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@abulsme tweets from 2015-08-05 (UTC)

01:21:30 Retweeted @RadioFreeTom 2015-08-04 23:21:04 Remember after the 2012 GOP primary debacle when conservatives said "we won't make that clown show mistake again?"
Good times.
04:53:03 Retweeted @ForecasterEnten 2015-08-04 22:45:49 Average of 4 NH polls taken in June: Clinton 46%. Average of 2 NH polls taken in July: 45%. MAN ALIVE SHE'S DROPPING!!!!!
06:49:56 Other things came up this evening. Deciding to wait until tomorrow to input the new MN @ppppolls results instead of giving up sleep tonight.
12:34:18 Reading – Jimmy Carter Is Correct That the U.S. Is No Longer a Democracy (Eric Zuesse) http://t.co/mXpi5pAOii
12:40:30 Reading – FBI looking into the security of Hillary Clinton’s private e-mail setup (Carol D. Leonnig) http://t.co/R1t6DnF9qM
12:46:36 Reading – Friends of Joe Biden Worry a Run for President Could Bruise His Legacy (Hulse/Horowitz) http://t.co/o0EK5shxIm
12:53:39 Reading – Cybersecurity bill could 'sweep away' internet users' privacy, agency warns (Sam Thielman) http://t.co/qdgFGZ0Do9
12:58:50 Reading – How to Make Sense of Donald Trump’s Perch Atop the Polls (Nate Cohn) http://t.co/xuuXPVuRuO
13:13:44 Reading – Elizabeth Warren: The Government Doesn't Perform Abortions. Period. (Rich Smith) http://t.co/cIGRgnrb2G
13:23:14 Reading – Google & MIT Researchers Demo An Algorithm That Lets You Take Clear Photos Through Reflections (Lardinois) http://t.co/ehkOmVk80u
22:09:48 Reading – Why Donald Trump is winning (Tankersley/Clement/Craighill) http://t.co/JgWl91pJ7j
22:20:20 Reading – Snohomish County Election results from Aug. 4 primary http://t.co/zB8oHkxG4t
23:40:11 Reading – On Demand. Without Apology. (Kristi Coulter) https://t.co/R0qXcTjq9B

@abulsme tweets from 2015-08-04 (UTC)

04:21:38 Retweeted @ScottNY71 03:09:39 I believe the plot for the movie Gremlins was born in the mind of a parent witnessing their 4-year-old having a hunger meltdown.
04:40:51 Retweeted @BenHarris_1 01:40:39 Right now, I'm reminded of something a friend once said: You can't reason someone out of a position they didn't reason themselves into.
05:36:27 Retweeted @cushbomb 2015-08-02 20:04:52 Huckabee: I'd send troops to stop abortions.
Christie: I'd kick every teacher in the dick.
Walker: I'd nuke Iran.
Cruz: I'd…shit on a dog?
06:27:18 Retweeted @thegarance 02:23:18 If Biden runs he's just going to discover what Hillary already has: Everyone finds it easier to admire people who aren't running for pres.
14:49:01 Reading – Democrats Unveil a Plan to Fight Gerrymandering (Jonathan Martin) http://t.co/JWXa0bot0v
15:06:23 Reading – Inside the sad, expensive failure of Google+ (Seth Fiegerman) http://t.co/fnHihQvjih
15:11:26 Reading – Republican candidates' forum hears policy pitches in Trump-free zone (Sabrina Siddiqui) http://t.co/1aSoIN8bIH
15:15:53 Reading – The Declining Marginal Value of Crazy (Josh Marshall) http://t.co/JaF6IdD5UU
15:33:59 FFS. My mom just called to tell me someone stole her car this morning. This is not a good week. :-/
17:27:19 Turns out weekend robber probably got spare car keys as well as laptop. Came back for car last night. :-(
18:52:10 Retweeted @SamWangPhD 18:46:45 Poll nerdery (or boredom at ridiculous top-10 story): appropriate confidence intervals! http://t.co/abPTaEOHtZ http://t.co/B4iJpmujxX
19:27:46 Reading – Today's Cliffhanger: Will Rick Perry Make It To the Main Debate Stage? (Kevin Drum) http://t.co/63lPorP7Lu
20:44:16 Looks like @ppppolls has the first state level three way general election poll of the cycle. I will have to start a seperate file for these.
20:45:25 I have to figure out something completely different to do with these. They just aren’t directly comparable with the two way match ups.
20:47:31 So we go from Clinton 44 Bush 42 to Clinton 41 Bush 26 Trump 25 in MN according to @ppppolls. Can’t just throw those together and average.
20:50:06 Plus Trump is just a hair’s breadth from 2nd place, which messes with my model much more if it happens, even in one poll. Damn you Trump!!!
20:51:39 Anyway, I will enter the two way polls in database tonight. But I obv have to start figuring out what I will do with three way data. :-(
20:52:26 (There were some three way polls in the last couple cycles, but the third candidate was so far back they could effectively just be ignored.)
21:36:30 Method for doing three way polls starting to come together in my head. Had hoped not to need it, butвЂ¦ Guess I will start working on it.
22:07:57 Reading – Just How Arbitrary Is Fox's 10-Person GOP Debate Cutoff? (Danielle Kurtzleben) http://t.co/XaVNN3LOhE
22:59:11 Reading – Fox News Announces Which 10 Candidates Qualify For First GOP Debate (Sara Jerde) http://t.co/vUo29uqagZ
23:05:34 Retweeted @pbump 22:58:35 If Fox hadn’t lifted the 1 percent limit on the kiddie table debate, Graham, Pataki and Gilmore would not have been on stage. in reply to pbump
23:07:02 Retweeted @nicwebb 23:06:35 @abulsme Now we know who's sitting at the kid's table. in reply to abulsme
23:11:40 .@nicwebb Annoyed I have a meeting during kids table debate. More annoyed that *I* scheduled that meeting. :-) Will watch it later on TiVo. in reply to nicwebb

@abulsme tweets from 2015-08-03 (UTC)

03:43:45 Retweeted @imbou 03:35:38 @abulsme what the hell??? in reply to abulsme
03:46:24 .@imbou Turned out while he loaded a lot of other crap into a bag he dropped the bag. Only got away with the computer. (Late 2008 MacBook.) in reply to imbou
03:48:06 The location from Find My Mac only got police to an apartment complex. Not enough accuracy to pinpoint an apt. So they couldn’t do much.
03:49:11 Since it is old and now locked, they probably just chucked it at this point. Police checked nearby dumpsters. No joy.
03:52:29 Also worth adding, when my mom saw robber in her apartment, she said вЂњAre you having fun?вЂќ to him before he dove out window with her laptopвЂ¦
03:53:18 This evening I helped my mom buy a new 13вЂі Retina MacBook Pro. It will be a good update she was overdue for anyway. But still. GrrrвЂ¦
07:12:45 Mom’s new computer all restored from backup and happy now. I think. Heading home to bed in any case. ZZZzzzвЂ¦
14:36:45 Retweeted @imbou 12:21:48 @abulsme if she has a backup then they guy did her a favor in reply to abulsme
14:37:33 .@imbou YeahвЂ¦ No. in reply to imbou
14:39:01 Retweeted @imbou 14:38:44 @abulsme damn it! The guy is not a rocket scientist, the laptop is likely to turn up as soon as he realizes it's worthless… in reply to abulsme
14:42:53 .@imbou More likely thrown in trash. But yes. Guy a dim bulb. Bag he had filled but dropped had old letters, staples, etc. Mostly junk. :-/ in reply to imbou
14:44:33 .@imbou Only thing in bag worth anything to anybody other than us was a camera. But he would have gotten old slides of me from the 70s! in reply to imbou
14:46:52 Retweeted @imbou 14:46:32 @abulsme These guys get caught. The last 2 people I know this happened to the guy got caught, and eventually the laptop surfaced eventually in reply to abulsme
14:48:17 .@imbou Maybe. Could always happen. Or not. Mom already set with new computer though. So has moved on. :-) in reply to imbou
14:48:26 Retweeted @imbou 14:47:49 @abulsme and this is the reason why I have a burglar alarm! Stops crap like this from happening! in reply to imbou
14:50:04 .@imbou Harder to do well in an apartment. Prompts me to want to do better remembering to turn ours onвЂ¦ We have a setup, but usually forget. in reply to imbou
14:52:31 Retweeted @imbou 14:52:04 @abulsme No it's not. I have a condo with an alarm it's easy. ADT and AT&T have one's you can control with an app on your phone. in reply to abulsme
14:54:08 .@imbou You own a condo. Was more wondering about what rental lease allows. Probably fine as long as not making holes or whatnot I guess. in reply to imbou
14:55:44 Retweeted @imbou 14:54:51 @abulsme great question. I would ask the management to see if they object in reply to abulsme
23:24:04 Retweeted @ShepNewsTeam 22:00:03 JUST IN: Final Fox News Poll before this week's debate shows Trump & Bush only candidates in double digits. Thoughts? http://t.co/vkeH79RcA2

@abulsme tweets from 2015-08-02 (UTC)

03:02:43 Retweeted @nihilist_arbys 2015-07-29 15:14:21 Do you know what else kills lions? The relentless persistence of time & the pointless cruelty of life. You'll die the same way. Eat arbys.
03:16:53 Retweeted @nielslesniewski 00:57:12 This report is great. Graham says Donald Trump may make sense if you start drinking during early debate at 5 p.m. https://t.co/q9Gbh5LT8x
04:06:53 My mom just inturrupted a robber in her apartment. He escaped out a window with a bunch of stuff. Scary. :-(
06:31:09 Retweeted @PzFeed 02:44:32 The Empire State Building unveils endangered species light show. http://t.co/y7zvIwCH6e
06:31:15 Retweeted @prchovanec 03:07:09 Isn't a giant lemur on the Empire State Building a Signв„ў of the Apocalypse? https://t.co/PWI1EFxBFQ
13:50:55 My mom’s stolen laptop checked in with Find My Mac this morning (and thus got locked). Gave address where it was to police. We shall see.
16:47:05 Watching – Mac vs. PC: The Windows 10 Edition (Joanna Stern) http://t.co/ENHpsOEVGc
16:56:50 Reading – Hitchhiking Robot Lasts Just Two Weeks in US Because Humans Are Terrible (Matt Novak) http://t.co/kl08lBwKfN
17:23:44 Retweeted @AdamWeinstein 16:48:41 More fun at the Georgia Confederate rally. Kinda weird how that cop hasn't drawn down on that bubba fondling his gun http://t.co/Me1Pb6AMKm
17:25:28 Retweeted @deray 16:50:59 "Reasons." Police Violence. America. http://t.co/rcpvkJx1RB
18:20:10 Retweeted @realDonaldTrump 14:00:16 I wish good luck to all of the Republican candidates that traveled to California to beg for money etc. from the Koch Brothers. Puppets?
20:30:58 Retweeted @Jason 18:26:51 idea for #2016 debates: put stats of donations paid to candidates over responses contextually: energy discussion, show @exxonmobil donations
23:39:33 Reading – What Are These Strange Scarlet Streaks Spotted on Tethys? (Jason Major) http://t.co/8RVgnb2kJd
23:41:58 Reading – Bernie Sanders: вЂClimate Change Is the Greatest Threat Facing the Planet’ (Kate Scanlon) http://t.co/jEIWF7TH4X

@abulsme tweets from 2015-08-01 (UTC)

16:51:29 Watching – Email in Real Life (Tripp and Tyler) https://t.co/DwxZN17XyN
19:44:04 Retweeted @cdespinosa 01:31:05 iMac box is a trapezoid with the front 10В° out of parallel with the back. Which means that if you have 36 of them… http://t.co/0IX8sZoXSO
20:03:20 Watching – A Conference Call in Real Life (Tripp and Tyler) https://t.co/5LfjtLekTO
23:26:34 Reading – Sad About Cecil? These African Animals Are Slaughtered by the Thousands (Margot Kiser) http://t.co/o6LqvnsCks
23:36:56 Reading – Joe Biden Said to Be Taking New Look at Presidential Run (Amy Chozick) http://t.co/OQkiySmmgJ

@ElecCollPolls tweets from 2015-07-31 (UTC)

20:37:04 [Blog Post] "Curmudgeon’s Corner: Until we are Tired" http://t.co/iKBxAekJ9U

@abulsme tweets from 2015-07-31 (UTC)

05:46:21 Reading – Kasich in, Perry out, and Trump Trump Trump: The latest on next week’s debate (@pbump) http://t.co/DL3RNmWjkx
16:18:52 [Abulpost] Curmudgeon's Corner: Until we are Tired http://t.co/ezP9ZRWslS

Curmudgeon’s Corner: Until we are Tired

On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner Podcast instead of a handful of big topics, Ivan and Sam once again go full show Lightning Round! We talk Election 2016, Sandra Bland, Cecil the Lion, MH370, Movies, Books, Windows 10, Gun Control… and lots more… 26 separate topics this week by our count! One for every letter of the alphabet! So start singing your ABC’s and listen!

Recorded 2015-07-23

Length this week – 1:37:02

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Show Details:

Intro
- Yard Camping
- Kids and Tech
Lightning Round I
- Sanders, O’Malley and Black Lives Matter
- More Trump!
- Thinning the Republican Field
Lightning Round II
- Sandra Bland
- Police Escalations
- Cecil the Lion
- Internet Mobs
- Clinton Emails again
- Huckabee on Ovens
Lightning Round III
- Piece of MH370 found?
- Movie: Thomas and Friends: The Adventure Begins
- Kids and Cars
- Curmudgeon’s Corner Eight Years Old!
- Onstar Hacking
- Tech Earnings
- Windows 10
- Book: Autobiography of Mark Twain: Volume I
Lightning Round IV
- Cuba Embassy Opens
- We’re on Stitcher!
- Louisiana Shooting and Gun Control
- Jonathan Pollard Parole
- Turkish Air Strikes
- Syria
- Upcoming Republican Debate

@ElecCollPolls tweets from 2015-07-30 (UTC)

03:21:49 Poll Added: PPP in IL from 2015-07-20 to 2015-07-21 – Clinton 48% to Bush 39% http://t.co/Wy8A1CiZwa
03:25:08 Poll Added: PPP in IL from 2015-07-20 to 2015-07-21 – Sanders 42% to Bush 37% http://t.co/99YV1LxNDW
03:28:00 Poll Added: PPP in IL from 2015-07-20 to 2015-07-21 – Clinton 49% to Carson 37% http://t.co/43UJF33tow
03:30:59 Poll Added: PPP in IL from 2015-07-20 to 2015-07-21 – Clinton 49% to Christie 35% http://t.co/oh4oYFCWCF
03:33:27 Poll Added: PPP in IL from 2015-07-20 to 2015-07-21 – Clinton 51% to Cruz 35% http://t.co/SPUyQrvngI
03:36:53 Poll Added: PPP in IL from 2015-07-20 to 2015-07-21 – Clinton 49% to Fiorina 34% http://t.co/4RjDtO1z8p
03:41:06 Poll Added: PPP in IL from 2015-07-20 to 2015-07-21 – Clinton 51% to Huckabee 35% http://t.co/STNbJLXDi0
03:43:32 Poll Added: PPP in IL from 2015-07-20 to 2015-07-21 – Clinton 47% to Paul 37% http://t.co/7IOPlu9tTL
03:45:53 Poll Added: PPP in IL from 2015-07-20 to 2015-07-21 – Clinton 49% to Rubio 37% http://t.co/8uJ6oewPUc
03:48:50 Poll Added: PPP in IL from 2015-07-20 to 2015-07-21 – Sanders 40% to Rubio 34% http://t.co/s3MBtoL7YX
03:53:05 Poll Added: PPP in IL from 2015-07-20 to 2015-07-21 – Clinton 51% to Trump 33% http://t.co/M8ZIIFevhF
03:57:30 Poll Added: PPP in IL from 2015-07-20 to 2015-07-21 – Sanders 48% to Trump 32% http://t.co/FFx6VHbkNt
04:07:48 Poll Added: PPP in IL from 2015-07-20 to 2015-07-21 – Clinton 50% to Walker 39% http://t.co/5Ot1PwsVP2
04:10:41 Poll Added: PPP in IL from 2015-07-20 to 2015-07-21 – Sanders 40% to Walker 36% http://t.co/mQVj9eEkBp

@abulsme tweets from 2015-07-30 (UTC)

02:15:48 Retweeted @stevewerby 00:39:15 Gen X geeks thinks Lynx is dead.
Millennial geeks don't know about Lynx.
Then there's *this* person.
I'm in awe. http://t.co/GQ5v3EyORE
02:29:00 Retweeted @jonathantimar 2015-07-29 05:53:42 Congrats, @Microsoft, on setting a new standard for unhelpful error messages. This will never be topped. #Windows10 http://t.co/A24Ez6tqMn
05:47:14 Retweeted @PollsAndVotes 2015-07-28 11:21:05 Pres16 trial heats. Strikingly little variation in Clinton or GOP support across the GOP field. Tightening a bit. http://t.co/J51aiKDcGR
06:01:41 Added @ppppolls results from Illinois. Details at http://t.co/DURWAhb7mq and @ElecCollPolls. No significant changes, so no blog post.
14:42:53 Retweeted @nxthompson 2015-07-29 02:29:17 So interesting. Diversity across US religions. http://t.co/h1L4J0VWnY http://t.co/ZsbuOSjGhU
14:43:37 Retweeted @SamInteractive 13:28:52 No. That's not what unlimited data means. Unlimited data means I don't get this text if I've used 7Gb this month. http://t.co/Hlxuv98LmK
14:46:55 Retweeted @mmurraypolitics 13:34:42 With the new Quinnipiac poll, guess who is now in the Top 10 from last 5 polls — and guess who is out http://t.co/3Ie7mCLkNz
15:07:26 Retweeted @BunmiLaditan 12:19:33 My 5/yo asked for McDonalds & I said "Maybe tomorrow."
Her response: "YOU'RE JUST GOING TO KEEP SAYING THAT UNTIL WE'RE ALL DEAD!"
15:26:32 Reading – Presidential Polls: How to Follow Them (Brendan Nyhan) http://t.co/VdmORCOMGM
15:30:22 Reading – The Summer of ’82 (Phil Plait) http://t.co/Iy0QeQs6Vu
16:13:41 Listening to Criminal Episode 23: Triassic Park http://t.co/iLssMEJrql
19:25:30 Retweeted @aedwardslevy 19:25:03 Rand Paul, July 2015: 5%
Ron Paul, July 2011: 9%

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