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Spotting a Republican

By Dave | Published: June 19, 2010

Hah (emphasis mine).

A woman in a hot air balloon realized she was lost. She lowered her altitude and spotted a man in a boat below. She shouted to him, “Excuse me, can you help me? I promised a friend I would meet him an hour ago, but I don’t know where I am.”

The man consulted his portable GPS and replied, “You’re in a hot air balloon, approximately 30 feet above ground elevation of 2,346 feet above sea level. You are at 31 degrees, 14.97 minutes north latitude and 100 degrees, 49.09 minutes west longitude.

“She rolled her eyes and said, “You must be an Obama Democrat.”

“I am,” replied the man. “How did you know?”

“Well,” answered the balloonist, “everything you told me is technically correct. But I have no idea what to do with your information, and I’m still lost. Frankly, you’ve not been much help to me.”

The man smiled and responded, “You must be a Republican.”

“I am,” replied the balloonist. “How did you know?”

“Well,” said the man, “you don’t know where you are or where you are going. You’ve risen to where you are due to a large quantity of hot air. You made a promise you have no idea how to keep, and you expect me to solve your problem. You’re in exactly the same position you were in before we met, but somehow, now it’s my fault.”

[Via Crooks and Liars via Truthdig]

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I need to get me some glasses

By Dave | Published: June 18, 2010

[Via Flowing Data]

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Toy Story + The Wire

By Dave | Published: June 17, 2010

[Via Kottke]

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Vuvuzela Concerto in B Flat

By Dave | Published: June 16, 2010

Hahaha, brilliant!

[Via @dlprager on Twitter]

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USA beats England, 1 – 1!

By Dave | Published: June 14, 2010

Hah. I love the World Cup.

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San Francisco has more people with degrees (both bachelor and graduate) per square mile than any other city in America. And apparently in quality of living, we rank second in the United States. Not too shabby.

[Via Boing Boing]

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Shared items for June 9th, 2010

By Dave | Published: June 9, 2010

A summary of things I’ve shared or posted around the Internet today.

	I love my ridiculously worthless calendar reminders. Like I’d really forget this: http://yfrog.com/j0jauj [rockbandit]
	Published “Base jumping” into Dean’s Blue Hole.
	Shared Current home screen.
	What does your home screen currently look like? Here’s mine, using iOS 4 on an iPhone 3GS: h… http://gdg.to/cIJJ1M [rockbandit]
	Shared Display Dimensions Calculator.
	Argh! Board of Supes shoot down sit/lie ban, showing their contempt for SF residents. It will be on the November ballot. http://is.gd/cJo49 [rockbandit]
	Liked Severe Earthquake Warning For California in September 2010.

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“Base jumping” into Dean’s Blue Hole

By Dave | Published: June 9, 2010

This a pretty video of someone imitating a base jump underwater at Dean’s Blue Hole. It’s a beautiful and very well put together video.

[Via Kottke]

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	There are a distinct lack of vuvuzelas at this Giants game. http://yfrog.com/mnp6zj [rockbandit]
	RT @sanjin: I woke up earlier today to watch world cup then I wake up on a typical workday. Ah the madness that is world cup. #fb [rockbandit]
	Maradona seriously needs his own reality show. Entertaining dude. #arg #worldcup [rockbandit]
	#worldcup announcer: There’s so much trash talking between #eng and the #USA that Twitter may crash! [rockbandit]
	The bad thing about letting friends play my video games? My user account might get banned. [rockbandit]
	"What? Do I look like one of Gavin Newsom’s cronies? You do!" Hmph. [rockbandit]
	Not sure how excited I should be that @kerryme just discovered a new iPhone app called "FatBooth" http://yfrog.com/5ns95vj [rockbandit]
	Shared Surface of the Earth.
	Published USA beats England, 1 – 1!.
	Shared The Three Christs of Ypsilanti: What happens when three men who identify as Jesus are forced to live together? – By Vaughan Bell – Slate Magazine.
	I think our cats hate the sounds of the vuvuzela as well. Every time a #worldcup match is on, they go crazy. [rockbandit]
	Why on Earth would someone put in nearly $100M of their own money just to be governor of our failing state? http://is.gd/cPrgy [rockbandit]
	Shared The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) .
	My iPhone is going to end up looking like a local mall — it will have an App Store, Apple Store, iBooks Store, and iTunes Store. [rockbandit]
	RT @grahamhancock: Apple Sells Out of Initial iPhone 4 Shipment http://j.mp/cqahCb [rockbandit]
	Shared SPORTS — The Right-Wing War Against Soccer.
	Shared The Shocking Disparities of Labor Cost (infographic).
	Shared Why The World Cup Has Been Crap So Far.
	Shared Neighborhood Watch – The Bold Italic – San Francisco.
	Ridiculous! RT @geoscientistmag: Geologists who failed to predict L’Aquila quake MAY face manslaughter charges http://bit.ly/a7eBTJ [rockbandit]
	Lunch and catching up on work at Cafe International to the soundtrack of vuvuzelas. Go Bufana Bufana!  [rockbandit]
	Published Vuvuzela Concerto in B Flat.
	Two nights ago, I dreamt that someone bit my right eyeball when they hugged me (what!?). Yesterday and today, my right eye has been sore… [rockbandit]
	#RSA is toast. Hambani kahle Bufana Bufana. [rockbandit]
	HP and Yahoo want to use my printer to print ads?! Can I just say there’s only one answer to this?… http://gdg.to/9FaTVk [rockbandit]
	Hahaha, so awesome. RT @beaudotgiles: Oh my goodness the North Korean world cup squad is on Twitter @DPRK_FA. So brilliant. [rockbandit]
	iOS 4 supposedly has "1500 new APIs." What are they? During the keynote last week, Steve Jobs… http://gdg.to/afVRvY [rockbandit]
	Have you successfully used an Eye-Fi with a DSLR using a SD-to-CF adapter? I’m interested in final… http://gdg.to/9jAXbD [rockbandit]
	Liked ToyWire.
	Haha! Holy awesome. What do you get when you combine Toy Story 3 with The Wire (aka Greatest Show Ever)? http://dave.ly/toystorywire [rockbandit]
	Oh, no! @37signals just added the vuvuzela to Campfire. Type "/play vuvuzela" to see it in action. See also: http://dave.ly/vuvuconcerto [rockbandit]
	Published Toy Story + The Wire.
	Shared TimeMachineEditor.
	Shared It’s About Time: Life web browser for iPad.
	"Once upon a time in Afghanistan…" Interesting photo essay looking back nearly 60 years ago: http://is.gd/cTcdC [rockbandit]
	The latest and greatest in single serving sites. You knew it was going to happen: http://stupidvuvuzela.com/ [rockbandit]
	Shared BBC News – Puppy thrown at German biker gang.
	Shared What’s up with all the fist bumping lions in the city?.
	Alright, is Jeff Van Gundy not the most annoying color commentator ever?! It makes me yearn for a soundtrack of vuvuzelas! #goLakers  [rockbandit]

	Shared Lego versions of famous photos.
	Shared Classics in Lego – a set on Flickr.
	World Cup plans for Saturday (in the Haight) — Mad Dog in the Fog, Cafe International, or Danny Coyle’s? At 7AM… [rockbandit]
	How will technology help you get your World Cup fix? Hah, forgive me for one second. Here is my excuse … http://gdg.to/c6mF4p [rockbandit]
	Published We’re smrt! Err… smart..
	Shared Public Library of Science: About.

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