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Curmudgeon’s Corner: Just one of these things

In the latest Curmudgeon’s Corner Sam and IvГЎn talk about:
* Sleepers / Aches and Pains / Jaws: The Revenge
* Greece
* Saudi Arabia / Netanyahu Visit
* Apple Earnings

Recorded 2015-01-30

Length this week – 55:21

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@abulsme tweets from 2015-01-29 (UTC)

00:19:51 RT @CoeMason I wonder why this guy followed meвЂ¦he must genuinely enjoy my Tweets! http://t.co/mTmROaQmZ7
00:21:08 .@CoeMason I was bored so I followed everybody who had geotagged a tweet within a one mile radius of my house in the previous 24 hours.
03:01:08 Retweeted @AmyNotAmy 02:57:37 I tell Alex I love him many times a day but today he told our dog, "Amy loves me, but you love me even more." Roscoe hasn't said it once!!!!
03:04:49 After note from school that mentions Alex reading: @scatterbrandy: Alex, did you learn to read and never tell us? Alex: <nodding> Yup.
04:09:56 Reading – Witnesses Needed From Fatal Hit and Run on 128th Street Monday Night (@MyEverettNews) http://t.co/64Gsk8hQIv
16:31:09 Reading – Plenty Of Innuendo, But No Hard Evidence Of New Clinton Sex Scandal (Ken Bensinger) http://t.co/jBDdKRn2PF

@abulsme tweets from 2015-01-28 (UTC)

18:40:32 Sad about this. -> A Note to my Readers (@sullydish) http://t.co/ka51wRcHEo
18:40:56 Retweeted @BenjySarlin 18:36:23 Not sure anyone on Earth's politics line up with @sullydish on right or left, but site got so good at curating links you had to keep reading
18:41:32 Retweeted @danielradosh 18:25:45 Andrew Sullivan started in the days when old people would ask, "What's a blog?" and ends in the days when young people ask, "What's a blog?"
19:25:51 Retweeted @7im 19:15:48 man the pretwitter days of bouncing between sullivan and kos and drum and atrios and josh marshall. seems a lifetime ago #blogstalgia

@abulsme tweets from 2015-01-27 (UTC)

01:11:12 Retweeted @pourmecoffee 00:22:33 This live wind map is always mesmerizing, but especially during a storm: http://t.co/Ju8tBj9sKR http://t.co/h3Ogu5tsvJ
02:45:55 Retweeted @BillKarins 02:17:46 I caved and just lowered #NYC from 16-20" down to 10-14" and 5" already has fallen. Also lowered Philly 8-12" to 3-6"
03:08:42 Retweeted @JeffAMcGee 02:51:45 A picture of @NASA_Dawn and #ceres as seen by the @HubbleTelescope . #imagineceres http://t.co/mIbgEcbFEu
03:12:31 I see lots of people talking about forecasts for NYC and South being downgraded, but Boston and environs still getting slammed, right?
03:52:43 Retweeted @noahkalina 01:27:29 Sorry other news in the world. New York is having snow right now.
04:08:28 Reading – Will Hillary Clinton run for the Democratic nomination unopposed? (Linda Feldmann) http://t.co/XnokqTn5Gu
04:57:00 Reading – Senate Republicans Float Bill to Kill Bertha (Sydney Brownstone) http://t.co/mZAccvuMZ9
07:00:44 Seeing multiple breaking news alerts for online services being down is somewhat surreal.
07:02:52 Retweeted @trevortimm 06:58:42 It's not very interesting that Facebook is down. But it's really interesting that Facebook log-in services all over the web go down with it.
07:09:22 Retweeted @brendanloy 07:08:17 The "OMG @AP alert!" tweets are funny, but this IS news – dunno yet, but could be cyberwar! – and if it woke you up, well, fix your settings
07:19:03 Retweeted @HayesBrown 07:14:57 Hmm RT @W7VOA: Initial indications are that the social media sites are being targeted in a massive DDOS attack. #Facebook #Instagram
07:20:02 And now dozens of seperate вЂњFacebook is backвЂќ notices. Woo?
07:58:53 Retweeted @paulmozur 07:57:13 Hearing from a credible person the Facebook/Instagram problem caused by hiccup of a commonly used service. Not a hack, not storm related.
16:23:53 Reading – The GOP’s New Year (@sullydish) http://t.co/JtKAddXhPm
17:11:23 Started getting sick over weekend. Worked from home yesterday. Ditto today. But getting worse. Dunno if I will manage full day. Bleh. :-(
17:44:56 Retweeted @7im 16:41:47 Our language is too blunt when the same word that means robot death plane also means toy RC helicopter #drones
18:27:13 I think the DayQuil I took is starting to kick in. Still feel like crap though. <Insert dry hacking cough here>

@abulsme tweets from 2015-01-26 (UTC)

06:50:15 Retweeted @PollsAndVotes 2015-01-25 23:15:31 To repeat my stump speech: Obama approval still shows considerably less variation than other presidents-Upturn small http://t.co/iswp27SGpg
07:02:03 Retweeted @Matchity 03:50:06 I need to lose weight, but I don't want to exercise or eat less. Can someone please help me find a lamp with a genie?
16:59:26 Reading – Daddy issues: Are Ron Paul’s hard-core stands a problem for son’s presidential bid? (David A. Fahrenthold) http://t.co/ID6WFMWVaK
19:03:25 Retweeted @stcolumbia 19:03:04 Unable to join in the excitement of panicking about local weather, DC twitter is instead intently covering a toy lost near the White House.
19:24:26 Retweeted @SarcasticRover 19:24:04 SCIENCE REMINDER: A blizzard doesn't disprove climate change anymore than you being an idiot disproves evolution.
20:23:53 Uh, in 2016? Probably BidenвЂ¦ MT @ariannahuff: Who will be VP in 2016? Check out our latest power rankings: http://t.co/UA7vrqUzfT

@abulsme tweets from 2015-01-25 (UTC)

00:07:25 Retweeted @Keethers 2015-01-24 22:58:45 Between Huckabee attacking BeyoncГ© and Sarah Palin calling Obama "boy", I'd say GOP minority outreach is going swimmingly.
00:10:13 Retweeted @jameshohmann 2015-01-24 23:41:22 Christie: "If you want a candidate who agrees with you 100% of the time, go home and look in the mirror."
00:11:51 Retweeted @mattkatz00 2015-01-24 23:38:15 This is NEW @GovChristie: "We don’t demonize the wealthyвЂ¦but nor should we cater to the wealthy at the expense of our middle-income earners"
00:12:57 Retweeted @owillis 2015-01-24 23:35:49 Go clown car go!!!!! #IAFreedomSummit
00:29:44 Undoubtedly made worse by real time transcription, but still -> Palin’s Performance Art (@anamariecox) http://t.co/3ij7yfhow1
03:06:01 Retweeted @iseff 02:48:15 There are only two types of people in this world: those who remember Flying Toasters, and those who don't. http://t.co/cA2DNBj1WS
03:56:57 Reading – Fark's Drew Curtis Enters Kentucky Governor's Race, Promises Independent Campaign (Jeff Stone) http://t.co/cKAOZZGj2v
04:06:34 Think I am getting sick. Again. Not happy about this. :-/
04:57:39 Reading – In Tamir Rice Case, Many Errors by Cleveland Police, Then a Fatal One (Dewan/Oppel) http://t.co/unTsFwdGrC
05:17:54 Reading – GOP clown car runs into ditch (@politicoroger) http://t.co/Yg5KKNq28n
06:23:03 Retweeted @SnohomishTimes 04:42:19 AM/PM and Fred Meyer on 132nd & Bothell-Evt hwy has gas for 1.99… http://t.co/7qspHY5kgD
17:25:09 Reading – Scott Walker Scores Standing Ovation In Iowa (Shane Goldmacher) http://t.co/5fTor7CYki
17:31:54 Reading – Ted Cruz Just Launched His Iowa Campaign (Tim Alberta) http://t.co/Uq12nhqE2C
17:39:53 Reading – Jeb Bush speaks up for immigrants as Republicans flock to conservative confab in Iowa (Jon Ward) http://t.co/4jCvKgbtKA
17:45:34 Reading – No, the U.S. economy isn’t about to fall into recession (Matt O'Brien) http://t.co/k6MZIEpYF7
17:49:37 Reading – Hunt for Philae hangs in the balance (Elizabeth Gibney) http://t.co/sK4ZhKZ5Fe
18:43:11 Reading – Sen. Marco Rubio to aides: вЂprepare for a presidential campaign’ (Marc Caputo) http://t.co/Ktle50BlSw
20:00:56 Reading – The Zombie Immigration Fight (Molly Ball) http://t.co/CQfSTFmob6
20:06:25 Reading – GOP may abolish Supreme Court filibusters (Adam B. Lerner) http://t.co/iXMqUhSZuh
20:09:39 Reading – Why The Apple Watch Doesn’t Need More Than A Few Hours Of Active Use Time (Darrell Etherington) http://t.co/q1aUJaoazR
21:07:46 Reading – An imaginary life with Microsoft's new HoloLens (Ross Miller) http://t.co/CliL7mC2gg
21:14:48 Reading – Apple Patents Technology to Legalize P2P Sharing (Ernesto, TorrentFreak) http://t.co/1IL5eJiMvB
23:42:06 Retweeted @PzFeed 23:08:21 CNN meteorologist just said tomorrow's snow storm is expected to surpass the Blizzard of 1996. 154 people died in the '96 Blizzard!

@abulsme tweets from 2015-01-24 (UTC)

04:06:10 But polls now don’t CLAIM 2b predictive, they are a snapshot of NOW, which is still interesting. -> (@dceiver) http://t.co/Q9KtPVs6gB
05:33:15 Pass the popcorn! RT @costareports: Breaking: Gov. Palin just now told The Post she is вЂњseriously interestedвЂќ in 2016 presidential bid
05:50:31 Retweeted @AmyNotAmy 05:49:41 My mom was introduced to minecraft a couple days ago and now she's obsessed. Someone save her
05:52:16 Retweeted @politicoroger 05:11:18 At Des Moines Marriott now: Palin walks in, then Gingrich walks in, then a zillion reporters start taking pics while trying to appear cool.
05:54:36 Fark!! RT @donttrythis: This is amazing, terrific news: my friend @DrewCurtis is RUNNING FOR GOV OF KENTUCKY! http://t.co/R7iwgnn6CW
06:00:41 Retweeted @costareports 05:55:50 вЂњYou can absolutely say that I am seriously interested." Sarah Palin tonight, when asked to clarify her thinking on a 2016 WH bid
06:05:24 Retweeted @ppppolls 05:34:45 Last year we found Sarah Palin had a 68/18 favorability with Iowa Republicans. Only Huckabee was higher
06:10:16 Reading – Queen takes new record as world’s oldest Monarch (Martin, Royal Central) http://t.co/AOXkQ5s2Uf
06:30:20 Reading – This chart should make Mitt Romney think twice about 2016 (Aaron Blake) http://t.co/qD8GOSIAkS
06:55:29 Reading – Republican Senator Marco Rubio preparing for 2016 run: ABC (Doina Chiacu) http://t.co/h0A20qEhVS
09:51:08 Reading – YouTube star Stampylonghead launching new education channel (Stuart Dredge) http://t.co/vFhqOA6k2R
10:02:52 Hmmm. Passed 20000 tweets. Go me. Or something.
17:12:58 Reading – Senate GOP Might Nix Filibuster For SCOTUS Nominees (Dylan Scott) http://t.co/fcXb0hjvhA
17:32:26 Reading – As Man Pleads Not Guilty to Plotting Terrorism, More Questions About FBI’s Sting Operation (Kevin Gosztola) http://t.co/lbZ8KbQHI5
17:40:34 Reading – UK Computer Science Professor Leading Major Breakthrough in Reading Ancient Scrolls (Whitney Harder)
http://t.co/VMac4LgFX9
17:43:12 Reading – Sarah Palin on 2016: 'Of Course' She's Interested (Shushannah Walshe) http://t.co/nOYBuMkac3
17:47:06 Reading – Cristina Kirchner Rewrites Alberto Nisman Murder (Mac Margolis) http://t.co/woStBR4tks
17:48:58 Reading – Obama, blindsided by Boehner, Snubs Netanyahu (Alexandra Halaby) http://t.co/satd8mkSqS
17:52:26 Reading – Dutch Helicopter Gunships Battle Mali Rebels (Lieuwe De Vries) http://t.co/bTLEvmc3ma
18:02:09 Reading – Admin. Reverses Course, Will No Longer Send Pers Info From Health Website to Marketing Firms (Oliver Darcy) http://t.co/rbVvSKhs2f
20:16:16 Reading – On Stephen Hawking, Vader, and Being More Machine Than Human (Helene Millet) http://t.co/jlSPYHiGFB
21:38:20 Reading – Egyptian Activist Shot Dead In Cairo (David Mack) http://t.co/b5sOjMxVAu
22:27:46 Retweeted @AmyNotAmy 22:27:23 My brother has a rule that apparently if he goes to the bathroom ouside of our house, he has to leave the family forever. #KidsAreWeird

@ElecCollPolls tweets from 2015-01-23 (UTC)

05:50:36 Poll Added: Quinnipiac in NJ from 2015-01-15 to 2015-01-19 – Clinton 52% to Christie 39% http://t.co/aTlt5k1WUW
06:00:58 Poll Added: Quinnipiac in NJ from 2015-01-15 to 2015-01-19 – Clinton 53% to Bush 37% http://t.co/dKVU7nXL5P
06:06:21 Poll Added: Quinnipiac in NJ from 2015-01-15 to 2015-01-19 – Clinton 54% to Paul 35% http://t.co/dCa3Q4g0Qu
06:09:26 Poll Added: Quinnipiac in NJ from 2015-01-15 to 2015-01-19 – Clinton 56% to Huckabee 33% http://t.co/3pXQKWWJR8
06:12:54 Poll Added: Quinnipiac in NJ from 2015-01-15 to 2015-01-19 – Clinton 53% to Romney 38% http://t.co/nANPsrJ7QC
06:41:43 Poll Added: PPP in PA from 2015-01-15 to 2015-01-18 – Clinton 49% to Bush 38% http://t.co/8dfpHkRD9x
06:44:07 Poll Added: PPP in PA from 2015-01-15 to 2015-01-18 – Clinton 51% to Carson 37% http://t.co/Ezv3ilW3yT
06:46:22 Poll Added: PPP in PA from 2015-01-15 to 2015-01-18 – Clinton 49% to Christie 39% http://t.co/oaGjVoih35
06:46:28 Clinton vs Christie state category change: PA has moved from Weak Clinton to Strong Clinton http://t.co/oaGjVoih35
06:48:54 Poll Added: PPP in PA from 2015-01-15 to 2015-01-18 – Clinton 51% to Huckabee 39% http://t.co/Huhzzp9jNH
06:49:07 Clinton vs Huckabee state category change: PA has moved from Strong Clinton to Solid Clinton http://t.co/yTGZol4uzN
06:53:52 Poll Added: PPP in PA from 2015-01-15 to 2015-01-18 – Clinton 50% to Paul 39% http://t.co/YMitwgZ0Nl
06:57:02 Poll Added: PPP in PA from 2015-01-15 to 2015-01-18 – Clinton 50% to Romney 40% http://t.co/TrnSQU7c3Z
06:59:27 Poll Added: PPP in PA from 2015-01-15 to 2015-01-18 – Biden 41% to Romney 43% http://t.co/uG1N3cKdKW
06:59:51 Biden vs Romney state category change: PA has moved from Strong Biden to Weak Biden http://t.co/uG1N3cKdKW
07:02:06 Poll Added: PPP in PA from 2015-01-15 to 2015-01-18 – Warren 36% to Romney 44% http://t.co/vrW9znkpY4
07:02:16 Warren vs Romney state category change: PA has moved from Strong Warren to Weak Warren http://t.co/vrW9znkpY4
07:04:09 Poll Added: PPP in PA from 2015-01-15 to 2015-01-18 – Clinton 52% to Santorum 36% http://t.co/kvVximA7o7
07:31:20 Romney best case vs Biden has changed: Biden 257 to Romney 281 -> Biden 237 to Romney 301 http://t.co/fZM9NOXApt
07:39:15 Christie best case vs Clinton has changed: Clinton 293 to Christie 245 -> Clinton 313 to Christie 225 http://t.co/XICrxzeRQe
07:49:09 Romney best case vs Warren has changed: Warren 257 to Romney 281 -> Warren 237 to Romney 301 http://t.co/xRYwZXOPqw
08:19:33 In addition to the вЂњexpected caseвЂќ, I’ve added Dem Best Case & Rep Best Case charts to the national comparison page: http://t.co/Bx9wdBfj69
10:40:11 [Blog Post] "Electoral College: Christie fades in Pennsylvania" http://t.co/z4dRFrmNUs

@abulsme tweets from 2015-01-23 (UTC)

04:01:20 Reading – Rosetta's up-close views of comet: stunning, but puzzling (Pete Spotts) http://t.co/3pD8uCgPo8
04:05:45 Reading – Here's How Hillary Clinton Will Distance Herself From Barack Obama (Ron Fournier) http://t.co/zOaHbu8Z4x
04:11:20 Reading – Scientists set quantum speed limit (Robert Sanders) http://t.co/1As800feo1
04:13:04 Reading- Rand Paul's Snarky Tweet On Education Reform Misspells 'Frienship' (Daniel Strauss) http://t.co/VH8XI3Eb59
08:23:08 New polls from @QuinnipiacPoll in NJ & @ppppolls in PA added to my 2016 site. As usual, details at http://t.co/dGyvnvtphF & @ElecCollPolls.
10:13:57 [Abulpost] Electoral College: Christie fades in Pennsylvania http://t.co/V71UEqmzRM
11:00:23 [Abulpost] Curmudgeon's Corner: Down 99.8% http://t.co/rjNIuuYinu
11:06:30 Reading – King Tut's Burial Mask Has Been "Irreversibly Damaged" (George Dvorsky) http://t.co/e5RRlPYALV
17:48:27 Retweeted @Kia_Mak 2015-01-22 22:18:08 Obama says "nobody grieves over" drone mistakes "more than I do." Except maybe the families of the innocent people who are killed?

Curmudgeon’s Corner: Down 99.8%

In the latest Curmudgeon’s Corner Sam and IvГЎn talk about:
* No Longer at Ease / Birth of a Nation
* State of the Union
* Microsoft Announcements
* North Korea / Switzerland

Recorded 2015-01-22

Length this week – 1:01:53

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