1. AUSTRALIA: Opposition MPs Bail On Global Warming. 2 hours ago   permalink

AUSTRALIA: Opposition MPs Bail On Global Warming.
Pajamasmedia.com

"Glenn also has a rather dry sense of humour, which I'm guessing not enough people pick up on." -- Andrea See

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AS GOD IS MY WITNESS, I thought turkeys could fly.   —  "Glenn also has a rather dry sense of humour, which I'm guessing not enough people pick up on." -- Andrea See

2. Embattled Liberal leader Malcolm Turnbull still believes ETS will pass this week 2 hours ago   permalink

Www.news.com.au

ANGRY resignations from the Shadow Cabinet last night propelled Malcolm Turnbull closer to a leadership showdown which opponents to an ETS could ensure he loses.

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3. Thanksgiving: a displaced Brit writes… 5 hours ago   permalink

Thanksgiving: a displaced Brit writes…
Www.techcrunch.com

When I first heard about this “Thanksgiving” thing, I thought it sounded like a great idea. We Brits spend a ridiculous amount of time each day giving thanks to strangers – we say thanks to people who hold doors for us, thanks to people who stop their cars to let us cross the road, thanks to waitresses when they give us our bill;

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4. Chrome Reader - 0.3.1 7 hours ago   permalink

Chrome Reader - 0.3.1
Www.chromeextensions.org

A Google Reader extension that allows subscribing feeds directly from the Chrome address bar. Modeled after the standard Chrome “star” button.

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5. Meet Your Meat 8 hours ago   permalink

Andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com

Generally considered cranially vacant even for a bird—the turkey wasn’t always such a buffoon.  The wild turkey was historically considered a rather shrewd critter, difficult to fool with standard hunting ploys and surprisingly agile. Did you know, for example, that wild turkeys can climb trees?  And if you throw an apple to a ...

6. Thanksgiving Psychology 9 hours ago   permalink

Thanksgiving Psychology
Andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com

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7. How Americans spent themselves into ruin... but saved the world 12 hours ago   permalink

Davidbrin.blogspot.com

In the 1/1/24 edition of the Silicon Valley newspaper and online journal Metroactive, I have an editorial describing how the American consumer came to propel the export-driven development of Japan, Korea, Malaysia, China and now India. That process, spanning more than six decades, is almost always portrayed -- especially in Asia -- as having come ...

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8. Apple Opens Doors to iTunes LP for Indie Labels and Artists 17 hours ago   permalink

Apple Opens Doors to iTunes LP for Indie Labels and Artists
Theappleblog.com

Apple said it was going to allow independent content producers open access to the tech and process behind iTunes LP and iTunes Extras, and it has done good on that promise, as TUAW reports. Today Apple has created a dedicated page on its website that offers devs interested in the format “everything you need to know to create a rich, ...

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Stacey Higginbotham / GigaOM :   All I Want For Christmas Is My Web

9. Four short links: 22 hours ago   permalink

Four short links:
Nat Torkington / O'Reilly Radar

1 in 3 Schools -- visual exploration of education data is the latest BERG project, and they've found a new application for a cute visualization and they're calling the result Chernoff Schools . Recommended reading for those interested in visualization or education. The Robots Podcast -- self-explanatory. (via So Where's My Robot? ) Dive Into ...

10. What Are Six Apart's Plans For Vox? 1 day ago   permalink

What Are Six Apart's Plans For Vox?
Stowe Boyd / Message

I saw an interesting give-and-take this morning about the future of Vox, by active (former) users. First off, let me say it: yes, I am a tumbler. My other blog is /ambivalence. I am also exploring ways to make this...