Abulsme.com: August 2012

Curmudgeon’s Corner: Come and Go Quickly

In the latest Curmudgeon’s Corner Sam talks about:

A Little Ramble about Nothing
Paul Ryan for Veep / Electoral College Update
#NBCFail Olympics / More Ryan / Romney Taxes
Mat Honan Epic Hack
Goodbyes

Recorded on 12 Aug 2012

Length this week – 1:03:57


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@abulsme Updates from 2012-08-15 (UTC)

RT @BreakingNews: Ecuador’s president denies reports he has decided to offer Julian Assange asylum – @NBCNews http://t.co/RHj2d01f #
Reading – Poll Analysis: Obama would certainly win an election today (Darryl, HorsesAss) http://t.co/aMaRT7mw #
Reading – Aug. 14: The Fog of Polling — and Ryan’s ‘Bounce’ So Far (Nate Silver) http://t.co/FAMuZZLm #
Reading – Cards On The Table (Chris Weigant) http://t.co/Pek9mBhk #
Reading – Thinking This iPad Mini Thing Even Througher (John Gruber) http://t.co/cMr4pItd #
RT @RBReich Party that wins WH could become minority party for many years if, as seems increasingly likely, world enters recession in 2013. #
Reading – How Apple and Amazon Security Flaws Led to My Epic Hacking (Mat Honan) http://t.co/SIU56Ue5 #
@BYUfan Woo! That’s one! :-) #
Reading – A 360-Degree вЂStreet View’ From Mars (John Williams) http://t.co/LzkUzKXS #
Reading – Mitt Romney Still Unprepared for Questions About Paul Ryan’s Medicare Plan (Kevin Drum) http://t.co/RfAgNaTE #
Reading – Apple’s iPad Mini: Thinner, Lighter and Narrower (Eric Slivka) http://t.co/aV7cHwcq #
RT @ZekeJMiller: Former Rep. Bob Beauprez: “One very important thing to remember about Paul Ryan вЂ“ he ain’t Joe Biden.” #
RT @fivethirtyeight: So far, Romney’s VP bounce appears to be 1-2 points. That’s below average historically but better than nothing. #
Reading – Do the RNC Rules Allow a VP Selection to Be Dumped by the Convention? (Josh Putnam) http://t.co/HbaHPPwc #
MT @ppppolls: Our last 5 weekly national polls: Obama +2, Obama +2, Obama +1, Tie, Obama +2. Nothing making much of a difference right now #
MT @BreakingNews: RT @BBCBreaking: UK gov threat to enter Ecuador’s embassy to arrest Assange, Ecuador frgn mnster says http://t.co/3nUNAq9w #
MT @BreakingNews RT @BreakingNewsUK Ecuador minister on threat to arrest Assange: Ecuador not a British colony @nprnews http://t.co/klTtjpov #

Looky There, Over 100

Of course, a good number of them are not real people. But hey, it is what it is.

@abulsme Updates from 2012-08-14 (UTC)

Reading – In Switch, Egypt’s Civilian President Makes Coup against Generals (Juan Cole) http://t.co/kDI6eaQe #
RT @SciWriAlicia: POTUS to Mars team: “If in fact you do make contact with Martians, please let me know right away.” #MSL #
RT @politicalwire: First poll of Mitt Romney’s pick of Paul Ryan as running mate shows it was not a game changer… http://t.co/3VAA7rOh #
RT @ggreenwald: I hope you’re all ready for the super serious debate about serious issues that the media is now promising – get some rest. #
MT @stephenfhayes: Over past few months, Ryan has quietly been receiving fp/natsec briefings from Elliott Abrams, Kim & Fred Kagan & others #
RT @BreakingNews: Report: Officials say Ecuador’s president agrees to give Julian Assange asylum – @guardiannews #

@abulsme Updates from 2012-08-13 (UTC)

RT @ZekeJMiller: The first tshirt http://t.co/9TesroGy #
MT @sethdmichaels: does anybody who saw what 2008 did to their 401k & home value think “if only my Social Security had been in the market!” #
RT @brendanloy: Heh. RT @benschwartzy: I get Paul Ryan now. Romney has no convictions or beliefs, so he hired some. #
MT @politicalwire: Palin will not speak at GOP convention: “This year is a good opportunity for other voices to speak.” http://t.co/2AYXCUky #
#nbcfail Bleeping Monty Python? #shit RT @palafo: Life’s a piece of #fcc #
MT @brendanloy: This elec is about to see a series of bounces to which partisans on both sides will foolishly overreact. It’ll be annoying #
MT @jamesmalach: If the Closing Ceremony doesn’t end with a giant Monty Python foot extinguishing the flame then we have failed as a nation. #
RT @SteveDahlShow: Did they really just bleep “piece of shit” on NBC when it’s not even an FCC violation? #closingceremony #
RT @PrestonCNN: Is Rio trying to tell us the Spice Girls and a huge inflatable Octopus will not appear at the ’16 closing ceremonies? #
RT @Atrios: rio’s time zone will make it extra hard to justify fucking up the 2016 coverage, but they will #
RT @FHQ: Hmm. Romney 45, Obama 44 MT @surveyusa: Poll #19479 taken in Missouri for All SurveyUSA clients in Missouri: http://t.co/ziIysmYS #
MT @FHQ: That SUSA poll shows a much closer race in the Show Me state than most recent polls. [1st state poll to bridge Paul VP rollout.] #
RT @guyadams: Swear to God, if someone gives me the mobile telephone number of the CEO of Direct TV I will bloody well tweet it #
Reading – PANIC! – MSM: “Romney is in Big, Big, Trouble” (Billionares for Wealthcare) http://t.co/Pe5z3Zl1 #
Reading – You might be Paul Ryan ifвЂ¦. (Juan Cole) http://t.co/WnEdJDc9 #
Reading – EP update for August 11 – Obama approval drops, Rasmussen poll back in (Scott Elliott) http://t.co/3VSjL29z #
Reading – Why Paul Ryan Is No Game-Changer (Derek Thompson) http://t.co/nuor5emx #
Reading – It’s Paul Ryan’s Party (Jonathan Chait) http://t.co/EH0hHCG7 #
Reading – The Ryan Selection: Game Change, Part Deux (Clive Crook) http://t.co/8LsBGtvy #
Reading – Twitter Blog: End of the #Veepstakes (Adam Sharp) http://t.co/mUqNISkO #
Reading – Public Ignorance About Paul Ryan (Ilya Somin) http://t.co/DyebxG8h #
Reading – Mystery Blur in Mars Image Explained (Jason Major) http://t.co/S3LKlsO1 #
Reading – The Ryan Role (Paul Krugman) http://t.co/IKGCgPVm #
Agree! Listening – Show 234 – Aiming for Effectiveness (Dan Carlin) http://t.co/ttgtKXwQ #
Reading – Complificating Matters (Sebastian, Obsidian Wings) http://t.co/Zp458RXB #
Reading – Happy 10th Birthday, Daring Fireball (Robinson Meyer) http://t.co/3QvtBa52 #

Alex is now on his second box of cars (after also finishing a box of trains). Two weeks ago he was completely refusing to even contemplate such things and would yell and kick and scream and try to get away when asked. Now he is rushing to do it whenever he can, because, hey, new car! Of course, he can’t get cars and trains for this forever, but, for the moment…

Note: I actually stuck the second set of cars into the box from the first set of cars for this picture, as only the first box has the explanatory label.

@abulsme Updates from 2012-08-12 (UTC)

.@Romay1963 It is not clear that talking about Ryan’s budget will be much better for him. #
RT @mtracey: Some select Paul Ryan “aye” votes: Iraq War, TARP, NDAA, Medicare Part D, auto bailout, Libya funding #SmallGovernment #
MT @MarsCuriosity: They can land me on Mars, but can they win on @waitwait? @NASAJPL engineers play “Not My Job”: http://t.co/SybGoOeD #
RT @Lons: Was thinking I’d have picked Jack Ryan over Paul Ryan, but then remembered “Sum of All Fears,” which didn’t go well for him. #
RT @BuzzFeedBen: Fair point RT @SethMiller79: @BuzzFeedBen @aburnspolitico Did Obama embrace the Biden plan to break up Iraq? #
Reading – Paul Ryan isn’t a deficit hawk. He’s a conservative reformer. (Ezra Klein) http://t.co/quVGd3G3 #
.@Romay1963 Ignore. #
Reading – Paul Ryan, GOP Vice Presidential Nominee: Some Thoughts
(Josh Putnam) http://t.co/WZah4nJj #
.@Romay1963 “Starve the Beast” #
RT @SarcasticRover: My new software upgrade took RSS off my web-browser for no reason!! WTF kind of idiots would do that? #
MT @dccommonsense: I can’t grasp how so many think choosing #1 most polarizing figure in Cong is good way to get most people to vote for you #
Reading – How Romney and Ryan Tricked the Press (Taegan Goddard) http://t.co/uAZWROyA #
Wow! RT @exploreplanets: Raw color images from #MSL #039;s mastcam are up (as subframes): http://t.co/bmZoVwlZ http://t.co/ZVHAkvN5 #
MT @7im: 4 all the talk of romney etchasketching to the center, ryan pick pushes gen election mitt further right than primary mitt #curious #
Reading – Aug. 11: Will Ryan Pick Move the Polls? (Nate Silver) http://t.co/3PCqtQWX #
RT @marsroverdriver: .@SQLDBA Rear HAZCAM image showing dust plume, on horizon, from crashing #MSL sky crane: http://t.co/g3vxTL3f #
MT @owillis: i wish one outlet would break fourth wall and write “this is the story the romney campaign wants you to read abt picking ryan” #
RT @owillis: there’s still a space for a political news site that doesn’t care about maintaining access to pols. #justsayin #
RT @owillis: access is the real bias of political reporting. not liberal or conservative. #
.@Romay1963 Lots of people saying that. Not so sure. Unless Ryan implodes VP still won’t matter much in the end. Things will abt same as B4. #
Reading – This Is Your Press Corps Being Ridiculous (Oliver Willis) http://t.co/VouXMC7M #
Reading – 2012 But What Is a Son of Boss? (Paul Constant) http://t.co/8jDpFzUA #
.@F_WRLCK RSS button in Safari would show RSS feeds 4 site in menu & if clicked take u 2 Google Reader to subscribe. Very useful. Now gone. #
RT @davidfrum: Watching Fehrnstrom/Cutter on CBS. They’re debating Medicare. Not jobs. This is why Ryan pick is trouble #
RT @BreakingNews: Egypt’s president cancels constitutional amendments that gave military wide powers – @AP #
Can he do that? RT @dandrezner: RT @shadihamid: News just out that Morsi replaced head of #Egypt #039;s armed forces: http://t.co/MDsQo1dk #
Reading – Just One Reason Conservatives Are So Strange (Oliver Willis) http://t.co/06SXJKFM #
MT @AntDeRosa: http://t.co/PzuQH4cU, a paid, no-ads social net, just reached funding goal “our product is service we sell, not our users” #
Reading – Why Nikola Tesla was the greatest geek who ever lived (Matthew Inman) http://t.co/zR7ey52o #

Company Picnic 2012

Look, a mountain.

Sullen teenager face.

Alex flying a kite. Sorta.

Sibling fun.

Too cool for his seat.

@abulsme Updates from 2012-08-11 (UTC)

Reading – It's Jon Huntsman Sr, right Harry? (Kos) http://t.co/v0gJ2F0E #
RT @BreakingNews: Mitt Romney to name vice presidential running mate on Saturday in Norfolk, VA – @AP, @Reuters, @FoxNews #
RT @BreakingNews: RT @NBCNews: NBC News: 3 Sources indicate Rep Paul Ryan is Romney's Vice Presidential pick. #
RT @ObsoleteDogma: Is there any doubt Paul Ryan would be the worst choice for Romney? Makes it impossible to Etch-a-Sketch the Ryan Plan. #
RT @owillis: "bobby jindal/paul ryan will save us" — things conservatives are actually thinking today, bless their hearts. #
RT @markos: Romney camp pretends they have NO IDEA why their candidate is swooning, http://t.co/Ou4Lbo9M. Oh, and Rasmussen! #
RT @LarrySabato: On VP, it is what it is, it happens when it happens, everyone take a prozac. #
RT @BreakingNews: RT @breakingpol: Republican official confirms to @AP: Romney will choose Paul Ryan for running mate http://t.co/W2oP2Vpl #
RT @chasemberger: @LarrySabato I keep repeating; If Romney has to rely on the VP choice to win, he has already lost. #
MT @jesseltaylor: Mitt Romney: "Please take all discussion of everything I've done in my life off the table, Mr. Obama" http://t.co/2vEHziMD #
RT @drgrist: Romney to media: please confine yourself to transcribing my campaign talking points. Tx. #
RT @fivethirtyeight: Paul Ryan would be good for web traffic and cable news ratings. #
RT @markos: How could this awesome week end any better? With Mitt Romney crying "Uncle!" #
RT @dandrezner: RT @Zathras3: This is a real shame, because FZ's talk show is better than others in US by an order of magnitude. #
RT @brendanloy: I think picking Ryan would be a political mistake for Romney. But it would certainly make this election more interesting. #
MT @EWErickson: Several ppl tell me Van Sustren posted that the Secret Service showed up at Paul Ryan's home. Looks like the post is gone. #
RT @brendanloy: Announcing the veep on a sleepy Saturday morning in August, the penultimate day of the Olympics, is weird. #
RT @BuzzFeedBen: Choosing Ryan would = abandoning the idea that Romney can win a referendum on Obama, and running on a clear alternative. #
RT @daveweigel: Everybody chill out and wait for the Romney app. Be polite. #
RT @HuntsmanLiddy: Who's up on a Saturday at 9am? Not me. #RomneyVP #
RT @smotus: Romney's VP pick will be a game-changer. By "game-changer," I mean carbon-based life form. #
RT @smotus: Sounds like we can expect Romney to lose Wisconsin by 2 points less than he otherwise would have. #
RT @delrayser: Seriously, how is this not the worst day/time/place you could pick for this announcement? #
RT @Richard_Florida: Just checked Intrade: Romney VP pick – Ryan 30%, Portman 25.7%, Pawlenty 15%, Obama reelection – 60.3% … #
RT @davidfrum: Ryan = we stop talking about Romney's taxes, talk non-stop about the No. 2 man's ideas. #
RT @davidfrum: If Ryan is the running mate, GOP had better hope for very, very, very low turnout among under-55s. #
RT @daveweigel: If it's Ryan it'll be the 2nd consecutive veep pick lobbied for, successfully, by Bill Kristol. #
RT @davidfrum: On the bright side, Ryan would be a much better choice than Sarah Palin! #
RT @daveweigel: Are we still doing that thing where people underrate Paul Ryan's political skills? #
RT @fivethirtyeight: I'm inherently skeptical about VP rumors. But Ryan is not the guy you'd use as a decoy. #
RT @markos: It's really a bold move by the Romney campaign to put the senior vote up for grabs! #
RT @RichardA: According to everyone on Twitter, Paul Ryan will be Romney's VP pick. So that's got to be right. #
RT @markos: Dear Romney campaign, Fridays are when you announce BAD news. Oh wait… #
RT @BuzzFeedAndrew: So now sources have indicated to NBC News, Weekly Standard, and Huffington Post it is Paul Ryan. #
RT @BuzzFeedBen: Ryan would be the first real surprise move in Romney's political career, at least as long as I've paid attention. #
RT @marcambinder: NBC NEws reports that Tagg Romney told Pawlenty and Portman that they weren't the pick. Romney delegated the calls! #
RT @LarrySabato: Whether you love or hate Ryan's ideas, at least maybe we'll have a debate about more than gaffes & negative ads. #
RT @gruber: My money is on Dan Quayle. #
RT @frankstrategies: ! MT @mboyle1: A law enforcement source of mine says Secret Service at Paul Ryan's house. #
RT @markos: Everyone is fired up tonight! Conservatives because they showed Romney who was boss. Liberals because we're going to win! #
MT @fivethirtyeight: I think Ryan pick (if rumors true) indicates bearish view from Romney. Not a pick you make if you think you're ahead. #
RT @LarrySabato: Romney selection of Ryan (16 days before convo) earliest in modern times–except Kerry pick of Edwards in '04 (20 days). #
MT @kesgardner: Romney VP App seems to be last to know that it's Paul Ryan. Expect old media to home in on this fail like a laser. #
RT @daveweigel: Dems deriding Romney's Ryan choice are accidentally arguing that Romney has done something… bold and not poll-tested. #
RT @RBReich: I've debated Paul Ryan. He won't help Romney. #
RT @mattyglesias: Was smart to leak this news at a time on day when non-Mormons are typically drunk. #
Woke up early to watch the Ryan thing. Yawn! #
Reading – WIPO's Broadcasting Treaty is back: a treaty to end the public domain, fair use and CC (Cory Doctorow) http://t.co/qYrmC4PH #
Romney forgot to say the next "Vice" President when introducing Ryan. Oops. #
Reading – Let's All Learn About Paul Ryan Together (Paul Constant) http://t.co/TTSrcwGw #
Reading – Paul Ryan Wins The Veepstakes: Reax (Patrick Appel) http://t.co/1xNbK9hf #
RT @BuzzFeedBen: That gaffe solidifies what's already going to be Romney's challenge: Isn't this really about Ryan now, not Mitt? #
RT @BuzzFeedBen: Bit late for this RT @PeterHambyCNN: according to Romney internal talking points, Romney will not embrace the Ryan plan #
Reading – The Romney Campaign's Talking Points On Paul Ryan (Zeke Miller) http://t.co/tWTm0bjX #
MT @ZekeJMiller: Trumka on Ryan: We're witnessing the radical Tea Party extremes drive its final nail in what was once the Republican Party. #
MT @chrislhayes: Ryan said USA is only place founded on an idea, but I don't think that's true. Israel & Liberia seem to qualify. Others? #
RT @el_bhask: @chrislhayes how were India, Kenya, or any of the post-colonial states not founded on an idea? #
MT @CrassPolitical Ryan is the first candidate on a national ticket to have a 1970's birthdate. That stings. #
Reading – Ryan wants to give the wealthy even bigger tax cuts than Romney does (Suzy Khimm) http://t.co/0JJ2CFOn #
Reading – Romney Picks Paul Ryan as Veep, Hopes Everyone Will Now Stop Asking About His Taxes (Kevin Drum) http://t.co/oJIKOhnB #
Reading – Romney/Ryan 2012 Means We'll Ignore the Biggest Issue of Our Time (Matthew Yglesias) http://t.co/LIWF9LoY #
RT @HotlineReid: Ryan will run simultaneously for his House seat in WI-01. State law prevents him from bailing this late in the cycle. #
Nobody noticed? RT @ZekeJMiller: Note: the protective pool started on Aug. 6th #
MT @owillis: ryan pick means rubio won't have the stink of fail when he runs. most formidable gop presidential candidate going forward. #
RT @owillis: shorter obama to romney-ryan: thanks for throwing me in that thar briar patch! LOL #
RT @nycsouthpaw: Still dazzled by the genius of picking Paul Ryan as your VP and then disavowing his budget the same morning. #
RT @fivethirtyeight: If Obama wins, most likely 2016 match-up is: Paul Ryan vs. Hillary Clinton. That would be pretty epic. #
MT @owillis: now sure, this pick isn't as funny as sarah palin – but that was the perfect storm. we shall not see it again in our lifetimes. #
RT @NickKristof: On Intrade, Mitt Romney's chance of election has fallen today since selecting Ryan for VP slot. Seems right to me. #
MT @dccommonsense: Romney picks horrible VP choice. Ryan?Really?When you need to woo Indep to win??? This is move that galvanizes YOUR OPPO #
MT @dccommonsense: Analyst say Ryan will shore up the "base"…was the "base" NOT going to vote against Obama? Dumb pick. #
Reading – A Risky Rationale Behind Romney’s Choice of Ryan (Nate Silver) http://t.co/2Ojydtiw #
Reading – Paul Ryan: The Romney Running Mate The Right-Wing Media Demanded (Matt Gertz) http://t.co/V5e4VTRA #

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