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		<title>Obama is one sided too!  100% Democrat vote record.</title>
		<link>http://www.technicallyforeign.com/tblog/2008/09/05/obama-is-one-sided-too-100-democrate-vote-record/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:35:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[All over CNN today is Obama&#8217;s campaign saying that McCain has voted with Bush 90% of the time.  What they leave out is from the same data Obama voted for bush 40% of the time.  On top of that he has voted for Democrat party vote 100% of the time, while McCain in the past [...]]]></description>
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<p>All over CNN today is Obama&#8217;s campaign saying that McCain has voted with Bush 90% of the time.  What they leave out is from the same data Obama voted for bush 40% of the time.  On top of that he has voted for Democrat party vote 100% of the time, while McCain in the past had crossed party lines and has voted on Democrat party issues as well.  It seems that Obama is taking numbers that don&#8217;t mean anything since Republicans seem to vote on Republican policies while Democrats vote on Democrat Policies. If you look at who has crossed the party lines more then that is McCain.   What really gets me is that CNN, which I&#8217;ve always read, seems to be supporting Obama 100%; Even to the extreme of <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/04/rnc.democrats.reaction/index.html">having an article about Obama&#8217;s view</a> on McCain that sports a pro Obama Advertisement. The article in question is titled &#8220;McCain is just part of Washington crowd, Democrats say&#8221; and spots an advertisement from Obama&#8217;s supporters on the page. (The screenshot of the site is posted above.)  I haven&#8217;t seen one McCain advertisement over the entire site and to me this is a sure sign that the Obama campaign is buying its news material.</p>
<p>What is wrong with that?  Here I write things about what is Technically Foreign, those little things that don&#8217;t make sense for the majority but for a few it might be perfectly sane. What doesn&#8217;t make sense to me is why is the Obama campaign keep on repeating McCain&#8217;s voting record and not explaining how Obama is going to be able to do what he says while he voted 100% of the time with his Democrat party?  In all politics are messy and numbers and percents never add up.  Why can&#8217;t both sides drop the blaming game and explain to us why they will be the leader that we need during these hard times.</p>
<p><em>Source for records of percentages: <a href="http://www.factcheck.org/askfactcheck/is_it_true_john_mccain_voted_with.html">http://www.factcheck.org/askfactcheck/is_it_true_john_McCain_voted_with.html</a></em></p>
<p><em>Picture is a screen shot of CNN page that shows the Ad purchased with the Pro Obama article. </em></p>
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		<title>ISP Screws up Internet Connection and Arrests Customer</title>
		<link>http://www.technicallyforeign.com/tblog/2008/09/03/isp-screws-up-interenet-connection-and-arrests-customer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:31:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Next time your Internet Service Provider (ISP) stops by to fix your computer connection be very careful what you say to him.  Apparently a new policy from ISP&#8217;s is: if we can&#8217;t fix the problem we will have you arrested.  A Nova Scotian playwright was arrested for threatening an ISP Technician, telling him that she [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-112 aligncenter" title="Internet Jailed" src="http://www.technicallyforeign.com/tblog/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/internet_jail-300x233.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="233" /></p>
<p>Next time your Internet Service Provider (ISP) stops by to fix your computer connection be very careful what you say to him.  Apparently a new policy from ISP&#8217;s is: if we can&#8217;t fix the problem we will have you arrested.  A Nova Scotian playwright was arrested for threatening an ISP Technician, telling him that she would keep him hostage until her Internet was up and working.  If the technician felt like a hostage then aren&#8217;t we hostages to the Internet Service Provider?  When we are cut off from the Internet that is the equivalent of being placed in a cold white cell and feed bread and water.  Now this story is from our wacky northern friends,  referred by some as Maple Lovers or for the rest of the world just Canadians. But I&#8217;m sure the Internet Service Provider&#8217;s will love to use this Police State policy to arrest anyone who complains about there Service. Next time your talking to the Customer Care Representative over your Cable, Internet or Phone issues just remember to be nice because if they don&#8217;t like your attitude they can send you to Jail!</p>
<p>VIA: <a href="http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20080901/playwright_arrest_080901/20080901?hub=Canada" target="_blank">CTV.CA</a></p>
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		<title>Computer Support in the Future</title>
		<link>http://www.technicallyforeign.com/tblog/2008/09/02/computer-support-in-the-future/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 20:18:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terry</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Technically Foreign]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the future Computers will be able to take care of themselves&#8230; I would really love to see this happen to many people that have abused the god given right of abusing battery operated devices.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In the future Computers will be able to take care of themselves&#8230; I would really love to see this happen to many people that have abused the god given right of abusing battery operated devices.</p>
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		<title>Non-Stop Train a little top heavy!</title>
		<link>http://www.technicallyforeign.com/tblog/2008/07/10/non-stop-train-a-little-top-heavy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:25:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terry</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[china]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The latest video from Chinese engineers is a great concept with many issues.  This video explains the Non-Stop train concept.  Of course having a train that doesn&#8217;t stop would be more efficient except if you actually wanted to get off the train.  This concept uses pods on the tops of the train that passengers get [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The latest video from Chinese engineers is a great concept with many issues.  This video explains the Non-Stop train concept.  Of course having a train that doesn&#8217;t stop would be more efficient except if you actually wanted to get off the train.  This concept uses pods on the tops of the train that passengers get in and out of, I&#8217;m not sure if you can escape your pod if lets say you really don&#8217;t want to get off the next stop.  The ending part shows the miniature match-box car version with the investors looking like they&#8217;ve just seen a ghost.  Of course adding and releasing a car on top of a train going a hundred miles an hour is a little different then a computer and miniature model.  A youtube video might be the only place for this Technically Foreign concept!</p>
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		<title>Steve Jobs Inspirational Speech</title>
		<link>http://www.technicallyforeign.com/tblog/2008/07/09/steve-jobs-inspirational-speech/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:04:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terry</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Apple]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Steve Jobs, a Technically Foreign guy that we salute here, gave this Commencement speech at Stanford in 2005. It might be a couple of years in the grave, however, the words keep to the faith of a man who has had some rotten times but still knows a good apple. In a way Jobs, maybe [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Steve Jobs, a Technically Foreign guy that we salute here, gave this Commencement speech at Stanford in 2005. It might be a couple of years in the grave, however, the words keep to the faith of a man who has had some rotten times but still knows a good apple. In a way Jobs, maybe without knowing it, used what people refer to as &#8216;The Law of Attraction&#8217; to overcome the rough times and eventually become successful. It feels good to know that great leaders in technology overcame many issues and hard times with positivity, focus and belief. Here is to Steve Jobs, our Nikola Tesla of the 21st century.<br />
<span style="text-align:center; display: block;"><a href="http://www.technicallyforeign.com/tblog/2008/07/09/steve-jobs-inspirational-speech/"><img src="http://img.youtube.com/vi/D1R-jKKp3NA/2.jpg" alt="" /></a></span><br />
Here is the <a href="http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2005/june15/jobs-061505.html">transcript of the speech</a>.</p>
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		<title>&#8216;Ken Lee&#8217; or another Technically a Translation&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.technicallyforeign.com/tblog/2008/07/01/ken-lee-or-something-else-technically-a-translation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:34:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently posted a Youtube video &#8220;Technically a Translation&#8221; which shows how languages are similar. However what happens when an American song is translated by a Bulgarian singer who tries to sing it in English?  The following clip is what the Mariah Carey song &#8216;Without You&#8217; apparently sounds like to this Bulgarian Idol wanna be.  [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I recently posted a Youtube video &#8220;<a href="http://www.technicallyforeign.com/tblog/2008/03/13/technically-a-translation/" target="_self">Technically a Translation</a>&#8221; which shows how languages are similar. However what happens when an American song is translated by a Bulgarian singer who tries to sing it in English?  The following clip is what the Mariah Carey song &#8216;Without You&#8217; apparently sounds like to this Bulgarian Idol wanna be.  The subtitles are translating the Bulgarian into English&#8230; or something else entirely.</p>
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		<title>Those good old days&#8230; maybe not!</title>
		<link>http://www.technicallyforeign.com/tblog/2008/06/30/those-good-old-days-maybe-not/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:41:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So while cruising through the information super highway&#8217;s underbelly I came across this funny but interesting video.  Is this an Ad?  One of those Technically Foreign Video&#8217;s that most of us can sit back with a  &#8216;dam that seems familiar&#8217; smile. Walk of NO Shame &#8211; Watch more free videos]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So while cruising through the information super highway&#8217;s underbelly I came across this funny but interesting video.  Is this an Ad?  One of those <em>Technically Foreign</em> Video&#8217;s that most of us can sit back with a  &#8216;dam that seems familiar&#8217; smile.</p>
<p><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" width="464" height="392" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="src" value="http://embed.break.com/NTAzODEx" /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="464" height="392" src="http://embed.break.com/NTAzODEx" allowscriptaccess="always"></embed></object><br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.break.com/amp/walk-of-no-shame.html">Walk of NO Shame</a> &#8211; Watch more <a href="http://www.break.com/">free videos</a></span></p>
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		<title>Big Bad Bill is Sweetly Retired Today!</title>
		<link>http://www.technicallyforeign.com/tblog/2008/06/27/big-bad-bill-is-sweetly-retired-today/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:44:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terry</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the Van Halen song says.. &#8220;Big Bad Billy is Sweet William now!&#8221; Most Internet and monkey wrenched technically non-foreign people have heard that this is the last day on the job for Bill Gates.  Yeah you know him as the richest man in the world, the super-man of Microsoft, the geek-with-the-mostest or just the [...]]]></description>
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<p>As the Van Halen song says.. &#8220;Big Bad Billy is Sweet William now!&#8221; Most Internet and monkey wrenched technically non-foreign people have heard that this is the last day on the job for Bill Gates.  Yeah you know him as the richest man in the world, the super-man of Microsoft, the geek-with-the-mostest or just the founder of Microsoft.  In tribute to the last day there are three questions that I will never get to ask Billy, three questions that have been ripping me apart for the past 25 years (Yes I&#8217;ve been following the guy since i was 6!).</p>
<p>Question 1:  Why do you still wear those dorky glasses when you can obviously aford laser surgery? (Who do you think you are, Clark Kent?)</p>
<p>Question 2: Do you really use Windows Vista? (yeah we know secretly your still playing World of Warcraft on Windows XP.)</p>
<p>Question 3: Why don&#8217;t you make a game show to give your money away?  (&#8216;Who wants Bill Gates Money?&#8217; might not crash as quick as Vista!)</p>
<p>So good-bye Bill Gates and hello Microsoft 2.0, a day without Bill, a day many of us thought would never happened.  We will miss you even though we barely saw you, heard from you or even wonder what you really were doing behind that large oak door in your office. Oh and I wonder if Steve Jobs is having a party today too!</p>
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		<title>Ball Girl Out Plays Outfielder</title>
		<link>http://www.technicallyforeign.com/tblog/2008/06/24/ball-girl-out-plays-outfielder/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:41:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a great video of a ball girl out performing the outfielder in a minor league game.  You can do anything if you put your mind to it&#8230;]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is a great video of a ball girl out performing the outfielder in a minor league game.  You can do anything if you put your mind to it&#8230;</p>
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		<title>Italians upset over Crucified Frog Sculpture</title>
		<link>http://www.technicallyforeign.com/tblog/2008/05/28/italians-upset-over-crucified-frog-sculpture/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 18:52:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I wish I could make this up, but this shows us how crazy the art world can be.  The green guy is about 3 feet tall and has really pissed off an Italian town where its on exhibit. What&#8217;s art without critics.  However I&#8217;m shocked that the animal rights organizations aren&#8217;t upset and I haven&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
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<p>I wish I could make this up, but this shows us how crazy the art world can be.  The green guy is about 3 feet tall and has really pissed off an Italian town where its on exhibit. What&#8217;s art without critics.  However I&#8217;m shocked that the animal rights organizations aren&#8217;t upset and I haven&#8217;t heard from Kermit the Frog either.  What I find very amazing is that this piece was done in the early 90&#8242;s and the artist, Martin Kippenberg, has been deceased since 1997. For more info read the <a href="http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/05/27/2256358.htm" target="_blank">Australian ABC news article</a> I found this via &#8211; <a href="http://www.nyartsmagazine.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=220179&amp;Itemid=24" target="_blank">NY ARTS Magazine</a>.</p>
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