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13 Oct 05:39
fedswatching: harmoniaz: fledge: dogs arent that great
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13 Oct 05:39
Women Share The Creepiest Thing Someone's Said To Them While Cosplaying
BuzzFeed once again decided to ask female cosplayers at New York Comic Con to share the creepiest thing they’ve heard while cosplaying.
13 Oct 05:39
Leak Indicates Apple Pay Will Launch Next Week
An internal memo addressed to Walgreens employees designed to prepare them for the upcoming launch of Apple Pay suggests that Apple's new payments service might be going live on Saturday, October 18.
13 Oct 05:38
The Dream Of The '80s Is Alive In VR
Toronto-based developer Brian Peiris has come up with a way to code in virtual reality, live, as your creation forms right there out of the digital ether.
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13 Oct 05:38
Federal Judge Rules Alaska's Same-Sex Marriage Ban Unconstitutional
A federal judge ruled Sunday that Alaska’s ban on gay marriage is unconstitutional, paving the way for gay couples to begin marrying in the state for the first time.
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13 Oct 05:06
Data Breach at Oregon Employment Department
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13 Oct 05:06
Oregonian declines to endorse either Wehby or Merkley for US Senator
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13 Oct 05:03
Bjork : Biophilia - Showing at the Mission Theater, October 17th through 23rd ($6)
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13 Oct 04:09
Netflix hikes subscription price for 4K TV owners
by Dante D'Orazio
Netflix is now charging a premium for access to 4K streaming. Access to 4K — also known as Ultra HD — now requires a "platinum" plan, which costs $11.99 per month. Previously, members on Netflix's typical HD streaming plan, which increased from $7.99 to $8.99 earlier this year, could access the company's limited collection of 4K content. The premium plan also lets four separate users stream video at once on one account, compared to two on the typical HD subscription.
A Netflix spokesperson told Variety that the price change comes in response to the increased costs of producing, acquiring, and distributing 4K content. Currently, 4K service only functions with a limited number of 4K TVs from Samsung, LG, Sony, and Vizio, and requires a minimum of 25 Mbps download speed. The company's 4K catalog is in its infancy: it includes all of Breaking Bad, season two of House of Cards, Ghostbusters, Ghostbusters 2, a nature documentary, and The Smurfs 2. NBC's new show, The Blacklist, will also be available in 4K.
Customers who already were using 4K content on one of the cheaper subscriptions will be grandfathered in, but new customers will have to cough up the extra cash. Considering how much 4K TVs cost, though, that extra $3 per month shouldn't be too painful.
13 Oct 04:09
Four Dutch Uberpop Taxi Drivers Arrested, Fined
by timothy
An anonymous reader writes with news that authorities in the Netherlands have arrested four drivers sharing their car for money through the Uberpop app. The drivers where then released with a fine of EUR 4200 (USD 5300) each and further threatened with additional fines of EUR 10000 (USD 12600) for each time they might be caught doing it again. While similar bullying applied to short rentals of private rooms through sites like Airbnb hasn't had the same success so far the thoughts go to the fined drivers, hoping they won't ever be caught carrying their grandmother to the supermarket then have to explain how they dared.The Uber company says it will "fully support" the affected drivers." 
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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13 Oct 03:58
Washington owner sitting with president of Navajo Nation
by Jane Coaston
At the team's game against the Arizona Cardinals in Arizona, Washington owner Daniel Snyder was spotted on Fox sitting with Ben Shelly, the president of the Navajo Nation. Snyder has been under fire from many because of the racial connotations of the team's name.
The Navajo Nation covers more than 27,000 miles, the largest land area assigned primarily to an Indian reservation in the United States. Shelly has been president since 2011, but his term will end in January 2015.
Shelly's wife, Martha, is also in the luxury box.
13 Oct 03:56
Fox forced to stick with Bengals-Panthers, infuriating Seahawks-Cowboys fans
by Rodger Sherman
Broadcast regulations often end up with people not getting to watch the games they want to watch. Today everybody was mad.
The finish of Bengals-Panthers wasn't exactly pretty: After an exciting 60 minutes of regulation culminated in a 34-34 deadlock when Graham Gano nailed a last-second field goal, the game went to OT... when it kept going... and going... and going, until it ended in a 37-37 tie.
As Deadspin explains, Fox had selected this game for "bonus coverage," meaning those not in NFL markets would have to watch the entire game while the 4 p.m. slate of kickoffs got underway. Many people did not like this:
Dear Bengals, please win so @FOX will change the game over to the @Seahawks.
— jmcclimans (@jmcclimans) October 12, 2014
I don't want to see overtime bonus coverage @fox please switch to the game scheduled #Seahawks #Cowboys
— Heath Centazzo (@HeathActor) October 12, 2014
Are you fucking kidding me, @Fox? Switch to the #Seahawks game!!! #NFL
— The Fine Variety (@thefinevariety) October 12, 2014
Shame on @Fox for keeping this damn OT game and not showing Dallas vs Seahawks
— MKIDFRESH (@mkidfresh) October 12, 2014
@fox show the damn #Cowboys game...you didn't show the whole bengals game so why give us OT...back to the regular scheduled program
— IG@dablakdrphil (@dablakdrphil) October 12, 2014
No offense but I don't care about this game @FOX please put on the Cowboys game like scheduled
— Allyssa (@HeyitsAllyssa) October 12, 2014
@Fox why are you can playing the Bengals game?? WTH?
You said you're playing the #Cowboys game!
So irritating
— Joshua Hensley (@joshua_hensley) October 12, 2014
Hey @fox if you don't put the Falcons/Bears game on the late slot in Fort Wayne I'll kill someone — #RiseUp #FreeGurley (@HashtagRiseUp) October 8, 2014
Deadspin noted that this made people most angry in the Oregon market: where most people are Seahawks fans
But there was nothing they could do about it, because of broadcast regulations. Broadcast regulations are bad.
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13 Oct 03:56
Raiders QB Derek Carr is much better than his older brother
by James Dator
Raiders QB @derekcarrqb now has more 4 TD games (1) than his brother, former No. 1 overall pick, David, had in his 11-year career (94 games)
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) October 12, 2014
It's not all about touchdowns, ESPN Stats & Info. Let's not forget that David Carr is leading Derek handsomely in "times sacked" with 267 to Derek's three.
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13 Oct 03:46
dduane: The Moon by Nosigner is a topographically-accurate LED...
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12 Oct 19:44
Joe Flacco puts up elite fantasy football performance in first half
by SB Nation Fantasy
firehosethe NFC South is a joke
Joe Flacco has led the Baltimore Ravens to a monster first half against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. We break down the fantasy impact.
The Baltimore Ravens are destroying the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 6, and Joe Flacco owners are benefiting in a big way. Through one half of play, Flacco has thrown for 245 yards and five touchdowns. He threw four of the touchdowns in the first quarter, including two to Torrey Smith. He added one more in the second quarter, connecting with Steve Smith on a 56-yard touchdown.
Fantasy impact: Flacco has generally been a solid QB2 option, with tremendous upside, but also some modest downside. Over the last month, he has been all over the place. According to Yahoo! standard leagues, Flacco scored 12.28 points in Week 3, 25.38 points in Week 4, 8.40 in Week 5, and already has 29.8 points through the first half in Week 6. He can break out with a monster game, but it is entirely unpredictable. If you missed at quarterback in your draft, Flacco is a decent option who will win you some weeks, and won't exactly kill you.
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12 Oct 19:04
Rogue action: Hales appoints a new police chief without Portland's input
firehose'The new chief, universally esteemed Larry O'Dea, isn't the point. O'Dea promises to have the right fit for Portland lacking in former chief and hardliner Mark Kroeker, the sense not to self-destruct with sexually explicit emails as had former chief Derrick Foxworth, the political savvy missing at budget time in former chief Rosie Sizer, and the ability to avoid the one-time but fatal political aspirations of Reese. The point, instead, is Hales.
In bypassing a national search for Portland's next police chief, the mayor disrespects community members who have come to expect open deliberations with the bureau and with him. In bypassing a transparent search and selection process of any kind, he deprives O'Dea, at 52 a 28-year veteran of the force, of the confirmation he is, after all, the best choice to lead the bureau. And he deprives Portlanders of possibly discovering another candidate who might suit the city's peculiar needs now and in the year ahead.'
12 Oct 19:03
samaelcarver: The Meme of our Years.
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12 Oct 18:56
Newswire: Tom Hiddleston and Hugh Laurie to star in John le Carré TV series
by Caroline Siede
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The famously British Tom Hiddleston and secretly British Hugh Laurie are teaming up for television. According to The Hollywood Reporter, both have signed on to star in a limited series adaptation of John le Carré’s novel The Night Manager. The 1993 spy thriller centers on Jonathan Pine, a soldier-turned-night manager at a luxurious hotel. Price becomes embroiled in espionage intrigue involving a beautiful woman, then later goes undercover to take down an upper-class black marketeer named Richard Onslow Roper. Le Carré’s novels have previously been fodder for TV and movie adaptations including Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, The Constant Gardener, and The Spy Who Came In From The Cold. Spooks writer David Farr will pen this adaptation.
The BBC will air the series in the U.K., while multiple U.S. networks have reportedly made offers for a straight-to-series pick-up. It will be the first return to TV for ...
12 Oct 18:56
Who Drinks The Most Beer And Wine In The World?
by Albert Burneko on Foodspin, shared by Albert Burneko to Deadspin
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The smart folks over at CompareCamp made a fun (and super-huge!) infographic of beer and wine knowledge. Among the interesting facts: Europeans are some damn boozehounds! They're drinking circles around us, America. Of special note is the Vatican, which trounces the world in per capita wine consumption; according to the chart, the average Vaticanian (or whatever) drinks seven times as much wine as the average American.
12 Oct 18:55
dogthing2: HAPPY MOMMY HAPPY BABIES
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12 Oct 18:54
Kewpee Hamburgs: 1930s
by Dave
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"Hamburg / Pickle on top / Makes your heart / Go flippity-flop"
Circa 1930s. "Kewpee Hotels hamburger stand." This early fast-food chain ("Hamburg / Pickle on top / Makes your heart / Go flippity-flop") got its start in Michigan in the 1920s. Location and photographer unknown. View full size.
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12 Oct 18:41
Texas healthcare worker diagnosed with Ebola as CDC suggests breach of safety protocol
by Haroon Siddique
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- Unnamed worker provided care for Thomas Duncan
- Close contact of worker also in preliminary isolation
- Worker was wearing full protective gear when treating Duncan
- Authorities say pet believed to be in quarantined apartment
12 Oct 18:40
Marriage Is an Abduction - The New Yorker
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Marriage Is an Abduction - The New Yorker:
In “Gone Girl,” an independent single woman is taken from New York, her beautiful body is disfigured, and her accomplishments are taken away or negated.
12 Oct 18:39
comicsalliance: ‘GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY’ SCREENWRITER NICOLE...
‘GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY’ SCREENWRITER NICOLE PERLMAN TO WRITE ‘GAMORA’ COMIC SERIES [NYCC]
The Guardians Of The Galaxy movie created new stars for Marvel, with solo titles spinning out for Rocket Raccoon, by Skottie Young, and Legendary Star-Lord, by Sam Humphries and Paco Medina. Much of the credit for tapping in to this corner of the Marvel Universe belongs to Nicole Perlman, the screenwriter who zeroed in on Guardians as a movie project and first saw its potential.
Now Perlman gets another chance to play in the house that she helped to build. Marvel announced at the Women of Marvel panel at New York Comic-Con on Sunday that Perlman will write an ongoing Gamora series launching some time in spring 2015. Further details, including the artist for the project, have not been released.
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