January 2012
26 posts
“We should start with our tax code. Right now, companies get tax breaks for...”
– Obama (via kateoplis)
Kill Hollywood, Not Movies
parislemon:
The fallout from the failure of SOPA and PIPA is just as interesting as the main topics themselves. First, many on the web with loud voices are finally waking up to how corrupt the lobbying/political system is in this country. Second, directly-related, there’s a quickly growing anti-Hollywood sentiment.
The most forceful stance has to be Y Combinator putting out a new RFS...
Andrew Sullivan: How Obama's Long Game Will... →
I could list the reasons, I could argue my case but Andrew Sullivan from The Daily Beast does it so well. The truth, the facts, not the spin. Why I (a “republican”) am voting for Barrack Obama.
Liberals Are Cool: Citizens United: Two Years Of... →
liberalsarecool:
It’s been two years since the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision which unleashed millions of dollars of ads financed not by candidates but by groups with innocuous names claiming no relationship to the candidates.
Norm Orenstein: “By giving corporations free rein to meddle in politics…
Reverse Drive Thru
animalsbeingdicks:
This is the honey camel. Honey camel just takes what he wants. Honey camel don’t care. Honey camel don’t give a shit.
Cutting Government Is Not An Economic Fix
“If you look at job creation over the last 20-25 years in America, you’ll notice that we haven’t been able to create any jobs in what is called the “tradable sector” of the economy - those jobs that are subject to global competition. The only jobs we’ve really created have been in industries like health care, government, and construction, which are basically local industries shielded...
The Roku Stick →
parislemon:
This is interesting, a new Roku box that’s not a box at all, it’s a stick — essentially a thumb drive. Yes, that’s insanely small for a set top box but perhaps more importantly, it doesn’t require a power cord.
This is possible thanks to MHL (Mobile High-Definition Link) which is integrated into newer HDMI ports. This also allows you to control the Roku with your standard TV...
What Makes Android Revolutionary →
android-gripes:
Yeah, we get it, Android is cheap. Unfortunately, that’s it.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with being cheap. But flooding the market with cheap and low quality products is not revolutionary, not even close.
Liberals Are Cool: Cantor Has No Idea What His... →
liberalsarecool:
CBS’s “60 Minutes” ran a good profile on House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) last night, but there was one portion of the interview that was especially important. [Video]
Cantor told Lesley Stahl, “Nobody gets everything they want.” Asked if that means he’s ready to compromise with…
December 2011
30 posts
U.S. debt was a better investment than gold this... →
(via Instapaper)
Professor questions Iowa's place in elections and... →
cnn.com
While the visiting national news media focuses on the latest utterances of Republican presidential hopefuls in advance of the January 3 caucuses, many Iowans have found a bone to pick with a journalism professor — from the…
Iowans can take issue with the statement but it’s 100% accurate.
Top Ten Facebook Reactions to the Onion of 2011,...
literallyunbelievable:
10. Hey, science jerks: just get over it already and pray!
9. It’s not true
8. “Yeah, well, you know, that’s just, like, your opinion, man.”
7. WHO ARE YOU WHERE AM I
6. “The struggle itself toward the heights is enough to fill a man’s heart. One must imagine Sisyphus happy.”
Humanity is the dominant species on this planet…. HOW?
Replaying Mass Effect 2 made me realize something. I really really… Don’t want as many damn loading screens as there are in ME2 in ME3. Why, why?! Are there this many loading screens in the Normandy? If Bethesda can do Skyrims giant world without that many loading screens then why not ME3. You hear me Bioware?
The Daily: 48% of Americans are at or ... →
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Increasing poverty is killing our tax base and our ability as a nation to pay off our debt. Not the other way around.
The Daily: 48% of Americans are at or ... →
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Increasing poverty is killing our tax base and our ability to pay off the national debt. Not the other way around
The Raw Story: Geek mode, engage: 1,100-y ... →
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This is a pretty huge find. Amazed this isn’t being played out across more outlets.
Liberals Are Cool: robertreich: An Offer to the... →
robertreich:
An Offer to the President
Mr. President, we heard what you said last week in Kansas – about the dangers to our economy and democracy of the increasing concentration of income and wealth at the top.
We agree. And many of us are prepared to work our hearts to get you…
Tim Boelaars: Hi! http://t.co/kmH3lIxf →
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Oh my god. They can wave. And you know what they say about bears…. They’re the sharks of land. We are all screwed.
““If my taxes go up, I have slightly less disposable income, yes,” said Jason...”
– Dude who actually understands that hiring people is about having profit producing work for them to do, not about the marginal tax rate on profit. (via turnabout)
Six Months →
parislemon:
I happen to be in Paris at LeWeb where Eric Schmidt spoke today. I missed the talk, though several blogs summarized the more interesting bits. Namely, Schmidt seems to really believe that Android development will overtake iOS development in the next 6 months.
This is, of course, crazy talk.
John Gruber hits on the first key point that Google doesn’t seem to comprehend:
I think...
