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"Google co-founder Larry Page says the time for delays has passed: he wants the Federal Communications Commission to open up fallow "white space" in the TV broadcast spectrum for unlicensed use, and to do it before November's presidential election. Page, who spoke at a Capitol Hill event Wednesday, blasted incumbent broadcasters for lobbying "against the public interest" to block access to the unlicensed spectrum. Calling claims of potential interference with existing broadcast stations "garbage" and "despicable," Page charged that FCC field tests this summer had been "rigged" against spectrum-sensing technology that's designed to enable exploitation of white space." - Chris White via Bookmarklet

The rigging allegation is true. Kudos to Larry for calling them out on it. - Christopher Sacca

We've got Kettle Korn. - Peter Butler via Bookmarklet

Love the explosion of yellow when day breaks. - Benjamin Golub

It's like watching tides of money. - seth

Amazing!!! - Ray Chen

If you click on the link (instead of playing inline), you can select the high quality version of this video. - Sanjeev Singh

That is awesome. - Bret Taylor

Jason: I think that is the point: I'm beting I can throw my iPhone higher than you can throw your G1. - Roberto Bonini

I love it - brilliant and insane! - timepilot

I'm shocked really. The media has been so even handed this time around :: eyeroll :: - Soulhuntre via twhirl

He just plays one on TV? :) - Heidi Moon

I'm no fan of the Bill O'Reilly Circus Show, but he's actually quite liberal on some issues. - Ian Hussein Maverick May

"COLBERT: "Why not just call this the Chevy Gore?" Colbert also asks about other features of the Volt: COLBERT: Is it sexy? Will it get me laid? LUTZ: I think so... you might have, um-- COLBERT: It might change the type of woman I'm attracting, maybe, exactly-- LUTZ: You're gonna get a lot of very nice, no make-up, environmentally--" - Karen Padham Taylor

Nice. Comparing charts is awesome. - j1m

Given that "trickle-down economics" lays things out in a very bare way, I wonder how persuasive such analysis has. It would seem that, for much of the G.O.P. constituency: 1) non-pocketbook issues trump pocketbook ones, or 2) short-term pocketbook self-interest is trumped by long-term pocketbook aspirations. Well, anyway...that Freakonomics post nicely illustrates how presentation is so important when it comes to quantitative data...for those who care about accurate analysis of data...or data in general. - Chester

Obama's plan does not reduce marginal tax rates so it's basically a give back on tax revenues, not even a cut. And for the 40% who pay no Federal income tax it's 'refundable', something for nothing, i.e. welfare. A more accurate description of Obama's plan is shell game. - Peter Simard

That's got to be a first for a VP candidate. - Bret Taylor

Tanning beds are definitely small town values. If your small town is Beverly Hills. - Christian

But at least she fired the chef to make up for it - Peter Butler

@Kevin - you're gonna "like" this one wherever you see it, eh? Congrats on the wedding BTW. - hunter walk

"Sarah Palin has many virtues. If you wanted someone to destroy a corrupt establishment, she’d be your woman. But the constructive act of governance is another matter. She has not been engaged in national issues, does not have a repertoire of historic patterns and, like President Bush, she seems to compensate for her lack of experience with brashness and excessive decisiveness." - hunter walk via Bookmarklet

Wow, even David Brooks is anti-Palin and anti-Bush? Come to the light, David. Come.... - Dror Shimshowitz

"Conservatism was once a frankly elitist movement. Conservatives stood against radical egalitarianism and the destruction of rigorous standards." - agree or disagree this is really refreshing. - Christian

Except for the fact that I'm pretty sure that would turn up very little money. I'm not buying the "250k doesn't make you rich in NYC" argument, either. Yeah, boo hoo, poor struggling Manhattanites making 250k. - ⓞnor

@Chirs: actually, i think we're in agreement on tax deductions. they don't cover costs in any location. imo, it's not about the size of the mortgage, but it's relative size to your wages/earnings. do you assert that the relative living expenses in manhattan are the same in cincinnati [http://bit.ly/3DGx9a]? i assert that cost of living makes a difference and that's why common talk about raising taxed on those 'earning' $250K is misleading. - MikeAmundsen

Mike, I don't know what cost of living means. It's kind of like the inflation index. If the price of toothpaste goes up by 4 cents, or it costs more in a different city, I don't think it matters. But if a 4 bedroom house with a yard near good schools costs $400k in one city and $4,000,000 in another, I consider that an increase in cost of living. So maybe we can agree that $250k is not the same throughout the nation. - Chris White

While on vacation I learned how they used to do this in ancient Crete - which means people back then were just as crazy as today. :) - Brian Glick

I don't know why this doesn't replace bullfighting. Much cooler. - Christian

pls american voters - don't mistake bluster and false conviction for actually having a grasp or perspective on policy - hunter walk

A huge portion of American voters may be aware that Sarah Palin is ignorant of foreign policy or a host of issues, but they could care less because the presidential election is a popularity contest. In fact, many people would probably vote for Miss South Carolina if she were running for an office. - Daisy

The James Fallows piece frames this well. Thanks, Chester. - Chris Pounds

Late is better than never, right? ;) - Bret Taylor

Benjamin's even got a FriendFeed email address though... this is a conspiracy! - Tony Ruscoe

@Clare: I think what you are saying can be captured as "user labor". Meta-markets is based upon this idea - http://meta-markets.com/about - Turker Keskinpala

cool job for the right NYC person - hunter walk via Bookmarklet

Seeing Hungarian weightlifter Janos Baranyai's elbow dislocate reminded me of this old Saturday Night Live gem - Christopher Sacca via Bookmarklet

"fish paralyzer." lol! - Robert Konigsberg

Classic SNL. I love it! - Ethan Jaynes

Just signed up via text. Okay, so, I'm a sucker and easily amused.... What's yer point? ;-) - Joanmarie

I wish he'd call to talk it over with me first. - Jim Norris

Seriously. Sounds like a terrible way to find out you've been nominated. Like getting proposed to at halftime at Madison Square Garden. I mean, how do you say no? "@barackobama, hey... um. I like you and all, but I'm just not ready." - DeWitt Clinton

Just tell him that you're holding out to be Paris Hilton's running mate. - Amit Patel

"Californians have the right to move from one company to another or start their own business and can't be prohibited by their employer from working for a competitor in their next job, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday." - Tudor Bosman via Bookmarklet

That's right: even if you signed a noncompete at friendfeed, it's unenforceable and shouldn't prevent you from coming back to your friends at Google. Just remember lawyer Eric Kastner's condition in that article, "As long as you don't steal trade secrets or confidential information", that is, secrets still have to stay secret. For example, as a former Microsoft Employee I'm not allowed to disclose the location of the secret army of evil monkeys. http://www.bbspot.com/News/200... - Jorg Brown

Jorg: :) Google's secret army of good robots would totally pwn Microsoft's evil monkeys. - Tudor Bosman

Googler inside joke. @Bret -- this one's for you. - Josh McFarland via Bookmarklet