""The bureaucracy which had stubbornly refused to open the crown is finally moved in the right direction," Weiner said Friday. "Today's news means that America is one step closer to providing what everyone wants: safe access to the heights of Lady Liberty."" - Shellee via Bookmarklet
Good news. When my daughter was much younger, she climbed every step to the top of the Statue of Liberty. We've been back since, but the crown has been off limits. - Ontario Emperor via fftogo
Excellent column from Krugman this morning on the Wes Clark kerfuffle from earlier in the week. - Carla Thompson via Bookmarklet
I like the suggestion that McClellan's books should have been titled "What Didn't Happen." Always important to keep in mind when watching political news, regardless of the source. - Shellee
"Furthermore, my sense, though it’s hard to prove, is that the press is feeling a bit ashamed about the way it piled on General Clark." - j1m
I'm going to pull a Tucker Carlson on that one. The day the press feel ashamed over ANYTHING much less for piling up on General Clark, I'll eat my shoe. - Shellee
"“Superior technology and a national spirit of avoiding waste give Japan the world’s most energy-efficient structure,” Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda said in a speech outlining his agenda for the meeting. Japan “wants to contribute to the world,” he said." - Shellee via Bookmarklet
"Thompson’s creatively fallow years outnumbered his fertile ones, which can leave you feeling a bit deflated after two hours. But at his best he was braver, funnier and more ruthlessly honest than just about any other magazine writer, and “Gonzo” confirms his place in the great American parade of cranks, renegades and sages — that is, in the best, most disreputable corner of our literary pantheon." - Shellee via Bookmarklet
"if you’re among the first 100,000 people to sign up for an account at the new Rhapsody MP3 Store, Rhapsody will give you a $10 credit." - Shellee via Bookmarklet
"What do black holes and entangled particles have in common? Until about a year ago, physicists thought that the two entities existed in completely separate worlds. Then, in 2007, physicist Michael Duff from Imperial College London demonstrated a correlation between the entanglement of three qubits and the entropy of a black hole. In the past year, several studies have demonstrated even more connections." - Kelly Fox via Bookmarklet
‘To wrap or not to wrap; that is the qubit.’ is my new motto. - Shellee
Freaking awesome! When was this made? And on a sidenote, did Gibson really have to alter history and add the line to the Declaration, "They can take our lives, but they can't take our freedom!" - Chris Reed
There are some BIG ideas in the intro too. There was another FF thread where someone suggested everyone read the Declaration to celebrate Independence day. This video looked like an even better idea! - Shellee
I still have to convince my Mom that the E-mail she sent me will not mean she will receive money from Microsoft... - Chris Reed
That's okay, I've been trying to convince my mother that there's life beyond the computer, and that she should try to do some job/home hunting.... It would make more sense is she really had half a clue about what she was doing on the computer. hee hee. - Will
Slightly different problem. During a recent job transition, my mother decided to learn all things "computer." Her previous computing had been limited to Quicken and Solitaire. I had to convince her there really was no good reason to watch the Microsoft Access tutorial. - Shellee
"Google will have to turn over every record of every video watched by YouTube users, including users' names and IP addresses, to Viacom, which is suing Google for allowing clips of its copyright videos to appear on YouTube, a judge ruled Wednesday." - Kelly Fox via Bookmarklet
You have an uncanny ability to post spook stories like this at the precise time I'm trolling the site at the center of the story. Is this deliberate? - Shellee
disappointed the TX version is not in english. - Ruth Ferguson
yeah, I wasn't terribly excited about the TX design either. KS might be worse with his name spelled out on an ear of corn. Hardly legible in any language! - Shellee
"Texans would have to wait two years to get a divorce — unless they take a class designed to save their marriage — under a proposal a key state lawmaker says he plans to revive." - Shellee via Bookmarklet
"Yet the trail to identifying this object has appeared to run cold since the FAA and the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force launched their investigation into the episode." - Shellee via Bookmarklet
"A new way to fly! Turtle Airships company announces the beginning of construction of a demonstration model of a new form for lighter-than-air airships. The airships are not blimps. They are solar powered and will reach speeds of 200 mph" - Shellee via Bookmarklet
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For some reason, perhaps the resonance of a previous life, I *LOVE* the idea of a newsstand. If I thought there was a place for one in the world of Web 2.0, I'd run one. So, I'm always interested to see attempts to make print media adaptable. What do you think...will this be a hit or a miss? - Shellee via Bookmarklet
It's been awhile since we've had a weird/sad/disturbing death of an SNL alum. I was reminded of how good Hartman was when I watched the recent SNL Mike Meyers special. - Jason Toney
Hulu has the News Radio, I watched every available episode! Great show. - Vox
So many to choose from, but his understated Frankenstein's monster with Tarzan (Jon Lovitz) and Tonto (Kevin Nealon) sketches are what stick out for me. "Fire bad! Arrrr! Fire bad!" - Michael W. May
Glad I saw you post this, I have been watching News Radio on DVD nonstop over the past few months... miss Phil a ton! - Kevin Buckstiegel
Its time to show us the change we can believe in. Us sub 25'ers are a fickle bunch. - Geoff Schultz via Bookmarklet
I wish the NYTimes had thought to give more details on the compromise. I've been known to be pragmatic but there was little here to consider except former supporters are calling it a reversal while the campaign calls it a compromise. What's the difference in what had been proposed and what he now supports? - Shellee
That is a great question, If anyone knows of a comparison chart or something on it, feel free to share. I'd love to read up on it more. - Geoff Schultz
Olbermann, I thought, explained it well the other night. Obama's priority was to ensure that the FISA court had full oversight over the wiretapping, which the bill provides. He's willing to let the immunity go to ensure the executive branch doesn't just have impunity to do as it pleases. While I believe in compromise, I'm not a fan of letting the telecoms off the hook either. There will be an amendment to keep the FISA bill as is, but stripping the telecom immunity. I hope he votes "yes." - Chris Reed
Well I'd like to see the Olbermann talk your referring to. This video from June 19th doesn't seem to say the same thing, is there a more recent one? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v... - Geoff Schultz
I found reference to Olbermann's change of stance on the FISA bill but none of the sources are speaking well of his change of mind or his rational for the change. Most are saying he just flipped to support Obama. I have admittedly never watched Olbermann but from what I have seen in my searches today he sounds about as credible as Fox News. - Geoff Schultz
So, Obama's argument that immunity doesn't outweigh concerns over national security seems sound enough. Was that *caveat* not part of his original position? Also interesting, strong arguments in the comments on Talking Points re: wrongdoing was that of govt. officials and should be prosecuted there rather than through telecomms. http://snurl.com/2su44 - Shellee
"Being the PR guy for a firm that builds space modules, you figure I get my share of crazy calls sometime. But this one toped them all.
It was a person claiming to be a psychic from Australia who wanted to warn us that aliens were coming and planning to drop pedophiles on the Beijing Olympics." - Chris Reed
Wow. I'm expecting so much more from our first extra-terrestrial encounter. If this turns out to be true, I'll have to re-think the way I think about aliens. Sad. Just sad. - Shellee
His article is titled "Believe me, It's Torture." Perhaps he'll think more about playing fun games with words now that he has discovered a thing called empathy. - Shellee
I'm having problems following a Twitter user. That's something broken I noticed this morning. - Morton Fox
It really is getting to the point where Twitter is more trouble than it's worth. In the offline world, if you keep going somewhere for service and the door is locked shut with some clock saying they'll be back in two hours, you stop going. The fail whale is that clock. - Chris Reed
I can't post at all. it just replaces my previous posts. - Erin Kotecki Vest
Was once looking forward to using Twitter with a group I'll be working with in a couple of weeks. Decided just this morning to stick with a room on FF instead and simply skip the Twitter mess. I'm with Chris. I'm over it. - Shellee
"Great apes should have the right to life and freedom, according to a resolution passed in the Spanish parliament, in what could become landmark legislation to enshrine human rights for chimpanzees, gorillas, orang-utans and bonobos." - Shellee via Bookmarklet
As far as I'm concerned on apes... Damn them,.... damn them all to hell.... (Just having a little foresight here... You don't want to give apes too much power, especially the gorillas) - Chris Reed
McCain's new ad... Here's where I think it goes wrong... McCain already has a problem with his image in an election where people are looking for change and/or new ideas. Yet the use of droll brown and the whole nostalgia parade makes me expect that by the end of the ad, McCain will exclaim, "Pepperidge Farm remembers." Bad form... - Chris Reed via Bookmarklet
I think the slogan "putting country first" is a bit nostalgic as well. - Shellee
A bit Monroe, Coolidge, McCarthy, P. Buchanan too.... - Chris Reed
"The industry is already concerned over the fate of federal solar investment tax credits, which are set to expire at the end of the year unless Congress renews them. The moratorium, combined with an end to tax credits, would deal a double blow to an industry that, solar advocates say, has experienced significant growth without major environmental problems." - Shellee via Bookmarklet
