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Thinking Giving Arab Rebels Anti-Aircraft Weapons that Can Shoot Down Government Fighters, Helicopters and Air Transport is a Good Idea?
Mitt Romney apparently doesRemember, Syrian rebels include jihadist from many countries, including thousands with ties to Al Qaeda.
Reuters: "a Romney administration would work with its allies to ensure that Syria’s rebels receive missiles that will allow them to shoot down government attack jets and helicopters. And he said a Romney White House would do more to back post-Arab Spring countries as they try to democratize."
Romney’s extreme foreign policy makeover
As with domestic policy, the Romney campaign has dramatically moderated its tone on foreign policy in recent weeks. And it might be working politically.
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So… Facebook has "deprecated" frictionless sharing of what people are reading. Announcement from earlier today: "In order to provide users with experiences that meet their expectations, we will no longer approve custom actions that publish stories as people consume content. These apps must use the appropriate built-in actions or create a different sharing experience. "-Henry Zhang, Facebook http://j.mp/Rh5Tm6
I've never used an app, particularly a newsreader, that did this. For me — and others, like +Mike Loukides, whose post I've share din this one — automagically sharing whatever you read is quite problematic.
What this boils down to is that developers will now have to code in actions like “Watch,” “Read,” “Listen” or “Follow" to share something — adding some intentional friction.
That, I like.
The end of social – O’Reilly Radar
If you want to tell me what you listen to, I care. But if sharing is nothing more than a social application feed that’s constantly updated without your volition, then it’s just another form of spam.
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Then there are those segments that are empty because no one wants a vehicle like that. The poster child for this is the +Acura ZDX which has been an absolute dud since it arrived at about the same time. Acura has decided to discontinue the ZDX after the 2013 model year.
Review: 2010 Acura ZDX is a space (challenged) oddity
2010 Acura ZDX Needless to say, the 2010 Acura ZDX is a peculiar beast. And after a week’s worth of
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The campaigns are having some fun with Big Bird, and so is our own cartoonist David Horsey. In one of his latest columns, Horsey writes, "Apparently, [Mitt] Romney thinks America’s debt problem can be fixed by picking up pennies along Sesame Street." For the full commentary: http://lat.ms/RN0BkQ.
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This is a little freaky… "New Video Breaks Down How An Apple Patent Stomps All Over The 1st Amendment"
Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-patent-government-control-phones-2012-10?op=1
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Arkansas Republican endorses death penalty for children
GOP surely know how to pick candidates.
"A man running as a Republican for State Representative in Arkansas published a book in which he endorses the death penalty for rebellious children and much, much more.
In his book “God’s Law: The Only Political Solution,” published in April, former Arkansas Department of Human Services attorney Charlie Fuqua explains that he supports killing wayward kids because that’s what a Bronze Age tribe did in his favorite religious text.
“The maintenance of civil order in society rests on the foundation of family discipline,” he wrote, according to an excerpt published by The Arkansas Times. “Therefore, a child who disrespects his parents must be permanently removed from society in a way that gives an example to all other children of the importance of respect for parents. The death penalty for rebellioius children is not something to be taken lightly. The guidelines for administering the death penalty to rebellious children are given in Deut 21:18-21."
Arkansas Republican endorses death penalty for children | The Raw Story
He goes on to write: “Even though this procedure would rarely be used, if it were the law of land, it would give parents authority. Children would know that their parents had authority and it would be…
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"Last year, for the first time, spending by Apple and Google on patent lawsuits and unusually big-dollar patent purchases exceeded spending on research and development of new products, according to public filings."
In Technology Wars, Using the Patent as a Sword
Alongside the impressive technology advances of the last two decades, many see a destructive use of software patents corrupting the marketplace for ideas.
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