some information about James Hodgkinson, the man who fired at the GOP baseball practice. Here's NPR's story:...
Tuesday, June 20, 2017

State of Climate Change

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The Verge writes It’s so hot in Phoenix, planes are physically unable to fly . I have friends that live in Phoenix and they've told me p...
Friday, June 16, 2017

Healthcare Now Fully Politicized

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Vox asked 8 Senate Republicans to explain what their health bill is trying to do and the answers are all political. Basically they're t...
Wednesday, June 14, 2017

Wibbly-wobbly magnetic fusion stuff: The return of the stellarator

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Are Technica describes a new kind of fusion reactor that's coming online. Wibbly-wobbly magnetic fusion stuff: The return of the stellar...

Game of Thrones: 15 Things You Must Know For Season 7

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Game of Thrones returns next month. CBR has a nice reminder article, Game of Thrones: 15 Things You Must Know For Season 7 .

#c0ffee is the color

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On the web colors are identified as 3 numbers usually written as 3 or 6 hexadecimal digits. Turns out, some words are 3 or 6 letters long an...

Alexandria Shooting

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Five people were shot this morning at a GOP Congressional baseball practice in Alexandria. Illinois' Belleville News-Democrat has a pr...
Monday, June 12, 2017

Secrete Senate GOP Healthcare Plan

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There was an episode of The West Wing where Josh was filling in for CJ and did such a horrible job that he said "the president had a se...