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Tornado Victim, Barbara Garcia, Finds Dog During CBS Interview (VIDEO)

Sage — Tue, 21 May 2013 19:58:33 +0000

All I can say is WOW.

Barbara Garcia described the horrific scene to CBS News live on the air, saying that after the tornado hit, “I hollered for my little dog and he didn’t answer, didn’t come, so I know he’s in here somewhere.” During the interview, someone in CBS’ crew spotted a dog beneath the wreckage and as the camera panned to find it, Garcia realized that is was hers.

Another Manufactured Outrage From the Right

Sage — Fri, 17 May 2013 20:54:40 +0000

Yes, the right is OUTRAGED, OUTRAGED I tell you. Why? Well, it seems President Obama did a terrible thing,never before done by any politician……he stood under an umbrella held by someone else.

And the leader of the outrage pack is none other than than the twit Sarah Palin, who tweeted and wrote on her Facebook page:

Mr. President, when it rains it pours, but most Americans hold their own umbrellas.

Really, Sarah?

Palin has a lot of chutzpah, or if you’re Michelle Bachmann, choot spa.

When Your Internet is Slow

Sage — Fri, 17 May 2013 20:26:43 +0000

Ever click on a link and all you get is an arrow going around in circles? I hate that and I bet you do too.

There are any number of reasons your Internet is slow. The cache and cookies may need to be cleared, for which I recommend CCleaner. CCleaner can be customized to leave specific cookies when it cleans and CCleaner can be used for much more, including cleaning your registry. But, that’s not what this post is really about.

Ever heard of DNS?

DNS stands for Domain Name System. I could give you a complicated, geeky explanation, but what it basically does is convert a URL (host name) into a ISP address. The Internet uses the ISP address to connect to a website and the URL has to be converted from a URL to a ISP address before the website can be accessed. If your DNS server is slow, so is your Internet connection.

Most often your Internet provider will assign a DNS server. But, that might not be the fastest choice of DNS server for you. How do you know which is fastest? Well, you can download and use the free software DNS Benchmark.

Are your DNS nameservers impeding your Internet experience?

A unique, comprehensive, accurate & free Windows (and Linux/Wine) utility to determine the exact performance of local and remote DNS nameservers . . .

“You can’t optimize it until you can measure it”

Now you CAN measure it!

I won’t suggest that the process is super quick and easy. If you know nothing about DNS it may take a little reading on the DNS Benchmark website to understand what is being tested and what to do with the results. But, I can attest to the results being awesome.

Once you download and run DNS Benchmark, you will then change the DNS servers in your computer settings. Instead of redoing a tutorial, I’m going to link to a good tutorial on how to change the servers.

How to Change DNS servers in Windows 7

Good luck. If you have any questions, feel free to post them.

Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield Sings David Bowie’s Space Oddity

Sage — Tue, 14 May 2013 18:34:45 +0000

I posted this just because I think it’s cool.

Published on May 13, 2013

On the eve of his return to Earth after nearly five months on board the International Space Station, Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield has recorded his own version of David Bowie’s Space Oddity.

Bill Maher: Great Gatsby, Wealth Gap in America

Sage — Sat, 11 May 2013 17:36:14 +0000

Video: Charles Ramsey Says Give Any Reward Money To Kidnapping Victims

Sage — Wed, 08 May 2013 07:04:46 +0000

This whole story of the 3 women being rescued is amazing.

Conan O’Brien remarks at 2013 White House Correspondents’ Dinner (C-SPAN)

Sage — Wed, 01 May 2013 22:36:10 +0000

President Obama at 2013 White House Correspondents’ Dinner (C-SPAN)

Sage — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 19:11:15 +0000

4th-Grade ‘Science Test’ Dinosaurs: Genesis and the Gospel

Sage — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 20:48:38 +0000

Here’s a question: Where they there? Where did the information come from that the average size of a dinosaur was the size of a sheep? Where did any of this “knowledge” come from? Doesn’t the answer “were you there” indicate we can’t understand anything, whether it be science or history, unless we personally witness it, or of course it comes from the Bible or the pulpit. By-the-way, Snopes says it was contacted by the child’s parent.

It’s often said that children are our future. If this quiz is typical of the education many children are receiving our future looks very bleak.

The reader also sent in a picture of the back of the quiz, which included this question: “The next time someone says the earth is billions (or millions) of years old, what can you say?” Answer: “Were you there?”

Dinosaurs hung out with humans; God created dinosaurs on the sixth day; the “behemoth” described in the Bible’s Book of Job actually refers to a brontosaurus. These are some of the unscientific beliefs behind what appears to be a fourth-grade science quiz posted recently online.

The quiz, dated Feb. 28 and titled “Dinosaurs: Genesis and the Gospel,” was posted to Reddit’s r/atheism forum by user Puskunk on April 21. Puskunk claims the quiz is from a private religious school in South Carolina but doesn’t identifying the institution because “it is a small school and I don’t want any publicity that might reflect badly on the kid” who took the test.

via 4th-Grade ‘Science Test’ Goes Viral: Creationism Quiz Claims Dinosaurs Lived With People (PHOTO).

Now That He Needs Disaster Relief, Barack Obama Is Rick Perry’s New Best Friend

Sage — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 05:11:34 +0000

“Mr. Texas is going to secede from the union” has decided that the union may be of some benefit to him and the State of Texas. It would be annoying if it weren’t so predictable and in a warped-kind-of-way, amusing.

Now that he needs disaster relief after the fertilizer plant explosion in West, TX, Gov. Rick Perry is full of praise for, and thanks to President Obama.

Here is the video of Gov. Perry from ABC News:

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