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The banality of Twitter

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I use Twitter as do many of the folks I work and play with. Why do we use it? I think there are four types of Twitter users: 1) Try-anything-oncers - They made an account and stopped using it immediately. 2) Lifecasters - Folks who are basically telling about 10 close friends what they're up to. ...

GW's gift to the American people: Circuses but no bread

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From Patrick Farley: All my life I've heard Baby Boomers bitching about Nixon, even after he was dead. I used to wish they'd just GET OVER IT, but now I understand their bitterness. It wasn't what Nixon did that infuriated them so much. It's what he got away with. Nixon was nudged out of office by ...

Don't roam internationally on AT&T

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I'm not a vindictive man. I believe in sweetness and light. But I would encourage anyone with a brain who travels, especially in these trying economic times, to buy an unlocked GSM phone and purchase pay as you go SIM cards or a MaxRoam SIM and a Rebel SIMCard for the iPhone 3G. I also encourage ...

The Anniversary of Jonestown

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For some reason I'm drawn to the story of Jonestown and after listening to and reading the stuff BB has been posting I'm starting to understand why. Jones was the embodiment of "charisma," something that can poison opinions and destroy lives. He is the man in the middle who insinuates himself in places he doesn't belong ...

Norwegian Airlines: The lying-est airline in all of Norway

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I'm a reasonable man and I rarely bring my petty problems to the forefront but this could help you and yours have a more enjoyable trip through the frigid wastes of the North Country. This is a story about Norwegian Airlines. Norwegian Airlines, as we see here, offers a system to change your flights. This is ...