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Today’s Shared Items – February 23, 2011

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TSA Agents Refused Service At Seattle-Tacoma Area Cafe February 23, 2011 – I don’t care what you think of the policies TSA employees enforce at airports, this is just dumb. Muammar Qaddafi celebrity lookalikes: Does Libya’s dictator look like Mick Jagger, Mickey Rourke, or Michael Jackson? February 23, 2011 Almonte: During Black History Month, remember the contribution of federal marshals February 23, 2011 Your best citrus cocktails – Kitchen Challenge – Salon.com February 23, 2011…

Today’s Shared Items – February 22, 2011

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Depreshun hurtz. February 22, 2011 Silver adjusts to New York Times’ standards February 22, 2011 Guns for Groceries, Part II February 21, 2011 – I would much prefer that the cops allowed you to bring your AR-15 into the HEB, drop it on the conveyor, and trade it for Pampers and beer. Cut out the middle-man! Varsity Theatre February 21, 2011 – Oh, I used to LIVE at the Varsity Theatre. You know you’re old…

Today’s Shared Items – February 18, 2011

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I hate my iPad: Can my tablet-loving Slate colleagues convince me I didn't just waste $600? February 18, 2011 – The headline has crystalized for me why I read less of the tech press than I used to: you would never see such a headline on a gadget blog unless conventional wisdom had already determined that a piece of technology was a failure in the marketplace. The tech press assume that technology is something to…

Today’s Shared Items – February 17, 2011

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'Unified Theater' Group Disregards Divisive Special Ed Classification February 17, 2011 – Rock the hell on! Confessions of an Apple Store Employee – Apple Store Tips – Popular Mechanics February 17, 2011 Government By The Rich February 17, 2011 – I think this is certainly true: I would extend it further. Even in local districts, contributors to campaigns have the most physical access to lawmakers. Who contributes more, car dealers and doctors, or secretaries, truck…

Today’s Shared Items – February 16, 2011

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Poll: Texans want slot machines February 16, 2011 – I love when headline and story do not match. In the poll, people wanted to let voters decide whether slot machines should be legal. Not the same as wanting the machines. Austin T-shirt seller gets 'F' from BBB February 16, 2011 – Um, Ray’s Garage is where we take our car to be repaired. I’m so confused. Malt Advocate Whisky Awards “Best Buy Whisk(e)y of the…

Today’s Shared Items – February 15, 2011

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Grupo Fantasma Wins Grammy February 15, 2011 – OK, so the Grammys are only 99% crap. Scientists Study Sidewalk Rage February 15, 2011 – I’m torn between ridiculing this story as a bogus trend piece, and pointing out that the true source of sidewalk rage (and by true, I mean what’s true for me) are riders of bikes and seguays. In the former case, the sidewalk is being used illegally. In the latter, obnoxiously. Feel…