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@abulsme tweets from 2013-09-12 (UTC)

My fitbit #Fitstats for 9/11/2013: 12,821 steps and 9.5 km traveled. http://t.co/yvGq0OoOT9 05:02:31
Reading – Feminism is about being free to decide (Katarzyna Babis) http://t.co/NAB9TcZwpi 08:05:52
RT @intelwire: Multiple, highly credible jihadi sources are reporting that Omar Hammami @abumamerican has been killed. 08:08:00
Reading – Davison Has Copy Of 50th Script: Why? (Christian Cawley) http://t.co/lpg0WPww09 11:37:25
Just pulled an all nighter to finish some stuff. Mostly Alex birthday related, but one work thing and a couple other random things too. 12:45:00
No sleep & have to leave for work in less than an hour. Fun! Guess it is time to start my morning. YAWN! A nap may perhaps be needed later! 12:47:04
I am also going to take the bus instead of driving. It makes logistics harder in the PM, but I'm thinking may be safer on no sleep. :-) 12:57:48
[Abulpost] Alex is FOUR! http://t.co/0wviiSOo34 15:54:44
Reading – Robots Will Win Our Hearts Before They Destroy Us All (Kevin Drum) http://t.co/LmrBH5aXin 16:45:56
Reading – Al-Amriki and al-Britani: Militants 'killed' in Somalia (BBC) http://t.co/asu9b5QlZW 16:50:39
Reading – Obama Acts Like He Doesn't Know He's an Executive-Power Extremist (Conor Friedersdorf) http://t.co/T5D0HVlIIb 16:55:49
RT @owillis: everybody who observes and notes things = journalist. the govt doesnt get to decide this. 17:09:19
Relevant to Syria questions -> Listening to Philosophy Bites: David Edmonds on Trolley Problems http://t.co/ph26s1qlqE 18:08:10
Reading – Snowden Disclosures Finally Hit 12 on a Scale of 1 to 10 (Kevin Drum) http://t.co/mWJ9HMMg5X 18:49:57
Reading – In Which I Muddy the Waters on the Edward Snowden Crypto Bombshell (Kevin Drum) http://t.co/90zLzuIVZ8 18:52:42
Reading – Syria: Russian plan for destruction of chemical weapons leaked (Roland Oliphant) http://t.co/Ru1kKR0u6W 18:55:30
Reading – TV Stations Warns of "Unregulated" Underground Dinner Parties (Matthew Yglesias) http://t.co/m4ddLkcpjC 18:57:49

@abulsme tweets from 2013-09-11 (UTC)

My fitbit #Fitstats for 9/10/2013: 13,734 steps and 10.1 km traveled. http://t.co/yvGq0OoOT9 02:02:57
Done recording this week's Curmudgeon's corner with @imbou! As usual, out a bit later in the week when I have time. :-) 03:42:31
Reading – President Obama's Doubtful Grounds for Military Action against Syria (Juan Cole) http://t.co/p3n5LZp2EI 08:22:59
Reading – McCain: Putin is вЂfeeling pretty good today’ (Ezra Klein) http://t.co/TTn5o9bLLj 15:54:55
Reading – At last! LEGO creates a female scientist minifigure (Laura T. Coffey) http://t.co/p3wXmqYR30 16:15:28
RT @quartzthings: In spite of the 5C, the price range for new iPhones will stay exactly the same http://t.co/NSVnfzq8OZ http://t.co/00c8ntjвЂ¦ 16:19:57
Reading – The iPhone 5S-Class (Matthew Panzarino) http://t.co/6r8r7VXJ7A 16:24:06
Reading – NASA Launches Robotic Explorer to Moon From Virginia (AP) http://t.co/l3JW4nYYjp 16:29:24
Reading – Don’t get your hopes up. Syria might be adopting the North Korea playbook. (Max Fisher) http://t.co/x9KU1hxowz 16:48:21
Reading – While We're on the Subject of Chemical Weapons… (Brendan Kiley) http://t.co/jL0KP8oOlf 16:49:22
Just completed a 2.57 km walk – Afternoon walk http://t.co/ewDcevV5Sq #RunKeeper 22:42:33
After my afternoon walk, I hit 70k steps in the previous 7 days for the first time on my Fitbit. Woo! 22:57:14

@abulsme tweets from 2013-09-10 (UTC)

My fitbit #Fitstats for 9/09/2013: 12,698 steps and 9.4 km traveled. http://t.co/yvGq0OoOT9 01:01:51
Reading – NSA surveillance: A guide to staying secure (Bruce Schneier) http://t.co/WrFbapPwRK 04:21:25
Reading – Snowden Documents Show U.S. Spied on Petrobras, Globo TV Reports (Gabrielle Coppola) http://t.co/4BWaaa76el 04:26:33
Really? REALLY? OMFG -> Replica Enterprise bridge used to sell surveillance to Congress (Cory Doctorow) http://t.co/brns7AYRvw 04:34:13
Reading – Iraqis, Looking Across Border, See Replays of Past and Fears for the Future (Tim Arango) http://t.co/9pGaMKqmen 07:06:26
Much more than that USS Enterprise bit -> Reading – The Cowboy of the NSA (Shane Harris) http://t.co/dcuaGERjVp 07:22:51
Sigh -> Reading – No Warrant? No Worries! The Immigration Service is Your Friend. (Kevin Drum) http://t.co/WqVyAsGcf6 07:29:12
So, waking up now, Syria crisis all over now, right? :-/ 12:31:09
Reading – Be wary of Congressional kabuki on Syria (Greg Sargent) http://t.co/wzMXBqgziQ 12:37:02
Reading – Syria chemical arms plan promising 'if it's real,' Obama says (Smith/Shoichet) http://t.co/lCQrMYUh6Q 12:45:05
Reading – First Look at Matt's Wig & Jenna in Filming Pictures (Combom, Ldwac) http://t.co/0zcVqhnj1f 12:48:30
Reading – Encryption: The Sky *IS* Falliing (Michael Froomkin) http://t.co/1StLC6efHj 12:57:57
RT @joshgreenman: Idea: Cancel Apple announcement, let Obama roll out new iPhone at end of his Syria speech #onemorething 13:01:39
Reading – Will Russia bail Obama out? (Klein/Soltas) http://t.co/trbeMiJLF7 13:16:04
Reading – Nancy Pelosi: May be вЂweeks of debate’ on Syria (Michelle Quinn) http://t.co/qWCiIMEtQg 13:32:45
Reading – Here's Obama's best argument on Syria (Ross Douthat) http://t.co/sw6ELomDP0 17:03:56
Reading – Obama was right to go to Congress. The fact that he might lose proves it. (Ezra Klein) http://t.co/L0D1W8e9NU 17:07:28
Oh! Apple time! 17:07:47
Damn right! :-) RT @BYUfan: Fanboy RT @abulsme Oh! Apple time! 17:13:50
Oh yeah, I'm getting my Apple fix this time through Gizmodo's live updates: http://t.co/MDK9cU23fQ 17:18:35
Uh, also following Apple stuff on Twitter obviously. Sometimes has things before that live blog. :-) 17:22:39
Meanwhile, I'm seeing on twitter reports that whole "Syria gives up chem weapons" thing only if US renounces force. Fun! 17:24:54
So the 5C is basically the existing 5 with a plastic colored case. OK. 17:27:57
$99 on contract is not as cheap as some had been saying. (Talking non-contract price for non-US markets.) 17:30:00
Yes you did! RT @imbou: I called the colors!!! @abulsme 17:31:25
RT @imbou: @abulsme that depends on how much money the carriers keep, this maybe far more profitable 17:32:00
RT @ryan: For those following along at home: $99 with two year contract = ~$300+ not on contract / prepaid = not a phone for developing marвЂ¦ 17:32:23
Yes sir! RT @imbou: @abulsme to be clear I called this in January 17:34:23
RT @BYUfan: Quid pro quo MT @abulsme Meanwhile, I'm seeing on twitter reports that whole "Syria gives up chem weapons" thing only if US renвЂ¦ 17:35:01
.@BYUfan And kind of a duh. Presented that way by Kerry to begin with. Do this, no attack. Would be silly to do it without making explicit. in reply to BYUfan 17:36:48
RT @imbou: @ryan @abulsme that is a competitive price for a high end phone in those markets… 17:36:51
RT @Ihnatko: M7 – A new motion coprocessor. Lets iPhone 5S get sensor data without waking up A7вЂ¦so can track fitness data w/o killing batteвЂ¦ 17:45:53
RT @chockenberry: FitBit: Oh shit. 17:45:58
Fun camera stuff in the 5S. 17:55:03
RT @gruber: Apple has quietly become a leading camera company. Huge amount of demo time for 5S camera. 17:56:06
Not sure what I think of the fingerprint stuff. Passwords do suck, butвЂ¦ depends on the details of how it works I guess. 18:04:28
No "one more thing"? I am disappoint. 18:11:21
I guess this means back to work now. Or is it lunch time yet? :-) 18:14:30
Syria developments fast and furious the last couple days, including the last few hours. Have been doing other things, not keeping up! 18:21:27
I did listen to a bit of the House hearings this morning. Only conclusion: Kerry is as much of an annoying tool now as I remember from 2004. 18:24:00
RT @imbou: @abulsme what about the iPads? They will be here for almost a year. I would be shocked if no refresh before the holidays… 18:42:32
.@imbou The rumors all summer have been iPhones in September, iPads in October. in reply to imbou 18:43:16
RT @imbou: @abulsme I thought maybe that would be the shocker… 19:05:56
.@imbou Most people thought iPads would wait, but I had heard people hoping for AppleTV update, iWatch, something like that. The usuals. in reply to imbou 19:07:06
Reading – The White House may really be about to win on Syria (Ezra Klein) http://t.co/3OlZ4nZ6Ie 19:19:18
Reading – The Syria Solution: Obama Got Played by Putin and Assad (Julia Ioffe) http://t.co/r9gNIq0FuY 19:56:55
Reading – The Key, Central, Most Important Question at the Security Council (Mark Leon Goldberg) http://t.co/nDjYcKLlSy 19:58:48
Reading – Alliance of Tea Party libertarians and anti-war Dems looks like the real thing (Greg Sargent) http://t.co/Ghpkl0hUcL 20:11:35
Reading – Credibility and Reputation (Daniel Larison) http://t.co/9AwZ7ftmPY 20:18:05
Reading – Are Biometrics the Future of Passwords? (Wes
Ey Fenlon) http://t.co/8HNTdO2O2J 20:21:32
Reading – No, the World Isn't Cooling (Phil Plait) http://t.co/qstR4fRZQc 20:25:56
Reading – U.S. Drone Strike Kills 6 in Pakistan, Fueling Anger (Salman Masood) http://t.co/nxl0F5fIb3 20:54:39
Reading – Syria conflict: Disputes flare over UN resolution
(BBC) http://t.co/qyEsXbTAg3 21:02:59
Reading – Hands-On Impressions of the iPhone 5s, iPhone 5c, and Touch ID (Juli Clover) http://t.co/Ld1iot8lqI 21:06:39
Just completed a 2.52 km walk – Afternoon walk. http://t.co/mpYXyAvwaD #RunKeeper 23:01:14
Reading – Conspiracy Theories and the NSA (Bruce Schneier) http://t.co/cgAdCKT7wr 23:53:54
RT @tweetsoutloud: Too soon? Via http://t.co/G6dqdrCs33 (cc @megturney) http://t.co/5pJrDFS4wz 23:57:30

@abulsme tweets from 2013-09-09 (UTC)

My fitbit #Fitstats for 9/08/2013: 10,050 steps and 7.4 km traveled. http://t.co/yvGq0OoOT9 01:01:40
Reading – We Don’t Have to Bomb Syria (Stephen R. Weissman) http://t.co/QJ4qx4lEFo 15:17:28
Reading – Obama may want Americans to support strikes on Syria, but can he do anything about it? (Chris Cillizza) http://t.co/XXLJumhXh9 15:23:31
Reading – The American Public Understands Obama's Position on Syria, They Just Disagree With It (Kevin Drum) http://t.co/kDG91juHfl 15:25:29
Reading – Why We Published the Decryption Story (Stephen Engelberg) http://t.co/kuo9gk6ptP 15:36:13
Reading – Hillary Clinton to speak on Syria (Maggie Haberman) http://t.co/4rAdPyNiqh 15:59:14
Reading – If Congress Votes Against The President (Andrew Sullivan) http://t.co/0mM8BD22SQ 16:00:59
Reading – The US government has betrayed the internet. We need to take it back. (Bruce Schneier) http://t.co/Ht3zMD1Ft6 20:48:35
RT @KenCaldeira: Obama has alienated both the left and the right. To the left, he is a watered-down Dick Cheney. To the right, an incompeteвЂ¦ 20:49:50
Reading – Try bargaining before fighting (James Fearon) http://t.co/GxcVp0OQLA 20:52:34

@abulsme tweets from 2013-09-08 (UTC)

My fitbit #Fitstats for 9/07/2013: 6,616 steps and 4.9 km traveled. http://t.co/yvGq0OoOT9 01:01:40
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Um… That was Alex. :-) 17:11:51
Reading – Privacy Scandal: NSA Can Spy on Smart Phone Data (Spiegel Online) http://t.co/6FHwnrbO8g 20:06:32
Reading – N.S.A. Foils Much Internet Encryption (Perlroth/Shane) http://t.co/Hz0ZrNyc54 21:16:28
[Abulpost] Found While Cleaning: 1989 TJ High Senior Wills http://t.co/LoOHknqAqi 21:30:52
Reading – RIP, science fiction grand master Frederik Pohl (Cory Doctorow) http://t.co/E6U6nZwEHz 23:54:22

@abulsme tweets from 2013-09-07 (UTC)

My fitbit #Fitstats for 9/06/2013: 8,731 steps and 6.4 km traveled. http://t.co/yvGq0OoOT9 01:01:55
Reading – Samsung’s Galaxy Gear: First Impressions (Jonathan Cheng) http://t.co/DXwHFhxw6Y 04:48:38
RT @ewenmacaskill: Obama on NSA leaks: "Part of problem here is we get these through the press and then I've got to go back and find out whвЂ¦ 04:49:22
Reading – 8 Ways Screens Are Ruining Your Family's Life (Lori Leibovich) http://t.co/ixYAXuK41X 07:28:52
Reading – The Coalition of Mutual Contempt That's Urging War in Syria (Conor Friedersdorf) http://t.co/stkLkc2KQJ 08:13:56
Reading – Obama Tries to Soothe Brazil and Mexico Over Spying Reports (Simin Romero) http://t.co/6sMjafGUDb 08:18:08
Reading – Assad Wages War Shielded With a Smile (Neil MacFarquhar) http://t.co/NPNRqgF6cV 10:10:00
Reading – So you want to know about NSA… (John R. Schindler) http://t.co/iWEN9lgvYw 10:19:29
Reading – NASA Science Probe Blazes Spectacular Trail to the Moon from Virginia (Ken Kremer) http://t.co/TjaYmZ4IbW 10:23:36
Reading – How Drudge, Assange, Greenwald and the Pauls Are Unifying Under a Libertarian Banner (Bob Cesca) http://t.co/qdhOYrzoP3 15:23:16
Reading – Obama Falls Short on Wider Backing for Syria Attack (Baker/Myers) http://t.co/oGEThrAmZr 15:30:15
Reading – Legislation Seeks to Bar N.S.A. Tactic in Encryption (Shane/Perlroth) http://t.co/N2xR9XWoL6 15:44:02
Reading – Would Bombing Syria Deter the Use of Chemical Weapons? (Kevin Drum) http://t.co/WL971oZPam 18:40:20
Reading – Opposition to Syria strike brings together liberal Democrats, libertarian Republicans (Fahrenthold/Kane) http://t.co/I6g5YX298Y 18:49:13
Reading – Lego robot that strips DRM off Kindle books (Cory Doctorow) http://t.co/jdo2efXKUQ 18:51:21
Reading – Bezos Is a Hit in a Washington Post Newsroom Visit (Haughney/Shear) http://t.co/3Ag4la2gK0 20:49:51
Reading – Attacking Syria Makes War with Iran More Likely (Daniel Larison) http://t.co/37TMlgOnyu 21:10:24
Reading – The Hands-Tied Presidency (Sam Tanenhaus) http://t.co/oLVh3CaqFL 21:17:30
Reading – Dear Guy Who Just Made My Burrito (Lucky Shirt) http://t.co/gOgjQvrIMX 21:34:39
Reading – Revealed: how US and UK spy agencies defeat internet privacy and security (Ball/Borger/Greenwald) http://t.co/GI77UI7VSE 22:38:19
Reading – Send Assad a message he will understand (Robert M. Danin) http://t.co/plvdcC2gki 22:44:53
RT @Amazing_Maps: The longest straight line: you can sail almost 20,000 miles from Pakistan to the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia. http://t.coвЂ¦ 23:05:02

@abulsme tweets from 2013-09-06 (UTC)

My fitbit #Fitstats for 9/05/2013: 7,622 steps and 5.6 km traveled. http://t.co/yvGq0OoOT9 01:01:49
Reading – Syria: DelBene holds fire, McDermott spits fire (Joel Connelly) http://t.co/vduS6iUJab 02:28:55
Reading – Top-secret U.S. intelligence files show new levels of distrust of Pakistan (Greg Miller) http://t.co/8lmFBId8n3 14:35:46
Reading – COLIN POWELL: Syria Is An 'Internal Struggle' That Is Beyond US Capabilities (Paul Szoldra) http://t.co/uvA1LQa9gt 14:38:13
Reading – Apple Ordered to Stagger E-Book Contract Negotiations, Refrain From 'MFN' Clauses (Eric Slivka) http://t.co/c0KB3vKVcz 14:40:30
Reading – Am I All Wet on War Powers? (Josh Marshall) http://t.co/PiLVyQDABZ 14:54:45
Reading – Nancy Pelosi: May be вЂweeks of debate’ on Syria (Quinn/Gibson) http://t.co/jxoFGwPNkJ 15:27:11
Reading – Mavericks release expected in October (Peter Cohen) http://t.co/7LdBORw2OA 15:29:23
Reading – So-called non practicing entities filed a total of 3,025 lawsuits last year (Phillip Elmer-DeWitt) http://t.co/E11C9nUhr1 15:39:57
RT @normative: SoвЂ¦ if NSA is infiltrating uncooperative firms, how meaningful are company assertions about what kind of access they do & doвЂ¦ 15:44:04
Reading – A Prayer For Peace (Andrew Sullivan) http://t.co/W3VkDffp13 15:49:10
Reading – Some Questions That Skeptics of a Syria Attack Should Ask Themselves (David Shorr) http://t.co/iw9L1ZVr8a 16:23:06
Reading – How Many Documents Did Edward Snowden Take? (Joshua Foust) http://t.co/2Jg7vO3B4I 16:30:25
Important -> Reading – Other Nations See U.S. Military Action in A Very Different Light (Daniel Larison) http://t.co/mYBbdLNOPN 16:32:49
вЂњStrange Lines over an SвЂќ – Alex describing a dollar sign 17:08:30
RT @doctorow: All the headlines saying "#NSA breaks encryption" are wrong; correct phrase is "NSA works with vendors to sabotage security tвЂ¦ 19:06:21
[Abulpost] Curmudgeon's Corner: Tolerate the Volume http://t.co/PpOcvBShgk 20:02:24
Give my poor Curmudgeon's Corner cohost a break and follow him. He's only got 12 followers! #FF @imbou 20:03:58
Reading – That Sickening Feeling (Andrew Sullivan) http://t.co/UL9QAmSEVV 20:29:44
Reading – Obama Has No 'Intention' To Strike Syria If Congress Says No (Mark Memmott) http://t.co/Eh7zXArUTY 20:34:18
Reading – Cause and effect: Apple's upheaval of the Mac app market (Peter Cohen) http://t.co/j09ybdfgUI 20:37:58
RT @ThePlumLineGS: Highly misleading to lump "lean No" with "No." All you savvy Beltway types know "lean No" is not a real position. 21:32:29
RT @OKnox: .@ThePlumLineGS Actually, politically, it's the best position, right? Public leaves you mostly alone, Admin has incentive to couвЂ¦ 21:32:46

@abulsme tweets from 2013-09-05 (UTC)

My fitbit #Fitstats for 9/04/2013: 5,621 steps and 4.1 km traveled. http://t.co/yvGq0OoOT9 01:02:17
Reading – David Miranda was carrying password for secret files on piece of paper (David Barrett) http://t.co/ZcdFQAkKHo 02:04:38
Reading – Syria: The Cost Of Squandering Credibility (Rod Drehet) http://t.co/QLEtqyt8MT 02:18:34
Reading – Review Group on Global Signals Intelligence Collection and Comm Tech Seeks Public Comment (ICotR) http://t.co/gblE5iQbPu 02:27:09
Reading – AIPAC in Full Court Press on Syria (Eli Lake) http://t.co/x1ZrTNeEFK 02:33:07
A little slow on the reaction time there -> Reading – Obama Weighs Egypt Aid Suspension (Matthew Lee) http://t.co/x1NmkU1EJy 03:07:35
RT @jwpatty: Look, I agree that voice-activated search is annoying and completely inefficient, but that's no reason to bomb Siri. #SearchinвЂ¦ 04:14:55
Reading – The NSA's crypto "breakthrough" (T.C., Economist) http://t.co/wBoI2jeEKX 07:13:50
Reading – Snowden, NSA, and Counterintelligence (John R. Schindler) http://t.co/5qKnG18BWS 07:24:17
Reading – Suzan DelBene is the new Congresswoman who represents Washington’s 1st congressi… (Bruce Morton) http://t.co/kOWkXZrHIN 07:27:18
Reading – Germans switch to national email providers after US scandal (Valentina Pop) http://t.co/8d4P6LPnw3 07:33:44
Reading – NPR Rolls Credits on Rolling Credits (and You Shouldn’t Be Happy About It) [Chez Pazienza] http://t.co/ROMpgTJMla 08:02:39
Reading – Hundreds of Pages of NSA Spying Documents to be Released As Result of EFF Lawsuit (Trevor Timm) https://t.co/hz9tWU5I1n 08:04:43
Reading – Marching As To War? (Andrew Sullivan) http://t.co/pIPtjWjrBg 15:11:15
Reading – Congress Should Reject a War to Save Face in Syria (Patrick J. Buchanan) http://t.co/tU6HdlsOwb 15:22:21
Reading – Who Cares About the National Debt? (James Kwak) http://t.co/dJSY9tdupG 15:24:35
Reading – Jeff Bezos to his future Washington Post journalists: Put the readers first (Farhi/Timberg) http://t.co/A7IGNLTv4U 15:44:19
Reading – Media Outlets Spitting Mad At Obama For Spoiling Their Plans To Cash In On War (Rick Ungar) http://t.co/bu6SzkcGlY 15:49:24
Reading – Developers Scramble to Build NSA-Proof Email (David Kravets) http://t.co/Z0QAoM6m3J 15:59:58
Reading – Apple Didn't Kill Microsoft On MobileвЂ”Google Did (Matthew Yglesias) http://t.co/kpg4o5oneh 16:03:29
See all kinds of fun new NSA stuff today, but you know, work. I'll have to check most of it out in detail later. :-) 20:02:19
RT @adrianshort: As always, the anti-Guardian posse regard the latest revelations as no big deal, but the journos should still go to jail fвЂ¦ 20:04:23
RT @normative: In a generation, people will look back at the apparatus we built to fight a handful of assholes with bombs and gape at the iвЂ¦ 20:59:40
RT @rickklein: 217 House members on record as likely to oppose authorizing military force against #Syria, per @ABCPolitics count. that's a вЂ¦ 21:44:39

@abulsme tweets from 2013-09-04 (UTC)

Listening to @RepDelBene on a вЂњtele townhallвЂќ. Thanks to @BYUfan (who just urged her to vote no on Syria) for the tip. Seems вЂњundecidedвЂќ. 02:20:38
Interesting on @RepDelBene town hall, almost all Qs so far on economic issues. Was expecting more Syria. 02:32:53
Not вЂњpressing 0вЂќ 2 ask @RepDelBene a Q, but FTR, Sam fr SeattleHill/SilverFirs urges no on Syria. Not sold pos result likely, may backfire. 02:45:18
I did take the offered oppty to leave voice msg at the end of @RepDelBene townhall tho. :-). No on Syria please. High risk, unclear upside. 02:58:46
RT @BYUfan: .@abulsme @RepDelBene was screening questions. I had to give my topic ahead of time Staffer told me they've gotten many calls oвЂ¦ 03:34:35
.@BYUfan @RepDelBene Knew would be screening (I used to do that for an AM show in Pgh) but sometimes still FIFO. More often pick topics tho. in reply to BYUfan 03:41:28
.@BYUfan @RepDelBene FIFO more dynamic, but very common to select Qs speaker wants to talk about. Disappointing when done that way tho. in reply to BYUfan 03:45:20
.@BYUfan If calls were chosen rather than taken in order, unfortunate that @RepDelBene wanted to just give prepared statement then move on. in reply to BYUfan 03:49:18
My fitbit #Fitstats for 9/03/2013: 8,058 steps and 5.9 km traveled. http://t.co/yvGq0OoOT9 04:01:24
.@BYUfan @RepDelBene Of course, speaking as a former producer, a variety of topics is a more interesting show than a lot of repetition. :-) in reply to BYUfan 04:05:25
Reading – History Aside, Obama Bets on Congress (Michael D. Shear) http://t.co/4kgLAxDWdx 15:07:29
Reading – Hillary Clinton backs President Obama on Syria (Maggie Haberman) http://t.co/a2yPBMdBQV 15:11:01
Reading – Why Did Assad Do It? (Andrew Sullivan) http://t.co/N5XezlyEMB 15:13:03
Reading – Congress seeks narrower authority for Obama in Syria (Paul Singer) http://t.co/Rsy3TwdL4q 15:15:22
Reading – Support Builds in Congress for U.S. Strike Against Syria (Lee/Hook/Barnes) http://t.co/tAw10u42np 15:21:40
Reading – Only Larry Summers Can Save The World From Larry Summers (Atrios) http://t.co/ftgtGTWHPk 15:22:42
Reading – Cold-call victim gets his own back (Rupert Jones) http://t.co/CwhLw4UyaQ 15:25:59
Reading – On Syria: The U.S. Is No Lone Ranger and Should Put That Six Shooter Away (Juan Cole) http://t.co/tJdpfhpcrN 15:32:41
Reading – The Jedi Council Was an Ignominious Failure Brought to Us By Lucas' Lame Prequels. (Yglesias) http://t.co/Z0lXo9V8Fi 15:36:08
Reading (from June) – Activists the US Targeted & Spied On Were Designated вЂDomestic Terrorists’ (Gosztola) http://t.co/AtYgPzWC6w 19:13:30
RT @jonathanweisman: .@SenRandPaul will demand a 60-vote threshold to move a Syria war resolution fwd, staff confirms. That alone will slowвЂ¦ 19:14:07
Reading – In Hearing, House Panel Seems Split on Syria Strike (Gordon/Shanker) http://t.co/KqVVNbCHYa 19:19:22
Reading – Heavy rains, flooding possible (South Everett Beacon) http://t.co/EOa2Cxk1kw 19:22:57
Reading – Make It Stop! (Gregory Djerejian) http://t.co/wsSPRuio1f 19:30:05
Reading – The Washington Post embarks on Amazon adventure with Jeff Bezos (Dan Gillmor) http://t.co/1rtUFj0Ogf 19:37:09
Reading – Samsung's Galaxy Gear is a smartwatch like no other (Vlad Savov) http://t.co/6wh20TjC5z 19:41:12
Reading – Forcing Obama’s Hand in Syria (Vali Nasr) http://t.co/hAbW3MERYW 21:20:50
Reading – Sunday conversation: NASA veteran Chris Kraft upfront with criticism (Eric Berger) http://t.co/L0rsdQzFGZ 21:43:07
Reading – Bill Clinton Cheats…on His Vegan Diet (Paul Constant) http://t.co/BLy668lxt4 21:45:49
Reading – William Hague: UK will offer only diplomatic support on Syria (Nicholas Watt) http://t.co/31M5C1bf5Y 22:00:00
Reading – Rand Paul: 'Best Chance' to Stop Syria Measure Is In House (Shane Goldmacher) http://t.co/2l4LeywkPW 22:08:43
Reading – FTC settles with Trendnet after 'hundreds' of home security cameras were hacked (Chris Welch) http://t.co/0qMT4myCdF 22:11:55
Reading – The Secretary of State Goes to War (Joshua Foust) http://t.co/0y3NOmUOXk 22:24:47
Reading – Face It: Everybody Spies (Joshua Foust) https://t.co/V6Ir5jocr4 22:31:17
Reading – Congressman hitches a ride in a stealthy self-driving Cadillac (Sean Hollister) http://t.co/Us7r8hDExq 22:34:53
Reading – David Miranda Docs : Greenwald's Partner Carrying 58,000 Documents (Brett LoGiurato) http://t.co/jG55cM8lLB 22:54:29
Reading – Will Congress Support Military Action In Syria? A ThinkProgress Whip Count [UPDATED] (Volsky/Legum/Leber) http://t.co/echhNLhFLb 22:58:57
Reading – You can now see some of the dirt a major data marketer has on you (Jacob Kastrenakes) http://t.co/GCVHvYQY1A 23:02:15
Reading – The Sovereign Double-Standard (Aaron Bady) http://t.co/ZuAi8cLvwS 23:12:06
Reading – How Advanced Is the NSA’s Cryptanalysis вЂ” And Can We Resist It? (Bruce Schneier) http://t.co/hZgfw2QOv7 23:18:20
Alex would concur -> Reading – Four-Year-Old Mugged By Reality (Rod Dreher) http://t.co/BycqfWWHbZ 23:19:38
Reading – Myth-Busting the Looming War With Syria (Joshua Foust) http://t.co/N9GQnxxVwf 23:38:21
RT @jbarro: Obama seems to be excluding the possibility that terrible things can happen which the U.S. government has no ability to fix. 23:39:08
Reading – Apple Asks Devs to Prepare for New 'Safari Push Notification' Feature in Mavericks (Jordan Golson) http://t.co/Qae0nWy219 23:40:42

@abulsme tweets from 2013-09-03 (UTC)

My fitbit #Fitstats for 9/02/2013: 9,352 steps and 6.9 km traveled. http://t.co/yvGq0OoOT9 02:02:30
This wee’s Curmudgeon’s Corner with @imbou done! Out when I get a chance. :-) 03:26:14
Reading – President Obama's Epically Botched Syria Policy (Kevin Drum) http://t.co/SVs7XbTJRC 13:11:31
RT @KarlreMarks: I love how they talk about US and UK politicians being "traumatized" by the Iraq War. How do you think Iraqis feel or is tвЂ¦ 13:19:59
Reading – Why Obama needs to choose whether he's a liberal or a realist on Syria (Daniel W. Drezner) http://t.co/yfCwxu8tTM 13:24:05
Reading – Could bombing Syria kill more civilians than it saves? (Ezra Klein) http://t.co/kjumOr9lwJ 13:27:39
Reading – Report: John Kerry Tells Dems U.S. Faces вЂMunich Moment’ In Syria Decision (Catherine Thompson) http://t.co/N2lTVTjhsD 13:32:12
Bookmark! -> Where the votes stand on Syria (Aaron Blake) http://t.co/1VKcGOAZMa 13:43:24
Reading – A top-of-the-week briefing on Syria (Klein/Soltas) http://t.co/F4u0XoPcUk 13:56:48
Reading – Rand Paul: We Should Leave Assad Alone Because He’s Only Killing Muslims (Charles Johnson) http://t.co/zwiZALA2cn 14:07:08
Reading – The Syria Vote Looks Likely to Provoke Plenty of Republican Fireworks (Kevin Drum) http://t.co/DkGoACS8jT 16:52:52
RT @mattyglesias: Perhaps for the sake of U.S. credibility, future presidents should avoid making unwise military threats. 16:55:54
Reading – Ballmer promises shorter names for Nokia phones (Sharif Sakr) http://t.co/8qEGVYLESx 16:58:44
Screw the norm about not using chemical weapons. How about we start promoting a norm against killing people regardless of weapon used? 20:22:50
RT @joshuafoust: At least we have a strong answer for "did they learn at all from the last decade?" It's "no." 20:26:04
RT @DavidOAtkins: If the whole point of this is to enforce norms of international law, handing over Dick Cheney would help more. 20:26:08
RT @AmberBarno: This is how this hearing is going for Kerry so far: http://t.co/S3AMSvpgPF via @BuzzFeedAndrew #Syria 20:27:31
RT @natsecHeather: exists, called Responsib 2 Protect MT @abulsme Screw norm abt not using chem weapons. How bout norm against killing regaвЂ¦ 20:27:50
.@natsecHeather Not convinced that R2P ends up much better. Good intentions often don't lead to good outcomes. Need true cost/bene analysis. in reply to natsecHeather 20:30:37
.@natsecHeather Where cost/bene counts non-US too, and takes into account the great uncertainty in predicting outcome of possible actions. in reply to natsecHeather 20:32:10
RT @natsecHeather: @abulsme what is the cost/value of a human life? a Syrian, Congolese, American life? a life some believe will be lost ifвЂ¦ 20:32:35
.@natsecHeather Good Qs. Start by counting all lives equal, look for course with least expected deaths, regardless of who "responsible". in reply to natsecHeather 20:34:27
.@natsecHeather Once you have that down (no easy task, I grant), then start worrying about quality of life, etc. in reply to natsecHeather 20:35:16
.@natsecHeather Of course, also have to balance non-human costs. Ppl uncomfortable with $ to human comp, but insurance co's do it every day. in reply to natsecHeather 20:36:19
.@natsecHeather And every one of us does it subconsciously every day when evaluating risks we take, how much we spend on safety, etc. in reply to natsecHeather 20:37:22
.@natsecHeather Of course, not hearing R2P or cost/bene discussion here. More just "we must enforce norm" which is not convincing. in reply to natsecHeather 20:39:43
Yup -> If America wants Assad to respect international law, it must respect it, too (Raul Grijalva) http://t.co/yN6rnn3RPk 21:44:20
Reading – Hard Work (Atrios, Eschaton) http://t.co/aM1R7Y7P94 22:03:55
Reading – Nothing Says You Care Like a Missile Strike (Tom Tomorrow) http://t.co/9dL5bPLmce 22:39:43
Reading – Microsoft Buys Nokia for в‚¬3.79B (Matt Drance) http://t.co/4ulouDrUEN 23:09:47
RT @SenJohnMcCain: Scandal! Caught playing iPhone game at 3+ hour Senate hearing – worst of all I lost! 23:11:03
RT @BadAstronomer: .@SenJohnMcCain Yes, we shouldn’t expect our Senators to pay attention for 3 whole hours. It’s just bombing another counвЂ¦ 23:11:07

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