By The Rev. Madison Shockley Juan Williams is living evidence that watching too much Fox News will rot your brain. Related Entries October 21, 2010 Thugs on the Right October 20, 2010 Wars Will Cease When We Refuse to Fight
Continue reading …By Joe Conason Sometimes tea party ideologues are described as libertarians, but the behavior of their leading candidates betrays an authoritarian streak just beneath all the sonorous rhetoric. Related Entries October 21, 2010 Thugs on the Right October 20, 2010 Wars Will Cease When We Refuse to Fight
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You may be able to watch The Office on your Google TV , but perhaps not on demand — ABC, CBS and NBC are barring Sony and Logitech’s web-infused TVs and set-top-boxes from accessing full episodes of streaming video content. The Wall Street Journal reports that all three networks have confirmed the ban, and that Fox hasn’t yet reached a decision on whether it will ban Google TV as well. For its part, Google says that it’s “ultimately the content owners’ choice to restrict their fans from accessing their content on the platform,” so don’t expect the search company to pitch in, unless it can work out some premium arrangements for all parties involved. This is the part where we’d normally direct you to the simple browser tweak that made Hulu accessible when it pulled the very same stunt, but alas, we’re finding Hulu too is once again blocked. Television networks block Google TV from accessing web-based content originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 21 Oct 2010 19:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Hey NBers. I want to take this opportunity to apologize for the shaky roll-out of the new site design. I understand that there has been a lot of frustration with some missing features, and elements of the new layout. I want to make sure your concerns are addressed. read more
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Yeah, the Nook already has one color screen, but its primary display is depressingly monochrome. Now there’s word on the street, from a reliable source of CNET’s, that Barnes & Noble will be bringing a full-color, Android-based, touchscreen Nook to its event next Tuesday . That sure sounds a whole lot like a full fledged Android tablet, which would be quite a departure for Barnes & Noble — sure, the Nook is Android-based, but it hardly acts like it currently. Still, there’s a smell of Android tablets in the air, and it wouldn’t be horribly surprising to see B&N move in this direction. CNET’s tipster says the device will be called the Nook Color, and retail for $249. That’s pretty low for a 7-inch touchscreen LCD device, but perhaps (hopefully) B&N has its eye on an alternative tech like Mirasol or Pixel Qi? Either way, the existing Nook will apparently continue to be sold as a lower-end version, so e-ink aficionados have no need to throw their hands up in despair just yet. Stay tuned! Barnes & Noble prepping new Nook with full color touchscreen? originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 21 Oct 2010 17:20:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Six Months Later, Stories of the Gulf Oil Spill Collected by NRDC & StoryCorps (Video)
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In case the Gulf oil spill has begun to fade from your mind already, here are a couple first hand accounts to keep the impact fresh. Put together by NRDC in collaboration with StoryCorps and Bridge the Gulf , these are the first in a ser… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Newly released video shows the rescue of a man who in August fell onto Washington DC’s Metrorail tracks by another who bounded across two tracks, stepping on the flimsy cover of the electrified third rail. (Oct. 21)
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Article by WorldNews.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. “Change does not happen from the top down but from the bottom up because of people like you.” –Then-Senator Barack Obama, Feb 22, 2008 Campaign Rally Just in time for the approaching midterm elections and in keeping with America’s long-standing tradition of October Surprises, there is a way that President Barack Obama can leave with dignity too. Remember that several months ago, President Obama asked Rep. Charles Rangel to resign over financial troubles and ethic charges because it was hurting the Democratic Party. This then would allow Rep. Rangel to “end his career with dignity.” As of late, though, it appears President Obama is the…
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We knew something was going on with Dell’s branding with the resurrection of the XPS laptop line, and this morning we caught up with a few of the company’s executives to learn all about the entire restructuring. As you can see above, there will now be three core brands — Inspiron, XPS and Alienware — all focusing on different “performance seekers.” However, you’ll notice that Adamo is nowhere to be found on that flow chart. Turns out, the sneaky disappearance of the Adamo XPS from Dell’s site hasn’t exactly been a coincidence — it’s completely killing off the premium brand and has actually tamped down volumes of the super thin machines. Now, that doesn’t mean systems like the original Adamo and the Adamo XPS won’t exist ever again as Dell VP Ed Boyd tells us similar products will be coming to the XPS line early next year. Simplifying the brands sure does make a lot of sense to us — all the Adamo XPS, Studio XPS , Studio laptops have seriously confused us over the last couple of years — but it’s all part of a larger marketing campaign that will attempt to move Dell away from being a low cost brand and instead portray the company as providing choice — a campaign Dell CMO Paul-Henri Ferrand told Reuters will ultimately cost hundreds of millions of dollars. We look forward to seeing what you’ve got Dell, but all we know is that we’re finally going to say the following words with affirmation: “rest in peace, Adamo.” Dell marketing makeover simplifies brands, kills off Adamo altogether originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 21 Oct 2010 15:06:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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