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@abulsme Updates from 2012-06-25 (UTC)

  • Reading – Turkey/Syria Shoot Down Update (Josh Marshall) http://t.co/39O19znK #
  • Reading – Last Pinta giant tortoise Lonesome George dies (BBC) http://t.co/Gt8hCJ7h #
  • Reading – With Tablet, Microsoft Takes Aim at Hardware Missteps (Nick Wingfield) http://t.co/864IW0dB #
  • Reading – Hands-Off: Microsoft Surface Tablet Review (Danny Sullivan) http://t.co/VZ3eYAbj #
  • Reading – Obama’s Reversals on Executive Power (Ilya Somin) http://t.co/WA7rYDZq #
  • Reading – Nest thermostat reviewed: A smart device for all seasons (Kevin C. Tofel) http://t.co/IGzyJ0ZT #
  • Reading – Egypt's president-elect Morsi vows to unite a divided nation (Kristen Chick) http://t.co/oDSmel5M #
  • Watching – Where the Hell is Matt? 2012 (mattharding2718) http://t.co/5NOCxbxD #
  • Reading – Old vs. Young (David Leonhardt) http://t.co/ij3vYFBK #
  • .@BYUfan I’ll add it to my queue. :-) #
  • Reading – ‘Jeopardy!’ Host Alex Trebek Suffers Heart Attack (Todd Gilchrist) http://t.co/GU97NJTD #
  • RT @BreakingNews: Syrian general, 2 colonels, 2 majors, 1 lieutenant and 33 troops defect from Assad regime, arrive in Turkey – @Reuters #
  • MT @chrisalbon: This is huge. RT @mpoppel AP: Turkey says it’ll push NATO to consider Syria’s downing of Turkish jet as attack on alliance. #

@abulsme Updates from 2012-06-24 (UTC)

  • MT @jonacuff: Recently we saw a Wii game at Walmart. My 8yo said "Wait, let's read Amazon reviews 1st." They were bad. We didn't buy game. #
  • MT @bfurnas: "The 1st yr American teenagers have a driver's license is one of the most dangerous years of their lives." http://t.co/JOCpM5sD #
  • Just completed a 1.54 km walk – Walking Roscoe. http://t.co/m3VpzIsG #RunKeeper #
  • Watching – World's most extreme zipline – ZipFlyer Nepal (bgolchha) http://t.co/qMapEdtO #
  • Reading – Syrian downing of Turkish plane: a hostile act? (Suzan Fraser) http://t.co/gNGGov6z #
  • Reading – When Did English Lose the Long Letter S? (John Farrier) http://t.co/bDZeFBIa #
  • Reading – Assange asks Ecuador for asylum (Glenn Greenwald) http://t.co/1uony8TA #
  • Reading – The Baby That Was Cut Out Of STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN (Devin Faraci) http://t.co/QNWhEKJk #
  • Reading – If rumors about WiFi-only MS Surface are true, they just took something grand & made it fail (Sal McCloskey) http://t.co/jV9LdxI2 #
  • RT @BreakingNews: Turkey calls for a NATO meeting over the downing of its plane by Syria, state TV says – @AP #
  • RT @ZekeJMiller: RT @hjacksonAP: How long until this Eygptian election result becomes an American campaign issue? I say not very long. #
  • RT @daveweigel: BREAKING: In Egypt, Mohammed Morsi wins the right to be ignored and undermined by the SCAF. #juntamentum #
  • Reading – Turkey to Consult NATO Over Downing of Jet by Syria (Sebnem Arsu and Rod Nordland) http://t.co/qExu1gNl #
  • Reading – Reading Rainbow launches iPad app, we go hands-on (Brian Heater) http://t.co/kCaSbLU5 #

@abulsme Updates from 2012-06-23 (UTC)

@abulsme Updates from 2012-06-22 (UTC)

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@abulsme Updates from 2012-06-20 (UTC)

  • Just completed a 1.53 km walk – Walking Roscoe. http://t.co/QkY7SATs #RunKeeper #
  • RT @BreakingNews: Hosni Mubarak is in a coma but off of life support and his heart and other vital organs are functioning, security offi … #

@abulsme Updates from 2012-06-19 (UTC)

@abulsme Updates from 2012-06-17 (UTC)

  • Reading – U.N. Proposals To Regulate Internet Are 'Troubling,' Leaked Documents Reveal (Carl Franzen) http://t.co/usflsuay #
  • Reading – The Vulnerabilities Market and the Future of Security (Bruce Schneier) http://t.co/8JoheeDs #
  • Reading – There’s a new winner of the Iowa Caucus and it’s Ron Paul (Doug Wead) http://t.co/ffrKvyGw #
  • Reading – Obama energizes Latino vote (Edward-Isaac Dovere and Darren Samuelsohn) http://t.co/JGDc5Ue4 #
  • Reading – Researchers Whose Work Was Cited to Justify Bloomberg’s Large Soda Ban Explain Why it Won’t Work (Ilya Somin) http://t.co/qxk4esBA #
  • Reading – U.N. Suspends Syria Mission, Citing Increase in Violence (David D. Kirkpatrick and David E. Sanger) http://t.co/J8krQwNC #
  • Reading – Train Engineer Adopts Owl from Track (Neatorama) http://t.co/XvdbcUZy #
  • Reading – Watergate at 40: So many 'what ifs' (Mark S. Smith) http://t.co/j0mp4Tpn #
  • Reading – Health reform without a mandate: Lessons from Washington state (Sarah Kliff) http://t.co/POhHbttv #
  • Reading – Inside Google's Plan to Build a Catalog of Every Single Thing, Ever (Alexis Madrigal) http://t.co/q5KUoF16 #
  • Reading – Is the secret war in Yemen and Somalia secret no longer? (Chris Woods) http://t.co/LYFDYW0M #
  • Reading – Romney: Being Vague About My Plans Helps Me Get Elected (Charles Johnson) http://t.co/xdVkVVrt #
  • Reading – Obama on the Economy (Matthew Yglesias) http://t.co/pVslQaRr #
  • Reading – Al Qaeda’s best friend (Glenn Greenwald) http://t.co/52e9jXIj #

@abulsme Updates from 2012-06-16 (UTC)

  • Reading – Executive Overreach (John Yoo) http://t.co/79c2nBFv #
  • Reading – A Guide to Forecast Model Updates (Nate Silver) http://t.co/GL4IIjgh #
  • Reading – That Big Thing Everyone Is Talking About Today (Radley Balko) http://t.co/QEeBLnsP #
  • Reading – iOS 6's Smaller Changes: Custom Email Alerts, 'Find My Friends' Geofencing and More (Jordan Golson) http://t.co/MVU38WG6 #
  • Reading – Hillary Clinton, Jeff Bezos to announce Kindle Mobile Learning Initiative next Wednesday (Laura Hazard Owen) http://t.co/Lw3gUrXY #
  • Reading – Obama's Best Buds: The Bushes (Andrew Sullivan) http://t.co/gram8fQY #
  • Reading – Microsoft and Amazon to Rekindle Tablet Efforts (Goldy, Slog) http://t.co/h94qgTbt #
  • Reading – Friday Flashback: “You will never see a major housing price crash here.” (The Tim, Seattle Bubble) http://t.co/Sf7Xeq7g #
  • Reading – Voyager 1 Breaking Through the Borders of the Solar System (Jason Major) http://t.co/VbOHZrXc #
  • Reading – How Long Before VPNs Become Illegal? (Ernesto, Torrentfreak) http://t.co/a3tSyjkp #
  • Reading – Opinion About Recess Appointments is "Eyes Only" (Kevin Drum) http://t.co/hDyMAnww #
  • Reading – Obama's Immigration "Game-Changer" ( Andrew Sullivan) http://t.co/WMLRITu5 #
  • I played him in a school play in elementary school – Crazy Charles Guiteau (Neatorama) http://t.co/lhuybMLc #
  • Reading – Internet Archive Sues to Stop New Washington State Law (Rebecca, EFF) https://t.co/1rxXAUyZ #
  • Reading – A Tipping Point in Syria? (Jeffrey Goldberg) http://t.co/6zJACDrk #
  • Reading – Egyptians vote for president with political transition in turmoil (Kristen Chick) http://t.co/SZ4baCLh #
  • Reading – Obama immigration order: Does 'audacity of hope' mean unchecked presidential power? (Patrik Jonsson) http://t.co/APwB0JNJ #
  • Reading – The crayola-fication of the world (aatish, Empirical Zeal) http://t.co/BChKhwyE #
  • Reading – Roadwork will bring mess back to Mercer (Mike Lindblom) http://t.co/frLHXmdl #
  • Reading – Knolling: a verb for those who like things nice and kentucky (Cory Doctorow) http://t.co/dUaLsn5e #
  • Reading – Famous Novelists on Symbolism in Their Work and Whether It Was Intentional (Wil Wheaton) http://t.co/cD9XAKZC #
  • Reading – 5th grader barred from giving speech on marriage equality by principal, later reversed (Cory Doctorow) http://t.co/3X4TdT42 #
  • Reading – FunnyJunk's lawyer vows revenge on The Oatmeal and Matthew Inman (Cory Doctorow) http://t.co/GenWOVXT #

@abulsme Updates from 2012-06-15 (UTC)