{"id":16080,"date":"2009-10-24T18:00:26","date_gmt":"2009-10-25T00:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2009\/10\/24\/unblogged-bits-for-saturday-24-october-2009.html"},"modified":"2014-11-16T13:17:26","modified_gmt":"2014-11-16T20:17:26","slug":"unblogged-bits-for-saturday-24-october-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2009\/10\/24\/unblogged-bits-for-saturday-24-october-2009.html","title":{"rendered":"Unblogged Bits for Saturday, 24 October 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Links (most recent first) that caught my eye, but did not warrant full-blown blog entries &#8230;.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~r\/jezebel\/full\/~3\/-PDRba1jKjw\/official-first-family-portrait-released\">Official First Family Portrait Released [Picture Perfect]<\/a> &#8211; Nice photo. Though I&#8217;m sure someone will criticize it or trump up charges about it (&#8220;He&#8217;s slouching!&#8221; &#8220;Her smile looks fake!&#8221; &#8220;Wait, her hand&#8217;s been photoshopped!&#8221;)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/Techcrunch\/~3\/FFhhqWkGkPI\/\">Mozilla\u2019s Raindrop Looks To Make Your Inbox Personal Again<\/a> &#8211; I think aggregation of messaging streams in this fashion is going to become a real battle in coming years &#8212; as individual messaging systems add features and aggregators try to demonstrate their (very real) value in pulling together this sort of data.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/technology\/8323018.stm\">BBC NEWS | Technology | Universal phone charger approved<\/a> &#8211; Unfortunately, it&#8217;s not likely to be a primary reason for phone selection, but hopefully it will be a factor. Esp. if governments put a surcharge on those phones that don&#8217;t use it (to cover waste\/energy costs).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/middle_east\/8324117.stm\">BBC NEWS | Middle East | Lashes for Saudi woman journalist<\/a> &#8211; So, am I wrong in thinking that there are those in this country who would probably think this a good idea?<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/uk_news\/england\/hampshire\/8323591.stm#\">BBC NEWS | Service for last Titanic survivor<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/europe\/8321967.stm\">BBC NEWS | Europe | Rich Germans demand higher taxes<\/a> &#8211; COMMIES!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.neatorama.com\/2009\/10\/22\/language-map-of-europe\/\">Language Map of Europe<\/a> &#8211; Very, very cool.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.urlesque.com\/2009\/10\/15\/fw-why-dogs-dont-like-halloween\/\">FW: Why Dogs Don&#8217;t Like Halloween<\/a> &#8211; I&#8217;d say &#8220;long-suffering&#8221; fits the expression on most of these faces.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/anglicanfuture.blogspot.com\/2009\/10\/let-me-get-this-straight-south-carolina.html\">PRELUDIUM: Let me get this straight&#8230; South Carolina did what?<\/a> &#8211; So glad the Episcopal Diocese of S. Carolina has their priorities straight. [rolls eyes]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sharedcontent\/dws\/dn\/latestnews\/stories\/DN-citations_23met.ART.State.Edition2.4bac015.html?nTar=OPUR\">Dallas police ticketed 39 drivers in 3 years for not speaking English | News for Dallas, Texas | Dallas Morning News | Latest News<\/a> &#8211; Yeesh.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=plhIm2-ZkYQ\">Obama Gets Tough Question From Fourth Grader<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thinkprogress.org\/2009\/10\/24\/hannity-god-ad\/\">Uninformed Hannity Tries To Provoke Culture War Over NYC Subway Atheist Ads<\/a> &#8211; Sean Hannity misspeaking about something he has no experience with or knowledge about. Shocking, I know.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thinkprogress.org\/2009\/10\/24\/mccain-internet-freedom\/\">John McCain \u2014 \u2018Tech Troglodyte\u2019 And Top Recipient Of Telecom Cash \u2014 Unveils Bill To Block Net Neutrality<\/a> &#8211; For too many on the Right (ironically, including folks who are darlings of the &#8220;tea bag&#8221; set), freedom of expression means freedom for those who own the printing press &#8212; or, in this case, the &#8220;Internet (Provider) Freedom Act.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/boingboing\/iBag\/~3\/JH74FKgdBDE\/xeni-on-rachel-maddo-1.html\">John McCain vs. the Internet<\/a> &#8211; McCain seems determined to continually tear down any good will (or reputation for independence) anyone feels for him.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.episcopalcafe.com\/lead\/dioceses\/drama_queens_in_south_carolina.html\">Drama queens in South Carolina<\/a> &#8211; Ah, South Carolina &#8212; in religion or in politics, a &#8220;peculiar&#8221; institution indeed.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/ScienceblogsCombinedFeed\/~3\/J62Cs4C5cY8\/badass_quote_of_the_day_3.php\">Badass Quote of the Day [Dispatches from the Culture Wars]<\/a> &#8211; There are some very cool things about our country, things worth protecting and even worth promoting. But, yeah, American Exceptionalism is not only bad diplomacy, it&#8217;s a great way to deny the many things about our country that are <b>not<\/b> &#8220;the greatest* (and to deny the difference between the best and the best that could be). If no human can be perfect, how can any society of humans be perfect?<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/scienceblogs.com\/dispatches\/2009\/10\/mikey_weinstein_gets_mail_1.php?utm_source=combinedfeed&amp;utm_medium=rss\">Mikey Weinstein Gets Mail : Dispatches from the Culture Wars<\/a> &#8211; That&#8217;s just delightful, folks. And an odd cherry-pick (let alone calling it a &#8220;commandment&#8221;) from a parable in Luke.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/failblog\/~3\/J4fNcuJVwtI\/\">Ad Placement Fail<\/a> &#8211; Heh.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/urbanprankster.com\/2009\/10\/thousands-protest-global-warming\/\">Thousands Protest Global Warming<\/a> &#8211; Think of the children!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Links (most recent first) that caught my eye, but did not warrant full-blown blog entries &#8230;. Official First Family Portrait Released [Picture Perfect] &#8211; Nice photo. Though I&#8217;m sure someone will criticize it or trump up charges about it (&#8220;He&#8217;s slouching!&#8221; &#8220;Her smile looks fake!&#8221; &#8220;Wait, her hand&#8217;s been photoshopped!&#8221;) Mozilla\u2019s Raindrop Looks To Make &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2009\/10\/24\/unblogged-bits-for-saturday-24-october-2009.html\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Unblogged Bits for Saturday, 24 October 2009&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":0,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3,748,80,64,20,68,28,374,380,34,83,9,16,27,378,376,24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16080","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blogging","category-weather-and-climate-change","category-media-commercial","category-religion-episcopal-church","category-hi-tech","category-holidays","category-media-moguls","category-money-politics","category-nationalism-exceptionalism","category-pets","category-media-photography","category-politics-law","category-potpourri","category-religion","category-intolerance-persecution","category-taxing-spending","category-writing-and-language"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":131072,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2016\/07\/13\/googles-incoherent-messaging-strategy.html","url_meta":{"origin":16080,"position":0},"title":"&quot;Google&#039;s Incoherent Messaging Strategy&quot;","author":"***Dave","date":"Wed 13-Jul-16 4:29pm","format":false,"excerpt":"That just about sums it up, as Google un-merges SMS and IM in its Hangouts tool. Silly.At least it will still be possible to SMS \/text from within Hangouts without going to a completely different product (as Google seems to want me to do). 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