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1. | Google Press Center: Zeitgeist
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| | ....Google has just published it's 2005 Zeitgeist, a report giving insight into what the users have been searching for during the course of the year. This years's report should bring a smile to Apple's face.
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2. | Spy Court Judge Quits In Protest
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| | ....The Washington Post this morning reports that a FISA court judge, appointed to the court by Rehnquist, has resigned in protest of Bush's domestic spying .... |
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3. | Performancing for Firefox | Performancing.com
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| | .... application. Performancing for Firefox is just the kind of simple, lightweight application I had imagined was possible when researching my story, Microsoft’s Worst Nightmare.
Totally agree with Om: this is a fantastic Firefox plugin. Go to Performancing’s site for the plugin, you’ll be glad you did.
On this day, in years past, I was writing about:
2004:
- Geocaching hits the mainstream
- Broadband tops dial-up in US
2003:
- The base vs. the .... |
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4. | reports
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| | .... wiretapped calls had to be abroad was -- how do they know? Presumably, you need to be engaging in some level of surveillance of a call before you can figure out where it's going. Something like that seems to be the case as today's New York Times
reports that some purely domestic calls were intercepted because of "technical glitches at the National Security Agency in determining whether a communication was in fact 'international'" .... |
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5. | YouTube - SNL - The Chronic of Narnia Rap
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| | ....Saturday Night Live's "The Chronic of Narnia Rap" This one's really spreading - I heard about it on a mailing list from a friend in the US about six hours before Cal sent me .... |
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6. | Scotsman.com News - International - Stalin's half-man, half-ape super-warriors
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| | ....The Soviet dictator Josef Stalin ordered the creation of Planet of the Apes-style warriors by crossing humans with apes, according to recently uncovered secret documents..... |
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7. | President Bush: Information Sharing, Patriot Act Vital to Homeland Security
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| | .... search for evidence of terrorist activity without the court-approved warrants ordinarily required for domestic spying, according to government officials.
Lest the DNC be accused of fabricating the President’s quote, it’s currently available here at the White House website.
But remember, this is the guy restoring honor and dignity to the White House. When he lies, it’ll only be about national security, civil liberties or the .... |
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8. | CNN.com - Judge rules against 'intelligent design' in science class - Dec 20, 2005
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| | ....Judge Rules Against Intelligent Design.... |
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9. | Seven Deadly Sins Quiz - What's Your Sin?
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Greed:
Medium
Gluttony:
Medium
Wrath:
Medium
Sloth:
Medium
Envy:
Low
Lust:
Very Low
Pride:
Medium
Take the Seven Deadly Sins Quiz
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10. | Lobbyist Is Said to Discuss Plea and Testimony
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| | ....Lobbyist Is Said to Discuss Plea and Testimony
By ANNE E. KORNBLUT.... |
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11. | Joss Whedon | movies : ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
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Whedon, you BASTARD!
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12. | BearPodcast Homepage
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13. | Executive Order 12949
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This kind of thing (via Drudge) makes me so sick of blogging that I could scream..... |
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14. | Think Progress » Fact Check: Clinton/Carter Executive Orders Did Not Authorize Warrantless Searches of Americans
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| | ....One prong was the “Democrats did it too!” defense, which Think Progress was debunking all day..... |
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15. | LJ Meme - Who Are In My LiveJournal Friends List?
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gacked from
My LiveJournal Friends
Try out this Meme
Brought to you by BearPodcast.
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16. | EO 12139 - EXERCISE OF CERTAIN AUTHORITY RESPECTING ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE
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| | .... This kind of thing (via Drudge) makes me so sick of blogging that I could scream.
Here's Clinton, February 9, 1995:
"The Attorney General is authorized to approve physical searches, without a court order"
And, of course, Carter (May 23, 1979):
"Attorney General is authorized to approve electronic surveillance to acquire foreign intelligence information without a court order."
Why does it make me sick .... |
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17. | Chicago Tribune | President had legal authority to OK taps
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| | ....Of course he did. Explanation:.... |
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18. | Futurama
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More Futurama?!!
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19. | Kitzmiller
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| | ....I know we've dropped it all for a while and agreed to be all civilized, but the readership of this page, both of you, would be ill-served if I did not take a minute to talk about the recent decision in Kitzmiller (warning, PDF ahoy!), AKA the Pennsylvania ID case..... |
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20. | Winter solstice - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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| | ....Before I head out to the coldness outside, I'd like to wish everyone in the Northern Hemisphere a happy winter since today is the winter solstice a.k.a. the first official day of winter a.k.a. the shortest day of year. May the heater keeps you warm indoor and your coat keeps you warm outdoor. Once again, it's only the .... |
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21. | VWvortex Forums: A photo tour of the Transparent Factory in Dresden
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| | .... have visited] several times, and thoroughly enjoyed each visit," he says, "The building and grounds are beautiful, and the whole process of both making and selling Phaetons is totally different than that for any other car in the world."
Link to messageboard post with helpful tips on how to arrange a visit of your own. (Thanks, Barney Stephens).... |
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22. | With Cheney's Vote, Senate Passes Budget Bill
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CONFERENCE SWINDLES. The spending reconciliation bill passed in the Senate today 51-50, with Dick Cheney voting in favor of the bill. (The Senate made a few minor changes that the House needs to approve this .... |
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23. | DRUDGE REPORT FLASH 2005®
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| | ....He did:.... |
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24. | Judge rules against 'intelligent design' - Science - MSNBC.com
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Latest in intelligent design news: Ha ha, Dover.via
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25. | Bush's Snoopgate - Newsweek National News - MSNBC.com
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| | .... about Bush's illegal eavesdropping before the 2004 election and chose not to run the story. (They’re only running the story now, it seems, because one of their reporters is getting ready to release the information in a book… According to Newsweek, Bush called the Editor and Publisher of the Times to Washington last week to ask that they continue to sit on the story, but by that point it had become clear that his request was motivated .... |
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26. | Abramoff Reportedly Negotiating a Deal in Which He Would Plead Guilty, Testify
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| | ....GOP superlobbyist Jack Abramoff is reportedly considering turning on his friends in congress to reduce his jail time..... |
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27. | Google free proxy!
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| | .... on the italian site manuali.net suggested translating a blocked web page using Google translator as a means to access it. The trick here is that you can choose to translate the page from English back to English so you can still read it! (Hat tip to bigthistle for that thought).... |
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28. | soboleva_t: Планета ЖЖелезяка
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Новый язык ЖЖ - мне понравилось:)
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29. | WordPress Development Blog › WordPress on Yahoo
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| | ....Looks like Yahoo are opening up even more options for bloggers and are now offering Wordpress on their hosting packages in addition to MT. Read what Matt has to say about it at the WordPress Development Blog › WordPress on Yahoo
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30. | handed down his ruling
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| | ....In case you didn't hear, the judge in the Dover, Pennsylvania "intelligent design" case handed down his ruling today. I read it tonight -- all 139 pages, and I enjoyed every page. I encourage others to read it too..... |
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31. | Salon.com - Daou Report
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| | ....Also read Peter Daou..... |
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32. | Coming Soon: Center for Citizen Media | Bayosphere
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| | ....A year and change after announcing his departure from the San Jose Mercury News, Dan Gillmor announced the formation of the Center for Citizen Media yesterday, a nonprofit think tank with a focus on the "grassroots media sphere" .... |
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33. | World City Reviews
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| | ....City Reviews at CityCulture.org.... |
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34. | ESPN.com - MLB - Olney: Johnny on the spot
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| | ....Tuesday night the Yankees changed all of that swooping in and signing Johnny Damon, the unfrozen-caveman centerfielder, formerly of the Red Sox. Damon will get $13 million a year over the next four years and a haircut and shave..... |
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35. | Transit Worker
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| | ....Transit Work Strike Blog.... |
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36. | his story
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| | ....So now see Jack Shafer scolding New York Times reporter Kurt Eichenwald for getting involved in the life of the main subject of his story about a boy’s descent into a world of porn and drugs. Shafer quotes the Times story:
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37. | The Washington Monthly
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| | ....Meanwhile, five senators, including two republicans, have called for hearings into the program. And I think Kevin Drum is exactly right about this:.... |
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38. | Google signs ad pact with AOL for $1 billion - Dec. 20, 2005
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| | ....CNN/ Reuters report the Google/AOL deal is final now:.... |
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39. | ESPN.com - MLB - Yankees snatch Damon away from rival Red Sox
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You’ve got to be kidding me. I don’t mind Mark Bellhorn or Alan Embree, but Johnny Damon?! Johnny, you have NO SOUL!.... |
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40. | mock the war!
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KLIK!
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