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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-12-11

twitter — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 14:57:00 +0000

#petpeeve broken English subtitled like a foreign lang- just try harder & turn on CC if really necessary; trust me, it will help you IRL. #
Always find the website difficult to navigate so maybe I'm missing something, but does Plaxo no longer have free version of sync software? #
Always try to avoid commercials (thanks @TiVo!), but happened to catch "Michael" PS3 commercial & can't help loving it: http://t.co/NjpYgGm8 #
Understand why you have to sit thru ads b4 (free) videos, but in this case, have to watch an ad to view a commercial?! http://t.co/ERyeLzaL #
Want to see "Chipwrecked", esp Chipmunks & Chipettes performing @ladygaga Bad Romance & @OfficialWillow Whip My Hair: http://t.co/WoSbdtmh #
@kennethrsharp I've been tasked with the holiday trivia contest again– can I test it out on you? #
Having verbalized it today, can't look at this wall in my apt w/o strong urge to cover it w/whiteboard paint… #
How did I manage to miss watching the "origins" ep of @BigBang_CBS? (Season 3, ep 22: "The Staircase Implementation") #
Oh, man… "Granny's old washer is a workin'-still…" – Tickle (yes, that's the man's name) #Moonshiners #
"When Harry Met Sally" must be responsible for gens of women investing 20s & early 30s trying to make single troubled relationship work. #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-12-04

twitter — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 14:57:00 +0000

Best part of Facebook/FTC deal: committing to 20 yrs of privacy audits (tho, depends on who is doing the auditing): http://t.co/i9kaGzuC #
Really need to keep up with xkcd better; the amazing MONEY CHART: http://t.co/oTMZHt3j #
Wow, 50% of US men will get cancer?! Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee discusses history & science of cancer on @ColbertReport: http://t.co/tE2swTIU #
ATTN Luckys customers: an identity theft warning was issued for several Bay Area stores (thanks Kestrel for the FYI): http://t.co/yqjwZKQC #
Ha, it's a small @Stanford world after all! Reading this for info on family & FB & realized I know author's husband: http://t.co/H3WIiLg8 #
"I know the reach of Western culture. I am Western culture." – @StephenAtHome's great interview w/N African band Tinarewen on @ColbertReport #
B&E + armed robbery in @Stanford grad apt tonite; sudden rise in crime on campus over last yr or we just didn't hear about it b4 AlertSU? #
Nice; too bad no Nate Dogg- RIP… MT @UberSoc: Quite literally next episode of Dr. Dre & Snoop. Did they rock it? Yes. http://t.co/BFHeJIcK #
Prob w/Occupy @Stanford: small # (< 5 ppl), but also camped out on couches w/laptops & whiteboard like everyone else on Meyer Lib 1st flr… #
Rap Snacks seem lot less weird now (http://t.co/zfSz98cz): @Stanford study on potato chips & social class identity: http://t.co/SNsiVQjw #
Not 2 hate on Unconference, but increase from 35=>50% of IT budget for staff comp not really that big when over 25 yrs: http://t.co/MkTxk8Rd #
*scoff* Mercator projection is so passe… http://t.co/tEUxTdsK (via xkcd) #
RT @mcsweeneys: Upcoming Changes to Your Friends With Benefits Coverage. http://t.co/uO5O0u5X #
Haven't slept in 33 hrs- do I try to nap or push thru til evening? Pushing thru to hopefully be extra tired enough to avoid more insomnia… #
Kind of weird "Ender" old enuff to be on @twitter b4 the movie… MT @EndersAnsible: OSC comments on @asabfb Asa … http://t.co/LZHPInVK #
When did hoggers become so popular to fuel *2* reality shows? (I'm looking at you, @AETV…) #
PEBKAC: "What kind computer do you have? And please don't say 'a white one'…" (Sheldon on @BigBang_CBS) #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-11-27

twitter — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 14:57:00 +0000

Keep associating @jimmy_wales face w/@Wikipedia entry topic; 1st time this happened & good reason to get rid of photo: http://t.co/JLzLlwAg #
How depressing: "It's amazing to wake up at my age and not hurt!" – middle-aged looking woman in TempurPedic commercial #
*argh* didn't get to "eat lunch" 'til 8pm, making it even worse 2 discover @CoupaCafe screwed up & gave me veggie instead of strazza crepe! #
Oh, excitement of getting new BlackBerry! (Just via handset insurance, but got lucky- getting slight upgrade b/c my current Bold model NA) #
RT @stanfordeng: The more original a discovery, the more obvious it seems afterwards. ~ Arthur Koestler #quote #
Jump to 5:25: @CraigyFerg's "Chicken Margaret" story from 11/15 monologue: http://t.co/fdNwcYNI (The funniest stories are true.) #
3.2 -> 5 MP camera upgrade sweet & know 7 already out, but BlackBerry 6 OS on new Bold 9780 huge change! Very slick, esp Social Feeds. #
Ha, Ice-T Re: Not being a big fan of Thanksgiving RT @FINALLEVEL: RT @emilyhargitay: @FINALLEVEL Why not!? /// Ask the Indians. #
Like the new @Stanford uniforms, not sure how I feel about Condi's Eddie-Murphy-Raw-era lookin' red leather jacket… #
Yeah, GO @Stanford! RT @stanfordmag: Stanford defeats Notre Dame 28-14, ends regular season 11-1. #
Is there some kind of rule for every Andrew Luck interview, have to mention he's an architecture major? #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-11-20

twitter — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 14:57:00 +0000

Free book (Kindle, Nook, iTunes, PDF) from Heath brothers Dan & Chip ("Made to Stick", "Switch"): "Myth of the Garage" http://t.co/cukvWRV5 #
RT @ConanOBrien: I wonder if this month’s issue of @MensHealthMag will have any articles about abs. #
I'm so happy for Sheldon & Amy! He's such a romantic- bet there's a section on "Soft Kitty" in the Relationship Agreement ;D #BigBangTheory #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-11-13

twitter — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 14:57:00 +0000

Trying 2 restore old iMac- again; wonder if Apple ever notices/can detect users in this rut b/c logs show same OS registration over & over. #
At this age, suddenly noticing "newer" artists like @CobraStarship actually feel like contemporaries, how I might've made music in diff life #
Love a Breakfast Club reference (mouseover): http://t.co/Ho21Y7vP (via xkcd) #
Amazed that ppl this unbelievably dumb & irresponsible allowed 2 become parents: "Mailing chickenpox illegal" http://t.co/bDjm2Db8 #
Just realized "benefactor" from @BigBang_CBS also voice of Malory on @archerprod- Jessica Walters; she does a great "brassy old rich lady". #
RT @IMDb: Dr. Conrad Murray has been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter for the death of Michael Jackson. http://t.co/iBgIuQGc #
Reverse prob also exists- ppl push development of software solution when just little bit of cheap labor will do trick: http://t.co/E3UgB4el #
MT @TheDailyShow: Bill Clinton (@Clintonbook) talks about what US can do to restore its competitive position in world. http://t.co/oq1hZo7j #
MT @TheDailyShow: Bill Clinton (@Clintonbook) describes plan for bringing high end manufacturing jobs back to US http://t.co/kqht7uAM #
MT @TheDailyShow: Bill Clinton (@Clintonbook) describes how government, business should work 2gether 2 generate US jobs http://t.co/lwJf5AZD #
MT @stanfordeng: #Stanford led team seeks Iranian Americans 2 participate in 1st-ever Iranian Genome Project http://t.co/mii7EJEo #irangenes #
Feel like @Stanford's John McCarthy was part of dying breed of great computer scientists: http://t.co/NVEKdcbr #
RT @adammathes: You couldn't create a monopoly on web access. Social Networks *do* create a (temporary) monopoly on the attention of people. #
Sort of true- Stanford, CA is already a CDP: @Stanford University Secedes From The Union: http://t.co/uiG2onDO (from Stanford Flipside) #
"Like a Storm Trooper banged a winnebago." -From last night's #Colbert Platinum: http://t.co/R6XgO0bV #
RT @JimGaffigan: Doesn't it sometimes seem like Dr Phil is doing an impression of Dr Phil? #
Maybe comic strip can shed some light on all this "job creators" BS: MT @kennethrsharp: Hollingsworth Hound Goes Galt! http://t.co/GBgu8qbn #
New sketches looking good! RT @RobTheSentinel: A tombow marker sketch that I liked but am too lazy to scan, haha. http://t.co/RBObkgGJ #
Like balance of sexy, but not too exaggerated female form RT @RobTheSentinel: Some recent sketches, more tombow stuff. http://t.co/m1Jz2k4D #
RT @RobTheSentinel: Lastly for the night, just finishing off a sketchbook. #x23 http://t.co/ov6RsiQ9 #
11/8 @ColbertReport w/@SethMeyers21- "@NorthwesternU @Harvard of Evanston, @Harvard Northwestern of @Cambridge_Uni…" http://t.co/iOShqJaB #
Lay off Santa just to save $660? MT @ColbertReport: Suffolk County fires Santa but #Colbert Super PAC saves Christmas http://t.co/uJLHbVl1 #
My fav cheap/odd canvas: inside/back of broken down/flattened cigarette carton MT @RobTheSentinel: Drawing on pizza box http://t.co/QnRR021q #
Ppl seriously need to start learning difference between transvestite and transgender… #
Feel like "death on a triscuit"; orange juice, even 50% less sugar version, tastes like ambrosia right now. #
RT @TalibKweli: From Slick Rick to Grandmaster Caz, all rapped about riches they aint have. Historical context is important in hip hop too. #
RT @Andy_Richter: Which one of my twitter friends is going to help me clean up all this blood? #
Can't tell diff btwn real news & the @TheOnion / @ONN anymore: "Rick Perry tries to laugh off his epic brain freeze…" #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-11-06

twitter — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 14:57:00 +0000

Luv him: musician boxer & philanthropist- donating Loreal ad $ MT @TeamCoco: Hugh Laurie is to please, just give him… http://t.co/ex9HQjUJ #
Love it! RT @danecook: “@AndyKindler: Dane Cook has his own font. Sans Comic.” – Ooohhh, you're gonna burn in Helvetica for that one. #
Many storage services tried w/varying levels of success since b4 "Cloud" buzz, but @Dropbox gets it right, esp w/2GB free: dropbox dot com #
Tsk, tsk: had 2 use "dropbox dot com" b/c @twitter forces auto-shorten but w/o checking if auto-shorten URL actually shorter than original. #
Sometimes you tip your hand in the dumbest ways: http://t.co/MCFaKFyp (xkcd) #
A Sister’s Eulogy for Steve Jobs: http://t.co/znmNUSl7 #
Transgender student expelled from private Riverside university http://t.co/vSXl6ifQ via @lanow #
Chilling: what $ policies can we expect if Bachmann can't remember to include such key basic principle like inflation? http://t.co/t4XJp2YR #
Love it: "The Stanford Flipside" on Hennessy announcing @Stanford becoming a football school: http://t.co/BKNcsJ6w #
Had a "Massive Shroom" from @Stanford CoHo for lunch today: http://t.co/QQsHktns #
Ooh, can I have it? Terman holds a special place for me… MT @kennethrsharp: Are you interested in a souvenir of the Terman razing?… #
@kennethrsharp Sweet- wonder if you can send it via interdepartmental mail? Or I can come pick it up… #
Getting started with Kanban– I could set WIP limits just based on running out of Post-It colors: http://t.co/nB5Y6RhZ #
Was recently thinking about possible power of direct & early access to @Stanford students; on Michael Moore's visit: http://t.co/HrYzLfMD #
Very nice, including political/human rights issues around computer security: CS senior identifies Adobe Flash bug – http://t.co/T5GUmhb1 #
Constantly surprised & creeped out how easy to get access to ppl's online financial accounts by knowing a little personal info… #
Flying thru AZ makes putting cross-country flight info on calendar that much more complicated- finally observe MLK, how about DST now? #
Sadly, if not for @FXNetworks & @HOUSEonFOX, prob could not care less if @DIRECTV "made up" w/FOX just b/c of @FoxNews: http://t.co/X13q91GM #
Leave it to @gmail to actually use official terms for star & other icons, including "bang" (!) & my personal fav, "guillemet" (<< >>)… #
When intelligence community watch, often amused by TV/movies version of field work, but curious what they think of @SHO_Homeland premise… #
I imagine funny, but very esoteric jokes MT @adammathes: RT @ftrain: Wish web dev/UX/VC/free sw/productivity/standards world held roasts. #
Will be back East again around Christmas for a full week! NY/NJ peeps hit me up if you'll be around… #
RT @TeamCoco: Yawn. Call us when Footloose and Battle Royale are remade into one movie. #
Pre-ordered yet? Out on 1/17: MT @EndersAnsible: SNEAK PEEK of Ender's Game sequel Shadows in Flight Ch2 #endersgame RT http://t.co/GoFhQIyM #
RT @TheDailyShow: .@CondoleezzaRice talks about a video Muammar al-Gaddafi made for her. http://t.co/54z8mSEX #dailyshow #
Ketchup? Really? MT @ColbertReport: @StephenAtHome infiltrates Occupy Wall Street, offers exciting opportunity http://t.co/PgmYCPg6 #colbert #
Homeless-themed Halloween party really drives it home MT @TheDailyShow: Rich have feelings, too– sometimes. http://t.co/7DvpzEdQ #dailyshow #
More seemingly obvious/simple, but good stuff MT @kenblanchard: On #HREOnline Why Teams Fail & What to Do About It http://t.co/TdZPQ0Cg #
"Black Flower in the White House" MT @TheDailyShow: .@CondoleezzaRice talks about video Gaddafi made for her http://t.co/54z8mSEX #dailyshow #
Really was great: http://t.co/bSRwj8xa MT @CraigyFerg: Ever have low budget talkshow recommend @ZooeyDeschanel @amandapalmer @neilhimself… #
Go @TeamCoco! @ConanOBrien marrying gay couple on national TV while show is in NY- legal & beautiful (hint hint CA): http://t.co/DJmhiMyQ #
RT @TheOnion: Facebook Increases User Control With New 'Cancel Account' Feature #OnionReview http://t.co/b8ShE8py #
Was able 2 pick up "lost" card b/c ATM sucks it back in if u forget to take it: good job SFCU, conveniently on National Bank Transfer Day #
RT @TheDailyShow: "Hey, world: You can't spell 'suck it' without 'U-S'" #AlternateUSAMotto #
RT @TheDailyShow: "Is that a statue? Or a mountain? It's BOTH, bitch. Yeah.” #AlternateUSAMotto #
Brilliant! MT @mcsweeneys: I work here too. I know I’ve got two tits & Lord knows what else but I understand comics too http://t.co/cJjcnQp2 #
Stuck in car too much, but so beautiful here 2day in SF Bay Area- sky dotted w/clouds that would make Bob Ross's little trees very happy. #
RT @pattonoswalt: "What's so incredible about throwing cars?" "WHAT SO AMAZING 'BOUT STICK TO WALL?!?" — Spidey & Hulk, drunk #
There is a special level of hate that is so concentrated on specific, but complete strangers that you can only reach while driving. #
"The Last Supper had a higher % of dissent." MT @TheDailyShow: Congress votes to renew wedding vows btwn God & America. http://t.co/XWudpkj8 #
Maybe little 2 sweet, bordering on cheesy, Meg Ryan & Walter Mathau/Einstein w/his "gang" all 2 cute & quirky, but I.Q. still great movie. #
"How's the rat business?" "… actually it's mostly students… now" "My God, the mazes must be enormous" – I.Q. @IMDb http://t.co/Bd0CGly9 #
Einstein: "Are you thinking what I am thinking?" Anybody: "Well what would be the odds of that happening?" -I.Q. @IMDb http://t.co/Bd0CGly9 #
Sad- only Podolsky/Saks still alive among "scientists" from "I.Q.": Mathau d 2000, Jacobi 2009, Maher 1998, not 2 mention actual scientists. #
New tech hasn't blown me away like this in long time- just doesn't seem possible, simply like magic: @memjet printer: http://t.co/A37zOtzC #
@IMDb #
If you were Jim Parsons, wouldn't you ask the @BigBang_CBS ppl if you could build the Lego Deathstar for the show yourself? #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-10-30

twitter — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 13:57:00 +0000

Apparently, costume for ages 5+ can be made for "adult use only" by just adding $3 & a bit of "sexy" (?) lace: http://t.co/w9Rh8zX0 #
Day started off good w/this sweet little pop-up speaker for $10 @Target, but really went downhill from there… http://t.co/cKsRbVQ0 #
RT @CoryBooker: Key element in reducing crime: Help those coming home from prison find opportunities: http://t.co/mUiVVkfr #
@RichHoleton If I've been too subtle MT @kenblanchard: 4 Ways to Build High-Trust Culture: http://t.co/VJsoCsKi #
Quick, NYC peeps: which bridge this is? Photo from 2004 during tour of NY Harbor, including Lady Liberty: http://t.co/HS5iWRs9 #
Great look at Luntz & dial tech RT @ColbertReport: .@FrankLuntz uses dial technology to rate Stephen's … http://t.co/12n1EHAJ #
Like his moderate rep, belief in civic duty over bipartisan drama MT @ColbertReport: .@JonHuntsman on wealth gap & edu: http://t.co/uHyLGzSa #
Curious about recognition gifts @Stanford (at least for tech staff @ Libraries) for 5, 10, 15, etc. years of service: http://t.co/ATAEICzm #
RT @stanfordeng: What harm can a handful of nasty or incompetent employees do? A lot more than you may think. http://t.co/TKmcfVRH #
@amschorsch They make grape Fanta! #
We know how to run campaign (for NYC campus) MT @Stanford: Google’s Larry Page #AppSciNYC Culture of entrepreneurship http://t.co/Rrxu28zL #
"She doesn't have much in the way of career prospects; don't make her responsible for her own orgasms as well." (@BigBang_CBS) #
I still have to explain computers like this to some ppl MT @scifri Sesame Street 1984 teacher asks: What is a computer? http://t.co/yzuHJwSh #
Don't know artist, but love this art w/actual teapot attached @ sushi spot near my apt (http://t.co/9aF19DQM): http://t.co/Yp5wfjon #
Wanna see a giant inflated colon? Seen (by coworker) @ 2011 http://t.co/9j7ZfpPJ walk-run this past weekend: http://t.co/EGvh2j4L #
Catching up on @nbcsvu: they make home paternity tests now? Available at drugstores? Stirring up major drama just got a lot more convenient. #
Finally did a big cleanup of my @Flickr photos (I'm going all public), so posting some of the greatest hits from over the years… #
Great view of Keauhou Bay from my trip to Kona in 2006: http://t.co/zDm3iwBW #
Tunnel Vision: built as far back as 1882 to connect harvest trains carrying plantation cut-cane to Koloa Sugar Mill: http://t.co/SF806T5a #
Caution: Rough Road Ahead (taken on 2006 ATV ride thru old Koloa Sugar Mill Plantation in Kauai): http://t.co/vGvGSrP8 #
Humuhumunukunukuapua’a Restaurant @ Grand Wailea in Maui (2004): literally, "on the water": http://t.co/OXi4XflV #
Man w/Fish: my favorite statue on extensive grounds of Grand Wailea in Maui (2004): http://t.co/LDfmh0GV #
Almost psychedelic blues in this roadside stop photo from family trip to Oahu in 1999: http://t.co/7Lk3z6xW #
Thanks NY peeps for playing "Name That Bridge": it's the Brooklyn Bridge in this 2004 photo from tour of NY Harbor: http://t.co/HS5iWRs9 #
Photo gallery webapp recs? @Flickr for public pics ok, but want self-hosted solution like Gallery (Menalto) for photo archive project. #
@niftyken Self-hosted photo gallery webapp rec? Is there something new & better than Gallery? Want it for family photo archive project. #
Finally! See how crazy you seem? MT @TheDailyShow: Pat Robertson tells Republicans to moderate rhetoric http://t.co/ZHCdgDy1 #Indecision2012 #
Brilliant & hilarious, as usual MT @ColbertReport: Stephen so impressed by @THEhermancain's ad he makes some of his own http://t.co/2ToLUbCe #
Re: @THEHermanCain ads: sort of like song + smoking- gives that old white guy/campaign mgr some swag; smoking really does make you cooler #
If u won't see "Hot Coffee", at least watch this MT @ColbertReport: .@susansaladoff on tort reform & frivolous lawsuits http://t.co/N5xqBGxp #
Everybody's doing it! RT @TeamCoco: Tonight, Conan debuts more bizarre campaign ads from party animal @THEHermanCain. http://t.co/68K8NBnb #
RT @TeamCoco: happy caps locks day. #
Someone in my frosh dorm ('97) actually had a laserdisc player! MT @ConanOBrien: Just cancelled Netflix- laserdisc collection is pitiful. #
From @agilemanager's "Kanban": @Toyota each employee gets on avg 1 suggestion implemented/year in improvement program w/~100% participation. #
Found this 7/1986 photo: giraffe eating Cheesy Poof during 1 of many trips to Six Flags Great Adventure in NJ: http://t.co/rPmz7RLr #
Isn't this just like when kids dress up as hippies? http://t.co/OHmQ4ieW ("Occupy Halloween" Moment of Zen @TheDailyShow) #
RT @ColbertReport: Hispanic farm workers flee #Alabama stealing yet another thing Americans would like to do. http://t.co/DCHZf4gz #colbert #
College athletes get free edu (~$50k max/yr) but compared to millions "adults" get? @TaylorBranch on @ColbertReport: http://t.co/bw3sOZH7 #
"Paper Tweet" for the next time you see @yiyinglu's @Twitter Fail Whale– it puts the "fun in functional": http://t.co/XMZQBPJ2 #
Empower team w/transparent process, goals & risk info- shows respect for team & trust in system. (@agilemanager on Kanban work item cards) #
This Is NOT a Drill: meeting at the EAP 1st time fire alarm went off (& now waiting outside during 2nd): http://t.co/icpDuU68 #
Who will be more successful: @WWF collecting $9/mon to *symbolically* adopt tiger OR @WorldVisionUSA $35/month to *actually* sponsor child? #
RT @JimGaffigan: Halloween is just finals week for parents. #
RT @therealrussellp: Hey Kids… "Shuffling" is "The Running Man" #NotANewDance quot; #
Doodlebops were on when I turned on TV; seem like Club Kids in a K-hole designed their own Pee Wee's Playhouse: http://t.co/10lw0EFZ #
But Kanban can be used w/any process in many fields, not just software dev MT @NicoMarien: @sindyjlee @agilemanager sounds like #CMMI IPPD #
Smart: @MagicJack_WPS ad say millions using this already, so they're making lots of $ while millions of customers save lots of $. #
We're just getting started w/Pac-12! MT @Stanford: Congratulations to Women's Soccer Pac-12 title, first of the year! http://t.co/Y1R44tCb #
RT @JimGaffigan: Just told my 5 year old that it is bad luck to go outside on the first day it snows. #
RT @kunalnayyar: Proudest moment of my life– Happy Halloween:) http://t.co/y7gXLpUl #
Love seeing Newark Mayor @CoryBooker use @twitter to get info out there & work w/constituents directly after the big snow storm! #
My nephew Parker fighting for Truth, Justice & the American Way in his 1st Halloween costume- Superman! http://t.co/bAHklGuG #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-10-23

twitter — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 13:57:00 +0000

Have exactly 1 of these spoons & always in 1 spot, meaning family has been making coffee w/same spoon for ~30 yrs: http://t.co/bqxwFQvS #
Sweet heaven: parents got high speed Internet & satellite few yrs back & now a DVR; got up 2 magically ready food; could get used to this… #
xkcd dorm poster twist on same Pink Floyd prism painted outside my old @Stanford dorm room @ EBF: http://t.co/2iuXb1IL #
About a million sysadmin tasks alone that could go on that X axis: http://t.co/MAE2UJCX (via xkcd) http://t.co/MAE2UJCX #
The Corliss Resolution: mouseover title tag is the best part: http://t.co/6zd89luJ (via xkcd) #
Sorry for consecutive xkcd posts, but must share spinning beach ball joke: http://t.co/BFtjQKK1 (remember: always check mouseover title tag) #
MLK Memorial: approved by Congress, funds raised by African American frat Alpha Phi Alpha, created by Chinese sculptor http://t.co/PSzWj9Xi #
"We are not in a post-racial America, but in [one] that allows us to talk about race candidly in different … http://t.co/uLYzKppT #
Go @CoryBooker: "Young black political leaders – Mr. Obama; Cory A. Booker, the mayor of Newark; and Adrian M. … http://t.co/s198zIaV #
Expect teachers/administrators/parents to learn as much/more than kids; adults must 1st reassess own norms & attitudes http://t.co/HRHGota9 #
Love it: @ladygaga performing for the Clintons: http://t.co/WYY9oOrw (be sure to watch all 3 parts) #
For law enforcement to remember next time they do a DNA dragnet & give those who decline w/o a court order a hard time: http://t.co/xPmA9lWN #
Starting the Herculean task of cleaning up and securing at least one of two of my parents' Windows computers… #
Maybe it wasn't motion sickness that made me sleep thru all family car rides- maybe it was all the fighting, like … http://t.co/Q790NBZv #
Cold chillin' during early morning ride to the airport (EWR): http://t.co/rhtv1goU #
Headphones on & pumping up the volume on @ladygaga to block out incessant bickering now that 'rents swapped & my dad is driving… #
Belief w/o practice is hypocrisy. RT @CoryBooker: "To believe in something, and not to live it, is dishonest." Mahatma Gandhi #
This is how I spent several hours of my "vacation"… http://t.co/sFUcsLo2 #
they're just taunting me now: SF Bay Area only got a Ruby Tuesday recently (only @ SJC), but Middletown now has 2! http://t.co/aL10pyLX #
Awesome: xkcd meets Avatar, the Last Airbender: http://t.co/CUfEYq4H #
Having Mexican for lunch during my layover in PHX; sure, eat their food, but don't let them walk down the street w/o papers. #
Just remembered Twilight's Bella is supposed to be from Phoenix; this airport gift shop must be selling cacti & dream catchers like crazy. #
Particularly good Daily WTF today: "The High-Security Interview, The PHP Candidate, and Overqualified" http://t.co/1T0jgmws #
RT @missmayim: i didn't write it, so don't be mad at me if you dislike it. i think it's really lovely and well written. http://t.co/GKohQKcW #
"Love triumphs over reason, and mercy over justice… Gilad Shalit is home." http://t.co/yBk6NOgI #
RT @JimGaffigan: Since when is it not ok to audit a hot yoga class dressed as Batman? #
Snooping thru parents' house during wee hrs last nite, found amazing album w/almost 100 b&w photos of their (mysterious) life in Korea… #
Amazing photos, esp these shots of my Dad in taekwondo do-bok, military dress & combat uniforms (gun included), working @ the lab, & more… #
Sheesh, FYI: a pint glass is not an appropriate size for a single margarita. #
Essential pt in @agilemanager's "Kanban": make big sweeping changes to behavior/process/jobs => breeds fear … http://t.co/MhSO9kcV #
"Prioritization is job of business sector… It is commonplace for mgrs to abdicate that responsibility to a tech … http://t.co/bRiYT9ZI #
Haven't flown for few yrs; didn't know even tray tables no longer safe from being plastered w/ads (tho mine is appropriately for Dramamine). #
I understand regional pride, but earrings w/actual (as far as I can tell) corn husks on beaded ears of corn? http://t.co/I7W30KTT #
So, ok to have spooky nuns for Dia de los Muertos, but not a pregnant nun for @Stanford football half-time show? http://t.co/EYRvJYqE #
Check out Mexican Noah's Ark, tho I think his head count's off– that might cause some issues in the future… http://t.co/RKNDNmA2 #
Ha! If you need to know which disciple is sitting where in Da Vinci's painting, the Google search is: "the last supper who's who". #
I didn't know they had plantains @ The Last Supper (or at least this Mexican version does): http://t.co/wVkgrKGr #
Amazing how tech can lift burden of practicality so that, during my short 5-day trip, I went to 11 cities in 4 states, most more than once. #
RT @ColbertReport: The food police come for America's tots, and poor people get on the Yum! foods gravy train. http://t.co/XIySeG2E #colbert #
Great interview MT @ColbertReport: .@sapinker thinks 21st century may be most peaceful era in human history. http://t.co/DeyzpflC #colbert #
RT @TheDailyShow: Calvin Trillin recites @MittRomney poem, reveals his recurring political nightmare http://t.co/R4sqZv4x #dailyshow #
At least many of Occupy well-educated on issues MT @TheDailyShow: John Oliver to Wall Street's 99% movement http://t.co/m4jogZEN #dailyshow #
I think I'm becoming addicted to "Storage Wars"- way more exciting than "Antiques Roadshow"… #
Go @CornelWest on Cain! MT @TheDailyShow: Larry Wilmore doesn't think 2012 election will be btwn 2 African Americans http://t.co/HVcxocqc #
He might be right on exactly why MT @TheDailyShow: Wilmore doesn't think 2012 election will be btwn 2 African Americans http://t.co/HVcxocqc #
Truth! MT @TheDailyShow: .@TheRevAl wouldn't support @THEHermanCain if running against white guy http://t.co/FOiMs12m #Indecision2012 #
Brilliant performance MT @ColbertReport: @THEHermanCain's message of hope would rally unemployed if not so goddamn lazy http://t.co/N5nBy6T2 #
Awesome MT @ColbertReport: Ali Soufan believes enhanced interrogation techniques ineffective, unnecessary. http://t.co/fSTyngEr #colbert #
Both seemingly out of nowhere & brilliant, from @SouthPark: "Bass to Mouth" http://t.co/6OvQHR96 #
Blog post on creepy conspiracy theory about war, the EPA, and the economy: http://t.co/7ya3ZH5E #
Saw this on my way home; it's re: mother of 3 w/breast cancer- http://t.co/iM5YVEWE http://t.co/UMVLGn8W #
@kenblanchard Thanks for following- loved "One Minute Manager", as the few ppl in my office I've convinced to read it agree #
Can't resist a physics joke: http://t.co/jb8PxlFL (xkcd) #
RIP John Spencer: (w/slightly exasperated sigh) "What do we have if we need to launch a massive & undetectable rescue mission?" (West Wing) #
More West Wing wisdom: "Harder to get elected if you feature the underclass… harder to help them if you hide them." http://t.co/FlPPu5eY #
RT @evancombs: earth is angry at California. or maybe just berkeley. another #earthquake #
More info: http://t.co/irv74I7c MT @TalibKweli: Real life Minority Report: Santa Cruz police using algorithm to predict crime… Come again? #
RT @EndersAnsible: In case you missed it: Orson Scott Card comments on the upcoming Ender's Game movie #endersgame http://t.co/ukuTnFNJ #
@kennethrsharp Since you were curious about benefits of incorporating: http://t.co/dubowfLa (for me, taxes = biggest reason) #
Based on Freelance Switch's job board RT @FreelanceSw: 10 Most Sought after Skills in Web Development #fb – http://t.co/JGWksOkt #
I do what I got to do, but before 10am on a Saturday is too early to have to be stuffing ppl in the face over business. #
Blockbuster getting pretty desperate- dropped to $0.99/day, same price bargain video rental joint in my neighborhood ~20 yrs ago. #
Is @aasif Mandvi going for a personal record for playing bit part doctor characters in TV & movies? #

Conspiracy Theory

sindy — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 21:33:28 +0000

Just listen to this crazy idea for a second– there’s a nice and funny Colbert Report interview for you at the end:

Many believe World War II not only helped, but was one of the biggest factors in the US pulling itself out of the Great Depression– some do not– and I’m sure it’s been joked many times over that another war– in addition to the one we just finished fighting like, 5 minutes ago (did you know military operations had websites?), and the one we’re still fighting in Afghanistan– would help us out of this Great Recession. Well, the thought of someone in government or similar sphere of power seriously considering that idea is a morbid thought, but perhaps this is an even more twisted one: although domestic growth created to support wartime efforts could help us get out of our current, particularly deep economic rut, the thought of waging war for economic benefit– essentially letting the blood of American soldiers be payment for a way out of our current economic state, one created by Wall Street’s high risk, shady deals with subprime mortgages and derivative markets– is too “distasteful”. So, instead, those in power look at alternatives and given the somewhat misguided, but constant ranting about how the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and its regulations are “job killers”, a conspiracy is born to systematically lower EPA regulations to allow corporations to redirect resources they would normally have spent ensuring they were abiding by various environmental laws and regulations, knowing that it may cause adverse health effects on millions of communities around the country. They decide that considering it takes much longer for you to die from cancer than a soldier to die from a bullet or a bomb, and it is much harder to prove that the chemical waste improperly dumped near your home’s water source is the direct reason why you get a particular type of cancer at a particular point in your life– especially if litigation gets tied up in the court system and you die before its conclusion, should you decide to sue your health insurance company and/or the owner of the factory or plant that caused the pollution in the first place– that slow, causally ambigous death of a few million is not only a more preferable and conveniently politically advantageous, but morally justifiable route for economic growth compared to more American soldiers dying in another war (or ideally, just working harder to come up with better economic policies). Besides, the increased health problems may boost the healthcare industry and once we’re out of the rut, the EPA can create even more jobs by raising– or in some cases, re-raising– regulations, therefore creating a need for corporations to go back out and hire workers and obtain other resources to abide by them.

And then the next time there’s an economic slump, all over again… until they find “the next thing”…

I’m not saying this is what could happen under a President and/or Congress that rails just a little too much against the EPA or that anybody is even seriously considering it, or if anybody seriously believes anybody is seriously considering it, but if I thought of it, someone else must have…

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NY peeps: will be back in town this weekend– will be busy w/family stuff, but might be able to find some time to hang out; hit me up. #
MT @mcsweeneys: "My love 4 u is like Facebook: always changing our dating parameters & constantly over-share our info." http://t.co/LXOVzYzV #
Hustling to get ready to fly back East tomorrow; what 1-year old has a business formal dress code for his b-day? Koreans… SMH… #
Have same issue packing right now! MT @LaTonyaBTD: if i must wear a dress has to be knee length or higher, plain & loose w/ amazing shoes =] #
Totally forgot about stupid liquids rule & have to now rethink almost all my toiletries; damn you, underwear bombers & the TSA… #
Haven't had ride to airport in yrs b/c shuttle or friend flakes; karma clearly doesn't apply here after all my airports runs for others. #
Watched everybody grow more & more reluctant to help this big family get seated together on the plane as their kids cry/scream more & more. #
View from First Class, shortly after take off from SJC -> PHX. http://t.co/RRvBDL2b #
View from First Class about 20 min before landing in PHX- what are those things? Solar panels? http://t.co/HdJhntzF #
Hellow Newark: view from First Class as we approach EWR. http://t.co/jFgkdWJ8 #
We're not even home from the airport yet & already want to poke my eardrums out from the fighting/bickering. #
Celebrating my nephew's first birthday in traditional Korean style w/an American twist: http://t.co/XRMVKmat #
I know I'm home when I have to stop the car to let a deer cross while driving back from a bonfire. http://t.co/XIt7czrn #
Celebrated my nephew's first birthday, traditional Korean style (for the most part). http://t.co/smNhfx7K #