Bailout Bill Includes Wooden Arrow Tax Break [Bailouts] (10)
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A repeal of a tax on wooden arrows is but one of the many pork provisions getting tacked onto the bailout bill in order to win support from recalcitrant Congress Critters. This is even better than the $0.10 Michigan recycling refund.I've been trying to crunch my wooden arrow business numbers for ages. Finally the margins will work. S 3055 [NYT] (PDF) Text version [Open Congress] (Photo: Getty)
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Daniel said:
Seriously? Whoever is doing this crap deserves to be fired for wasting everyone's time. This is almost as bad as spending all that time on 'non-binding resolutions'
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Randy said:
We don't approve a 700 billion dollar bailout plan by the "deadline", we're all still here so then we approve an 850 billion dollar plan!?Thank you sir! May I have another? Our entire government should be fired
Netflix Adds Thousands of Starz Movies To Instant Streaming (2)
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Netflix has announced that they have entered into an agreement with Starz Entertainment to make movies from Starz available to be streamed instantly online through Netflix. The movies will be included with the standard Netflix membership. According to the press release, the deal adds “significantly to a growing library of over 12,000 choices of movies and TV episodes that can be watched instantly at Netflix.” The first batch of Starz movies, approximately 1,000 titles, are ...
Computer-Generated Sarah Palin Interview (31)
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Here's a program that'll generate realistic Palin-style answers for different questions. Q: What is your foreign policy experience? I think if you ask that question until somebody answers for me what is it exactly that the people of America are not fully satisfied with all the answers. It's going to be considered also. But again, it's got to put government and it's about putting government back on the verbiage that Senator McCain chose to use ...
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Nate said:
if you mess around with this note that it sometimes gets stuck on the : What is your foreign policy experience? question. If that happens just go back to the main website and try again..
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brizbane said:
This is so accurate it's uncanny.
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Chris said:
HA! Talking points, put on shuffle. Outstanding.
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Chimpadink said:
Greates thing EVER
SNL Spoofs Palin/Couric Interview (2)
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It’s becoming increasingly difficult to tell the difference between Sarah Palin and Tina Fey. Not even joking. Her parody is that spot on. See original Palin interview video here. Download | Play Download | Play (h/t Heather) “PALIN”: “Like every American I’m speaking with, we are ill about this. We’re saying, ‘Hey, why bail out Fanny and Freddie and not me?’ But ultimately, what the bailout does is, help those that are concerned about the ...
Building a Custom Lifestream Website with Sweetcron - NETTUTS (31)
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Sweetcron is “The Automated Lifestream Blog Software”. It is still in public beta, but is already a very nice blog software package. The beauty of Sweetcron is that new posts are created automatically from your activity elsewhere on the web. New photos on Flickr? Tweets on Twitter? Thumbs up on StumbleUpon? Blog posts on Tumblr? Add them all to your Sweetcron-powered site and they will appear on your site in minutes. Step 1: Download Sweetcron ...
Free Flash - XML Image Gallery With Source (4)
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Image Gallery is a free Flash image gallery that comes with the source code. Settings are configured from a XML file like the names of the categories, images & folders where the images resides. The gallery presents the images randomly or with an order (can be set via the XML file). When a thumbnail is clicked, original image is presented in a Lightbox like Flash pop-up, images in that gallery can be browsed easily & ...
Kevin O'Shea shared as favorite Rockbox 3.0 Supercharges Your MP3 Player [Featured Download] (18)
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Windows/Mac/Linux: Open-source MP3 firmware Rockbox has released its first major update in three years, adding support and stability for more MP3 players and playback of more file types. Rockbox has long been the best tool to breath new life into an aging MP3 player, from first through 5.5 generation iPods to iRiver, Sandisk, and Archos players (see all the supported players here). Rockbox features include Last.fm support, album art, games, video playback, and tons more. ...
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Ryan Kelley said:
I'm really thinking of adding Rockbox 3.0 to my current 5th gen 80 gb iPod Video, thoughts? Anyone had any success so far?
Remix Radiohead's "Reckoner" in iTunes (4)
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Filed under: iLife, iTS, MultimediaLove them or not, you've got to admit that Radiohead are challenging the record business. After initially releasing their current album In Rainbows with a "pay-what-you-will" pricing policy, their entire catalog was finally added to the iTunes Store.Shortly thereafter, they released all five tracks (or "stems" as they call them) of their song "Nude" in iTunes, encouraging fans to create their own remixes. This week, they've done the same thing with ...
Netflix inks deals with ABC / CBS, current TV shows streaming soon (4)
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Filed under: Industry, ABC, CBS, Internet Whoa boy -- the Netflix wagon just keeps picking up steam. Announced today, the movie rental service has landed separate agreements with both CBS and ABC that will allow a swath of current TV shows to be streamed at Netflix. Starting next month, subscribers can indulge in current season episodes of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, and beginning this week, current season episodes of CSI: Miami and CSI: NY. Over ...
New Joost Launches Now. And Next Month Joost Will Be 100% Flash. (9)
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The new browser-based Joost, which we wrote about two weeks ago (screen shots here), launches this morning. The new Joost still requires a plug-in to facilitate P2P transfers of files (reducing Joost’s bandwidth costs and making high-demand live performances feasible). There are lots of new community features in the new Joost, which we outlined in our previous post. Joost isn’t just moving to a browser format. They’re also creating a video based social network complete ...
The Loopa Bowl (4)
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Having a two year old daughter snack in the back seat of our car is a blessing and curse at the same time. The snack gives her something to do, but there are inevitably stray Cheerios spilled all over the floor and seats when she is finished. The Loopa Bowl is the brainchild of parents Brad and Melinda Shepherd and it is a cleverly designed bowl that makes spilling treats just about impossible. From the ...
