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I'm a Propeller Scout, and I run the Geek group. I'm a writer and actor who loves technology and science fiction. But I'm really just this guy, you know?
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- http://wilwheaton.typepad.com/
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Leapin Lizards! V Gets Rebooted »
Posted by: 6 hours, 28 minutes ago in Arts & Entertainment
Hoping to do for V what the Sci Fi Channel did for Battlestar Galactica, ABC has given the go-ahead on a reboot of the hit ...
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Private sector loans, not Fannie or Freddie, triggered crisis »
Posted by: 7 hours, 32 minutes ago in Business & Finance
As the economy worsens and Election Day approaches, a conservative campaign that blames the global financial crisis on a government push to make housing more ...
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"The Politico guys," Rove's top disciple and how our press corps works »
Posted by: 9 hours, 22 minutes ago in News
Tim Griffin has long been one of Karl Rove’s closest “protégés” and has been at the epicenter of many of the most significant episodes ...
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How will Twitter make money? What if it doesn't want to? »
Posted by: 9 hours, 25 minutes ago in Science & Technology
For months, tech writers have marveled at Twitter 's quirky success. One-hundred and forty characters at a time, the company has brought in more than ...
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80s cartoon nostalgia: Challenge of the Gobots »
Posted by: 1 day, 8 hours ago in Arts & Entertainment
While there were other animated robots in the past, the 80s ushered in a whole new generation of living, breathing, thinking — and transforming — robots. Some ...
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RIAA v. The People: Five Years Later »
Posted by: 1 day, 8 hours ago in News
On September 8, 2003, the recording industry sued 261 American music fans for sharing songs on peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing networks, kicking off an unprecedented ...
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Zen meets Star Wars in Savage Chickens »
Posted by: 1 day, 9 hours ago in Humor
Webcomic Savage Chickens combines Zen and Star Wars. Hilarity ensues.
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Beatles' McCartney and Venezuela's Chavez agree on ... McDonalds? »
Posted by: 1 day, 10 hours ago in Humor
At first glance, the Beatles legend and populist Venezuelan leader may seem like they are worlds apart. But ask them how they feel about Big ...
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John Carpenter talks about The Thing »
Posted by: 1 day, 10 hours ago in Arts & Entertainment
The John Carpenter Collection has just been released on DVD, featuring seven of the legendary horror director’s greatest films – Halloween, The Thing, The Fog ...
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Top 10 Web Tools for Election Season »
Posted by: 1 day, 10 hours ago in Politics
Lifehacker has a roundup of ten online tools to get politically savvy this this election season and beyond.
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Goodbye Sarah, Troopergate Report Finds She Abused Her Authority »
Posted by: 2 days, 2 hours ago in News
A bipartisan Alaska legislative panel has found that Sarah Palin Abuses her authority as governor in firing the state’s public safety commissioner. The report ...
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Panel Finds Palin Abused Authority in Firing »
Posted by: 2 days, 2 hours ago in Politics
A legislative committee investigating Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has found she unlawfully abused her authority in firing the state's public safety commissioner.
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Batman, Superman Following Watchmen into Motion Comics »
Posted by: 2 days, 3 hours ago in Arts & Entertainment
The popularity of the motion comic of Watchmen (now available on iTunes and elsewhere) got folks at Warner Bros. and D.C. thinking. Now they ...
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Foo Fighters Smack Down McCain's 'Hero' Worship »
Posted by: 2 days, 3 hours ago in Politics
He's already angered John Mellencamp, Van Halen, Heart, Jackson Browne and probably other artists we can't remember. Now John McCain has run afoul ...
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Report: Amazon, Rhapsody Gaining on iTunes »
Posted by: 2 days, 3 hours ago in Arts & Entertainment
An Ipsos quarterly study of released Wednesday shows significant gains in the court of public opinion for Amazon and Rhapsody, with more consumers identifying them ...
