Abulsme.com: September 2014

@abulsme tweets from 2014-09-24 (UTC)

02:24:31 Reading – Khorasan Is the Terror Outfit Giving al Qaeda a New Name in Syria (@samueloakford) https://t.co/EJbfp1pjB4
02:38:31 Reading – Mom Bakes Vagina Cookies For 2nd Graders, Can’t Believe Teacher Has The Nerve To Refuse Them (Maria Guido) http://t.co/3isqS4KHAb
03:30:07 Retweeted @darth 02:27:24 just treat your iPhone like you would any other SEVEN HUNDRED DOLLAR ELECTRONIC DEVICE MADE OF GLASS and you will be fine ffs
03:33:35 Retweeted @AstroKatie 02:43:57 There are lots of Martians. They talk to each other and do science on the surface and in orbit and they're all robots sent there by us.
03:34:57 Retweeted @APDiploWriter 02:44:22 NEW DELHI (AP) – Scientists: #India has triumphed in first mission to #Mars, putting satellite in planet's orbit.
06:32:22 Added new polls from @ppppolls for AR & AK to my 2016 presidential poll database. As usual, see tweets by @ElecCollPolls for the details.
07:07:57 Reading – U.S. Invokes Iraq’s Defense in Legal Justification of Syria Strikes (Sengupta/Savage) http://t.co/3MPDRoDVyL
07:24:36 Reading – Syrian regime Propaganda coup as Israel Downs Syrian Plane over Golan (Juan Cole) http://t.co/9bbzXdbktW
07:26:29 Reading – New Apple Print Ad Shows Off iPhone 6 and 6 Plus 'Actual Sizes' (Husain Sumra) http://t.co/OTPtO5uSox
07:27:29 Reading – Get Bent (John Gruber) http://t.co/YzEy8eg1qY
07:35:06 Reading – That bendable iPhone 6 screen isn't a feature (update) [Sean Buckley] http://t.co/bNZ8ZBHJk2
12:54:51 Reading – Emma Watson nude photo threats were apparently a plot to kill 4chan (Rich McCormick) http://t.co/Uis0pbtHd8
13:10:14 Reading – In Airstrikes, U.S. Targets Militant Cell Said to Plot an Attack Against the West (Peter Baker) http://t.co/ADURSlYAen
15:09:45 Retweeted @snocounty 15:09:03 Sigh. @wsdot_traffic: For reference: Everett-Seattle normal is about 1 hr, now 2 hrs, 20 mins. Everett-Bellevue normal 70 mins, now 130. in reply to wsdot_traffic
15:11:31 .@snocounty @wsdot_traffic Took bus today cause I knew traffic would be bad. Didn't leave early enough though. Will be VERY late. Oh well! in reply to snocounty
15:13:30 Retweeted @wsdot_traffic 15:12:13 @abulsme @snocounty Even if you would have left yesterday, it might not have been early enough. in reply to abulsme
15:14:08 .@wsdot_traffic @snocounty Next time maybe I'll try the leaving yesterday thing. :-) in reply to wsdot_traffic
15:33:27 Retweeted @wsdot_traffic 15:08:51 Now that the travel times portion of our program is complete, I'll be under my desk rocking back and forth and weeping softly.
15:33:33 Retweeted @SeattlePD 15:11:52 it'll be OK, @wsdot_traffic ! Just ten more months til summer! http://t.co/oUm3fwOwZN in reply to wsdot_traffic
17:23:19 Retweeted @SavedYouAClick 00:24:16 iPhone 6 Plus will bend if you bend it. #developing
17:29:07 Reading – Former вЂMost Wanted’ Hacker Kevin Mitnick Is Now Selling Zero-Day Exploits (Andy Greenberg) http://t.co/t4Pyj1Mloq
17:41:52 Reading – In Kansas, longtime GOP Sen. Pat Roberts faces doubts as he scrambles to hold seat (@PhilipRucker) http://t.co/e0Gkq3XWME
17:42:24 Retweeted @MicahSingleton 16:59:53 iOS 8.0.1 is here http://t.co/T9FhobMpon
18:25:53 Oops. RT @BreakingNews: Apple pulls iOS 8.0.1 after users report major problems with update – @verge http://t.co/TS8H3hWtvY
23:41:42 Reading – Videos and Photographs Claim to Show Civilians Killed by US Led Air Strikes in Syria (@Brown_Moses) https://t.co/EYzhGF299T
23:45:50 Reading – Kim Stanley Robinson's acclaimed Mars Trilogy is colonizing TV (Matthew Jackson) http://t.co/wmkMXGbRZz
23:50:37 Retweeted @ryanlcooper 22:33:30 This does rather suggest some long-term, structural problems http://t.co/KVOwRb4fSC

@abulsme tweets from 2014-09-23 (UTC)

02:06:30 Retweeted @blakehounshell 01:33:41 This guy scooped the world –> https://t.co/4fA5PLZacH
02:12:25 Retweeted @jimwaterson 01:36:20 And the man who got the scoop on IS bombing is @3bdUlkaed6r http://t.co/8iF61CH4Ov
02:13:29 Retweeted @DerekKhanna 01:38:02 US airstrikes in Syria happening now. This is an act of war, initiated without Congressional approval or a clear and present danger.
02:15:56 Retweeted @MichaelSkolnik 01:42:45 following @3bdUlkaed6r, who is live tweeting the US air strikes of ISIL headquarters in Syria. A new military operation has begun… in reply to 3bdUlkaed6r
02:16:30 Retweeted @BlogsofWar 01:44:08 Reports on Twitter that ISIS' court has been hit. I guess you can tear up those ISIS parking tickets…
02:32:28 Retweeted @HayesBrown 01:47:54 My friends are International Law Experts http://t.co/j7vnZEs7HS
02:32:40 Retweeted @davidakaye 01:47:39 .@HayesBrown i suspect we'll hear some variation on 'collective self-defense' arg, under art 51. in reply to HayesBrown
02:36:20 Retweeted @HayesBrown 01:52:12 Well then. That's more than I expected. RT @julianbarnes: Arab partners include Jordan Saudi Arabia Bahrain and UAE in reply to julianbarnes
02:36:48 Retweeted @RyanLizza 01:52:36 Countries bombed:
Obama 7, Bush 4
02:37:22 Retweeted @benpauker 01:42:51 Let's all just remember that Raqqa is a city of 200,000 people. And that ISIS is holding prisoners there. Collateral damage is inevitable.
02:38:06 Retweeted @blakehounshell 01:54:33 Today in the Middle East: Obama bombs Syria, coup in Yemen, Chinese navy enters Strait of Hormuz.
Have a nice day.
02:41:00 Retweeted @davidfrum 01:57:43 If Congress had reacted a little differently a year ago, we’d today be marking 1 year anniversary of fighting w ISIS against Assad
03:17:30 Retweeted @gregmyre1 01:51:48 Important note: Five Sunni nations are involved in the bombing the Sunni extremist group #Islamic State.
03:48:35 Retweeted @natsecHeather 03:17:23 Watch @bloggingheads: @dandrezner and I told you on Drezburt last month that US would be bombing in Syria by end of September.
04:24:11 Retweeted @BreakingNews 04:23:41 Damascus says US informed Syria's UN envoy before striking Islamic State in Syria – @AP http://t.co/HdTsUNKhuk
06:28:41 Retweeted @chimpy_me 05:34:17 @abulsme ah! OK. in reply to abulsme
14:53:58 Reading – IAF shoots down Syrian fighter jet over Golan Heights (Jerusalem Post) http://t.co/ywMFB222an
14:59:36 Reading – The sexual threats against Emma Watson are an attack on every woman (@amandataub) http://t.co/wympAdXFTz
16:23:51 Reading – 7 charts that help make sense of this week's UN climate summit (@bradplumer) http://t.co/bnAsCLpNtL
16:59:15 Retweeted @drgrist 16:58:51 Obama's about to start: http://t.co/hShxKScmne
23:52:58 Retweeted @jbarro 23:52:35 Terrorists would have much less power if we could convince people to view terrorism as they view other hazards to life and property.

@abulsme tweets from 2014-09-22 (UTC)

13:49:45 Reading – Here's how the new battery usage monitor works in iOS 8 (Rene Ritchie) http://t.co/sPtXrrleWD
19:57:29 Retweeted @chimpy_me 19:53:04 @abulsme so, how is the new battery usage? in reply to abulsme
19:58:34 .@chimpy_me Uh, on what? Wireless Keyboard? I haven't actually set it up yet. Was going to this weekend, but didn't get a chance. in reply to chimpy_me
20:17:08 .@chimpy_me Oh. On iOS8? I stubbornly wait for my devices to offer updates rather than force the update. So I don't have it yet. :-) in reply to chimpy_me
20:37:54 Reading – Use This One Weird Trick to Find Out if the US Is Invading Iraq (@Operation_Ryan) https://t.co/O9oxr8cWp9

@abulsme tweets from 2014-09-21 (UTC)

05:42:21 Reading – Modern anti-spam and E2E crypto (Mike Hearn) https://t.co/W9tiAV8MKK
06:23:16 Reading – Iran seeks give and take on militants, nuclear program (Hafezi/Charbonneau) http://t.co/uTBKosfQzZ
16:05:42 Reading – Cough syrup from the heroic age (Cory Doctorow) http://t.co/IvIFMQdNr5
22:54:13 Reading – What’s eating Generation’s X’s wealth? (@dpaqreport) http://t.co/FtPB1cLkl7

@abulsme tweets from 2014-09-20 (UTC)

01:27:20 Reading from February – Why we’re actually mad at ruthless вЂJeopardy!’ contestant Arthur Chu (Caitlin Dewey) http://t.co/kAbRMCstY9
03:12:08 Reading – Nate Silver versus Sam Wang (Greg Sargent) http://t.co/4O3Uvpcj8P
05:18:54 Retweeted @GammaCounter 04:13:38 People believing a 4chan post saying iOS8 allows you to charge your iPhone by microwaving it for one minute. http://t.co/qL6BtJwF43
05:23:48 Reading – The One Big Problem With the Enormous New iPhone (Will Oremus) http://t.co/flvMnOLxaJ
17:20:55 Reading – CDC: The uninsured rate now the lowest on record (@sarahkliff) http://t.co/9gMUU8ZXRy
17:39:10 Reading – From iPhone to iPhone 6 Plus вЂ” In pictures! (Rene Ritchie) http://t.co/i1U0Z8SnqB
17:42:38 Retweeted @TheEconomist 14:00:17 This week's KAL's cartoon http://t.co/SWHwnrLcaA http://t.co/eG45lmzR4l
18:08:15 Reading – Why the Secret Service didn’t shoot the White House fence-jumper (@OKnox) http://t.co/FOTpgsCuxa
18:30:53 Retweeted @HonestToddler 18:10:20 Waiting for the episode of caillou where the sorting hat confirms he's a slytherin.
18:37:29 Retweeted @HonestToddler 18:11:32 "I'm just a kid who's four, each day I serve Voldemort."
19:11:02 Reading – Early data suggests iPhone 6 outselling 6 Plus by a significant margin (Dave Mark) http://t.co/CbSEOf8fe8
19:12:33 Retweeted @nscorp 18:09:57 Brainy is out today educating folks about how to stay safe around railroad tracks and grade crossingsвЂ¦ http://t.co/TdSWT1Lumo
19:23:41 Reading – Internet Population and Penetration
(@geoplace/@maps4thought) http://t.co/kXM09L0hi3
21:35:24 Retweeted @ConanOBrien 20:21:32 I was going to buy the iPhone 6 Plus, but I already have a flat-screen TV.
22:11:56 Retweeted @BYUfan 22:01:09 @abulsme @imbou Computer backups + brain backups in the same show. Was that planned? #creepy
22:12:01 Retweeted @imbou 22:09:53 @BYUfan @abulsme our producers planned it all week! in reply to BYUfan

@abulsme tweets from 2014-09-19 (UTC)

02:44:30 Retweeted @SamWangPhD 02:17:19 Probability problem: if an event is 50-50 and you mock me for thinking it's 70-30…isn't there a 50% chance you will look bad in November?
02:44:54 Retweeted @liamstack 02:18:03 If 'Yes' wins, a victory for pro-independence Scots. If 'no,' may be a victory for devo max/federal UK. Old order gone either way. #indyref
02:57:15 Retweeted @elisewho 02:28:24 Does the BBC election night coverage have giant holograms and LED video floors like our American channels do? #Scotland
03:25:30 Retweeted @natsecHeather 02:49:16 What do Ted Cruz, Elizabeth Warren, Kirsten Gillibrand, Rand Paul and Bernie Sanders have in common?
03:25:34 Retweeted @natsecHeather 02:50:40 Interesting that Cruz, Gillibrand, Paul, Sanders, Warren all voted no on Syria rebels-CR. Of only 22 noes.
03:41:26 Retweeted @jbarro 03:06:12 Time to arm the moderate Scottish opposition.
03:49:34 Retweeted @brendanloy 03:22:09 Oooooohhhh, Scottish independence supporters trying to spin this as a moral victory. Would you like a hug?
03:55:08 Retweeted @sonofliberty89 03:27:58 THE FLAG WILL REMAIN. Rule Britannia! http://t.co/rj51BlZv25
03:58:39 Retweeted @pourmecoffee 2014-09-18 13:23:14 Romney's internal polling shows Scotland joining the Soviet Union.
04:08:40 Retweeted @owillis 04:01:07 come at the queen, you best not miss #indyref http://t.co/KQPeYZ9CY9
04:09:31 Retweeted @ForecasterEnten 04:02:52 Not a single one of the final 8 polls had yes ahead. Average no lead was 4.1pt. Perhaps a bit underdone, but this result is not shocking.
07:59:24 [Abulpost] Curmudgeon's Corner: Grow your baby in a vat! http://t.co/NzRXsLhnF4
15:11:24 Reading from February – Conservatives’ 17th Amendment repeal effort: Why their plan will backfire. (David Schleicher) http://t.co/ntWOYKOxY6
15:17:49 On Scotland: Notice no riots. No violence. No threats of violence. Nobody even worried about that. #HowItIsSupposedToWork
23:23:45 Touched my first iPhone 6 a few minutes ago. Someone at work had bought one this morning. It was nice. Oooh, Ahh. :-)

Curmudgeon’s Corner: Grow your baby in a vat!

In the latest Curmudgeon’s Corner Sam and Ivan talk about:
* Failing Electronics
* Election 2014
* Head Transplants
* Apple Watch Update / Forced U2 Download

Recorded on 18 Sep 2014

Length this week – 1:13:46


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@abulsme tweets from 2014-09-18 (UTC)

00:18:52 Retweeted @DKElections 00:05:38 Trendline of all 2014 Scottish independence polls. "No" up 52-48, but trend's in "Yes" direction http://t.co/mVhfAeH9EW
04:09:17 Important step -> Apple will no longer unlock most iPhones, iPads for police, even w/search warrants (@CraigTimberg) http://t.co/JgRmrvsA5x
04:13:18 Reading – The Fence of Carnegie Mellon University: The Most Painted Object in The World (kaushik, amusingplanet) http://t.co/yjdb4Z2YPh
04:17:21 Reading – A Tour of 67P (phoenixpics, Cumbrian Sky) http://t.co/KnPacmux2A
04:27:01 Reading – This Map Shows Why People Are Freaking Out About Ebola's Arrival in Senegal (Alex Park) http://t.co/57sVnzTx4K
04:34:22 Reading – Puget Sound 4.0 quake offers hope for early warning system (Josh Kerns) http://t.co/UvWw4yb5X8
04:39:21 Reading – Twitter users crowdsource the identification of suspects in Philadelphia hate crime (@mathewi) http://t.co/0fH7hUOAzw
16:02:38 Retweeted @AdamWeinstein 12:58:56 http://t.co/p69rem7SuK
16:09:44 Reading – The rift between Obama and his generals on ISIS (@zackbeauchamp) http://t.co/wZ99RsIuZO
19:00:34 Retweeted @BenjySarlin 19:00:06 Or after McCain endorses HRC RT @allahpundit: Feel like there might be an actual Rand Paul/McCain brawl on the Senate floor before 2016
20:49:31 Retweeted @NateSilver538 2014-09-17 16:21:50 Another small thing re: Sam Wang. He's claimed ( http://t.co/QPZl2eWnhI) to have gotten just one race wrong in 2010 but that's false. (1/2 )
20:49:45 Retweeted @SamWangPhD 20:27:37 @NateSilver538 Sorry to barge in, everyone. The little guy here would like to reply. My thoughts: http://t.co/odR2tUv4LO in reply to NateSilver538
20:49:51 Retweeted @pourmecoffee 20:28:50 @SamWangPhD @NateSilver538 It is your right to demand a trial by combat. in reply to SamWangPhD

Electoral College poll updates from 2014-09-17 (UTC)

16:41:47 Poll Added: PPP in KS from 2014-09-11 to 2014-09-14 – Clinton 40% to Bush 46% http://t.co/DHcrmFSESD
16:44:08 Poll Added: PPP in KS from 2014-09-11 to 2014-09-14 – Clinton 40% to Christie 42% http://t.co/vSGT4a2gJW
16:44:16 Clinton vs Christie state category change: KS has moved from Solid Christie to Strong Christie http://t.co/vSGT4a2gJW
16:46:35 Poll Added: PPP in KS from 2014-09-11 to 2014-09-14 – Clinton 44% to Cruz 41% http://t.co/up43Ufyq48
16:48:41 Poll Added: PPP in KS from 2014-09-11 to 2014-09-14 – Clinton 42% to Huckabee 45% http://t.co/TYJ62qyB3f
16:51:28 Poll Added: PPP in KS from 2014-09-11 to 2014-09-14 – Clinton 41% to Paul 43% http://t.co/R0BvOQxCTP
16:51:36 Clinton vs Paul state category change: KS has moved from Solid Paul to Strong Paul http://t.co/R0BvOQxCTP
16:55:23 Poll Added: PPP in NC from 2014-09-11 to 2014-09-14 – Clinton 43% to Bush 45% http://t.co/wDLSmEzTMd
16:57:47 Poll Added: PPP in NC from 2014-09-11 to 2014-09-14 – Clinton 45% to Christie 38% http://t.co/50W5VQvplX
16:59:55 Poll Added: PPP in NC from 2014-09-11 to 2014-09-14 – Clinton 48% to Cruz 40% http://t.co/kHAVtIPJVM
17:01:56 Poll Added: PPP in NC from 2014-09-11 to 2014-09-14 – Clinton 45% to Huckabee 46% http://t.co/yBYl0avcDa
17:05:04 Poll Added: PPP in NC from 2014-09-11 to 2014-09-14 – Clinton 46% to Paul 41% http://t.co/VPd6LNkn59
17:54:00 With today's poll updates, Clinton vs Huckabee moves into the top 5 "best polled" candidate combinations, displacing Clinton vs Ryan.
17:55:53 Current top five combos are Clinton vs Christie, Paul, Bush, Huckabee and Cruz in that order.
17:57:11 Going beyond that would get you Clinton v Ryan, Clinton v Rubio, Biden v Christie, Biden v Cruz and Biden v Rubio to round out the Top 10.
17:58:21 I base "best polled" on a weighted average of the length of time covered by the five poll average, with higher weight given to close states.

@abulsme tweets from 2014-09-17 (UTC)

01:48:19 Price estimates closer to @imbou -> Apple Watch: Initial Thoughts and Observations (@gruber) http://t.co/VIfAE42HJv
01:59:31 Retweeted @imbou 01:59:18 @abulsme @gruber That makes sense. As is said in podcast you can't find a real solid gold watch for less than 20k! in reply to abulsme
05:14:04 Reading – Yes, your 2015 Apple Watch will work in 2115 (Amit Kumar) https://t.co/TXVj33nCQw
13:07:14 Reading – Free Music Rage (The Daily Dish) http://t.co/pIan8WnuCk
13:08:26 Retweeted @imbou 11:18:51 @pmarca @abulsme @Keith_J_Miller @Austan_Goolsbee Carly has talent in screwing up! in reply to pmarca
13:10:19 Retweeted @sarahkliff 13:06:56 We’ve failed, society. Burn it all down. MT @verge: You can now attach an iPad to your face http://t.co/wGZqbmvD96 http://t.co/3Wswe45GHr
13:58:06 Reading – Review and Video: With Big New iPhones, It’s the iOS 8 Software Inside That Counts (@mollywood) http://t.co/e249KqZAE4
14:18:00 Reading – The iPhones 6 (@gruber) http://t.co/OKamUvLNeI
14:25:35 Reading – Another Look at Electoral Change (Tom Holbrooke) http://t.co/eJYpz93ku2
14:31:56 Reading – iPhone 6 Review: It’s a Winner (Walt Mossberg) http://t.co/qLAAJYQ5Kc
14:42:48 Reading – Justice Department Proposal Would Massively Expand FBI Extraterritorial Surveillance (Ahmed Ghappour) http://t.co/Riby3HDQfH
16:39:12 After first morning meeting couldn't think cause hungry. So taking a break from work for getting brunch… And entering polls! :-)
18:00:22 New polls from @ppppolls in KS and NC added to my database. See @ElecCollPolls for the details.
18:01:33 Ok. "Brunch" over. Back to work. :-)

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