Tamron Hall was so taken aback by Chris Christie's “none of your business” response to a voter's question about why he puts his kids in private school that she blurted the New Jersey Republican Governor reminded her of HBO's fictionalized mobster Tony Soprano. Right after playing a brief clip of Christie's “gruff” answer to the voter, Hall stooped to take a stereotypical cheap shot at New Jersey and its governor as she exclaimed: “I thought that was Tony Soprano!” (video after the jump)
Continue reading …Qi-Hardware debuts free, open source wireless solution, not a threat to WiFi
June 17, 2011 No Comment
Qi-Hardware has a bit of an obsession with free, open source, and underpowered. The latest project from this descendent of OpenMoko is a set of license free wireless boards called atben (for the company’s Ben NanoNote ) and atusb for other laptops. The adapters rely on the IEEE 802.15.4 standard which powers 6LoWPAN and ZigBee . Don’t get confused though, this is not a replacement for WiFi — it’s more like long range Bluetooth (and it’s not compatible with either). Ben WPAN, as it’s being called, has a range of about ten meters in “standard” mode while pushing 250Kbps. Turning on the “non-standard” mode boosts throughput to (a still patience-testing) 2Mbps, but cuts the range in half. You can pick up pre-built adapters starting at €29.50 (about $42) for the atben, €41.30 ($59) for the atusb, or €59.00 ($84) for both at Tuxbrain. Don’t expect to just jam one into your Mac however — for now at least, Ben WPAN is a Linux only affair. (How often do you hear that?) Qi-Hardware debuts free, open source wireless solution, not a threat to WiFi originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 17 Jun 2011 14:33:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Continue reading …Who better to take over Anthony Weiner’s congressional seat than the wife he betrayed? As a top aide to Hillary Clinton, Huma Abedin is a political force, writes Ann Friedman for Good : Time last year called her a “rising star of American politics.” What’s more, she’s seen a parallel situation…
Continue reading …Roads around the Pentagon were closed today after police detained a man in Arlington National Cemetery and found his car in bushes near the Pentagon. Park police stopped the man overnight because the cemetery was closed, and found that he was carrying what was believed at the time to be…
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Jamie and Frank McCourt agree to have a one-day trial to determine if title to the Los Angeles Dodgers is in Frank McCourt’s name or if the team should be considered community property in their divorce and then sold. (June 17)
Continue reading …Thom Hartmann and Leo Gerard at Netroots Nation on Making Goods in America Again
June 17, 2011 No CommentThom Hartmann, broadcasting from Netroots Nation 11, sat down with the United Steelworkers President Leo Gerard. The two discussed the need to have a buy American, build in America program to get Americans back to work again and how any efforts to do that ended up being stifled in the Senate during the first two years of Obama’s presidency. As they noted, Nancy Pelosi managed to get a lot of good bills passed in the House that would have put countless numbers of Americans to work, only to see them die a slow death in the Senate with filibuster after filibuster. And sadly as they pointed out, all that we’ve got coming out of the House now is one bill after the other demanding more tax cuts for the rich. Gerard expressed his hopes that Republicans get wiped out in the House the next election and said he’s going to do all he can to see that that happens. If the Democrats wise up and adopt his rhetoric on protectionism meaning protecting American jobs, perhaps they will.
Continue reading …Thom Hartmann and Leo Gerard at Netroots Nation on Making Goods in America Again
June 17, 2011 No CommentThom Hartmann, broadcasting from Netroots Nation 11, sat down with the United Steelworkers President Leo Gerard. The two discussed the need to have a buy American, build in America program to get Americans back to work again and how any efforts to do that ended up being stifled in the Senate during the first two years of Obama’s presidency. As they noted, Nancy Pelosi managed to get a lot of good bills passed in the House that would have put countless numbers of Americans to work, only to see them die a slow death in the Senate with filibuster after filibuster. And sadly as they pointed out, all that we’ve got coming out of the House now is one bill after the other demanding more tax cuts for the rich. Gerard expressed his hopes that Republicans get wiped out in the House the next election and said he’s going to do all he can to see that that happens. If the Democrats wise up and adopt his rhetoric on protectionism meaning protecting American jobs, perhaps they will.
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The army of high-speed broadband phones is actively seeking new recruits to join its rapidly-growing force, and the LG Revolution is the latest to graduate from boot camp. We’ve witnessed the emergence of three Verizon LTE handsets in as many months, beginning with the HTC Thunderbolt and the Samsung Droid Charge a few weeks later. As if this wasn’t enough choice to tempt your tastebuds already, the LG Revolution — the entertaining climax to the classic 4G trilogy — was born one full moon after that . With three options, all so close to each other in dimension and features, it’s natural to compare all of ‘em and make the call on which one is the best of the bunch. Is LG’s first crack at Verizon’s LTE network truly a game-changer, as its name suggests? Or does this Revolution fail to even get its feet off the ground? Read on after the break to find out. Gallery: LG Revolution Overview Continue reading LG Revolution review LG Revolution review originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 17 Jun 2011 16:54:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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