Jack Tramiel, father of the Commodore 64, passes away at age 83 - Ingame on msnbc.com

Although I was a CE for the big IBM machines of the '60s, I didn't program them. I bought the most basic C64 when it was first announced. I needed to find a video monitor and tape recorder. The first program I wrote on the little C64 was for star precession. I can't even rememb …

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Geoff Marcy on SETI: An astronomer joins the hunt for ET. - Slate Magazine

I met Geoff about 4 years ago during a Music of the Spheres concert at Lick Observatory on Mt. Hamilton, San Jose, CA. He is one of the most approachable "smart" guys out there and is a great evangelist for the science of astronomy. I am sure he will have as much success in fin …

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Climate change: Climate scepticism is not just American

There has been a bunch of recent posts vis-a-vis the Republican mind and science. I came across this article in the Economist that I found interesting. I laughed when it mentioned that Europe when reference by European really means Brussels (not the sprouts, dummy!).

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Akaka bill aims to make top executive jobs more appealing - The Washington Post

I had the opportunity to interact with high level officials in the Department of the Army and the Corps of Engineers up to the Deputy Assistant Secretary level and I can tell you that these individuals are smart, sophisticated and truly, TRULY, give a damn about how your tax Doll …

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Barry Goldwater’s Warning About Our Current Republican Party In One Graphic | MoveOn.Org

Yikes. I don't think Goldwater would even qualify as a Republican these days.  

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The Military's Super Shipwrecking Railgun Just Got Really Real

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As climate changes, Louisiana seeks to lift a highway - The Washington Post

Oops - whatcha gonna do now all you deniers. The irony of this story is that it relates to Louisiana, one of the very hotbeds of climate change ignorance.

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How much would Keystone pipeline help US consumers? - US news - Christian Science Monitor - msnbc.com

So, would TransCanada support US legislation requiring Canadian oil and products refined from it, such as diesel, to be sold only in the United States, asked Rep.

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Taser Maker Introduces Camera for Cops

I spent some at home after the birth of my daughter. A couple of co-workers visited me to give me my paycheck. About 15 minutes later I heard my front door rattling and when I opened the door I was staring at .38 Revolver held by a SJ Police Officer.

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U.S. News - Toilet paper taking out tiger, elephant habitat, WWF says

Between cattle grazing, rotational crops,lumber, paper, charcoal, palm oil production we will not have many of the really large forest left in short time. As for paper production, why not hemp? Not pot, but hemp.

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GAO scales back to fewer than 3,000 - The Federal Eye - The Washington Post

At a time when the GOP Congress is yelling about spending, they are prepared to cut the non-partisan Government Accounting Office staff: the watch dog for how we spend our money.

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How One Governor Changed Her Mind On Gay Rights

Courage in politics is when you put you butt on the line by speaking what needs to be spoken. Washington State Governor Gregoire has just done that with her support of non-discriminatory marriage.

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College Republican calls Obama assassination 'tempting'

This punk student probably has no idea of what happened in 1966 at his college. To even bring up the thought of an assassination is beyond the pale - and it doesn't matter what side of the political fence you are on.

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TRENDING: Gingrich: Campaign worker signature fraud cost slot on Virginia ballot

It's ELECTION FRAUD not VOTER FRAUD Dummy!

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NewtGingrich.com, occupied

It has been said Gingrich's campaign effort is disorganized. WOW! They don't even have the smarts to get a domain for $7.

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Capturing Passing Light

I need help here. The article (please read for background) describes a camera that can capture a series of images at 0.6 trillion frames/second.

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Octogenarians wed!

One of the reasons the anti-gay marriage crowd use against gay marriage is that no children can issue from such a marriage. Well, what should their position be for this couple who have passed the age of fertility a while ago. Your thoughts would be appreciated but PLEASE respec …

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Red Tape - Facebook says 600,000 account logins compromised every day

Security vs expediency!! Facebook says that "only 0.06 percent of 1 billion logins per day are compromised."    

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Record thin on Steve Jobs’s philanthropy - The Washington Post

I believe I heard/read somewhere these last couple of days that Jobs said he was really only interested in his family.

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2012 Tesla Model S new photos released

This car is price around $50K and will have a charged mileage of ~300 miles. If anyone has even seen a Maserati QuattroPorte then you are going to love this car. The market for this car should be large.

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Onion Twitter joke prompts serious response - The Federal Eye - The Washington Post

Come on guys - it is THE ONION

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Jury: Muslim students guilty of disrupting speech at UC Irvine - San Jose Mercury News

Civil disobedience, even if the vehicle is "free speech" needs to have responsibility attached to the act or the act is meaningless. I only wish, for political reasons, it was not Muslims being convicted of the crime, but the actual intent of the civil disobedience will have bee …

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Free to Die - NYTimes.com

compassion is out of fashion Once again, Dr. Krugman hits it squarely!

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Presidential Approval Ratings History - Interactive Comparison Graph - WSJ.com

I am getting more than a little tired of the hit Obama is taking vis-a-vis his "low" approval ratings.

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World Blog - At Auschwitz, future U.S. military leaders learn what not to do

“The Holocaust goes beyond evil,” responded midshipman Jordan Foley. “This was not carried out by an army of psychopaths,” he said, adding that blaming the Holocaust on “evil people” ignores the systemic character of Nazi racist ideology.

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