Uncooperative Radio Show Notes:
Thursday 10/25/12
Victory at Yorktown
Hopelessly trapped at Yorktown,
Virginia, British General Lord Cornwallis surrenders 8,000 British
soldiers and seamen to a larger Franco-American force, effectively
bringing an end to the American Revolution.
Peter Francisco a remarkable American
revolutionary war soldier
It is somewhat surprising that
Hollywood has never made a movie based on the life of Peter
Francisco. His story would seem to have all the ingredients for
box-office success–mystery, romance, and swashbuckling action.
Perhaps the problem is in casting the role; it would require a
swarthy, Mediterranean actor who is also the size of a house and has
a light tenor singing voice.
FCC takes up text message spam
The mobile industry’s at war over
cellular privacy—or free speech—depending on how you look at it.
The Federal Communications Commission
said Tuesday that it’s accepting comments on a petition that seeks
to have Internet-to-phone text messaging declared a type of
autodialing.
Reporters in drag watch battle for
women in gov’s race
About 80 supporters of Republican Rob
McKenna, 20 or so backers of Jay Inslee, and two writers from The
Stranger dressed in drag gathered at the Space Needle on Thursday to
speak, chant, wave signs and contest a key front in the race for
Governor. The good-natured rivalry belied the serious stakes for both
sides.
CNN Pulls Story on Arousal Gap
Kaboom! Trump drops Obama bombshell
Billionaire Donald Trump today offered
Barack Obama a check for $5 million for his choice of charities if he
would produce his college and passport records. In an announcement that had been
promoted on social media for days, Trump released the above video
with the offer.
Spooky science: unexplained ocean
sounds
With Halloween approaching, it's
natural to wonder just a little bit more than usual about things that
go "bump" in the night. But what about things that go
"bloop" in the deep
sea?
Top Ten Unexplained Phenomena
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