Michelle Malkin (Free subscription) | yesterday | Politics
The final roll call vote on passage of the House Dems’ government health care takeover bill is here. [...] Read the rest »
technabob (Free subscription) | yesterday | Technology
Want to play all your favorite classic retro console games? Sure you could cheat and buy yourself a Dingoo, but what fun would that be? This custom-built portable uses hardware from a couple of other devices to create a system that plays games from the Nintendo NES, SNES and Sega Genesis. Modder Trstn18 created his…
American Power (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009 | Politics
From Fox News, " Terrorism or Tragic Shooting? Analysts Divided on Fort Hood Massacre: The Shooting Rampage at Fort Hood That Left 13 dead and 38 wounded This Week Has Sparked a Debate About Whether It Was An Act of Terrorism ." But check Atlas Shrugs, " Video: Wounded Soldier in Islamic Attack on Fort Hood Speaks ": "Note the media use of the word tragedy. It's not a tragedy,...
Power Line (Free subscription) | yesterday | Politics
According to the Washington Post , the House is expected to vote on the Democrats' health care takeover bill at around 10:00 tonight, eastern time. The Post says that both parties are keeping their vote counts close to the vest, but an hour or so ago Republican Whip Eric Cantor tweeted that 34 Democrats have said they will vote against the bill. The count is up from 31 not long ago. Assuming that...
Gizmodo (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009 | Technology
Objectified , Gary Hustwit's look at the world of industrial design , featured a lengthy section on Apple Chief Designer Jon Ive —and now that clip is online for impatient Apple fans to see. [ Brainstorm Tech ] The clip is pretty interesting, even if you're not normally enamored with Apple. Ive is the most prominent tech designer of the last two decades, and I like his philosophy on "getting...
technabob (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009 | Technology
What do you get when you’ve got a crapload of Rubik’s cubes lying around the house, and some serious artistic talent? You make some major pixel art, that’s what. These Rubik’s pixel portraits by Irish artist John Quigley are truly mind-boggling. Not only did he have to map out the precise pixel positions for each…
Mashable (Free subscription) | yesterday | Technology
If you’ve got a jailbroken iPhone, listen up: a worm is reported to have broken out in Australia that targets owners who have not changed the default password after installing SSH. The worm’s behavior is somewhat amusing: it changes your background to a photo of Rick Astley, then looks for other phones on the network to infect. That said, the exploit could easily be used by hackers with...
Balloon Juice (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago | Politics
Such a shame: Sen. John Ensign has moved out of the C Street house, the Christian home he shared with other elected officials on Capitol Hill that came under scrutiny for its residents’ beliefs and practices and their role in trying to end the Nevada Republican’s affair with a campaign staff member. The red brick town house [...]
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | yesterday | Politics
There were plenty of cowardly votes in the House last night but there was only one truly brave one. The unsung hero of the night...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | yesterday | Politics
The House floor erupted in one of the loudest cheers the chamber has heard in years when Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), an hour before midnight, cast the 218th and deciding vote on landmark health care reform. There were still six minutes and fifty-two seconds on the clock and the chair made a move to gavel the vote closed. Democrats waived their opposition, keeping the vote open. Almost every eye...
Gateway Pundit (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago | Politics
ANOTHER SEIU BEATING– Ken Hamidi says he was beaten at an SEIU meeting. (CBS13) California SEIU members beat a state worker bloody because he wanted to expost the corruption within the union. CBS13 reported: A state worker is recovering after a bloody brawl at a union hall. He says members of the local SEIU 1000 beat him up [...]
Screenwerk (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago | Technology
The new Droid isn’t really better than the iPhone, though it has some features that exceed the iPhone. It’s not really credible to keep claiming that Droid is better. But perhaps much more effective is the idea of attacking AT&T’s network, which has been a regular source of frustration to iPhone users. Here’s a representative example: AT&T [...]
The Corner (Free subscription) | yesterday | Politics
President Obama, in his pitch to Democrats on the Hill today (from the New York Times ): Mr. Obama, during his private pep talk to Democrats, recognized Mr. Owens election and then posed a question to the other lawmakers. According to Representative Earl Blumenauer of Oregon, who supports the health care bill, the president asked, “Does anybody think that the teabag, anti-government people are...
The Plum Line (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009 | Politics
So where are we on health care? * First, the abortion standoff: The anti-abortion amendment to the health care bill will likely pass with GOP support, a GOP aide predicts. As you may have heard, House Dem leaders temporarily resolved a standoff last night by agreeing to allow a full vote on an amendment to prohibit [...]
Instapundit.com (Free subscription) | yesterday | Other
THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU DROP THE BALL: “While DHS was busy putting tea parties and anyone who dares fly the official military Gadsen flag on the domestic terrorist watch list, a real terrorist was spouting off online, glorifying suicide bombings and our mission in Iraq. I mean, I’m sure if I drink [...]
