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"As the US National Basketball Association’s (NBA) latest sensation Jeremy Lin (林書豪) wowed basketball fans with his phenomenal performance on court, Chinese Taipei Basketball Association chairman Ting Shou-chung (丁守中) said the association would continue to invite Lin to represent the national basketball team in international tournaments. Lin, the first Taiwanese--American to play in the NBA, had been overlooked and cut by two other NBA teams in December." - Jessie from Bookmarklet

But wouldn't that preclude him from ever playing for the US in international competition? (I realize that does sound ridiculous right now.) - Andrew C (✓)

"How did American conservatism end up so detached from, indeed at odds with, facts and rationality? [...] My short answer is that the long-running con game of economic conservatives and the wealthy supporters they serve finally went bad." - Andrew C (✓) from Bookmarklet

"For decades the G.O.P. has won elections by appealing to social and racial divisions, only to turn after each victory to deregulation and tax cuts for the wealthy -- a process that reached its epitome when George W. Bush won re-election by posing as America's defender against gay married terrorists, then announced that he had a mandate to privatize Social Security. Over time, however, this strategy created a base that really believed in all the hokum -- and now the party elite has lost control. " - Andrew C (✓)

Their overall attention to detail and politeness really is pretty great. 18 years as a NYC barista before being qualified to serve at that cafe? That's insanity. - ronin from Bookmarklet

http://tomostyle.wordpress.com/2010... "こだわりKodawari means an uncompromising and relentless devotion to pursuing something. It is when special consideration and attention is given to a particular subject matter. To some, it can even be interpreted as a serious obsession and a stubborn refusal to compromise. [...] 極めるKiwameru means to perfect... more... - Andrew C (✓)

(I posted the blog post's mentions of kodawari and kiwameru because those were the concepts that the WSJ article brought to mind. ... Well, I'd only heard of kodawari before, actually.) - Andrew C (✓)

"So in response to a dumb request while lurking a thread http://www.somethingawful.com/ (Where I'm known as Febreeze) I started going through the NFL logos and changing them so they had Peyton's face. Since it's suddenly getting out now, I'm posting what I can before it gets any bigger so I get proper credit." - Andrew C (✓) from Bookmarklet

I noticed a "thing" about blue-eyed soul with Amy Winehouse, Adele and Duffy a couple years back, but thought that might have just been something in the press. - Derrick

I know about Elvis and others in the past. I just hadn't heard/read someone so vehement about current musicians (the passage went on a bit more than what I posted). - Katy S

DAMMIT - ωαřмaiden BrokerPokerface

I was just listening to a podcast about earworms. (This time, the trascript doesn't convey the whole podcast). http://www.theworld.org/2012... and http://www.theworld.org/2012... - Betsy

I thought CNN cancelled Crossfire. Edit: or damn, I coulda made the Jim Cramer joke. - Andrew C (✓)

Ah, Tucker, we 'ardly knew ye. - Micah

"If he can get the passing thing down and handle the point, Jeremy Lin is a good enough player to start in the NBA and possibly star." <-- give this man retroactive props; he saw it in May of 2010. - Andrew C (✓) from Bookmarklet

Heh - Rodfather

I thought I was just joking, but check this out: "[Steve] Tisch, who produced the Academy Award-winning film "Forrest Gump," was asked if Lin's unlikely rise to stardom could translate to film. "There are possibilities," Tisch says. "Can Will Smith or Tom Cruise play him?"" - http://www.nydailynews.com/sports... - Andrew C (✓)

Another solid game - Rodfather from Bookmarklet

A merely solid performance woulda been fine if he hadn't set the bar in the stratosphere with the previous four games. =) - Andrew C (✓)

It's gotta be a joke, right? - Rene, Pro Button Pusher

I think Ron Paul really is Andy Kaufman in his greatest performance piece ever. - Rene, Pro Button Pusher

Every time I see this logo, I read it as "use water". - Andrew C (✓) from Bookmarklet

why am i so interested in this bizarre food? - holly #ravingfangirl

Ew. - Oh Caaaaaarrrrrlllll....

And Nash is still at least semi-elite, it's just harder to notice because he's trapped on a terrible team. - Andrew C (✓)

"Yes, Linsanity. But it also represented much more than that, at least to me. Like Lin, I’m a Harvard graduate, albeit more than a decade ahead of him, and a second-generation Chinese-American. I’m also a fellow believer, one of those every-Sunday-worshiping, try-to-read-the-Bible-and-pray types, who agreed with Lin when he said to reporters after the Jazz game, “God works in mysterious and miraculous ways.” Being a believer can mean different things in different circles. In a lot of the ones Lin and I have traveled, it can mean, essentially, you are a bit of a weirdo, or can make you an object of scorn. For me, as an Asian-American, the chants of “M.V.P.!” raining down on Lin at the Garden embody a surreal, Jackie Robinson-like moment. Just as meaningful to me as a Christian, however, is the way the broadcasters have hailed Lin as not just the “Harvard hero” but the “humble Harvard grad.” His teammates appear just as overjoyed at his success as he was. Both seem to be testaments to his character." - Anika from Bookmarklet

My experience with Asian Christians is that most of them are conservative but still very liberal when it comes to voting. This is, unlike their parents, who are Conservative and Republican. Still, this particular group of Christians have never once made me uncomfortable, like other groups. They've always respected other's choices. Choosing instead a lead by example way of life. - Anika

I love it: Nate Silver, who usually uses his giant stats brain for politics, gets his two bits in on Jeremy Lin - Andrew C (✓) from Bookmarklet

And here you are, public ;) - joey

If you want to be _infamous_, then yeah, keep all of that up. - Andrew C (✓)

Preferably with things that are in season right now (so like, not strawberries, for example). - Rochelle

I ended up with an upside down apple cake, using Earth Balance instead of butter and apple juice instead of milk. It's currently cooling. We'll see how it is tonight! Thanks for the suggestions! - Rochelle

Okay, _now_ we're through the looking glass. - Andrew C (✓) from Bookmarklet

"And to think, "Lin-sanity" almost ended before it even started. Sources with knowledge of the Knicks' thinking told ESPN.com's Marc Stein that the Knicks had been giving strong consideration to waiving Lin before his breakout game last Saturday against New Jersey." - Andrew C (✓) from Bookmarklet

You're not alone. Greatly disappointed despite the cool name. =) - ronin

I suggest you to buy the red type of dragon fruit which is more delicious. I don't like the white dragon fruit! - Mahdi Ebrahimi

Hmm... I don't know. I haven't heard of one. - John (bird whisperer)

Cheerleaders aren't really part of the baseball culture, or at least they haven't been so far. - John (bird whisperer)

There's a lot of unofficial shirts out there already; this one's pretty sweet. - Andrew C (✓) from Bookmarklet

http://www.youtube.com/watch... - Andrew C (✓)

101 picture slideshow. - Andrew C (✓) from Bookmarklet

"On a normal day, 4 billion shares of stock change hands on the New York Stock Exchange. One in 10 belongs to [Bank of America]. [...] Bank of America is the stock of the moment for high-frequency trading, the supercomputer-driven buying and selling that barely existed a few years ago and now accounts for as much as two-thirds of U.S. trading. " - Andrew C (✓) from Bookmarklet

"Sometimes high-frequency traders don't even profit from the trade itself. They buy and sell shares at the same price and make money by sending large orders through the exchanges. NYSE, Nasdaq and others want to attract the most traders. So they offer rebates of 20 to 32 cents per 100 shares to traders who send in large orders. On the electronic exchange NYSE Arca, traders who can move... more... - Andrew C (✓)

"We have seen a few different takes on a murphy bed, but have never seen one that retracts into the ceiling. The BedUp does just that." - Andrew C (✓) from Bookmarklet

It's so easy! You can do it right at home. - Andrew C (✓) from Bookmarklet

I could live in that. Well, if I was single. I can't imagine two or more people in that area. - caj needs a haircut

For minimalists only. (I couldn't live like that.) - Stephan Planken

"It’s debatable whether Obama is more crudely political than George W. Bush or Bill Clinton or Ronald Reagan. But what’s transpired over the past several weeks isn’t debatable: He’s made a series of calculated, overtly political gestures that are far more transactional than transformational." - The original Kevin from Bookmarklet

For the record, I wasn't endorsing the premise of the article. I think Obama has had to walk a tightrope of trying to get some big things done in a political environment that is, to say the least, difficult (vis the ridiculous opposition to closing Guantanamo). That said, a lot of folks who initially supported him had (and continue to have) ridiculous expectations about what he can and should do. - The original Kevin