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Entries from October 2008

The Presidential Debate, Twitter, and Plodt

October 7th, 2008 · 1 Comment

During this evening’s Presidential debate in Nashville, I sat in front of my television twittering away. For me these debates are like sporting events. I get excited and cheer their answers, or make fun of them. It’s a good time. But tonight was even better because of the suggestion by Andy Carvin of NPR that [...]

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Tags: Internet · Politics · Technology

TripAdvisor “Causes” Contest

October 7th, 2008 · No Comments

Via a website that is using one of my (CC licensed) photos of the Santa Cruz highlands in the Galapagos Islands, a blog called My Bella Vita, I found out about the TripAdvisor Causes contest. The idea is that TripAdvisor is collecting votes for various causes such as Conservation International, National Geographic, and Doctors Without [...]

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Tags: Ecology · Photos

Help Fund Obama

October 5th, 2008 · No Comments

As we enter the final month of the 2008 Presidential campaign, please help me raise money for Barack Obama.
http://my.barackobama.com/page/outreach/view/main/bensons
Obama represents a change of course, away from the path to fascism that the Republicans under the Bush administration have steered us onto. As one whom loves the US and the founding ideals of this nation, I [...]

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Tags: Politics