Romney: 'Even Jimmy Carter' Would Have Given the Order to Kill Bin Laden (Little green footballs)

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A Real Fight Over A Real Issue (talking-points-memo)

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A Real Fight Over A Real Issue (talking-points-memo)

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Blake Lively & Ryan Reynolds Buy $2 Million Home In New York

Blake Lively & Ryan Reynolds Buy $2 Million Home In New York

“Gossip Girl” actress Blake Lively, 24, and her handsome actor boyfriend, Ryan Reynolds, 35, have splashed out $2 million on a country home in Bedford, [...]

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I?m Speaking at Vanderbilt Monday Evening (Theagitator)

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Voldemort?s Got Nothing On Jeff Bezos

E-books. Again. Amazon and the DOJ vs. Apple and "The Big Six." The future of reading. A breathtakingly stupid David Carr piece in the New York Times, which thankfully someone else took down paragraph-by-paragraph, so I don't have to. Elsewhere, an awesome quote which I want to cheer with the force of a million choirs of angels:

I am completely unmoved by the argument that if Amazon forces traditional publishers to sell books at lower costs, then the publishers will go away and we won?t have books anymore. Hogwash. The publishers built for a printed books world may go away, but their digital native versions will replace them.

Yes, it's time to trot out that obligatory William Gibson quote again:

"A middleman's business is to make himself a necessary evil." -- Neuromancer

There's certainly more than enough evil to go around here: Evil But Smart, represented by Amazon and its oppressive Kindle monoculture, vs. Evil And Flailingly Inept, aka Publishing's Big Six.

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Amazon Appstore shatters $20 ceiling for in-app purchases

In a move that's likely to grab the attention of more than a few Android developers, Amazon has announced that its arbitrary $20 limit for in-app purchases via the Appstore is no more. The company announced this change in an email to developers, which follows a tweak to the Appstore's parental controls. In-app purchasing is rather new territory for the Amazon crew, which first unveiled the necessary APIs just last week. There's no word on what new monetary limit is now in place, but make sure to watch your spending, kids -- some of these apps are incredibly habit-forming.

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No shocker in store: Romney veep search under way (The Arizona Republic)

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Splashtop brings Windows 8 Metro Testbed to Apple's iPad (video)

This has gotta be uncomfortable for the iPad. Now, Windows 8 tablet developers -- or anyone, for that matter -- can test their apps and play with the Microsoft's Metro interface from within the confines of Apple's ubiquitous tablet. The functionality is made possible by Splashtop, which is known for its remote desktop apps that are currently available for Android and iOS. It seems that a good amount of effort went into this application, known as the Win8 Metro Testbed, which offers the same swipe capabilities that will be available on a native system. This includes the ability to swipe from the left to switch apps, swipe from the right to reveal the Charms menu, and pull down from the top to close an application. Splashtop's Win8 Metro Testbed is currently available for a promotional $24.99 in the iTunes App Store, whereafter it will sell for $49.99. You'll find the full PR and a quick video tour of the app's functionality after the break.

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