November 26, 2015

Watch as Brett Favre Has One More Memorable Night With Green Bay Packers — Then Relive His Top 10 Moments

Legend.

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Putting Money Into Security

securityicons I've long been immersed in the world of technology — as a hobbyist, a venture capitalist, a board member and now as a CEO. But looking back at key segments of my personal investment history, I'm struck by the story it tells about security. Yes, information security — it may just be the most dynamic sector of this dynamic market. Read More

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Media Alert

(John Hinderaker) Tomorrow morning I will guest host the Laura Ingraham show from 9 to 12 Eastern time. You can go here to find a station in your area. If you miss the show live, you can get highlights via podcast on iTunes, and it also airs later in the day on various stations. Guests will include Senator Rick Santorum, our own Steve Hayward, and Chad Hennings, author of Forces of Character.

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White House Undergoes Holiday Lockdown After Man Jumps Fence

"I just heard him take a big, deep breath and whisper to himself, 'All right, let's do this' and he took off."

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Fourth Person Captured in Shooting of Pennsylvania Trooper

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John Cox, California entrepreneur, proposes donor logos on politicians

SAN FRANCISCO — You can tell who sponsors NASCAR drivers by the patches on their jumpsuits. So why not do the same for politicians?

That's the idea behind California entrepreneur John Cox's proposed 2016 ballot initiative, which would require state legislators to wear the logos of their top 10 campaign ...

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Mass. School Offers Counseling For 'Victims' Of Confederate Flag Sticker

'If I have a Rebel Alliance wallpaper, am I gonna get reported to the Empire?'

Via: The Daily Caller

Brett Favre Has a Message for His Green Bay Successor: 'I Mean That With All Due Respect…'

"I don't know what else to say."

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The Accessibility Of The iPhone 6s

iphone-6s-plus-4 With each passing year, Apple releases a new iPhone. And with each passing year, I'm faced with the question of upgrading. On one hand, I want to be practical and save money. My phone still works great and runs the latest version of iOS without limitation, so it's not imperative that I upgrade. On the other hand, the nerd in me wants the new phone for all the new functionality… Read More

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Senator Wonders If Hillary Is Covering Legal Expenses For Tech Firm That Managed Her Email Server

Coordination would present a 'conflict-of-interest'

Via: The Daily Caller

Black Friday Shopper Waited in Line for Days. When He Finally Got Inside Best Buy, Things Got Crazy

"Okay, the suspense is mounting." 

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One Day After Undergoing Knee Surgery, Mike Huckabee Shares Photo of What Sparked His Thankfulness

"Little things can have a BIG impact."

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R.I.P. Kathyrn Gould: VC Pioneer, Straight Shooter, Lover of Curse Words

Kathryn Gould Earlier this year, I had the great pleasure of interviewing Kathyrn Gould, one of the very first women venture capitalists, and surely the sassiest. She also had — and may still have — among the better track records in venture investing history. Gould passed away earlier today after a battle with cancer, and it's a surely a loss for everyone who knew her well. (I know… Read More

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WESLEY PRUDEN: Obama weak, confused and 'unable to grasp'

ANALYSIS/OPINION:

Many bad things happen when a leader is weak, confused and forever in search of a credible reason to do nothing. For all his softness on Islam, Barack Obama has little insight into the men who send out mobs to cry "death to America." He can't imagine that men ...

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Italy Spends $1 Billion Increasing Culture To Combat ISIS

'They imagine terror, we answer with culture'

Via: The Daily Caller

University Moves to End Football Rivalry Tradition After This Year's Event Became Deadly

An estimated 10,000 students particaped in the tradition throughout the evening.

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Immerse Me: How To Get Lost In A Story (Story Not Required)

storybook The media we use to tell stories has evolved considerably in the millennia since our ancestors swapped their first campfire tales. Regardless of the form stories take, the storyteller always has the same goal: transport an audience — get people to stop thinking about the here and now and focus on the world of the story. And despite all advances in storytelling media, there has only been… Read More

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Obama's Thanksgiving Day Address: Syrian Refugees Are America's Modern-Day Pilgrims

barackPresident Obama told Americans that Syrian refugees were just like the pilgrims who came to America on the Mayflower during his Thanksgiving address Thursday morning. "In 1620, a small band of pilgrims came to this continent, refugees who had fled persecution and violence in their native land," Obama said. "Nearly 400 years later, we remember ...More

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Obamacare waivers present dilemma for administration

President Obama faces a major decision on Obamacare over the next year as states begin to apply for waivers to the sweeping law, pressuring the administration to either welcome or resist experimentation with his top domestic achievement.

The Affordable Care Act's waivers start in 2017, and were designed to let ...

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Marco Rubio 'Supportive' of Congress Issuing Formal Declaration of War Against Islamic State

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Tunisia Apprehends 30 People Suspected to Be Connected to Terrorism, Identifies Man Responsible for Bombing

"It said he was from a working class neighborhood on the edge of Tunis.."

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Golden Hammer: Thanksgiving dinner subsidized by USDA through 'specialty crop' grants

The American Farm Bureau Federation said this week that the cost of the average Thanksgiving meal reached its highest amount ever this year, topping $50 for a family of 10. But most Americans might be surprised to know that they also pay for their holiday dinners with their taxes.

According ...

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Hackers Troll ISIS With Prozac Ad

GhostSec replaced an ISIS propaganda site on the Dark Web with an ad for Prozac

Via: The Daily Caller

As the First Family Celebrated Thanksgiving, a Man Jumped the White House Fence Prompting a Lockdown

The holidays don't stop everything..

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Donald Trump Denies Mocking NYT Reporter: 'I Do Not Know What He Looks Like'

"If I did know, I would definitely not say anything about his appearance.."

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Machine Intelligence In The Real World

humanrobotoverlap In the past few years, I've been laser-focused on machine intelligence. I've talked to hundreds of entrepreneurs, researchers and investors about helping machines make us smarter. And in the months since I shared my landscape of machine intelligence companies, folks keep asking me what I think of them — as if they're all doing more or less the same thing. (I'm… Read More

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Michael Ramirez Explains

(John Hinderaker) Last night I did a not-very-serious post about this cartoon by my favorite cartoonist, Michael Ramirez. I liked the cartoon, I said, and the three turkeys pictured bore an obvious resemblance, but I felt like I was missing something: Lots of readers weighed in with their interpretations. But now we have the definitive word from Michael Ramirez himself, who took note of my puzzlement and wrote to explain: Hey John,

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Here Are The Retailers Trying To Rip You Off On Black Friday

Some 'deals' aren't all they're cracked up to be

Via: The Daily Caller

In Response To Turkey's Aggression, Russia Plans to Retaliate With a Number of Economic Sanctions

"This is only natural in the light of Turkey's unpredictable actions.."

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Get Builds Mobile Apps And Handles Deliveries For Local Shops

Screen Shot 2015-11-26 at 19.41.37 Meet Get, a new French startup that wants to be the Shopify for small retailers on mobile among many other things. With Get, local shops like your favorite bakery can effortlessly have an app for iOS and Android. Get also provides a same-hour delivery service like Stuart. Read More

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Idaho court rejects Pennsylvania man's gun rights request

BOISE, Idaho (AP) - The Idaho Supreme Court has rejected a Pennsylvania man's attempt to have his gun rights restored under Idaho law.

The justices in a four-page ruling released Wednesday determined that a 4th District Court judge correctly ruled that Todd Rich lacked standing. The justices also said the ...

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Giving Thanks That WaPo Media Blogger's Wife Is Alleged Human Pooper Scooper

Nobody asked me but these are the people and things I am thankful for: –Washington Post media blogger Erik Wemple and his lovely wife Stephanie Mencimer, an  alleged human pooper.  The story in Wemple's own paper (which he refuses to dispute) that she got arrested for picking up dog doo from the ground and hurling […]

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Amazon's New Bookstore Flips The Script

mortar Amazon's new bookstore in Seattle has been getting a lot of questions and criticism — but only from people who think there's still a distinction between online and physical retail. Analysts who try to set up a life-or-death dynamic between e-commerce and brick-and-mortar are missing the point entirely. The real story right now in the $4.5 trillion U.S. retail industry is a… Read More

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