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| random_play [Commenter Of The Day] |
| Published: August 18, 2008, 7:40 pm |
| Tags: Commenter Of The Day, Facebook, Myspace, Social Networks |
| A Fox News exec let it slip that Facebook users are "more sophisticated" than Myspace users. But, honestly, what does that even mean? Today's featured commenter, random_play, explains with SAT-style analogies: In related news: Meghan Asha is more sophisticated than Mary Rambin. Gossip Girl is more sophisticated than The Hills. Night Train is more |
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| Alaska scores U.S. Alpine Championships again |
| Published: August 18, 2008, 6:39 pm |
| will return to the slopes of Alaska's Alyeska Resort this spring, March 24-31, announced the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association. Alaska will host a flurry of competitive ski events this winter as other venues around the state are also hosting national title events as well, including the ConocoPhillips U.S. Cross Country Championships at Kincaid |
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| House and Senate Race Roundup: Big Oil Edition |
| Published: August 18, 2008, 5:22 pm |
| Tags: House, Senate, 2008 |
| a Republican stranglehold on Alaska politics that dates to the oil boom of the 1970s. "I expect us to have, for the first time in 28 years, at least one Democrat in the congressional delegation," said Gerald McBeath, a political scientist at the University of Alaska at Fairbanks. "I expect (Senator Ted) Stevens's chances of survival are better |
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| Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch First NASA Certified for All Space Missions [Space] |
| Published: August 18, 2008, 5:20 pm |
| Tags: Space, Aliens, Limited Edition, Moonwatch, Nasa, Omega, Space Travel, The Final Frontier, Virgin Galactic, Watch |
| The Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch designed by NASA back in the '70s puts your puny Earthwatch to shame, because it's the first watch that's NASA certified for ALL space missions. Its anodized aluminum body can withstand temperatures from -148 to +260 Celsius, and its sassy red exterior is sure to impress any ladyaliens you meet on your travels. |
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| You're not the only one who hates Vista [Microsoft] |
| Published: August 18, 2008, 5:20 pm |
| Tags: Microsoft, Vista, Windows, Windows Vista, Windows Xp |
| Did you buy a new computer and come to realize that you just really hate Windows Vista? You're not alone. InfoWorld figures that 35 percent of its audience — mostly corporate users — had dumped Vista and reinstalled Windows XP on their current-model computers. Maybe IT professionals are harder to fool with marketing gimmicks. |
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| Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch, for the Space Traveller Who Has Everything |
| Published: August 18, 2008, 5:20 pm |
| Tags: Gadgets, Aliens, Gadgets, Limited, Moon, Nasa, Omega, Space, Watches |
| The Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch designed by NASA back in the '70s puts your puny Earthwatch to shame. Its anodised aluminium body can withstand temperatures from -148 to +260 Celsius, and its sassy red exterior is sure to impress any ladyaliens you meet on your travels. There's no confirmed price, but with a limited run of less than 2,000, we're |
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| CBS's Smith Talks VP Nominees With New Republic Editor...Again |
| Published: August 18, 2008, 4:42 pm |
| Tags: 2008 Presidential, Campaigns Amp Amp Elections, Conservatives Amp Amp Republicans, Liberals Amp Amp Democrats, Political Groups, Barack Obama, Harry Smith, John Mccain, Mike Crowley, Cbs, Early Show |
| Governor Bobby Jindal and Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. On Jindal, Crowley observed: "John McCain has to find a balance, though, between someone who's young enough to give him a little more spunk when he's out on the trail, but who's ready to take over right away." On Palin, who Crowley incorrectly identified as Alaska's lieutenant |
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| Barack Obama's "Backstage with Barack" Campaign--one of the 10 folks is an Alaskan! |
| Published: August 18, 2008, 4:13 pm |
| those folks selected is an Alaskan!Per the email:Holly Miowak Stebing of Anchorage, AlaskaHolly, a 20-year-old Alaska Native Inupiaq, is spending her summer break from Stanford University at the First Alaskans Organization interviewing native elders about their experiences with segregation. Holly is passionate about improving healthcare access |
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| Fire on Apple campus caused $2 million in damage [Fire] |
| Published: August 18, 2008, 2:40 pm |
| Tags: Fire, Apple |
| Apple is now saying that the recent fire at its Valley Green building is worse than previously thought. The original damage report: "Not very big, but there is going to be a lot of smoke damage." The revision: $2 million worth of repairs needed, with extensive damage done to the roof. The cause of the blaze is still unknown, though reports are |
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| “The Iran Scenarios” by Alan Caruba The Rational Argumentator |
| Published: August 18, 2008, 1:57 pm |
| Tags: Politics, Ahmadinejad, Arab World, Attack, Bombing, Energy, Georgia, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Nuclear, Oil, Plant, Prices, Weapons |
| demands to open up ANWR in Alaska and authorization of off-shore oil exploration. In 1981 Israel put an end to Saddam Hussein's ambitions when it destroyed the Osirak reactor in 1981 and a Syrian nuclear facility in September 2007. Olmert will be gone as Israel's prime minister by the end of September. A new government, even one led by Benjamin |
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| Dell can't have cloud computing [Copyfight] |
| Published: August 18, 2008, 1:40 pm |
| Tags: Copyfight, Cloud Computing, Dell, Trademarks |
| Michael Dell will not get paid every time you say "cloud computing." The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has finally shut down Dell's attempt to trademark the phrase "cloud computing" late last week. Earlier in the week, the USPTO reversed a decision letting Dell proceed with its trademark request. [The Register] |
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| When Will Common Sense Trump Self Interest? |
| Published: August 18, 2008, 1:34 pm |
| Tags: Oil, Us Politics, Us Economy, Oil Prices, Us Congress |
| article, "Did you hear that Alaska has more oil than the Middle East?" for Salon.com there are probably more myths, half truths and twists of science being pumped out about offshore oil drilling than there will ever be barrels of oil pumped from the sea.Dizikes writes:"You don't have to drill deep into our political discourse to find suspect |
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| Passenger capacity from Sea-Tac projected to fall less than one percent this year |
| Published: August 18, 2008, 11:01 am |
| It's main competitor, Alaska Airlines, increased flights to compete. Increased competition is also the story in the Seattle-Minneapolis market where seats available are up 21.5 percent. Alaska Airlines is inaugurating new service to the Twin Cities in competition to the established non-stop carriers, Northwest and Sun Country. On the |
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| Child's school enrollment isn't black or white |
| Published: August 18, 2008, 11:00 am |
| Tags: Biracial, Biracial Children, Biracialchildren, Enrollment, Kenny Lovelace, Kennylovelace, Kenosha, Race, School Enrollment, Schoolenrollment, Vanessa Lovelace, Vanessalovelace, Wisconsin Schools, Wisconsinschools |
| Hispanic, American Indian/Alaska native, or White not Hispanic. Since Kenny is biracial with one white parent and one black, Lovelace checked both Black and White boxes.That didn't go over well with the secretary at the Kenosha Unified School District's Educational Support Center. "She handed the form back to me and said I had to pick one, |
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| Tacoma gas prices continue falling |
| Published: August 18, 2008, 10:47 am |
| average gas prices were in Alaska today at $4.571 a gallon and the lowest in Missouri at $3.506. Ironically, Alaska is the source of millions of gallons of crude oil while Missouri's production in miniscule. Among major Washington metropolitan areas, the lowest average gas prices were in Vancouver at $3.891 a gallon. The highest were in the |
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