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"…save us, they will scream, and I'll whisper, 'No…I'm a bad guy'."

Brilliant.

"I always liked the reader suggestion to name the new towers 'Freedom' and 'Unity' and let al-Qaeda figure out what the initials stand for."

"Dear various parents, grandparents, co-workers, and other 'not computer people.' We don't magically know how to do everything in every program. When we help you, we're usually just doing this:"

Free coloring pages (downloadable PDF files) of Chevrolet cars, featuring the Camaro, Volt, Beat concept, Corvette, and Cadillac CTS wagon.

Common-sense advice from attorney Adrianos Facchetti for our increasingly no-common sense world. Pretty sure everyone on Twitter has been guilty of at least one of these at one time or another.

"Forty-nine percent (49%) of U.S. voters say working Americans should be allowed to opt out of Social Security and provide for their own retirement planning."

Amen.

Nanny statism continues running amok.

"Health care is a service that we all need, but just like food and shelter it is best provided through voluntary and mutually beneficial market exchanges. A careful reading of both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution will not reveal any intrinsic right to health care, food or shelter. That’s because there isn’t any. This “right” has never existed in America.

"Even in countries like Canada and the U.K., there is no intrinsic right to health care. Rather, citizens in these countries are told by government bureaucrats what health-care treatments they are eligible to receive and when they can receive them. All countries with socialized medicine ration health care by forcing their citizens to wait in lines to receive scarce treatments."

"Making government a bigger player in the health-care process means that health-care decisions are increasingly political decisions, which, in turn, means that people and companies turn ever more toward political acts—like protests and lobbying—in order to participate. Obama has repeatedly talked about moving the country beyond politics. But the health-care reforms he supports would, in fact, further politicize the health-care system."

A somewhat insider's look at the Netflix warehouse that serves the greater Chicago area.

All I could think of while reading this was "This is news? This guy is surprised by the response?"

Lee Child is one of my favorite authors; I've read all thirteen of the Jack Reacher novels. I didn't know that Reacher was born out of Child's being laid off from a movie production company, however. Or if I did, I'd forgotten. Here is an inspiring piece by Child about that experience, offering hope for those worried about losing their job, or already have.

Thomas Baekdal with some tips on keeping up with the latest buzz, or keeping up with what people are saying about you, your products, or your competitors.