• MHD is now “Palladia.” Every now and then, there’s some amazing stuff on there. And the HD is beautiful on FiOS. #
• Tropical Storms are not fun. It’s incredibly hot and humid outside, and pouring rain, and I’ve got to go out in it. #

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• Was looking though some old photo archives, found this great shot of @patrickrhone http://is.gd/2exG #
• I like how the Republicans chant “John Muh Cain” #
• McCain can’t seem to get more than three words out without stumbling, and then being interrupted by chants of “U-S-A U-S-A” #
• Someone has a “McCain Votes Against Vets” sign inside the convention hall! PBS just showed it! #
• @amazzara They’re like hamster pouches -filled with food and materials for his nest #
• Sarah Palin is looking up all the time, like when a tourist is visiting a new city #
• Why does McCain need to speak in front of a massive video screen? I guess the RNC delegates need pictures! #
• Wait was that a code pink protestor in the hall !?!?! #
• Quit with the U S A chanting - let the man speak #
• How do you tackle energy independence when you’re the mayor of a town of 6700 people??? #
• I thought it was weird that McCain used “Barracuda” last night at the convention… Turns out the artists don’t approve: http://is.gd/2eVR #
• Google Chrome is so f-ing fast. #

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Using Sunspider, here is a first look at the new V8 engine under the hood of Chrome. This was run on a Thinkpad T42 (older machine) with 1.5 GB of RAM under Windows XP SP3.

Google Chrome:
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RESULTS (means and 95% confidence intervals)
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Total: 3692.6ms +/- 9.6%
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string: 1028.8ms +/- 2.1%
base64: 134.6ms +/- 3.4%
fasta: 113.4ms +/- 4.0%
tagcloud: 285.8ms +/- 3.9%
unpack-code: 355.8ms +/- 3.6%
validate-input: 139.2ms +/- 6.1%

• Why can’t people understand that when you’re driving _in_the_rain_, you can still drive at normal speed, albeit more carefully…? #

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• Sitting on the porch with my new dog! #

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We just adopted a dog from BARCS, now named “Cocoa”.

From http://www.greatpartyrecipes.com/pizza_sauce_recipes.html:

Tomato Herb Sauce (Marinara Sauce)

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon minced fresh garlic
1/4 cup finely chopped onion
1 cup tomato sauce
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon dried basil
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
2 tablespoons tomato paste

In a medium saucepan, sauté garlic and onions in olive oil until tender. Add seasonings and continue cooking a few more minutes. Stir in tomato sauce, and then tomato paste. Simmer on low heat for about 10 minutes. Makes about 1 1/2 cups.

• Traffic. #

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• In Dayton. So many Midwestern lunch choices: Frisch’s Big Boy, White Castle(!), or Skyline? #

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• @twitlive At apple store in Columbia, MD. Probably 200-250 in line. Apple is serving Panera coffee. Line moving slowly. #

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