Here’s another salute to the mother and blogger known online as Nerdy Apple Bottom, who had absolutely zero tolerance for anything resembling homophobia directed at her 5-year-old son, whose big wish this Halloween was to dress in the guise of a cartoon girl—Daphne from “Scooby Doo,” to be precise. Mama Nerdy was just fine with this, and she had some choice words for those who weren’t. Mary Elizabeth Williams in Salon: On Friday, the self-described “cop’s wife” hinted about her child’s experience at school that day on her blog by saying, “I am so proud of my brave little Daphne…. He had a few moments where he was worked up about people making fun of him, but mustered up the courage to go for it. He held his little orange wig high today,” and “for those of you that looked at my sweet boy in disdain this morning, or looked at me funny for ‘allowing’ my son to be what he wanted to for Halloween, or made those snide and unnecessary comments—your lives are small, your tact is lacking, and you can SUCK IT!” Read more Related Entries November 3, 2010 Moore: 1, Berlusconi: 0 October 26, 2010 ‘Fable III’ Gives Gamers Gay-for-Play Options
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2010-11-05 07:17:33.0China, France seal deals on aircraft, uraniumcooperation agreements ,aircraft,nuclear power ,uranium,China,France,Airbus,bilateral trade ,Hu Jintao11020264Economy2@webnews/enpproperty–> PARIS – China and France on Thursday signed a dozen cooperation agreements on aircraft, nuclear power equipment and uranium purchases. The agreements covered a wide range of areas, including nuclear…
Continue reading …On election day a wise pundit said this : At some point in the process, maybe today or maybe tomorrow, Democrat election officials will “find” ballot boxes in the trunk of somebody’s car or tucked away in a dark corner somewhere. Happens every election. And today, from Political Wire : “The final tallies in Connecticut’s chaotic, mistake-ridden, Florida-style election remained unknown Thursday afternoon because election officials in Bridgeport still have not released their official totals yet,” the
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Although Skyfire for iPhone is almost exactly like its Android counterpart, it’s still not available for download in the App Store due to server issues , so we thought you might want to see how it works. We’ve seen improvements on the Flash-to-HTML5 conversion servers in the past day or so, which makes watching videos a breeze. The app itself serves as a fully functional browser with the usual features you’d hope to find: bookmarking, a dedicated search bar, custom homepage, and even private browsing. Pages render rather quickly, although scrolling and pinching to zoom is a little rough around the edges. As for actually watching Flash videos, it couldn’t be easier — once you’ve navigated to a page embedded with a video, a popup window will appear and you’re good to go. Sadly, though, the browser lacks the ability to scrub videos. But hey, if you’ve been waiting three-plus years to play flash videos on your 3.5-inch display, Skyfire might ( or might not ) be the solution to your burning desire. Be sure to check out the browser in action after the break! Continue reading Skyfire for iPhone hands-on (video) Skyfire for iPhone hands-on (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 04 Nov 2010 19:43:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …MacBook Air battery shown to last two hours longer when browsing the web sans Flash
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Let’s be honest, Apple’s claim that it neglected to preload Flash on the new MacBook Airs so that users themselves could download and install the latest (and safest) version was a bit of a red herring. Behind that thin veil of corporate courtesy, we’re now seeing a pretty potent cause for Apple’s dumping of Adobe’s wares. Ars Technica ‘s review of the 11-inch Air discovered that the machine could crank its way through six hours of web browsing when Flash was nowhere near it, but only four hours with Flash installed and giving it “the full web experience.” The primary culprit was Adobe’s penchant for using CPU cycles to display animated ads, which were typically replaced by static imagery in the absence of the requisite software. So yeah, it’s not a surprise that a “richer” web would require more resources, but it doesn’t speak well for Flash’s efficiency to find a laptop loses a third of its longevity when running it. MacBook Air battery shown to last two hours longer when browsing the web sans Flash originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 04 Nov 2010 19:22:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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US consular officials on Thursday said that both Texas university students killed in Ciudad Juarez earlier this week were US citizens, bringing the number of Americans slain in the violent border city to six in as many days. (Nov. 4)
Continue reading …Samsung showcases 4.5-inch flexible AMOLED, may actually mass produce this one
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For all intents and purposes, every single flexible display we’ve seen over the past few years has eventually been filed in the “awesome things that’ll never materialize” drawer. There are exceptions to that rule, mind you, but we’ve largely been frustrated by how often these things pop up at trade shows and then vanish forever. Samsung Mobile Display, however, is hoping to change that. According to reports stemming from FPD International 2010, this here 4.5-incher is dangerously close to production, and given the lustworthy 800 x 480 resolution, we couldn’t be more excited about the possibilities. We’re told that Samsung is eschewing the traditional glass substrate in favor of a newfangled plastic version, and evidently it’s a heck of a lot easier to mass produce. After all, we’re still waiting for this thing , guys. Samsung showcases 4.5-inch flexible AMOLED, may actually mass produce this one originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 04 Nov 2010 18:55:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …MSNBC’s Cenk Uygur Claims George W. Bush Confessed to ‘War Crimes’ in New Memoir
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In a wretched attempt to re-litigate the past, MSNBC contributor Cenk Uygur indicted former President George W. Bush for war crimes. Bellowing today from his regular perch on “The Dylan Ratigan Show,” Uygur mischaracterized the 43rd President's position on the waterboarding of 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed as “go ahead and torture him basically” before demanding that Bush be prosecuted for allegedly violating Common Article 3 of the Geneva Conventions. “Now it seems to me we have a confession here of a war crime and a clear violation of international and United States law,” proclaimed Uygur. “President George W. Bush should go to jail for at least 10 years.” The alleged “confession” Uygur referred to is an excerpt from Bush's new memoir, “Decision Points,” in which the former commander-in-chief reaffirms his decision to condone the use of waterboarding as an enhanced-interrogation technique for suspected terrorists. [Video embedded after page break.]
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By Agence France Presse (AFP) Friday, November 05, 2010 – Powered by –> Helene Colliopoulou Agence France Presse ATHENS: A Greek judge charged two men with terrorism Thursday as police announced that a 14th parcel bomb had been dealt with after delivery at the French Embassy in Athens. A court official said that Panayotis Argyrou, 22, a chemistry student, and Gerassimos Tskalos, 24, had refused to speak when brought before the judge, saying they did not recognize the procedure, a court source said. They were charged with committing acts of terrorism, belonging to a criminal organization, possession and use of bombs and explosives, as well as lesser offenses including refusing to give their…
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By Agence France Presse (AFP) Friday, November 05, 2010 – Powered by –> Tangi Quemener Agence France Presse WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama announced Thursday he had invited top Republican leaders to the White House on November 18 to find ways to work together after his Democrats suffered a blistering elections rout. “We can’t afford two years of just squabbling,” Obama, who faces re-election in 2012, said as he met with his Cabinet to take stock of Tuesday’s clobbering and map out ways to work with Republicans energized by massive gains in Congress. “The voters sent a message, which is they want us to focus on the economy and jobs, and moving this…
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