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God's approval rating at 52% (no, not an Onion story)

Posted on 2011-08-11 by GaryAugust 11, 2011
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I'm not sure how I missed seeing this before, but Public Policy Polling, based here in North Carolina, recently released the results of a poll that surveyed Americans about their views of Rupert Murdoch, the Congressional leadership, and God. (For … Continue reading →

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Trivial Pursuit question

Posted on 2011-08-11 by GaryAugust 9, 2011
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This may be Photoshopped -- in fact I'd bet money on it -- but I'm pretty sure the answer is his wand. Source: Fail Blog. by … Continue reading →

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Video: How critical is 4:2:2 color?

Posted on 2011-08-10 by GaryJune 4, 2016
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(Update 2016 June 4: If this subject interests you, you might also be curious about claims that 8-bit 4:2:0 UHD or 4K video can be downconverted into 10-bit 4:4:4 HD or 2K. I think the 4:4:4 part is on the … Continue reading →

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Hobbits turn on McCain at town meeting

Posted on 2011-08-09 by GaryAugust 9, 2011
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According to this article on the Arizona Central website, Senator and former presidential candidate John McCain (R-Arizona) faced some disgruntled and in some cases seriously wacky conservative voters at a town meeting in the town of Gilbert yesterday. Senator McCain … Continue reading →

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CNN poll: GOP disapproval up to 59%

Posted on 2011-08-09 by GaryAugust 9, 2011
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A CNN poll released today indicates that among the 930 people surveyed, only 33% have a favorable opinion of the Republican Party, while a remarkable 59% have an unfavorable one. (And it's not like they love the Democrats; that party's … Continue reading →

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Robert Reich on "The Empty Bully Pulpit"

Posted on 2011-08-09 by GaryAugust 9, 2011
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Robert Reich, a co-founder of The American Prospect magazine, former Secretary of Labor, and now a professor of public policy, is one of my favorite writers of political and economic matters, someone immensely knowledgeable who's also gifted with an strong … Continue reading →

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Bill Maher's New Rules: The Democrat's answer to the Tea Party

Posted on 2011-08-08 by GaryAugust 8, 2011
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Thanks to my brother Tom for pointing out Bill Maher's latest "New Rules" segment, in which he proposes that the Democrats form their own cohort of crazies, recruited from places like Whole Foods parking lots to balance the Tea Party. … Continue reading →

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Steve Benen's excellent and concise history lesson

Posted on 2011-08-06 by GaryFebruary 18, 2012
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I'm grateful to my friend David Hulan for pointing out Steve Benen's superb blog on The Washington Monthly's website. The magazine itself is one I've long been a fan of, since rather than focusing exclusively on politics (and then often … Continue reading →

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Is your Internet service hijacking your search requests?

Posted on 2011-08-05 by GaryAugust 6, 2011
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This article at the New Scientist website notes that a number of major U.S. Internet service providers (ISPs) have been caught intercepting searches intended for Yahoo, Bing, and sometimes Google and redirecting them to to an advertising firm that would … Continue reading →

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World's largest stop-motion animation set

Posted on 2011-08-05 by GaryAugust 5, 2011
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Aardman Animations (the Wallace & Gromit people) have produced the world's largest stop-motion animation, with the images captured by Nokia cell phones, since Nokia sponsored the project. Here's a making-of video that includes the final results, about a 20-second movie: … Continue reading →

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