Yearly Archives: 2012

What do you think? My site is going dark on Wednesday, but +Leo Laporte is in a different…

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What do you think? My site is going dark on Wednesday, but +Leo Laporte is in a different position where he could actually help educate people.

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What do you think: should TWiT go dark Jan 18 to protest SOPA? Listen to my blog post then let me know what you think.

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I was working on a special page to replace my blog at sam.abuelsamid.com on Wed,…

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I was working on a special page to replace my blog at sam.abuelsamid.com on Wed, but this makes it a lot easier and automates the switchover with a redirect to the americancensorship.org page.

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Want to join the SOPA #blackout on January 18th? Running WordPress? Here's how to have your site black itself out, then turn itself back on, right on time:

Make a backup copy of your index.php

Overwrite the contents of index.php with the code below. When the time comes, every page on your site will automatically redirect to http://americancensorship.org/infographic.html

<?php
/**
* Front to the WordPress application. This file doesn't do anything, but loads
* wp-blog-header.php which does and tells WordPress to load the theme.
*
*@package WordPress
*/

/**
* Tells WordPress to load the WordPress theme and output it.
*
*@var bool
*/
define('WP_USE_THEMES', true);

/** Loads the WordPress Environment and Template */

date_default_timezone_set("EST");
$start_time = mktime(8,0,0,1,18,2012);
$end_time = mktime(20,0,0,1,18,2012);
$timenow = time();
if (($timenow > $start_time) && ($timenow < $end_time)) {
header("Location: http://americancensorship.org/infographic.html");
} else {
require('./wp-blog-header.php');
}
?>

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American Censorship – SOPA InfographicAmerican Internet Censorship is Real and Happening — Stop it!
A bill that is very likely to pass will let government and corporations censor the internet, take down sites at the behest of corporations. My favorite sites and friends have to step up now to help st…

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As is so often the case, Dan Gillmor nails it

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As is so often the case, Dan Gillmor nails it

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Over on Twitter, Rupert Murdoch is tweeting up a storm about SOPA, accusing Google (and other SOPA opponents) of all kinds of BS.

I'm wondering: Did he learn how to lie in 140 characters from his papers' headline writers, or vice versa?

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Stephen Colbert super PAC goes on the attack against alleged serial killer Mitt Romney…

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Stephen Colbert super PAC goes on the attack against alleged serial killer Mitt Romney in South Carolina

#indecision2012

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Colbert Report: Colbert Super PAC Ad – Attack In B Minor For Strings
Mitt Romney has a secret.

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+Ford Motor Company user experience engineer Joe Rork demonstrates the MyFord Mobile…

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+Ford Motor Company user experience engineer Joe Rork demonstrates the MyFord Mobile app for +Android Central. The app runs on iOS and +Android and lets drivers of Ford's new plug-in vehicles, the Focus Electric, C-Max Energi and Fusion Energi http://fordfusionstory.com/ interact with their cars remotely. The app lets drivers check and manage charging, find charge stations, provide coaching on how to get more electric driving range, find the most efficient route to a destination and much more.

#ford #ev #ces

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John Oliver tried valiantly but ultimately fails to get the head of the Association… 1

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John Oliver tried valiantly but ultimately fails to get the head of the Association of Opinion Journalists to recognize the irony of her campaign to restore civility to our discourse while pointing out that she recently called the congressional republicans "economic terrorists" during the debt ceiling debate.

No wonder we are so screwed. Let's just hope that John Oliver, John Stewart, Stephen Colbert and the rest of the crew keeping pointing this all out.

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Daily Show: Civil Disservice
John Oliver reports on the increasingly coarse tone of America's discourse.

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Powerbags recently became available at retail and I highly recommend them

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I had the opportunity to test a prototype for a couple of months last spring and they are a great addition to a digital lifestyle.

The Powerbag line was developed as a collaboration between wireless charging specialists Powermat and bag makers Ful. Ful makes great tough backpacks with lots of pockets and spaces for all your gadgets. The Powerbags add a lithium ion battery and built-in charging cables. Each bag has four internal connectors, a mini-USB, micro-USB, Apple 30-pin dock connector and a female USB port that allows you to plug in any additional charging cable. All of these are fed from the battery which is available in 3,000, 6,000 or 9,000 mAh capacities.

The bags are available in tradition two-strap or single-strap sling styles or as messenger bags. There is a single plug-in port on the outside of the bag so that when you get home or to the office you can just plug in and top up the battery. Those that travel by plane regularly will also appreciate the TSA-approved butterfly style design that allows you to unzip and flip open the laptop compartment without having to actually remove your computer before going through the x-ray machine.

http://www.amazon.com/Powerbag-Designed-Charging-Smartphones-eReaders/dp/B005NCMXQ4/ref=sr_1_13?ie=UTF8&qid=1326550797&sr=8-13

#powerbag

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This is definitely one of the most interesting technologies I've seen come out… 1

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This is definitely one of the most interesting technologies I've seen come out of CES this year. Applying liquid crystals to a window is not entirely new but their are some fascinating potential applications. Boeing is using basically the concept (but without the touch surface) on the windows of the 787 to enable variable shades. Toyota showed a vehicle concept video last summer in Europe that used something very much like this to allow rear seat passengers to view content on the side windows. Imagine creating augmented reality apps that provide information about the area you are driving through or messaging apps that allow passengers to check twitter feeds or G+ streams.

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I've sat through a number of these heavy crosswind landings myself over the years…. 6

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I've sat through a number of these heavy crosswind landings myself over the years. One of the most nerve wracking was an approach into International Falls, MN in the early 1990s as I looked down the runway through the side window of a Saab 340 turboprop. Best to just close your eyes and relax in these situations.

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Don't Watch This If You Are Scared Of Flying [Video]
There was a storm over Düsseldorf's airport last week. Things got rough, with strong crosswinds that made landings pretty hard—and even caused some missed approaches. I get all wimpy looking at them, but I can't stop watching. More »

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This is an absolute disgrace and Reps

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Darrell Issa, R-Calif., and Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y. should be absolutely ashamed of themselves for even considering it.

If private companies want to hang on to the results of research they paid for, they have every right to do so and profit from it under a capitalist system. However, given how often such companies whine about government interfering in business, it's ridiculous for them to take research funding from taxpayers and then expect them to pay for it again when they want to see results. If they want to charge to see results, they should pay for the work themselves.

If the government pays, the results should be freely available to everyone.

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Something else to get pissed about: putting taxpayer-funded research behind pay walls.

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New Bill Would Put Taxpayer-Funded Science Behind Pay Walls – ProPublica
Want to read the results of the biomedical research you helped pay for? You can find it for free. Now, two House members have introduced a bill — with the backing of big medical publishers — that woul…

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