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michael arrington posted an entry on TechCrunch

Beacon Is Baaaaack!

September 18 at 6:50 am - Link

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Is it wrong that I read that, "Bacon is Baaaaack!"? bacon is definitely preferable - William Spaetzel

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Mike, thanks for the mention. - Jesse Stay via twhirl

Uh oh - bring out the pitch forks. The village people are going to get crazy. - Jen

I have never had any beacon popups, I feel left out! - Joe Dawson (beta)

Davy Joe's, see my article - go to CBSSports.com, sign up for a fantasy football team, and you'll see one too :-) - Jesse Stay via twhirl

+1 William - Yuvi (has IRL friends!)

+1 William. I wish vegetables tasted like bacon. - Keith Smith

Keith Smith posted a link

The Gordon Pair Principle

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Reading an old Phil Gordon article and finding it interesting - Keith Smith via Bookmarklet

Jason Calacanis posted a message on Twitter

“wow... Sarah Palin had hands laid on her to become Governor? http://tinyurl.com/5o7ckd -- church and state anyone?”

September 16 at 5:40 pm - Link

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At least she didn't speak in tongues. Oh wait, they also do that at her church. http://tinyurl.com/5uq7sy - graham mudd

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Why does how she practices her religion matter? - Peter Simard

isn't this the same crowd that said it shouldn't matter if Obama really WAS a Muslim (and I know he's not)? If so, why do Palin's religious practices matter so much...? - Team Frosick

How is this a violation of the separation of church and state? If people in a church pray for someone else in that church, is that someone hereby relieved of any opportunity to run for office? Should we only nominate or elect atheists? BTW, someone praying for someone else is not the same as "hands laid on her." It's not as if someone healed her of a disease. It was just a prayer, which isn't illegal or unconstitutional yet. - Charles LePage

This isn't church and state. Church and state would be if she required EVERYONE to have hands laid on to to be dedicated if they went into public office. - Justin Long

It wouldn't matter if the Republican party actually honored the separation of Church and State. - Victor Ganata

I went to a church just like Palin's for more that 10 years. Would love to answer any questions about it. - Robert Scoble

Palin is associated with a network of religious crackpots who not only believe Armageddon is imminent -- they want to help it along. That's the main problem with Palin's brand of religiosity, Simard, Frosick and LePage. Christianists are as dangerous as Islamists. By the way, what are your denominational affiliations? And what are your views on the CNP and CUFI? Tim LaHaye's CNP was Palin's lead backer in the VP selection process. LaHaye is the author of the Left Behind series. - Sean McBride

That's absurd. Whether she had hands laid on, or took an oath, or kissed a frog has nothing to do with church and state. - mathew ingram

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or PROHIBITING THE FREE EXERCISE THEREOF." Apparently you want seperation of church and person. - Graham Bates via twhirl

Sarah Palin and Dominionism, right here on Friendfeed: http://friendfeed.com/search?q... Disturbing stuff. - Sean McBride

I'm of the opinion that any form of religious extremism is antithetical to my existence. I generally place people like Osama bin Laden and Pat Robertson in the same category. Western Civ tried the whole theocracy thing already. We generally refer to that time period as the Dark Ages. EPIC FAIL! - Victor Ganata

I went to a Baptist church in college because my roommate told me he would let me use his credit card if I went to church with him on Sundays. "Deal" I said. I had a great time and even though I am Jewish I felt such love and tenderness from the Baptist church in Pittsburgh PA. I sincerely felt the desire to convert, but no matter how much I felt their love, I could not do it. I regret that. I always envied church. I like going to church more then I like going to synagogue. - ⓃⓄⒶⒽ ⒹⒶⓋⒾⒹ ⓈⒾⓂⓄⓃ

After a year of church I found myself being a Christian for one week. I got some really bad nightmares and I was scared of punishment. I called my cousin to try to convert him. My cousin didn't argue with me. He told me he would believe in Jesus if I bought him a lobster dinner. It was at that point I realized it wasn't working for me. - ⓃⓄⒶⒽ ⒹⒶⓋⒾⒹ ⓈⒾⓂⓄⓃ

Muslim, Christian and Jewish fundamentalists all share the same pathology. Religious fundamentalists have destroyed the Republican Party and turned it into a laughingstock. The American Founding Fathers would recoil in disgust at Sarah Palin and her co-religionists. They were coastal elitists, men of rationality, skepticism, science and learning. - Sean McBride

as for Baptist church and Sarah Palin. It works for her and I don't hold it against her. It works for many. It worked for my college roommate who was a chip designer at Carnegie Mellon. He was one of the nicest guys I ever met. He didn't even watch porn. The dude said he was a virgin. I couldn't believe it. - ⓃⓄⒶⒽ ⒹⒶⓋⒾⒹ ⓈⒾⓂⓄⓃ

It's common practice to "lay hands" and pray for someone when they are embarking on a journey of significance like that. A missionary trip over seas, a battle with cancer, an election run for office. It's pretty silly to imply anything beyond people practicing their daily faith. - Sam J. West IV

freaky - PC Easy via twhirl

"Sarah Palin has spent more than two and a half decades of her life as a member of an Alaska church which is part of a fanatical Christian-named cult project that is sweeping across America. Palin comes out of the most radical stream of US Born-Again Evangelism known as ‘Joel’s Army,’ an offshoot of what is called Dominionism and sometimes also called the Latter Rain cult or Manifest Sons of God. The movement deliberately attempts to remain below the radar screen." - Sean McBride

exoteric forms of religious worship can be separated from the state. but faith and politics are intertwined. from what i know about Palin's faith her worldview is not compatible with mine (as well as mainstream American people). and to me, that's the bottom line. - ~C4Chaos

Google [sarah palin joel's army] http://tinyurl.com/5jzd5l - Sean McBride

C4Chaos now we know you are wrong when you say "mainstream" American people. I'm not an institutional religious guy... though I see it's benefits, but I do know America likes it's church and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that. In fact I prefer the church goers. they are better people imho as an outsider without bias. I'll take a Jesus believer over a friendfeed Alister any day. - ⓃⓄⒶⒽ ⒹⒶⓋⒾⒹ ⓈⒾⓂⓄⓃ

@victor ganata, nice comment ... belief is fine, imposing belief on others, not .. and the same with imposing "democracy" on others .. which is where the political and religious meet in america - Gregory Lent

Just because you are in a particular church DOES NOT mean you buy into everything the church teaches, just as when you are in a particular political party doesn't mean you buy into everything it teaches. You can't make that assumption. Look at Obama and the church he was part of. Or look at Biden's stance on abortion. We belong to things for reasons IN ADDITION TO our beliefs, and sometimes we stay in things DESPITE our personal beliefs. - Justin Long

@victor, the dark ages were the dark ages because civilization was falling apart in the midst of war, plague, famine caused more by the 535 darkening of the earth, caused either by the explosion of Krakatoa or a meteorite impact. In point of fact it was Christians - Celtic missionaries - who helped bring Europe OUT of that period. - Justin Long

Justin Long -- Sarah Palin herself stated that she believes Armageddon may well occur in her lifetime and that the Iraq War was ordained by God. Straight from her mouth. A Christian fundy led us into the multi-trillion disaster in Iraq because he thought God was whispering in his ear. Enough of this insanity. The Republican Party should purge this unsavory element from its midst. - Sean McBride

I'm not commenting on what Palin believes - I am staying out of that. I am simply saying that in a broader context, no one should extrapolate that just because I am in a particular church, or Scoble is no longer in a church, or Palin or Obama or Biden or McCain are in a church, that they necessarily believe everything the church - or the party - believes. One has to be careful not to extrapolate generalities from specific cases. Christian evangelicals and fundamentalists are ALSO responsible for some of... - Justin Long

the largest humanitarian relief and development organizations, for some millions upon millions of dollars in aid, in literacy, in response to disasters. Many evangelicals have been opposed to war and crime and oppression. Don't make the mistake of thinking that all Christians think the same way as you think all Christians think. - Justin Long

"The Wasilla Assembly of God church that Sarah Palin attends is involved in a resurgence movement that was declared heretical by the larger Assemblies of God church in 1949. This is the same 'Spiritual Warfare' movement that was featured in the award winning movie, "Jesus Camp," and which is employed by major participants, like Morning Star and Fresh Fire Ministries in The Third Wave of the Holy Spirit, also called the New Apostolic Reformation." http://tinyurl.com/6s8gk3 - Sean McBride

"The Third wave is dedicated to raising an army of young soldiers to fight in “Joel’s Army.” The Joel’s Army movement is a Neo-Pentecostal belief concocted from an esoteric reading of the second chapter of the Old Testament Book of Joel, in which an avenging swarm of locusts attacks Israel. In their convoluted view, the locusts are a metaphor for the minions of Joel’s Army. Believers in the Third Wave movement are focused on training a young "Joel's Army" to become an Armageddon-ready military force of young people with a divine mandate to physically impose Christian “dominion” on non-believers of the United States and the world." http://tinyurl.com/6s8gk3 - Sean McBride

Justin Long - no one here has claimed that Sarah Palin speaks for or is associated with Christians or Christianity as a whole. Quite the contrary. Palin is a Christian FUNDAMENTALIST, in the same way that Osama bin Laden is a Muslim FUNDAMENTALIST or that Ari Fleischer is a Jewish FUNDAMENTALIST. - Sean McBride

Sean - you yourself said "Palin is associated with a network of religious crackpots who not only believe Armageddon is imminent -- they want to help it along. That's the main problem with Palin's brand of religiosity, Simard, Frosick and LePage. Christianists are as dangerous as Islamists. By the way, what are your denominational affiliations? And what are your views on the CNP and CUFI? Tim LaHaye's CNP was Palin's lead backer in the VP selection process. LaHaye is the author of the Left Behind series." What is a "Christianist"? - Justin Long

Justin - Christianist, a term often used by Andrew Sullivan, is the equivalent of Islamist. Aggressive theocrats who fuse religion and politics. Christianists are not synonymous with Christians and Islamists are not synonymous with Muslims. Mixing religion with politics is usually ruinous for both. - Sean McBride

Ha ha, I remember a conversation with a friend and his dad once where I was saying how it was awesome we could call ourselves "Fundamentalists" and not have a problem. Awkward silence. Heh heh. - Stu Andrews via twhirl

Wikipedia: "Dominionism describes, in several distinct ways, a tendency among some conservative politically-active Christians, especially in the United States of America, to seek influence or control over secular civil government through political action — aiming either at a nation governed by Christians, or a nation governed by a conservative Christian understanding of biblical law." http://tinyurl.com/hhgt3 - Sean McBride

Wikipedia: "Some authors have used the terms "Christianism" or "Christianist" in place of "dominionism," a usage that began as early as 2003 in certain media outlets, particularly liberal-oriented blogs.[33][34][35] By analogy to the term "Islamist," this usage is intended to evoke the specter of theocracy and even terrorism (citing, for example, the notorious bomber Eric Rudolph). Journalist Ruth Walker discussed usage of the term to refer to political Christians in a 2005 Christian Science Monitor essay,[36] and commentator Andrew Sullivan advocated "Christianist" as a label for the Christian Right in a 2006 column in Time.[37]" http://tinyurl.com/hhgt3 - Sean McBride

a christianist is a proponent of christianism ... like all isms, something to hide fear with - Gregory Lent

I dislike using the term Christianist I suppose for the same reason that moderate Muslims dislike the term Islamist - it extrapolates the ideals of a small minority (e.g. dominionist thinkers) to the larger majority (Christian thinkers) by the association of the ist with the Christian. To say "Christianist" without an immediate working definition makes this association in the minds of people who don't immediately question if there is a difference between "Christian" and "Christianist." I suppose this... - Justin Long

...is why in some places people have begun to call themselves "followers of Christ" - because we want to disassociate ourselves with the baggage that some minorities believe and that some non-believers wish to characterize the whole of the movement with, in order to discredit the whole of the movement. - Justin Long

Stu, that would cause awkward silence around me, too! :) - Justin Long

Justin -- Andrew Sullivan is a devout Roman Catholic, as I recall, He, and others like him, are not using "Christianist" to try to demean Christianity. Christianism is another term for Dominionism, which is a branch of Christian fundamentalism. Sarah Palin is closely associated with Dominionism -- check out the links I posted. - Sean McBride

Actually, no, it was the Arabs who managed to preserve all that scientific knowledge that the theocrats so disdained. Their near-total conquest prevented Europe from completely stagnating into some backwater full of illiterate and superstitious people. It wasn't until dissent was feasible (the Reformation) that Europe actually blossomed. The breaking of theocracy was necessary for the resurrection of democractic principles. - Victor Ganata

The Dark Ages as I was thinking of generally began in the early 6th century. The Arab invasions began in the early 7th. Knowledge was not disdained but rather preserved by the Celts, who were anything but illiterate - in fact they were among the most educated people around, and responsible for the population boom that later made possible the Reformation because of the demographic flow of power to the Germanic states. - Justin Long

I'm not coming at this debate from some extreme minority point of view, as if I were an atheist, or an American Muslim. I was born and raised Roman Catholic. And as a Christian, even I feel that a politician elevating their own brand of faith in the public forum violates that separation. You're just not supposed to favor one religion over another in public. And for Christ's own point-of-view about all practicing your faith in public, I would suggest reading Matthew 6:1-8. - Victor Ganata

OK, on the basis of church affiliation we disqualify Sarah Palin and Barack Obama. Next. - Keith Smith

Keith Smith -- what it all boils down to is that McCain and Palin, who are controlled by neoconservatives and Christian Zionists, are much more likely than Obama to get us bogged down in another self-destructive war in the Mideast that will cost us trillions of dollars. It's as simple as that. - Sean McBride

Keith Smith: Sarah Palin: Armageddon+ Christian Zionists+ creationism+ Dominionism+ Iran War+ Iraq War+ neoconservatives+ World War IV+; Barack Obama: Armageddon- Christian Zionists- creationism- Dominionism- Iran War- Iraq War- neoconservatives- World War- - Sean McBride

I'm not saying anything about disqualification. I think you just need to think for a second, and it's easy to see who is more likely to have your best interest (specifically, your interest in your continued existence on this material plane) in mind. And if you have no interest in your continued existence on this material plane, I suggest you leave the rest of us out of that equation, and deal with your nihilism on your own, instead of electing people who are almost guaranteed to nuke the world. - Victor Ganata

Sean McBride: You've clearly missed my point; that's cool. I wasn't defending Palin, I agreed to disqualify her. I also wasn't comparing her with BO. I was pointing out that if we're viewing them on the basis of church affiliations, you might want to stop ignoring Rev. Wright's anti-American hate mongering. Or you might not. - Keith Smith

Keith Smith -- Christian Armageddonist John Hagee still has enormous influence on Sarah Palin through Joseph Lieberman, one of her leading foreign policy advisers. Is Rev. Wright exerting significant influence on Obama as we speak? (For the most part I despise Wright's theology, but I don't think he is nearly as dangerous as Dominionists and Christian Armageddonists associated with CUFI and CNP.) - Sean McBride

Yeesh. Part of the problem is that we as a people continue to ignore the harm we cause by our imperialist policies. Naturally, the truth-tellers always get slammed. The people who purvey mystic visions of happy-fun-time get to say whatever craziness they want. - Victor Ganata

Kevin Rose posted a message on Twitter

“back pain sucks, raqball yesterday killed me - sitting very still in my chair today”

September 16 at 9:57 am - Link

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Take care of yourself, Kevin. - Thankful Molly

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Take medicine to fix it - imran

You should try laying on a foam roller to open your back up... or a heating pad. - Ariane via Alert Thingy

find yourself a pilates instructor, its a winner for strengthening core to eliminate back pain. - JC unwired

as much as it hurts, do situps - strengthen your abs/core to alleviate pressure that your back muscles are using - jyamasaki via twhirl

Studies have consistently shown that carrying on as normal is better than complete rest or extra exercise. Don't sit very still for extended periods, you will just get stiff. - WorldofHiglet

As a chronic backpain sufferer with a bulged disc that generates pain off the scale: Get advice from a doc, not FF... but you knew that already :-) - Keith Smith

+1 Keith (go see your doctor, Kevin) - Thankful Molly

saw you at tc50 Kevin, you looked great (and different). as Molly says: take care of yourself. dont' push too hard... - Orli Yakuel

Keith Smith posted a link

Mickey Mouse must die

September 16 at 11:17 am - via Bookmarklet - Link

"Mickey Mouse is a corrupting influence and must die, a Muslim cleric has declared" - Keith Smith via Bookmarklet

Thomas Hawk favorited photos on Flickr

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You make SF look good TH! - anna awesomesauce

Is that Whitman Mayo? - Keith Smith

Jason Calacanis posted a message on Twitter

“Thoughts on Sarah Palin/Charlie Gibson?We fighting holy war or is she taken out of context? http://tinyurl.com/3guml5”

September 12 at 10:54 am - Link

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Gibson looked like a bafoon... completely taken out of context and a classic example of trying to make an issue out of nothing. - Ron Emrick

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What about the part where she had no idea what the Bush Doctrine is? (Um, important, given it was a complete turnabout in Amurrican foreign policy) - ωαřмaiden

Taken out of context. - Charles LePage

Sarah Palin IS "out of context", any way you slice it. :) - JC unwired

Would have seemed more appropriate given its entire context. Palin (Like Lincoln, FDR, and Kennedy) believe God has a plan and believes in prayer to try to understand that plan. Don't know if I believe that myself, but it's a far cry from trying to cast this as a holy war. - Keith Smith

The relevant part is not her religious beliefs, but her utter lack of foreign policy knowledge (governing a state "near" Russia means nada). Of course, her defenders will just play either the religion or gender card whenever anyone questions her credentials or what she says now on anything... - Dana Longley

The same issue applies to Prince Barak and his lack of foreign policy experience. - Tony Kanzia

I find it highly amusing to hear all the Palin supporters rant about Gibson's "out of context" question while McCain is running an ad that egregiously and deliberately misrepresents Obama's record on sex education. - Kevin Pedraja

The diffrence is that Gibson is a journalist and should know better. The McCain ad is a political attack ad. Pol ads distort and smear all the time. News should not. Otherwise people will stop watching. We also need to compare apples with apples. Obama - no foreign policy experience. McCain - tons of foreign policy experience. What's funny is that the media is comparing The pres candidate of one party with the Veep candidate of the other. - Think Twice via twhirl

Tony, this is "FriendFeed". For "SoundbiteFeed", I think you're looking for the link to the Rush Limbaugh forums. - JC unwired

don't block me when I prove Charlie Gibson is a jerk. and I will be happy to dialog. Obama was not given the same treatment on the same question. Enough said. next issue - ⓃⓄⒶⒽ ⒹⒶⓋⒾⒹ ⓈⒾⓂⓄⓃ

"In what respect, Noah?" Charlie ain't runnin' for office. It's Palin who's running. It's her performance that counts here. We already know about Charlie from the way he handled the Democratic debates. Gov. Palin proved that she still needs much to do much more homework. - Michael Markman

Holy war = Swiftboat 08. DVD in many papers tomorrow http://tinyurl.com/53dydu - Paul Jones via twhirl

Context is always important when considering anything I say. - Fake Sarah Palin

John Cleese posted a message on Twitter

“looking forward to some whimsical nostalgia”

September 12 at 4:28 am - Link

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much preferred to creepy, unsettling nostalgia - Keith Smith

Jason Calacanis posted a message on Twitter

“Matt Damon on Palin... he does make a good case. Dinosaurs... really? http://mahalo.com/Matt_Damon_S...”

September 11 at 11:16 am - Link

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Yeah, because when I ponder how we will deal with the military industrial complex, global terror, religious extremism, free trade and our shift to a service based economy, I wonder "Hey, what does Matt fucking Damon think of this?!". - Peter Ghosh CISSP

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Damon makes a perfectly commonsensical point: what do we know about Sarah Palin? - jackmason

@Peter I totally agree with you. I don't see any of my comments garnering a Mahalo page and I have just as much expertise in that area as he does. - Kenton

@peter LOL - John Denver

@jackmason I agree 100%, but these points have been made already by many people. I need someone in government to stand up and say this out loud. I want a network other than MS/NBC to point this out. . .repeatedly. And where the hell are the Obama commercials responding to this? - Peter Ghosh CISSP

Good point Kenton. Hey Jason, how can I get a Mahalo page? I could rant all day long. Just ask my FF followers :-) - Peter Ghosh CISSP

Spot on, Peter...I TIRE of those that somehow attribute astute political observation to celebrities as if they have a special knowledge of politics based solely on the fact that they are well paid to pretend to be someone else in front of an audience or a lens...Don't get me wrong, I dig Matt and his acting skills but his opinion on ANYTHING means exactly dookie to me... - Live4Soccer

After watching the video, all I can think about is Team America - "Matt Dayyyyymon" - Peter Ghosh CISSP

=1 everything Peter said... - Mark VandenBerg via twhirl

I've read some inane threads on FF lately, but this may be the most inane. You don't have to listen to him JUST BECAUSE he's a celebrity. But celebrity status doesn't necessarily mean he's wrong. Why not actually defend Palin from the very sensible charges Damon's making, rather than trying to discredit him merely on the basis that he acts for a living? - Lon Harris via twhirl

While I agree with you Peter that someone in government needs to say these things, at least someone is listening to the message even if it comes from Matt Damon. - Lindsey

In the same way I don't take my cues on gun control from Ted Nugent I won't take my cues on Plain or anyone else from Matt Damon. What difference is Fred Thompson's view of Palin as compared to Damon's and why is one given more "credibility" than the other? It's got nothing to do with Palin but everything to do with Celebrity Worship and mindless drones who seek celebrity approval for their beliefs. What qualifies Damon more than my Uncle for opinions on anything? - Live4Soccer

It doesn't make him any more or less qualified to express an opinion because he's a celebrity, but it certainly doesn't disqualify him, like some people would clearly like to do. It's like anything: don't want to hear it, turn the channel, unsubscribe, etc. - Bob M. Montgomery via twhirl

*click*....I wonder what Smokin' Joe Fraiser thinks of Sarah Palin? The former Heavyweight Champion of the World is famous and because he's human, he has the ability to form opinions that I must know...my vote this November is counting on it.... - Live4Soccer

My favorite Matt Damon quote : ""For a lot of actors, our biggest fear is that we're going to start talking about things we don't fully understand and sound like idiots,...In the long run, I'll do much more good if, when I open my mouth, I have something worth saying." - Keith Smith

@Lon I have no problem with what Matt has said in the video. I'm certainly not going to defend Palin. My point is that there are plenty of people, far more qualified than some actor, that have been saying the same things, yet without the coverage. Why is it such big news when Matt Damon says it? It seems that because (insert famous actor of choice here) says it, it must be right. - Kenton

But, I mean, it makes sense on one level, right? He makes the point in a funny, compelling way, and people already know and like him from the movies. I understand when people mock celebrities for expressing ill-informed opinions about matters, but why the animosity towards a guy who's clearly at least somewhat intelligent making a good argument? - Lon Harris via twhirl

Kenton, because he said it well in an easy to digest format and with good use of humor. - Alex Scoble CISSP

My favorite on this topic from a year or two ago: "Nobody should give a shit about an actor's opinion on politics." - James Caan - Jeff Quinton

Matt Damon is a tool, but I will defend with my life his right to be a tool... - John Denver

Jeff, why stop there? "Nobody should give a shit about a politician's opinion on politics." - Alex Scoble - Alex Scoble CISSP

His question isn't a bad one - but it is answered fairly simply. We know that at no point has Palin attempted to legislate creationism into the school system and we know that she has publicly stated that it is not important as part of the curriculum and that she did not consider it a useful litmus test for teachers. Her father was a science teacher who apparently DID believe in evolution. In short, while it would be good to know her views - panic is not warranted. - Soulhuntre

I just watched the video once again, Matt Damon is concerned about everyone's lack of knowledge about Palin. I understand that and if I was an American voting in the election, I'd be concerned about it too(and as a Canadian I'm still worried because the current lunatic running your country has an impact on us whether we like it or not). However, my point is still this; If the AP had done a man-on-the-street and someone had said exactly the same thing, would he/she have gotten their own Mahalo page? - Kenton

Kenton: Mahalo is not "curated" in the sense that we sit around and decide what news is important enough to make pages on. It's "curated" in the sense that we pick the day's most popular topics and then find the best information about them. Many many people are searching for this Matt Damon clip today. You watched it twice yourself and are now engaged in a discussion about it. That's why we built the page. If an AP "Man on the Street" interview about Palin was a hot search term today, we'd build that page, too. - Lon Harris via twhirl

OK, thanks Lon, I didn't realize that about Mahalo. I don't need to belabour my point here any longer. As for M.D.'s comments; If Palin were to become President and she decided that a book that Robert Scoble hadn't saved to his hard drive should be burned... What are the chances that she'd actually be able to make that happen? I'm asking this in all seriousness as I assume it would be very difficult but don't know U.S. government procedures well enough. - Kenton

And... I assume that the current President believes that dinosaurs existed 4000 years ago (if he knows what a dinosaur is). He hasn't accidentally set off any nukes. - Kenton

I think he's just confused. It's born-again, not Bourne-again. - Siona van Dijk

Apparently he doesn't know how to get to Snopes : http://www.snopes.com/politics... - Keith Smith

Apparently, you don't get what he's saying in the video. He wants to ask her those questions to see if it's true or not. The main point being that she's so new to the scene that we don't know anything about her other than these tidbits from the news. That there's no way that anyone can rationally say that she's fit to lead the country based off of what we know of her. - Alex Scoble CISSP

Oh, OK. What were Obama's, Biden's, and McCain's answers to the 4,000 year old dinosaur thing? I thought it was Internet noise and didn't realize the candidates were being asked such a dire question. - Keith Smith

They've been out in big party politics for so long that we already know the answers to those questions. And none of them purports to be a creationist, something that to a lot of Americans is synonymous with kook. - Alex Scoble CISSP

duuuh Matt Daaaaaaaaaaahmon.... TEAM America! Duuuh! Howard Zinn brainwashed him. they must of served the good stuff @ Martha's Vinyard - ⓃⓄⒶⒽ ⒹⒶⓋⒾⒹ ⓈⒾⓂⓄⓃ

I'm shocked people are slamming Damon here, he poses thoughtful questions....this video will factor in people's minds...way to go Matt. - timedalkat via twhirl

But...but...he's a Hollywood celebrity! And he was mocked in a mediocre puppet movie! He's clearly not allowed to have independent thoughts, right, gang? Especially if they conflict with our own snap judgments! - Lon Harris via twhirl

I was making fun of Damon before that movie. he is a great actor... so was Brando... both are idiots - ⓃⓄⒶⒽ ⒹⒶⓋⒾⒹ ⓈⒾⓂⓄⓃ

I like Matt. But, in this short interview he proclaims ignorance ("cuz I don't know anything about her.....but it is a disaster"). - Craig Mische

Kevin Rose posted a message on Twitter

“people are freaking out that @MCHammer is here @digg, gotta say, hammer is a really nice guy - taking pics w/the crew”

September 11 at 4:04 pm - Link

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Cool! Why is he visiting Digg? - Ariane via Alert Thingy

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Well, he was a minister for many years after his singing career, so being nice and personable doesn't really surprise me. - Phil Glockner

For real? You can't touch that!?! - Joe Dawson (beta)

I admit it, I used to wear the MC Hammer pants. - Percival Carti3r

Stop! Hammer time! - Chuck Boyce via twhirl

Dont hurt 'em! - Keith Smith

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Apparently I'm not clear on what a "pit" is - Keith Smith via Bookmarklet

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ltra-Rich Man Flies Lamborghini to U.K. From Qatar for Service

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“This car doesn’t have a carbon footprint — more of a crater,”. Just what we need. Judgmental airport workers. Seriously? This guy works at the world's busiest airport and worries about the carbon footprint of a car? Idiot. - Keith Smith via Bookmarklet

Kevin Rose dugg a story on Digg

Digg Meetup this Wed 7/23 in Chicago

July 21 at 10:52 am - Link

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Wish I could make it... maybe you guys will find your way to StL some time. - Keith Smith

Dam it I just left Chicago - Francis P Bonnemere

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NYT Rejects McCain editorial--not cool right?

July 21 at 1:23 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link

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what do you think? - Jason Calacanis via Bookmarklet

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not surprising, but disappointing nonetheless. I think the NYT shouldn't act as a filter for the candidates. Let each of them speak and let us decide which ideas are better. - Ryan Petty

Not surprised - Keith Smith

Modern media is no longer about news; it's about editorializing and bias. Whether it's FOX or the NYT, it's all gone absolutely sideways. - Akiva Moskovitz

what's not cool about it? the NYT doesn't get to decide what it prints anymore? McCain has a website like everybody else if he needs to get a message out, or, god forbid, other media outlets. - Richard Lawler via twhirl

If the NYT had rejected Obama's editorial, people would've gone ballistic.There would have been rioting in the streets. The DailyKos would explode with vitriol (well, that's pretty much what it always does). It would've been dogs and cats, living together: mass hysteria! - Akiva Moskovitz

To be fair, rejecting the editorial is their prerogative, and they gave a pretty good reason for it: McCain hadn't revealed any new ideas in it, whereas Obama apparently had. - Alexander Carlill

Clarifies the rejection somewhat: http://time-blog.com/real_clea... - Alexander Carlill

@alexander McCain's oped was a direct rebuttal to Obama's - I might not have such a problem with it had the NYT said "McCain has already said this before" but citing the fact that mccain's didn't "mirror" obama's enough? a bit beyond the pale - we're talking about the most important policy consideration this next president will have to deal with - Marco (aureliusmaximus)

@Akiva The NYT was always biased. The bias is only evident now that there's conservative bias in a handful of major media outlets. And yeah, the NYT can print what it wants. Also, when this sort of thing happened 10 or more years ago, and it did, we never heard about it. - Rob Sterling

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new NBA team: Oklahoma City Thunder

July 21 at 10:26 am - via Bookmarklet - Link

thoughts on the name? - Jason Calacanis via Bookmarklet

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Meh. - Bradley McSpinn

Meh. - Jamie

Sounds like an CBA team. - Alex C. Williams

it might sound WNBA or CBA team name but it still kinda fits - JohnBfromMemphis via twhirl

Supreme meh - Bwana

Sounds like an Under-12 soccer team. FAIL. - Mike Doeff

Should've stayed in Seattle - Hutch Carpenter

I'm scared for what they'll call the cheerleaders/dancers.... - Tac Anderson

Mike D, my under-12 soccer team was called exactly that. Terrible name. - Keith Smith

Gary V bought the Sonics? - Andrew Smith

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Andy Dick Arrested

July 16 at 11:08 am - via Bookmarklet - Link

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JULY 16--Comedian Andy Dick was arrested this morning by California cops on drug and sexual battery charges. Dick, 42, was nabbed around 2 AM in a Riverside County parking lot after he allegedly groped the breasts of a 17-year-old girl and then pulled the teen's tank top and bra down, exposing her breasts (the incident occurred outside the Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant). During a search of Dick, police discovered a small amount of marijuana in his pants pocket and a single Xanax pill for which he did not have a prescription. An "extremely intoxicated" Dick was booked into the Southwest Detention Center, where bail was set at $5,000. In May 2004, Dick was arrested on a pot possession charge while attending the Coachella music festival, also in Riverside County. - Thomas Hawk via Bookmarklet

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Really is something wrong with that guy's wiring - Brian Sullivan

No suprise on this one. What a punk ass idiot. - Larry Kless via twhirl

Creepy pic - Andrew Smith

He's so gross. - Corie "Viper" Jones

I like how he's smiling, good mugshot - Ryan

He's looking hella rough. But I guess if I just spent the night binge drinking I'd probably look bad, too. - Michelle Martinez

"extremely intoxicated" in addition to his jacked-up personality...WOW! - David Cook

wow. he is a massive jerk in addition to being terribly unfunny. - mike

He looks like the Joker - Jeff Beckham

"During a search of Dick" just seems so wrong. The picture almost don't even look like him anymore. He looks... evil like. - Outsanity

She must have walked in front of the dude he was trying to molest - Keith Smith

oh my..he has some serious issues to overcome. - Randy Ksar

Outsanity beat me to it. I agree. That phrase was all kinds of wrong. - Yolanda ♥s Nuttycakes

I want to take a bath just looking at that picture. - Haggis (Sean)

The over-under for when he announces he's going into rehab is 12 hours. - bob corrigan

Really, he should have been arrested for his singing http://www.andydick.com/mp3.ht... - Andrew Smith

He looks like a young Nicolas Cage trying out for a Stanley Kubrick movie. - Akiva Moskovitz

Con Air 2? - Outsanity

I don't suppose he can use the "It was satire. I'm an artist" defense. That only works for the Andy Dick puppet. - Michael Markman

He could've out-creeped Buscemi in that movie. - Akiva Moskovitz

And does anyone even care? - James Ferguson

Appropriately named. - Jay Tannenbaum

the joke is that he is considered a comedian - Vera Yu

I thought this partial quote was funny, "During a search of Dick, police discovered a small amount of marijuana in his pants" - Kreg Steppe

Maybe he was trying to compete with Nick Nolte for the best Hollywood mug shot. - Thomas Hawk

The hollywood crowd plays off this ... Jimmy Kimmel should never have him on again... He feeds off the attention acted drunk and drugged gets him and we keep giving it to him. - Cody Heitschmidt

Why does he look so creeeeepy? - Kat

Psycho! - l0ckergn0me

@Outsanity but the whole quote is priceless: "During a search of Dick, police discovered a small amount of marijuana in his pants" WTF? The reporter had to have a field day with that. - Tac Anderson

oh well his name its suggest's what type of personlity he has ! - Peter Dawson

Loved it when John Lovitz punched him after the Phil Hartman hex comment - Ted

whoa!! where's the HIDE button?! damn! that's one creepy lookin' dude! yikes! - Susan Beebe

Just watched him on Star Trek Voyager last night. He was pretty good. - Jim Kukral via twhirl

Aaaaaaaaaaugh! My eyes! They burn! - Cecily

He's a complete imbecile! - kbourke

That's because he IS one. - Mark Gaide

Andrew Smith I second that! Arrest him for his songs! LMAO - Igor The Troll

also the lead singer for barenaked ladies was arrested for Marijuana and Coke..It's a good day to..oh wait, no it isn't. - Squid

Wow, he is looking ROUGH for 42. - Justin Gardner via twhirl

Such a shame, because I still watch NewsRadio often and still love his character on there... but still am up in the air on the truth with his involvement with the Phil Hartman ordeal - Kevin Buckstiegel via twhirl

Kevin Rose posted a message on Twitter

“Walking to work today. Cold misty day in sf. Oolong tea in hand.”

July 15 at 8:41 am - Link

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Nice! I love oolong - Keith Smith

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Walking to work is best way to get there - spent years in London doing that every day - usually 20-30 minute sort of range ... - Patrick Jordan

Here it's 90F, humid and the AC in my bar stopped working; but I'm still drinking coffee. - Robert Hafer

oolong isthe best! :) - imabonehead

Lucky Bay area bastard...I gotta sweat in the L.A desert.... - J.T Dabbagian

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Taurus, what r u thinking about?

July 11 at 10:27 am - Link

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The future, of course... and kibble. - Keith Smith

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Ummmm....we really need to do something about this lack of cookie situation!! - Matt Hartley

Makes me think of UGA VI - Joel YesWeCan Martinez

I really wish I had a location specific iPhone, so that I could find the nearest fire hydrant! - Eddie King

His imminent retirement from blogging, of course. - MK Gold

I want to be alone. SOOO cute!!! - Rosy Villa

"Get your sh*t together Jason; Leah was the obvious winner from the beginning!" - Chris Luckhardt

starting a blog, ironically. - Eric Schlissel via twhirl

Nothing. That's the true joy of dogs - Francine Hardaway

Jason Calacanis published a photo on Flickr

Sky-terrace

July 9 at 9:14 pm - Link

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You are living the good life - Robert Barr

Robert Barr: good food, good friends, great view.... the best things in life are free! - Jason Calacanis

...but you can give 'em to the birds and bees ;-) seriously, though, cool pic, looks like a good time. - Keith Smith

Kevin Rose dugg a story on Digg

Idiot Spills Flaming Shot

July 10 at 9:26 am - Link

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ROFLMAO... Darwin working his magic - DAVE ID

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Shot, drop and ROFLMAO! - ·[▪_▪]·

ummm aren't you supposed to blow the flame out first? I guess maybe you should do those at the beginning of the night :) - Chris Jones via twhirl

this was hilarious - I watched it several times - Kevin Rose

It's common problem :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v... and http://www.break.com