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10.22.13 | 12:42 pm
Yep, I’m Watchin’

Law & Order SVU is airing a Weiner-inspired episode on Wednesday.

You had me at Slutbag.

10.22.13 | 10:06 am
Misunderstanding the Problem?

Are we not grasping the nature of the problem itself? TPM Reader ST says the issue isn’t so much the website as legacy computer systems throughout the federal bureaucracy and the need to stitch them all together until a single interface.

I’ve been following the flawed Healthcare.gov rollout with some interest. I’ve been working in the technology space for over 10 years, with experience both working on Federal systems and in the private sector.

What has surprised me most about the reaction to the rollout is how even seasoned IT pros seem to be misunderstanding large parts of the problem.

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10.22.13 | 9:23 am
‘I Got Sucked Into The Mainframe!’

John Oliver reports from inside the HealthCare.gov mainframe:

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10.22.13 | 7:57 am
A Bit Much

Families have total carte blanche to memorialize their deceased family members in the settings and with the people they choose. So it doesn’t surprise me Rep. Bill Young’s widow sent Charlie Crist a note asking him not to attend. But giving the note to the press?

10.22.13 | 7:51 am
Not Sure What To Say

Cemetery officials removed Iraq vet’s Spongebob gravestone, deeming it inappropriate.

10.22.13 | 7:44 am
A Conspiracy Theory Persists

There was plenty of bogus information that surfaced earlier this year when Congress considered expanding background checks on people who want to buy guns. But among the most persistent has been that a bill that was debated in the Senate would have created a national registry of gun owners.

The theory was so bogus that even Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) acknowledged at the time that the bill being debated had no such provision. In fact, it made it a felony to do so.

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10.22.13 | 5:53 am
Creeping Romneyism?

Maine Gov. ’47 percent’ of people in our state don’t work. “About 47%. It’s really bad.” Listen.

10.22.13 | 5:00 am
Getting Better?

TPM Reader JC decided to actually try logging in to healthcare.gov and got a surprise …

I saw the comments of TPM reader RN. I too have been writing software for almost 35 years.

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10.22.13 | 3:57 am
Do They Try Again?

Do congressional Republicans go the shutdown and/or debt ceiling hostage route again when the current deal runs out early next year? Discussing that now at The Hive (sub req.).

10.22.13 | 3:52 am
150,000

State officials say 150,000 people have already signed up for Obamacare in New York alone using the state’s website.