VIDEO: Privacy Schmivacy--Non-Deep Thoughts on Liberty

I know that in these trying times many of us are often tempted to sacrifice liberty for a little security.  Maybe this will help make us all feel more warm and fuzzy about it.

 

Oh, and this isn't an R or a D issue--both want your liberty if you'll let them take it.

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WIRED.COM: Influence Tracker...Follow the Money

In the immortal words of Woodward and Bernstein's "Deep Throat", when it comes to politics "follow the money."

Now Wired.com and MAPLight.org have made it easy for you to do that.  While I agree that correlation does not equal causation, when it comes to motivation, the love of money is indeed the root of all evil (on both sides of the aisle).

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/10/influence-tracker/

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FROM THE ARTICLE: 

Wired.com, MAPLight.org Launch Political-Influence Tracker

• By Wired Staff  
• October 26, 2010  |  
• 6:59 am  |  
• Categories: Elections, Fed Blotter

Build your own Influence Tracker by selecting a senator or representative.
Then copy and paste the embed code into your own site.

At Wired.com, we love data and the possibilities that arise when big public datasets are combined in creative ways. Now we’re jumping in with our own modest contribution, just in time for a last-minute gut check before the Nov. 3 balloting: the Influence Tracker, a widget that follows the money in Washington.

 

Read More http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/10/influence-tracker/#ixzz13Vk70895

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CONSUMERIST.COM: Potential Pancake Disasters: Walmart's Cooking Spray Looks A Lot Like Their Furniture Polish

I found this today and couldn't help but share...Wow! Now if only they still sold aerosol hairspray with the same basic color pattern we'd have a household catastrophe trifecta!

You know, this can of Walmart cooking spray looks a lot like this can of Walmart furniture polish. To avoid any potential pancake disasters, it might be time for Walmart to start introducing some variety in how they design their in-house store brand of "Great Value" products. Also, you probably shouldn't keep your furniture polish next to the syrup and pan spray in your cupboard at home.

I almost killed my family this morning making pancakes. [imgur] (Thanks to all who sent this in!)

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Wow! Now if only they still sold aerosol hairspray with the same basic color pattern we'd have a household catastrophe trifecta!

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The Little Green Men are Here?

Check out the full story on the blaze.com here: http://www.theblaze.com/stories/aliens-or-weather-balloons-strange-lights-appear-over-tx-and-ny/

Not convinced?  Me either, but it is cool.

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Article: Charting the Foreclosure Crisis's Far-Reaching Consequences - DailyFinance

Hmmm.  So the cheating, greedy faceless financial organizations are in a face off with cheating, greedy borrowers.  I wonder who'll win this battle?  Not really, citizens (greedy or otherwise) don't have lobbyists.

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Charting the Foreclosure Crisis’s Far-Reaching Consequences

Even as the consequences of the ongoing foreclosure crisis slowly unfold — and the ultimate impact is yet unknown — it’s not too early to tote up a list of 10 potentially important developments that have already happened.

Charting the Foreclosure Crisis's Far-Reaching Consequences - DailyFinance
http://www.dailyfinance.com/story/investing/charting-the-foreclosure-crisiss-far-reaching-consequences/19673408/?a_dgi=aolshare_twitter&goback=%2Egde_90783_member_32440565

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Top 10 Fast Food Recipes You Can Make at Home

via lifehacker.com

You can complain about it all you want, but it's a fact: some fast food is delicious. It gets a whole lot better with fresher, tastier ingredients. Here's our top ten favorite fast food recipes that you can make at home.

Ah! Nothing like the taste of fast food at the kitchen table. Beware, Ronald!

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In 20 Years, We Will Need a Second Earth

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From the Article:
If humanity continues sucking up resources at its current rate, we will need a second planet to meet our material needs by 2030 and the equivalent of 2.8 planets by 2050. That's the conclusion of the World Wildlife Fund's biennial "Living Planet Report"...

My Comment:
Wow, and I didn't think Earth 2.0 did all that well when it was on TV. I'm going to pull this link back out in 20 years and laugh. What idiocy.

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DO THE MATH: Robbing Peter to Pay Paul Hurts Everyone

Guess we shouldn't be surprised our government stinks at math.

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HUH?: TARP's Success Proves Washington's Talent(?)

Um, but what happens once the government is too big to fail?

TARP's Success Proves Washington's Talent

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TARP was an unqualified success. Can our political process ever admit that Washington works when the adults are in charge?

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WHO'LL BLINK FIRST: Malcom Gladwell Takes on the Social Internet

With only 600 million + combined users perhaps Facebook, Twitter, et. al. haven't yet reached their tipping point. Besides this whole Internet thing is still just a fad, right? The full article from ReadWriteWeb.com:
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/readwriteweb/~3/SeX1IKy5lr0/tipping_point_auth...

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