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Obama's Brilliant "Jackass" Remark Boosts Image And Plays ABC, et al

Lost in the huge media fracas about how President Obama called Kanye West a "jackass" and whether ABC should have reported it and whether ABC's groveling apology would restore its access to precious White House scoops is the observation that Obama played this brilliantly.

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Some #G20 Highlights

Oct 21	“Bioinspired Polymeric Woods.”
Oct 20	“The more employees are watched, the harder they try to avoid being watched.”
Jan 11	How to Avoid Jury Duty
Sep 21	“When Life Gives You Lemons.”
Aug 29	Japanese Robot Serves Ice Cream From Inside a Vending Machine
Jan 04	The (Very Scary) People of Public Transit
Oct 19	“Social robots will be uniquely personal.”
Jan 09	CaptchaTweet: Write Tweets in Captcha Form
Dec 23	Why, Typewriters Are Alive and Well, Thank you
Oct 15	“Long live the instant gratification economy—and the increasingly sophisticated technology that’s enabling it.”
Jan 22	Fake Name Generator
Oct 18	DIY Smartphone