CNN.com: Nissan resurrects the Datsun brand
That’s a real blast from the past. It’s funny though, because once in a while you can still see a Datsun on the road.
WCPO.com: Job seekers getting asked for Facebook passwords
When Justin Bassett interviewed for a new job, he expected the usual questions about experience and references. So he was astonished when the interviewer asked for something else: his Facebook username and password.
Pretty stunning invasion of privacy. I understand companies wanting to know if there are skeletons in the closet, but this really goes too far. But, it does emphasize the idea of never posting something that you wouldn’t want to be seen in public.
Business Courier: Kroger among U.S. grocers who use ‘pink slime’ in some products
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via Park & Vine Twitter
Almost six weeks after McDonald’s Corp. made headlines saying it would stop using a meat product that has been referred to as “pink slime,” Kroger Co. said the product is used in some of the ground beef sold at its stores.
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About 70 percent of the ground beef sold at supermarkets contains the meat filler, according to the ABC News report. Finely textured lean beef is made from low-grade trimmings that are simmered in low heat, the fat and tissue is separated using a centrifuge, and it’s sprayed with ammonia gas to kill germs. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says it’s safe to eat.
I find this to be absolutely disgusting. It’s harder and harder to know exactly what you’re eating unless you get closer to the source like local butchers.
CNN.com: Lawmaker wants to end public assistance to lottery winners
After taking a lump sum and paying taxes, the unemployed woman said she ended up with just more than $500,000.
Asked if she had the right to the public assistance money, Clayton answered, “I kind of do. I have no income, and I have bills to pay. I have two houses.”
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Clayton told WDIV she would continue using the food-assistance card until it is cut off. “It’s hard. I am struggling.”
This story leaves me speechless.
NYTimes.com: At Chechnya Polling Station, Votes for Putin Exceed the Rolls
Vladimir V. Putin did well in Chechnya, a place that he virtually declared war on after becoming president in 1999, and whose people have suffered grievous human rights abuses at the hands of Russian security forces. The final tally: Putin, 1,482 votes; Gennady A. Zyuganov, the Communist Party leader, one vote.
This result was in itself statistically improbable. But even more difficult for the teachers who had been drafted onto the electoral commission to explain was the turnout: there were only 1,389 people registered in the precinct, meaning that the turnout was 107 percent.
As dysfunctional as our election process can be at times, at least we don’t have anything as bad as this.
WinterisComing.net: The Simpsons spoof Thrones opening credits
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An homage Simpsons style to the awesome opening of Game of Thrones, complete with music.
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WashingtonPost.com: Santorum: Obama is ‘a snob’ because he wants ‘everybody in America to go to college’
WashingtonPost.com: Santorum: Obama is ‘a snob’ because he wants ‘everybody in America to go to college’
Speaking to a tea party group in Michigan on Saturday, former senator Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) accused President Obama of being a “snob” because he wants “everybody in America to go to college.”
We need more Americans to aspire to have higher education to be competitive in the world.
The Republicans are continuing to go down the wrong path if one of their candidates is calling anyone who thinks that everyone should have a college education is a “snob”.
This video combines two things I like- art and HBO’s Game of Thrones. It’s a time-lapse video of a portrait of Peter Dinklage who plays Tyrion Lannister.
Unlike, Jeremy Lin and the New York Knicks, streaming games with the NBA League Pass on the Apple TV is not ready for “primetime”.
For $109, I subscribed to the Choice package that allows you to follow five teams. It’s a decent deal, but unfortunately it turned out to be an exercise in frustration. The picture quality isn’t broadcast quality with lots of pixelation. But, the main issue is that the game constantly froze every few minutes, waiting to be buffered. The game is supposed to be live, but the video kept getting further and further behind. Occasionally, the game would completely hang forcing me to back out to the main menu. Re-selecting the game jumps you forward back to “live”, causing you to miss any action that happened in between.
I have high speed internet- 20mbs cable and I haven’t had issues with streaming. On the internet, there are a lot of complaints about the NBA League Pass and the Apple TV that haven’t been resolved for months. I’m guessing it’s the NBA’s fault since it seems like there are problems with streaming to the Roku too. I don’t have high hopes that they’ll fix streaming before the end of this season so I canceled my subscription.
It turns out that when you sign up for NBA League Pass you agree to their user terms which says no refunds, but they were able to refund my money since I wasn’t able to get it to work to my satisfaction.
NYdailynews.com: Jeremy Lin headline slur was ‘honest mistake,’
The ESPN editor fired Sunday for using “chink in the armor” in a headline about Knicks phenom Jeremy Lin said the racial slur never crossed his mind – and he was devastated when he realized his mistake.
“This had nothing to do with me being cute or punny,” Anthony Federico told the Daily News.
You kind of feel bad for someone who loses their job because of a mistake, but as an editor for ESPN, his job is to NOT make these types of mistakes.