March 2012
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Rick Santorum's 'Google Bomb' problem has gone... →
I hope someone does something to rectify this.
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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has... →
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“[S]hould we believe the hype about social media’s impact on the 2012...”
– When Will Social Media Elect a President?
Read: WSJ
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Speedy?
Hey all, I upgraded to FiOS Internet 35/35 Mbps. What kind of results should I see when I check the speed. So far I’m showing 22.83 Mbps Download speed & 18.78 Mbps Upload speed. (Wireless)
Sound right?
February 2012
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“Next time you think of dating the bad boy, consider Whitney Houston.”
– Target pulls card poking fun of Whitney Houston
Read: AP
“There was no nipple!”
– Jennifer Lopez Denies Wardrobe Slip - The Daily Beast
“In a survey of 300 British university students, 10 percent reported knowing a...”
– Why U.K. students are turning to prostitution - Mother Nature Network
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Can a pill take away the desire for religion? →
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“Romney won Mackinac County by 1 vote. 667 votes to Santorum’s, wait for...”
– @chucktodd
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“When Rick Santorum is President, every war we lose will be followed by a victory...”
– @jonathanshainin
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NBC News projects that Romney will win in Michigan
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“PEOPLE: Romney won the #MIprimary popular vote. It’s over. Now on to...”
– @daveweigel
New Apple TVs Alongside New iPads? →
parislemon:
Mark Gurman of 9to5Mac cites “reliable sources” and has some part numbers to back it up.
I don’t have any information about this, but it sounds right because I’d imagine Apple will want higher quality video content to show off on the new iPad’s Retina screen. That likely means upgrading current HD iTunes content from 720p to 1080p (which is still less than the new iPad’s supposed...
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“I bet If you play NPR backwards you can actually hear them say ‘We hate...”
– Jim Gaffigan
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“Bruce Fealk admitted that after voting for Santorum, who he believes “would take...”
– Democrat says he “felt a little dirty” voting for Santorum (The Washington Post)
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“All of us in this room know the media loves Barack Obama. They don’t want anyone...”
– Ann Romney: Some reporters ‘aren’t going to be invited on the bus’ - POLITICO
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Today in "Imagine if Obama were Prez when..."... →
A Pentagon report released on Tuesday revealed that unidentified partial remains of some 9/11 victims went to a landfill.
The victims were among those killed when a terrorist-hijacked airplane struck the Pentagon on September 11, 2001 - killing 184, and another crashed in Shanksville, Pa., killing 40.
The report says several portions of remains that could not be tested or identified were...
What the queue?
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“I would like to re-emphasize that we do not see any glory, pride or power in the...”
– Iran says making nuclear bombs a great sin - Reuters
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“I’m not going to settle for a country where a few people do really well,...”
– President Obama speaking to UAW
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Hit-man website reels in several customers -... →
The case began with a website called HitmanForHire.net. The designer thought it was a joke, but the FBI and Irish police soon learned that Essam Ahmed Eid, a Las Vegas poker dealer, was in business.
“It’s crazy how little we’re funding energy.”
– Bill Gates: The lack of energy funding is crazy — Cleantech News and Analysis
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Mother Jones obtains Syrian government hit list... →
producermatthew:
From Mother Jones:
A 718-page digital document obtained by Mother Jones contains names, phone numbers, neighborhoods, and alleged activities of thousands of dissidents apparently targeted by the Syrian government. Three experts asked separately by Mother Jones to examine the document—essentially a massive spreadsheet, whose contents are in Arabic—say they believe that it is...
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“Kill all your family if you don’t follow the rule” and, “If...”
– China is to overhaul the sometimes threatening slogans used to enforce its one-child policy, the authorities have announced. (BBC)
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“It’s sort of a touching response to a $1.2 trillion deficit, isn’t it? That...”
– Warren Buffett mocks Gov. Christie’s ‘write a check and shut up’ remark (The Hill)
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“Now get yourself a song to sing and sing it ‘til you’re done
Yeah, sing it hard...”
– Bruce Springsteen - Death to My Hometown (via nickoftime)
“I’m really gonna drink a lot tonight.”
– Meryl Streep, on the thank-you cam after winning her third Oscar. (via washingtonpoststyle)
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“Republicans being against sex is not good. Sex is popular.”
– G.O.P. strategist Alex Castellanos, Ghastly Outdated Party - NYTimes
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BREAKING -- Strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake shakes...
@mpoppel
