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“I'm sad MS is axing the Gates/Seinfeld ads. They made no sense, but I liked em. Seems to be they jumped the gun. Why not stick with it?”
September 18 at 6:36 am - Link
oooh... maybe Gates and Seinfeld couldn't get long on set, a la 90210 :P - Rai
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BMW 5-Series: BMW Launches Up-Armored 5-Series Security
BMW 5-Series: BMW Launches Up-Armored 5-Series Security
September 17 at 5:49 am - via Bookmarklet - Link
O kay... - Rai via Bookmarklet
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KickingTires: 2009 BMW Owners in the U.S. Can Google
September 17 at 5:36 am - via Bookmarklet - Link
Oh how many times have I wished for this! Another reason to buy a BM... not that I needed one! - Rai via Bookmarklet
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Facebook and Techcrunch: the costs of technological determinism and configuring users
September 15 at 8:06 pm - via Reshare - Link
Couldn't have said it better myself. Facebook needs to relax a bit, and start a dialogue with their members. The 'dictatorial' community management tactics (which I have encountered a few times myself) is a huge turn off. Having your entire network on the site isn't enough to keep one going back. - Rai
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BMW M Model Gathering in Munich - Carscoop
BMW M Model Gathering in Munich - Carscoop
September 15 at 8:12 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link
Oh my Mness! A meeting of the Ms??! I totally have to move to Europe - Rai via Bookmarklet
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Problems With Sarah Palin 11 The Press Gets to Interview Her
Problems With Sarah Palin 11 The Press Gets to Interview Her
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September 13 at 7:39 pm - Link
Palin says "Nukeyouler". I give up. - Steve Isaacs via fftogo
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Who is this guy? He's good - Rai
Truman show *chuckle* - Michael W. May
Doh! - Jeff P. Henderson
"do you see what happens when you f*ck someone in the ass?" mccain screwed up by declaring war on his 'base'; the media. there's just gonna be more of this until he invites them back to his house for another bbq. - Faboo Mama
Watching video now. Ridiculous. - Larry Kless
And people are still voting for her and McCain... I just don't get it, i really don't. - mortisha
mortisha, they're probably low-information voters who get most of their "news" via idiots at work, church, or chain emails. - Faboo Mama
Let's not call people idiots simply because they seem to us to be making idiotic decisions. They probably just have drastically different priorities and fears than ours. They may limit their information to other like-minded individuals or to a single news feed like Fox. But to attack people as idiots simply ensures they'll dislike you and give them more reason to consider disliking your preferred (presumed) candidate. We need to be accepting. Let the Republican party be exclusionary. - ·[▪_▪]·
well, even though it can be annoying, the candidates mudsling and attack each other all the time. - mortisha
note what I said: "idiots at work". that encompasses all belief systems; religious, political, technological and otherwise. - Faboo Mama
What a goon. He criticizes Palin for not knowing what the "Bush Doctrine" was, when Gibson did not know what it was either. - Charles LePage
As long as the Democratic party regards people who do not vote for their candidates as ill informed idiots, it will continue to be perceived as elitist and snobbish. And it will not have my respect. - Charles LePage
It's also very possible well informed people who get their information from a variety of sources may believe McCain is the better candidate. Until you understand and accept that, you will continue to be confounded and suckered by truth twisters like Olbermann. - Charles LePage
It's a lot easier to call someone who disagrees with you an idiot than it is to admit that they might just be correct. And if you have to admit that they have some intelligence to them, then you're left wondering what it is you yourself are missing. Unless, of course, you can simply accept that people are wired differently. - Craig Eddy
Charles, Keith does not speak of all Dems and certainly not the party. You are right, on both sides of the fence we struggle to understand why the other side could possibly support the other side. I really don't understand and I say that with all due respect. The only thing I grasp is the abortion issue, but then as serious as that issue is, with the economy and climate I cannot imagine that being a single driving factor. - Ruth Ferguson
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Awards Keep Rolling In For Atlassian
September 12 at 4:33 am - via Reshare - Link
Nice one! - Rai
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Sydney IT: an entry from TechNation Australia
Awards Keep Rolling In For Atlassian
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YouTube - Damon Condemns Palin
YouTube - Damon Condemns Palin
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September 10 at 9:58 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link
I have respect for Matt Damon as an actor, but this is just another example of American Idol politics. Why do we listen to celebrities' opinions on politics? Their celebrity has no bearing on their expertise on the issues, it is merely a soapbox. All that said, I really do dig his dinosaur question, and whether a candidate denies accepted science to further personal mythologies or political goals is a big factor in whether I can vote for them. - £ogical €xtremes
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@Logical - I don't get this self rightous attitude against actor (or even celebrities) who express their opinions - what is about them that make their opinions of less value than your own? .. I just don't understand .... - Steven Hodson
Im with Steve Hodson, Damon isn't on a stage saying this, tis youtube! - Jeremiah Owyang
And intelligently said, as well. +1 Matt. - JodyC
Why are people reacting as if Matt Damon has asked someone to do something? He sat in front of a camera and stated his personal opinion. What's the big deal? LOL. I don't get why people are freaking about this video. - Rahsheen™
+1 Rahsheen - Lindsey Smith
Actors aren't allowed to have opinions? I don't see anyone complaining about Fred Thompson, Arnold, or even Ronald Reagan. Yes, we do complain about the country singers - but that's because the music is just god awful. And yes, the actors on FOX News too, but that's because they try to pass themselves off as real journalists. - PC Easy via twhirl
I disagree LE. It's too easy for others to say, "Oh he's an actor, what the hell does he know?" Okay, so he is an actor. Does that mean he has nothing else to offer? People are not one dimensional, or at least I hope not. Celebs are still part of society no? I won't argue against the fact that many celebs have a skewed sense of reality (lots of yes men) and many celebs are :| (Paris Hilton.) But, there are many intelligent people who are artists and also happen to be involved in politics. - Anna Haro
Take away the video, and the audio and focus on the TEXT (the ideas) did you like that? - Jeremiah Owyang
I'm with Steven - I don't value Matt Damon's opinion on politics any more than I value most of the people I read on the internet who have no experience or qualifications on politics other than what they heard on Fox, CNN or MSNBC last night. - Mark "Rizzn" Hopkins
I don't value a celebrity's opinion less than my own, and in fact think Matt is quite intelligent and makes some excellent points. I'm not trashing actors as shallow clones. My point was simply that a celebrity has a built-in audience, many who may be more swayed by the speaker than the message. I can't think of a single reason why Palin should be VP, but I guess I wish for the impossible... for everyone (right, left, up, and down) to focus on the issues and for the media to really do a proper job. - £ogical €xtremes
I like the way how Matt Damon speaks. It is straight and clear unlike typical political hard-to-understand over-diplomatic formularions that you have to read between the lines. Very refreshing! - Jan Horna
that should be REQUIRED VIEWING for Every American!! - Billy Warhol
[drily] Oh, it is an experienced actor telling me what to think, what to do, and what to believe. Oh heavens, how did I ever get along without Matt Damon as my guiding star? Surely he is as well-versed in the intricasies of political discourse as professional analysts and pundits, given his vast repository of free time in which he can studied abstruse issues. Gosh, I'm sure glad Matt Damon was here to save us. [/drily] - Alexander Williams
@Alexander - Well, considering pundits said Obama called Palin a pig, I'm thinking it's about time to listen to someone, you know, intelligent. Shall we get a sock puppet and a child to explain it for you? - dkb
It's interesting how people seem to believe that if someone is an actor or musician that they should immediately lose their right to share their opinions on anything serious. Damon is stating his thoughts and concerns about Sarah Palin, he isn't telling people what to think or do. Also, Damon is probably much more well-versed on issues than the people that attempt to demean his opinions. He has done a lot of work for the ONE campaign to combat AIDS as well as co-founding an organization that aims to... - Kevin Bondelli
...prevent genocides across the globe and founding the H20 Africa Foundation, which helps people in Africa get access to clean water. - Kevin Bondelli
Good points @LE, regardless of his status as a Hollywood actor, he does makes good points and when it comes down to it he's a voter too. I think more people need to speak out against McPalin. I find all the attention on her new celebrity media status nauseating, just like fast food. - Larry Kless
he may be informed on certain issues, but he asks a ton of questions in rapid succession as if the answers aren't easily attainable. it's not a particularly difficult task to spend a few hours on the internet looking for some history on her. half his questions are answered at the wikipedia, and the other half you can find at snopes and factcheck. - Mark "Rizzn" Hopkins
Good points too @Kevin - Larry Kless
I feel like Chris Crocker. "Leave Damon alone!" - Kevin Bondelli
I'm one of those Americans who are anti-democratic at heart, and are compliant when faced with authority. And I wish Matt Damon would shut his yap and leave politics to the professionals. - Chris Baskind
After all he's done for you Chris? He gave you Good Will Hunting for god's sake! Leave Damon alone! Anyone that has a problem with Damon you deal with me, because he is not well right now. - Kevin Bondelli
He gets to vote doesn't he? Why shouldn't he get to express this opinion on the matter then? Take it whichever way you want - who cares? - Rai
the least thing America needed now was to have someone like Matt Damon expressing himself publically over his preferences. - Hayk Hakobyan
I am pretty sure there are a lot of things that would be worse for America than someone exercising their First Amendment rights. - Kevin Bondelli
Haha, Palin's people actually responded! 'Maria Comella, a spokeswoman for Palin, called the comments "name-calling."' Fear Matt Damon. - Rodfather
Right Kevin, except that while exercising his rights while expressing himself over somthing he is not necessarily "qualified" or "competent" - anything that involves matters of national peace and security - is gonna affect a whole bunch of people in a way that might or might not be beneficial for the country. P.S. I am pro-Obama, of course, but the idea of this guy talking doesnt put me at ease. - Hayk Hakobyan
I didn't see him giving advice on American foreign policy. He is saying that he isn't comfortable with Sarah Palin potentially being the President of the United States, especially since she isn't answering questions people want to know. - Kevin Bondelli
You are right, but the fact that he says that publically and has many Americans watch it is a big deal. For example. someone who is not much aware of politics or is undecided might be converted to what Damon says because he/she migth have a liking for this guy or because he/she might think this guy is a big deal if he speaks publically. Just examples. - Hayk Hakobyan
Honestly, that's how most people decide who to vote for. It's the way our brain works. People tend to vote based on their emotional attachment to a political party or if they react positively to how a candidate makes them feel. If someone believes in their opinions about a candidate, they should want to be able to influence people towards that candidate. As someone who is a political campaign professional, my entire job has been persuading people to vote a certain way. Campaigns are all about persuasion. - Kevin Bondelli
To me political campaigns of recent times look more like a brainwash that persuasion as the latter has to have rational and factual arguments while loads of what is deployed by the campaign play on psychological side of emotional attachment, prejudice and peer pressure. - Hayk Hakobyan
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I need to come up with a good clan name.... Rai's been taken for our Mafia organisation :-/ - Rai via Bookmarklet
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herbarium amoris
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Awesome images of plants - Rai via Bookmarklet
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I AM SO SICK OF TECHNOLOGY AND COMPUTERS
September 1 at 10:38 pm - Link
ROFL lol, whats up. So angry at them :) - Arjun
Yeah... have had a shocking week of laptops failing, slow replacement comps and pain-in-the-ass hard disks... Very exhausting and frustrating - Rai
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R8-Spotting: Audi R8 Jumps Into Roadside Canal, Can't Swim
R8-Spotting: Audi R8 Jumps Into Roadside Canal, Can't Swim
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Tragedy!! *sobs uncontrollably* - Rai via Bookmarklet
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Why the Mormon-Facebook Rumor Made Sense
August 21 at 11:15 pm - Link
Interesting post. I don't have much knowledge of the Mormon church (they aren't as big over here in Aus I don't think). If it's true, I wonder what, if any, changes would be in store for the short term. - Stu Andrews via twhirl
WOW. I can believe that. Growing up in Mormon Idaho (Boise has more Mormons per capita than SLC) where they pretty much own absolutely everything, this is completely, scarily believable. - Crystal
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Photographer Miroslav Tichy
Photographer Miroslav Tichy
August 21 at 9:02 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link
"Photography is painting with light! The blurs, the spots, those are errors! But the errors are part of it, they give it poetry and turn it into painting. And for that you need as bad a camera as possible! If you want to be famous, you have to do whatever you're doing worse than anyone else in the whole world." - Rai via Bookmarklet
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transformr - Google Code
transformr - Google Code
August 21 at 7:16 pm - via Mento - Link
"A Simple set of XSLT and PHP tools for Transforming Microformat" - Chris Messina via Mento
so how about that in english? - Colide81 (James)
...More than meets the eye (sorry, it's the first thing that came to mind) - Rai
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“It's 11.22pm, and I'm sitting up researching baby names. No, I'm not having one. I just keep having friends who ask me to name their kids. What's with that? The stress, oh the stress!”
August 21 at 6:23 am - Link
You should go with the George Forman method for sure :-) - David Knight
What's that? - Rai
Name them all George! - via wikipedia "Foreman has 10 children, and each of his five sons is named George: George Jr., George III, George IV, George V, and George VI. He is able to distinguish one from another by the use of nicknames such as "Monk", "Big Wheel" and "Little George".[3] His five daughters are Michi, Freeda, Georgetta, Natalie, and Leola." - David Knight
LOL! That's an idea... like naming them after the day or month they're born in :P - Rai
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Ten Most Beautiful Cars: Ten Most Beautiful Cars Currently For Sale
Ten Most Beautiful Cars: Ten Most Beautiful Cars Currently For Sale
August 21 at 12:54 am - via Bookmarklet - Link
Agree with all but the Avant and Cadillac. Surely they can find a better looking American car! euggh - Rai via Bookmarklet
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