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Sarah Palin: Palin Had Affair, Says Enquirer

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So we've heard for weeks from the GOP pundits on how the mainstream media ignored the Enquirer reports of the John Edwards affair. So as usual, when the shoe is put on the other foot, the right cries like babies. Hypocrisy first. - Chris Reed via Bookmarklet

I'd like to see an Onion article around this. "Sources claim that, while mayor of Wasilla, Sarah Palin was secretly governing three other Alaska townships in the next valley. Wasilla residents were shocked at the revelation. A press release from the village of Nelchina expressed no shame, claiming she 'was too much of a woman for one town.'" - Kevin Fox

+1 for non-Onion Onion reference, Kevin. I was thinking the same thing :) - Jennifer Dittrich

Enquiring minds don't care about this story at all. - Stephen Mack

(Although I laughed at Kevin's comment.) - Stephen Mack

In this same issue, more impeccable reporting from this bastion of high credibility: GHOST HAUS HAUNTS NIC CAGE (http://www.nationalenquirer.co...) - Stephen Mack

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New York Times Agrees: Microsoft Windows Toast

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Insiders have leaked that Microsoft Windows Toast will be launched next week in beta form, with both light toast and dark toast functions. The killer app appears to be nascent support for bagels and bialys. The list of supported USB toasters includes CEs ranging from Sony and Cisco to Kitchenaid and Breville. - Stephen Mack

Rachel L Fisher had a new status message on Gmail/Google Talk

“To Do List: Lose 50lbs before the wedding - CHECK!!”

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and done in such a way that I can keep it off after the wedding and maybe even keep losing a bit more! - Rachel L Fisher

woohooo!!! - Lyndsey McGrath

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That's awesome. Lisa and I both failed this task before our wedding... :( - Ken Gidley

What's your secret? - April Buchheit

Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!! - Cyrus Lendvay

Only secret is patience. My metabolism doesn't lose weight at the same rate as everyone else, it takes longer. What works for others, doesn't look like its working for me. But if I just keep doing it regardless or results, eventually it works. All I did was add a smidge more exercise and watch my portions. And sometimes it would take 3 months or more of no results at all and then suddenly I would drop 8 - 10 pounds. So just patience and persistence, and not letting numbers get me down and make me give up. - Rachel L Fisher

I also started almost a year and a half before the wedding, which turns out to be exactly how much time I needed to do it in since I barely have a week before the wedding now. - Rachel L Fisher

cool, now learn fancy SYTYCD routine! - Pokai

Pokai - Oh, We have that nearly checked off the list as well! - Rachel L Fisher

Congrats! How much credit would you give to Wii Fit helping? Seems to me you used a lot of different techniques, plus mostly personal discipline. - Stephen Mack

Well I have lost 15lbs since having the Wii Fit, but I am not consistant with it, but I would say that it has helped keep me focused. Plus its kinda fun! - Rachel L Fisher

TiVo: Stephen Mack posted a link

TiVo HD XL Unveiled - 1TB of Storage

Wednesday at 10:18 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link

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From Dave Zatz - Stephen Mack via Bookmarklet

Engadget's coverage: http://www.engadget.com/2008/0... - Stephen Mack

MegaZone's coverage: http://www.gizmolovers.com/200... - Stephen Mack

WeaKnees: http://www.wkblog.com/tivo/200... - Stephen Mack

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TiVo: Stephen Mack posted a link

TiVo Inc. Press release - DIRECTV and TiVo to Launch New HD DIRECTV DVR with TiVo Service

Wednesday at 10:59 am - via Bookmarklet - Link

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MegaZone's coverage: http://www.gizmolovers.com/200... - Stephen Mack

PVRblog's coverage: http://www.pvrblog.com/pvr/200... - Stephen Mack

Dave Zatz's coverage: http://www.zatznotfunny.com/20... - Stephen Mack

Engadget: http://www.engadget.com/2008/0... - Stephen Mack

WeaKnees: http://www.wkblog.com/tivo/200... - Stephen Mack

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Amazon.com: Spore: Windows: Video Games

Tuesday at 8:31 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link

Released date 9/7: 5 days and counting. - Stephen Mack via Bookmarklet

4 days and counting. - Stephen Mack

3 days etc. - Stephen Mack

BeeLing favorited photos on Flickr

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Most of photos here are those I like of the Burning Man. - BeeLing

Some day you gotta visit Burning Man, BeeLing. - Stephen Mack

I hope so, it does look very interesting! - BeeLing

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AP: Attacks, Praise Stretch Truth At GOP Convention

yesterday at 1:10 am - via Bookmarklet - Link

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I knew Huckabee's vote count comparison was a lie, and I planned to research the facts on that today. Glad I was beaten to it. - Stephen Mack

Stephen Mack posted an entry on Zeigen

“Yukon Barbie” comic

Tuesday at 12:37 pm - Link

"The story I’m interested in is her actual work as a corruption-buster versus charges of corruption and pork barrel politics against her. But that’s buried by this nonsense about her daughter. Obama had it right: Family is off-limits." - Stephen Mack

(Updated the comic last night to punch it up.) - Stephen Mack

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Flight of the Conchords to end after second season - TV Squad

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Alas. - Stephen Mack via Bookmarklet

[sound of heart breaking] - Josh

Steve Lacy posted an entry on slacy's microblog

Everyone with me: “Gustavvvvvve” its not “Gustaf” its “Gustavvvvve.” Get it right!

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But it's not "its" it's "it's"! - Stephen Mack

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Web 2.0 diplomacy

Monday at 11:23 pm - Link

"A few days ago, I published an essay about the dilemma between public and private personas when participating in web 2.0 sites. One point I didn’t mention, however, was that ultimately many people prefer to be private to the extent of not sharing anything about themselves at all, which by definition means not participating in public forums. While many sites allow anonymity, many do not (because anonymous users tend to contribute less positively)." - Stephen Mack

FriendFeed News: an entry from FriendFeed Blog

Introducing Benjamin Golub... another new FriendFeeder!

Tuesday at 4:38 pm - Link

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Congrats, Ben! - Stephen Mack

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“The Whole Microblogging On Twitter Thing Is So Last Tuesday”

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Slam pants. That could become a catch phrase. - Michael W. May

Yeah, nanoblogging. Let's all move to Adocu. :) - Morton Fox

Adocu is the best service ever. - Mark Trapp

It's impossible for me to come up with a slick comment that's only 2 words... besides, slam pants says it all... - Lucretia Pruitt

This is from back in April: http://friendfeed.com/e/3b45cd... - Stephen Mack

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A fresh take on the browser

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Released sooner than I thought... - Steve Lacy

Released now? Can I download from somewhere already? - Stephen Mack

Paul Westbrook posted an entry on Paul's Time Sink

iPhone

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Welcome to the iPhone family! - Stephen Mack

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“Presidential ages and lifespans”

August 30 at 5:17 pm - Link

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Help, my eyes are burning from that chart! - Braden Kowitz

Also, what's with the sort order? I'd be interested to see if we're trending older or younger. (and how life expectancy of presidents is changing over the years) - Braden Kowitz

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The chart has Eisenhower serving only 4 years, but he served 8. - Josh

Wow, Hoover lived to 90! Back then! - j1m

You did this yourself, Kevin? Nice! - Stephen Mack

I didn't make the chart. I just found it online and shared it. I agree that it would be nice to sort chronologically. - Kevin Fox

Hmm, so shouldn't your sharing of it point to the source? - Stephen Mack

Can't. The source is a private bulletin board with no original source cited. - Kevin Fox

Gotcha. Thanks for sharing! I didn't know that if elected McCain would be the oldest president-elect. - Stephen Mack

Too bad it's not sorted by age/life expectancy at the time :-) - j1m

So all but a few Presidents died before the age that McCain would be at the end of a second term. - MG Siegler

Yes, but life expectancy gets radically longer over the course of a century. LBJ is the only recent president to die of natural causes before the age of 78. GHWB, Reagan, Ford, Nixon, and Truman all made it into their 80s or even 90s, Eisenhower died at 78, JFK was shot, and the rest are still alive. Their fate provides a better prediction of McCain's age at death than that of the early presidents. What's more, his own parents' average age at death will be at least 83. - j1m

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Geekiest wedding ever

August 29 at 11:24 am - Link

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I love the one on the bridge of the enterprise!! - Rachel L Fisher

"Jo then made an entrance to the sound of Glenn Miller’s Moonlight Serenade and the touching ceremony went off without a hitch." Without a hitch? So, wait, they DIDN'T get married? - Stephen Mack

Kevin Fox posted a message on Twitter

“Palin::Roslin as McCain::Adama?”

August 29 at 12:04 pm - Link

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Frack no! - Stephen Mack

Frack yes! - Ben Parr

just like Obama::Palmer and Biden::Daniels so its eventually BSG vs. 24 - Max Hartmann

Someone else thought along these lines: http://highonpoker.blogspot.co... - Ken Gidley

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Scenes from the veep announcement - Martin Kady II - Politico.com

August 29 at 12:15 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link

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“We were all like ‘please don’t let it be Lieberman,’” Post said. “But then [when Palin was introduced] you could really feel it. People gasped. I thought ‘wow, she’s really attractive, she’s young.’ People will like that.” - Kevin Fox via Bookmarklet

I heard the news on the way to work this morning, and thought that this was the first time that the McCain campaign surprised me by doing something unexpected and progressive. It may well backfire due to her inexperience, but there's no denying she's a dynamic presence and it adds a lot of interest to an already engrossing campaign. - Stephen Mack

heh, the journalist on this story is my pal, marty! - washwords

TiVo: Stephen Mack posted a link

Dave Zatz: TiVo Quarterly Call (No Tru2Way This Year)

August 28 at 11:29 am - via Bookmarklet - Link

From MegaZone: http://www.gizmolovers.com/200... - Stephen Mack

Official press release: http://investor.tivo.com/relea... - Stephen Mack

Josh had a new status message on Gmail/Google Talk

“1 experiment =~ 1000 analyses”

August 28 at 10:08 am - Link

What's the analysis-to-word exchange rate, so I can determine how many pictures I can take to replace experimenting? - Stephen Mack

Kevin Fox shared an item on Google Reader

The Web 2.0 dilemma: Public vs. personal personas

August 28 at 9:54 am - Link

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Liking before I even read because THIS is the issue I've been having as of late. GAH! - Stupid Blogger (aka Tina)

Thanks for sharing, Kev! - Stephen Mack

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How to boil an egg

August 27 at 1:00 pm - Link

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I'm going to try this tonight! - Kevin Fox

you need to buy eggs on your way home then. - Rachel L Fisher

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HA! this exchange is great. - jenna

So this guy This (hah) wants you to cook the eggs for an hour instead of 10 minutes? That's not going to go over easy. I'd say the yolk's on him. Let me know if you agree, I'm walking on eggshells here. It's a fertile area for discussion, though, and he may be eggsactly right. - Stephen Mack

Stephen, I'm sure you meant say that wouldn't go 'ova easy' right? - Kevin Fox

The puns - they're everywhere! - Tanath

From the source: " Next, This turns up the oven thermostat to 67°C, or 153°F, and after waiting a while for the eggs inside to reach that temperature—again, he's casual about the timing—he retrieves a second one: "The 67-degree egg!" At this temperature the yolk has just started thickening up—some of its proteins have coagulated, but the majority have not. "Look, you can mold it," he says, scooping out the yolk and manipulating the pliable orangey-yellow ball like fresh Play-Doh. He tries to mold a heart, then settles for a cube. "Try one," he says, taking a third egg from the oven for me to play with before turning up the heat to 158°F (70°C). The 70-degree egg, when it is finally done, has a moistly set yolk and a very tender white. "So you see, you can adjust the temperature depending on what you want," says This. If you prefer a firmer egg, cook it at 167°F or 176°F. Bear in mind, though, that the most copious of the egg-white proteins sets at 184°F—hence the rubbery results of the 212-degree bath." - Erica Baker

Given the information above, I want to see pictures of what each egg looks like at each temp. Kevin, can you post photos of your results? - Erica Baker

@Erica Baker I saw another place where egg cooking tests with specific temperatures included photos: http://eriks-food-ucation.blog... - Ragani Harris

FriendFeed News: an entry from FriendFeed Blog

Embed FriendFeed in your blog

August 27 at 1:19 pm - Link

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Very nice! One quick nit: Wordpress should be "WordPress" (on http://friendfeed.com/embed/li...) - Stephen Mack

TY. that is *exactly* what i was looking for, in last hour or such. you read mind! :) - Giuseppe Cunsolo

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thank you! - Francesco Passantino

Very nice. Thank you. - Justin Wah Kan via twhirl

I like the new version of the widget. Most problems with the old version are solved, except one thing: with a set a flickr pictures, all pictures link to the same flickr page, instead of each to its own page. - Peter

Thanks for the new options! - xero

Can we get this for TypePad? - Zviki Cohen

I like the new look to it! Very cool. - Brian Bufalo

I'm totally going to have to add that to my blog. - Rainer Paskiewicz via twhirl

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