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Romney's Not Stupid
Chattering classes are saying that Romney criticizing of our embassy–criticism released while the embassy in Cairo was under attack–these folks are saying that this was stupid. Oh, how limited the critic’s vision. It was wrong for Romney to make such criticism, but was is not stupid. Not stupid, that is, if his only goal is…
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Finally, my Picturephone, so cool! And ho-hum.
I am a child of the future. When I was young the future was going to be great! In fact every few years they held World’s Fairs to tell us about the future (and show us quaint glimpses of distant peoples and big corporations). One of the perennial staples of this future was the Picturephone.…
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Google's Project Glass: Dies at the Hands of a Smart Watch?
As I am trying to understand Google’s Project Glass, yesterday I did something disturbing. As I was leaving work, wondering what temperature I would find as I left the building, I started to look at my watch. Uh, oh: A “smart watch” might take important wind out of the sails of Project Glass’s acceptance. Usually…
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Understanding Google Glass
Excited by Google Glass, I have been looking for some good analysis on the internet on what it means. Lots of people are willing to say “The possibilities are endless!”, but I am looking for more subtlety than that. I guess I have to write my own analysis. This is a start at that effort.…
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FOX4 Mobile: Man misfires gun in Walmart checkout line
http://wap.myfoxdfw.com/w/main/story/68234137/ Reaching for his wallet, wounds four. More guns. For safety.
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Nexus Gripes: Very Few
I have a new Galaxy Nexus phone and a new Nexus 7 tablet. The Nexus name is for Android devices that have Google’s version of Android software, without and other add-ons by manufacturers or phone companies. In the case of these two devices, they did a good job, I recommend them. My gripes are minor:…
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Why the Obesity Epidemic? My 3-Part EXPRESS Explanation
Many have been puzzled over this. Well, it is becoming clear. Here is my express explanation, in three easy steps. These three things came together: A guy at the University of Minnesota (the inventor of the K-Ration) made a persuasive–but incorrect!–argument: the cholesterol clogging our arteries is caused by eating cholesterol. Seems reasonable. Instead of…
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Nothing Wrong with Being Colored
There is nothing wrong with being colored. I don’t think so at least, it was a polite term, but I guess I am wrong, because we had to change the name. There is nothing wrong with bring Negro. Martin Luther King was a Negro. But what do I know? We had to change the name.…
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Marriage a Civil Right? No, not for opposite-sex couples either.
Is same-sex marriage a civil right? No. But I don’t think different-sex marriage is a civil right, either. It is a practical matter. The institution of marriage is a human invention. It started out as a property deal, for people with property. Poor people need not apply, though eventually the idea spread and “common law…
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Hollywood has the term "magic negro", but how much magic do we expect from this mortal man Obama?
I heard on news this morning about reactionaries doing well in Greece, and I remember to note the general swing to the right in Europe: this is valuable perspective. Obama has been very disappointing to those on the left, but remember the environment he is in. Who in the world has resisted swinging way right…