Evan Williams Explains New Twitter Interface

I am definitely not part of the 1% of people who woke up today to a brand new Twitter but even if I was, I wouldn't have known it considering I only ever go to the Twitter website to click my list of followers to follow people back. For the rest of the day I have TweetDeck running on my screen at all times.



Even if I were part of the 1% of Twitter users who woke up with a brand new interface it wouldn't do me any good because TweetDeck gives me way more than Twitter.com ever did and even with a new UI it still won't do me as much good as TweetDeck does.



Watch the video below to see how CEO and co-founder of Twitter Evan Williams explains the new Twitter interface...

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Evan Williams Explains New Twitter Interface

For the 1 percent of users who woke up to a different Twitter experience Wednesday morning, it was probably the biggest change they have ever seen to the real time information service. Twitter has approximately 160 million users and there are nearly 90 million tweets sent every day. Tech Crunch has a good walk-throughof the new look. Mashable thinks it will put developers on the platform out of business. We asked Evan Williams, the CEO and co-founder of Twitter about what motivated the changes. Take a look: Read more at www.youtube.com

 

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Colbert Testimony Before Congress (House Subcommittee)

Stephen Colbert testified before congress about immigration and people were not amused at all. Although I found his speech hilarious, I do find that it was a waste of time for congress. He could have just put the skit into his show and Congress could've watched it from the comfort of their homes or offices.



People are saying he is making a mockery of the congressional hearing, well, wasn't that his point of being there? He was asked to be there by the congresswoman that he mentioned and later she said that she didn't know he was going to be in character. Come on, he's Stephen Colbert. If you know anything about him it's that he's like Lady Gaga or Kathy Griffin, always in character.



Again, I found it hilarious but that's just me. What do you think?

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Colbert Testimony Before Congress (House Subcommittee)

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AP News: Montana GOP policy: Make homosexuality illegal

URL:  http://m.apnews.com/ap/db_16026/contentdetail.htm?conte...

I am beyond shocked at this AP News article. It's 2010 and the Montana Republicans want to make homosexuality illegal. Really? Seriously? This is beyond disturbing to me that people are still so ignorant and hateful that they want to make being born a certain way against the law.



Is it illegal to be born with darker skin? Is it illegal to be born with red hair? No! So why make it illegal to be gay? That's just so beyond stupid and I think that these republicans should be thrown out of office on principle.



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I didn't amplify the entire article because it is too long but go to the AOL News page to read the rest....



http://www.aolnews.com/weird-news/article/bearded-lady-vivian-wheeler-finds-her-son-after-33-years/19631453



I am posting this because I have seen her in Bakersfield. When I was riding the bus every day to the Gym over in Green Acres (no joke) I saw her just about every day on the bus. I overheard her talking about writing a book or being in a book about her life as a side show in the carnivals about being the bearded lady.



One night we (Chip and myself) were having dinner at Hometown Buffet and they sat us at this table that was right next to another table where they sat Vivian and another man in a wheelchair. It wasn't a booth next to their booth, it was 2 tables pushed together so it was as if we were all 4 in the same party but we were each at our respective tables. Whenever they seat us at those tables we're pretty much quiet during our meal.



Even though we were basically sharing a meal with them, we treated it as if we were at our own table so there was no need for idle chit chat or introductions. Although I've wanted to meet her, I refrained out of fear that she would think that I'm only talking to her because of her beard so I basically just left it alone. Does that make sense or does that make me sound like a snob? LOL I don't mean it to, I just mean that I was respecting her privacy.



I think her story is amazing and I wish her all the best with her newly found son.

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Bearded Lady Reunites With Long-Lost Son

(Sept. 16) -- Every adopted child wonders who his biological mother is. Movie star? Rock star? Maybe a big-shot CEO? For Richard Lorenc, she turned out to be the last thing he ever imagined: a sideshow bearded lady. The 33-year-old Kansas man had always been curious about his birth parents, but with a wife and two young daughters, he was busy making a life of his own. After a recent back injury led to multiple medical exams and many questions about his family medical history, he decided it was time to start digging. His search began this past spring, when he filed a request with the Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services to find his biological parents. Courtesy of Richard Lorenc After 33 years, Richard Lorenc has reunited with his biological mother, a bearded woman named Vivian Wheeler, in Bakersfield, Calif. Six weeks later he received a letter from the department saying it had the identity of his mother: Vivian Wheeler, now 62. It also informed him that both his mother and his maternal grandmother had hypertrichosis, known as werewolf syndrome. Each had facial hair, even as children. The letter further stated that his mother was born a hermaphrodite, with both male and female reproductive organs. Wheeler's facial fuzz had appeared at birth with an inch and a half of light hair covering her cheeks and chin. She says her mother wanted a daughter, and doctors were instructed to remove the male parts. Wheeler claimed her father was humiliated by his bearded little girl, but it didn't prevent him from capitalizing on her condition. She began working in sideshows at an early age, earning money to send home to her family.

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I would like to say that I'm not really much of a political person unless my rights as a human being are being threatened then I'm all about it. I have no idea who Christine O'Donnell is, I know who Chris O'Donnell is though, he's cute. But I digress, this woman who is running for Senate is out of her bloody mind if she thinks I'm going to vote for her based on her 1996 anti-masturbation campaign on MTV.



Ok look, I really don't give a hoot what she says about it because I find it hilarious that she's even giving it a thought and telling people that they are going to hell for lust because it doesn't matter what you do, if there is a hell we're all going there. Unless you die at birth, you have sinned and you're going to hell for it. Even if you wear glasses you aren't going to heaven, you can be sure of that, it says so in the bible. Lev 21:23 look it up.



"Only he shall not go in unto the vail, nor come nigh unto the alter, because he hath a blemish; that he profane not my sanctuaries: for I the LORD do sanctify them."



Blemish means defect of any kind such as eye defect as in needing to wear glasses whether it's for reading or if you are completely blind. What about deaf people? Do they fall unto this categoryeth? Maybe even male pattern baldness or a pimple or dare I suggest, a yeast infection? So squeeze out all those blackheads, go to the hair club for men, get some contact lenses and stop wearing pants that are so tight I can see your cameltoe. Oh and fat people, that is what gets me, all these fat people think their getting into heaven LOL. Hello! Sloth party of 2.



Let's see, I'm a sloth, bald, I wear glasses and I LOVE to masturbate.... I'm going to hell for a very long time.



I didn't even know about this until Jen Kirkman said so on Twitter. Here is her tweet that I am retweeting.



"What.... a communist. RT @JenKirkman: Christine O'Donnell is against masturbation - yet she's America's biggest jerk-off."



Thanks Jen darling.

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Christine O'Donnell's 1996 Anti-Masturbation Campaign On MTV's 'Sex In The 90s' (VIDEO)

Christine O'Donnell won the Republican nomination for senator in Delaware tonight, and Rachel Maddow wasted no time showing the footage she obtained of O'Donnell's 1996 appearance on MTV's "Sex In The 90s" TV show. O'Donnell, it seems, is opposed to masturbation, and considers looking at pornography akin to adultery. And back in the 90s, though the hair was different and Joan Osborne's 90's mainstay "One Of Us" played in the background, O'Donnell maintained a similar stance: "The Bible says that lust in your heart is committing adultery. You can't masturbate without lust!" A must watch:

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Vancouver, WA Woman Admits to Throwing Acid on Herself

While eating dinner tonight we had Nancy Grace on the tv who was talking about this Vancouver, Washington woman who was the first victim of acid being thrown in her face in front of a Starbucks. But, the twist is, she admitted to police that she did it to herself.



I'm just shocked that any person would do this to themselves. I mean, she has disfigured herself for the rest of her life and for what? For 15 minutes of fame? To show how religious she is? Seriously?



I can think of better ways to get 15 minutes of fame or for showing how passionate you are about your religion. I mean look at her before image, she was gorgeous. She could have gotten famous in another way you know? Now look at her, she's a ghoul now. She will never be the same ever again.



So now she's famous for being stupid and she will likely serve 1 year in prison for her selfishness. Good luck with all that...

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Vancouver, WA Woman Admits to Throwing Acid on Herself

Police have reported today that a Vancouver, WA woman claiming to have been attacked by someone throwing acid in her face is lying and the event was a hoax. Bethany Storro claimed that on September 2nd, 2010, a stranger walked up to her in a parking lot and threw a cup of acid at her face. She did not know the alleged attacker but helped police create a sketch of the suspect. Storro suffered damage to her face but now has confessed that she in fact threw the acid on herself. The once tragic story made world wide headlines and even prompted a copy-cat attack in Arizona. We are still learning the details of why she may have perpetrated this hoax but one theory is that she wanted a platform to share her Christian faith. During a hospital press conference after the incident, she made multiple references to her faith and Jesus Christ. ThePortlander will update this story as more information becomes available. Read more at theportlander.com

 

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