January 2012
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10 facts about the state of the union
think-progress:
Find more facts at ThinkProgress:
1. Since the last SOTU, the economy has created 1.9 million private sector jobs. [Source] 2. The top 1 percent take home 24 percent of the nation’s income, up from about 9 percent in 1976. [Source] 3. Private sector job creation under Obama in 2011 was larger than seven out of the eight years Bush was president. [Source] 4. Thanks to the...
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Judge: Americans can be forced to decrypt their... →
American citizens can be ordered to decrypt their PGP-scrambled hard drives for police to peruse for incriminating files, a federal judge in Colorado ruled today in what could become a precedent-setting case.
It hurts my soul to know that people still put two...
United States of America: Good news, guys, we took down Megaupload. Now everyone can rest easy!
Health Care System:
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Ron Weasley: You really need to sort out your priorities.
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Paula Deen’s Health Food Cookbook
meganamram:
Recently, Paula Deen has admitted that she’s had Type II Diabetes for years. Accordingly, she’s putting out a cookbook of healthy food. Here are some excerpts!
FRUIT SALAD
INGREDIENTS:
1 lb. bag of Skittles
3 cups ranch dressing
DIRECTIONS:
Mix well. Serve room temperature.
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PAULA’S BROWN RICE
INGREDIENTS:
1 pilaf white rice
1 bowl melted Junior Mints
DIRECTIONS:
Cover...
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Feeling a lot like AoL these days.
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Let's remove all the warning labels from products...
another, even better use for fan mail
scottfriday:
you can send links.
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Lesser-Known Technology Laws and Other MIT WebPub... →
Parkinson’s Law: Work expands to fill the time available for its completion.
Wadsworth Constant: The constant is 30 percent, which is alleged to be the portion of an Internet video that can be skipped at the beginning without missing anything important.
Mooers’ Law: An information retrieval system will tend not to be used whenever it is more painful and troublesome for a customer to have...
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rumorcontrol replied to your photo: Unnecessary quotes? Or is “tong” a euphemism for…
Unnecessary quotes and misspelling — they meant “tongue.”
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It's almost noon
I suppose I should get breakfast.
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clientsfromhell:
Client: And could you burn the designs on to a CD once you’re done? I’ll have someone pick it up.
Me: I could e-mail it to you - if that’s to your convenience.
Client: Hmm… Well, I don’t have e-mail. But you could send it to my Gmail.
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My skin smells like chlorine.
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I want a cat.
and by a cat, I mean at least a dozen.
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