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1.27.2011

Crass double standards

it's amazing he can think that the media is representative of the people instead of purely a propaganda component - liberalism is no more the answer than conservatism - when real people believe those fairy tales of red & blue, they make them harder to demolish.

via Richard Stallman's Political Notes by Richard Stallman on 1/27/11

The Tucson massacre covered almost obsessively, but the frequent US massacres in Afghan of civilians and even allies are almost totally ignored.

Americans have become used to the idea of raining death on people.

Ubuntu Tips Applet Fills Your Brain with Useful Command Line Knowledge [Down...

oooh, I'm gonna have to check this out...

the command-line isn't have as scary as some would have you believe :)

via Lifehacker by Whitson Gordon on 1/27/11

Ubuntu: Most "tip" widgets are intrusive and geared toward beginners, but the Ubuntu Tips applet is actually pretty neat, giving out surprisingly good command line tips at a specified interval, so you can expand your Linux knowledge as you work. More »


1.18.2011

Supreme Court Says NO WARRANT NEEDED to go nosing through your smartphone!

keeping in mind that "arrest" does not mean "conviction", & with the consistent downward spiral of our justice system, I think Ars Technica is right in suggesting locking & encrypting the thing...

What if you could see the f-train from rte. 66?...

Queens-bound F train of R160As at 34th Street-...

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Here's a Mini Monday Playlist that started off my week...

1... Chris Murray - F-Train
2... P.O.D. - If You Could See Me Now
3... Project 86 - Rte. 66


*oops, I made this post yesterday (Monday), but forgot to actually post it...

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1.06.2011

Southern California Snow Day!

so it snowed over here in certain areas of Southern California over the weekend - combining with the fact that people don't know how to drive in the snow (let alone the rain), Monday was a nice bit of wintry fun :)

Related articles THOUSANDS STUCK ON THE GRAPEVINE DUE TO SNOW. SEND ME YOUR PICS or Vids (economy4abc.blogspot.com)

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1.04.2011

Gerry Rafferty

Gerry Rafferty

Cover of Gerry Rafferty

man, found out Gerry Rafferty died today...

- I came late to the game with this guy, but definitely stuff worth checking out.

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