Lessig, Bloggers, Activists Call for Open Debates
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A collection of bloggers, political activists, and other technology luminaries sent a letter to both presidential candidates on Friday asking them to make the debates truly open to the public.
Lawrence Lessig, the founder for the Center for Internet and Society joined Craig Newmark, Jimmy Wales and bloggers from both sides of the aisle in [...]
Twitter Politics — Just What We Don’t Need
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eightfold - So McCain’s excuse for running lies on TV was that Obama wouldn’t go to town halls? And now he’s refusing to debate? Huh? 37 minutes ago
markfrisk - Wow. Conservative National Review columnist calls for Palin to drop out. Says she’s “Clearly Out Of Her League.” http://twurl.nl/g7n4t7 [...]
TabUp Keeps You Organized with Tabs
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Tabs are the new hotness in interface design, and everyone wants them included in just about everything. That being said, tabs are great for organizing multiple things at one time. If you can’t get enough of your tabs, is a free Web app that gives you a way to stay organized, keep track of [...]
New Software to Drive Discussion Post Obama-McCain Debate
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Just in time for the upcoming first Presidential debate , where archives of McCain’s and Obama’s campaign speeches, position papers, and debate transcripts can be found.
Utilizing the app’s unique 2-window interface, ElectionDocs will allow visitors to comment on any of the material they find noteworthy. All you have to do is click on a [...]
MySpace Music Launches Thursday, MP3 Downloads Via Amazon
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MySpace will launch its long-awaited MySpace Music Thursday, an offering that will combine audio streaming with download functionality powered by Amazon.
MySpace Music will feature songs from EMI Music, Sony BMG, Universal Music Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing, and indie rock aggregator The Orchard.
“Music’s been a pretty important part of MySpace since the beginning; it’s a big [...]
SmartyPig: For Online Saving and Mooching
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It’s belt-tightening time in America, and that means budgeting and saving for the things we want/need/iPhone. is here to help: a Web site that lets you set specific financial goals and save money to reach those goals. It’s even optimized for mooching off of loved ones—very important in these tough times.
The site acts [...]
Become a Screen @ctor
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The dream of many a small town boy and girl was to head to New York City or Hollywood to break into acting. Sadly, for most would be stars and starlets, the dreams probably didn’t come true. But if you still long to be famous, but lack things like ambition or talent, there’s still [...]
RateBeer: Pick, Drink, and Rate the Best Brews
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If you’re the type of person who corrects your friends at dinner when they order Budweiser and call it ale, or who believes that friends don’t let friends drink Bud in the first place, might already be one of your favorite sites. If not, the service is a beer rating community where the members [...]
Arroyo unlikely to raise child warrior issue
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PRESS Secretary Jesus Dureza said the issue of child warriors should be addressed internally.
His statement came a few days after Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita reported the general situation of the child warriors in the Philippines, including the country’s plans to raise before the United Nations (UN) and the Organization of Islamic Conference the issue of [...]
If you were thinking of writing a panorama stitcher and then selling it to make your fortune–forget it. This market is closed! There is a plethora of free pano stitchers, the latest being . Microsoft refers to it as ICE. It’s Windows only and available for free.
I downloaded and installed it [...]