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Nov
8th
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Sweeping Health Care Plan Passes House

Handing President Obama a hard-fought victory, the House voted to approve a $1.1 trillion, 10-year plan that Democrats said could be their defining social policy achievement.
Nov
4th
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Someone’s in the Kitchen With Michelle: The Secret Ingredient Is Politics

At the White House, politics, cooking and popular culture collide.
Nov
2nd
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-11-1)
  1. The Chemical Brothers (13) 
  2. The Happy Hollows (11) 
  3. Radiohead (5) 
  4. Silversun Pickups (5) 
  5. Neko Case (4) 

Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Oct
31st
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The real lessons of Fox/MSNBC comparisons | Media Matters for America
Oct
30th
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Instant Expert: Secrets & Features of Apple TV 3.0 | iLounge Article
Oct
28th
Wed
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Autolux - Here comes everybody

I favorited a YouTube video: http://in-the-flowers.blogspot.com/
Oct
26th
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-10-25)
  1. The Happy Hollows (4) 
  2. The Chemical Brothers (4) 
  3. Silversun Pickups (3) 
  4. Nine Inch Nails (3) 
  5. Battles (3) 

Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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Netflix Coming Soon to PlayStation 3

Attention, PlayStation 3 owners: want to watch a movie streamed instantly from Netflix via your PS3? I’ve got terrific news for you; very soon you’ll be able to do just that.

Netflix PS3

We’re…
Oct
23rd
Fri
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News: NASA releases iPhone app

NASA today announced the release of an application for the iPhone and iPod touch. The NASA app for iPhone aggregates and delivers up-to-the-minute information, videos, images and news updates about…
Oct
22nd
Thu
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BART Checks In on Foursquare for Mass Transit Promotion

foursquare bartThe Bay Area Rapid Transit system (BART) in San Francisco has just made history as the first transit agency to partner with Foursquare, the location-based application and game that…
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Google Reader Adds Magic to Your Feeds

greader-magicGoogle added a couple of nice changes to Reader to serve the goals of improving your discovery of new items and personalizing your feed reading experience.

First up, they’ve…
Oct
20th
Tue
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Philip

I favorited a YouTube video: Testimony given for and against Maine’s marriage equality bill on April 22, 2009. Nearly 4,000 people attended the hearing, with marriage equality supporters…
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The Pour: Eat Local; Drink European

At many restaurants in the Bay Area, the dedication to using local ingredients does not extend to the wine list.
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Barnes & Noble to Introduce Its Own Electronic Reader

The Nook will cost $259, matching Amazon.com’s most recent price cut for its new edition of the Kindle.
Oct
19th
Mon
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apple cider doughnuts

apple cider doughnuts

I have never met a variety of deep-fried dough I didn’t like. Yet, given that most doughy fried items out there are rather mediocre* — say, the chain donut shop steps from my apartment — I…