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Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich says: Get ready for an Obama-Clinton ticket. [Business Insider] Rick Santorum who? The former U.S. Senator is getting a timely surge in Iowa. [New York Times] No matter what happens in Iowa, Mitt Romney has a safety-net in New Hampshire. [Washington Times] If you’re planning a New Year’s Eve party that involves wine and cheese, here are some helpful tips on pairing the two. [Delish] Asian tiger prawns are invading the Gulf of Mexico, threatening native species of marine life. [Kristv.com] The FDA has yet to define what a gluten-free food is, which means that some food products that are labeled as such may actually contain small amounts of gluten. [Slashfood] The Politics of Laughter Christmas Vandalism [picture] We dare you to pee on the ice. If it breaks we’ll save you with this rope. [gif] “29 of 49 people found this review helpful.” [picture] Santa is one shady dude. [Cheeseburgers in the Sky] Watermelon on my brain. [Buttersafe]
Throw-back tech: in case you ever get lost, you need to be able to make fire. [Gizmodo] AT&T purchases Qualcomm’s “FLO TV” spectrum. [Engadget] Ron Paul: live by the internet, die by the internet? [Huffington Post]
BREAKING NEWS: Ready to spend your Christmas money? Check out Zara’s semi-annual sale this Friday! [Fashionista] Trouble at Barney’s? [The Cut] Lindsay Lohan is making a comeback, and this time, it is with the help of fashion! [Fashionista] Now that Christmas is over, it is now time to ring in the New Year with one of these fabulous dresses! [SHEfinds] Happy Kwanzaa! While many people think Kwanzaa is a religious holiday, this seven-day festival is actually a celebration of African-American heritage and culture. [boomer-living.com] Here are four things that both atheists and believers need to stop saying. [cracked.com] Praise “Jizas”–for the first time, the Bible is being translated into creole. [BBC] Movie and Chinese food: Yesterday, non-Christians engaged in their Christmas traditions while Christians celebrated the birth of Christ (and consumerism at its finest). [CNN Belief Blog]
Is Oracle warning of another tech slow-down? [Fortune] Elite hedge fund managers’ top global stock picks. [Forbes] The House GOP agrees to a 2-month extension of the payroll tax cut. [Washington Post] Jacob E. Goldman has passed away at the age of 90. Goldman, a physicist, did so much during his life for the world of technology. His most prominent achievement was the founding of Xerox’s Palo Alto Research Center which went on to invent the personal computer. Goldman was a lifelong Democrat and one of Xerox’s first high-ranking Jewish executives. [NY Times] The Politics of Tech It seems that the entertainment industry invested about $50k a year over the course of 10 years in Rep. Lamar Smith to convince him to propose SOPA. [boingboing] Google and Android are surging ahead of the Apple iPhone. Google is activating around 700,000 Android devices per day. [CBS News] Have you ever wanted to go to MIT? Well, the prestigious and notoriously difficult school to get into is planning on offering free online courses to the public. [MIT News] This week a man that uploaded a workprint copy of the movie X-Men Origins: Wolverine was sentenced to a year in jail. [Tech Dirt] Over the past few years hackers ran a scam on Subway by using digital credit card data to accumulate $3 million in fraudulent charges. [ars technica] |
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