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Tom Drapeau is the Director of Propeller social news. He enjoys all manner of geekery and internet foolishness. He has seen every episode of Battlestar Galactica and the West Wing.
Tom's Email: tom at propeller dot com
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Can Robots Make Ethical Decisions? | LiveScience »
Posted by: 2evolve 2 months, 3 weeks ago in News
Morality is no longer the exclusive realm of human philosophers. Now what?
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Another Comment Filter Update »
Posted by: tdrapeau 2 months, 3 weeks ago in Science & Technology
After last week's comment filter update, we received numerous reports from the community that the filters weren't quite right. Many were not interested ...
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John Lennon,The Lost Interviews »
Posted by: Mikunited 2 months, 3 weeks ago in Arts & Entertainment
John Lennon did many brilliant things in his life, but arguably one of his
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most inspired acts was his deliberate destruction of the Beatles in ...Read (236) | Share | Discuss (2) | Read Full Story at entertainment.timesonline.co.uk
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Woman's Escape from Attempted Forced Spinal Surgery and Social Media Enabling Help »
Posted by: bewhiskered 2 months, 4 weeks ago in Health & Fitness
I explain that Twitter (I'm @SarahCortes) helped save me from entrapment and
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unnecessary surgery in rural Pennsylvania, and that I still feel lucky to ...Read (134) | Share | Discuss (2) | Read Full Story at inmantechnologyit.blogspot.com
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Comment Filter Update »
Posted by: tdrapeau 3 months ago in Science & Technology
As a follow-up release to the moderation features launched a few weeks back, today we have released new comment filters. These allow members to choose ...
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Al Franken Can Draw the U.S.? So Can We! Oh, Wait ... - Lemondrop.com »
Posted by: tdrapeau 3 months ago in Humor
So everyone on the internoodle is so excited that Al Franken drew a map of the U.S. from memory. "Big deal," we thought, and ...
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Driving and Annoying Habits »
Posted by: lamaworks 3 months ago in Humor
Hey Tony, how about a slice of pepperoni pizza, I gotta no job a. What’s a matta with a you-a face-a?
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Kevin Smith: Connects Again, Says Pirates Lead To Converts | Techdirt »
Posted by: tdrapeau 3 months ago in Arts & Entertainment
A few months back, I wrote about how director Kevin Smith (who's most well known for Clerks, but has done plenty of other stuff ...
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Introducing News Dots - By Chris Wilson - Slate Magazine »
Posted by: tdrapeau 3 months ago in News
Like Kevin Bacon's co-stars, topics in the news are all connected by degrees of separation. To examine how every story fits together, News Dots ...
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Ancient skeletons discovered in Georgia threaten to overturn the theory of human evolution | Mail Online »
Posted by: 2evolve 3 months ago in Science & Technology
The bones - which include incredibly well preserved skulls and teeth - are the earliest humans ever found outside Africa.
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Police: Robber Returned To Ask Victim For Date »
Posted by: BronxBomber 3 months ago in Humor
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Police said they arrested a suspected robber on Sunday after he returned to his victim's home to ask her out on a ...
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Injured turtle fitted with furniture coasters - Telegraph »
Posted by: 2evolve 3 months ago in News
A turtle has been fitted with furniture coasters after his front legs were
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bitten off by a racoon.Read (35) | Share | Discuss (0) | Read Full Story at telegraph.co.uk
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Prepared Remarks of President Barack Obama Back to School Event »
Posted by: smithichie 3 months ago in Family
WhiteHouse.gov is the official web site for the White House and President Barack Obama, the 44th President of the United States. This site is ...
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The Obama Speech to Students: The Inside Story -- Politics Daily »
Posted by: epiphannyy 3 months ago in News
One day last July, several staffers from the White House and Department of Education -- folks in the public policy and communication shops-- were kicking around ...
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Loopt Location To Update In The Background On iPhone (AAPL) »
Posted by: tdrapeau 3 months, 1 week ago in Science & Technology
Loopt, a location-based social networking service, will be the first third-party iPhone service to work in the background while you're not actively using the ...
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