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The Sarah Palin Show


Not bad for a first stop on your first book tour: Oprah. The summary, via the Chicago Sun-Times:

You betcha! Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin will appear on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” on Nov. 16.

Harpo announced the booking today, adding that Winfrey and Palin will meet for the very first time on the episode.

Palin has been courted by numerous talk shows. Other than news-channel interviews and a cameo on “Saturday Night Live,” she hasn’t made it to Leno, Letterman, etc.

Of course, there’s really one reason Palin chose Oprah: She’s got a book to sell. And Oprah can move tanker-loads of books. Palin will be hawking her upcoming memoir, Going Rogue: An American Life.

Palin was John McCain’s running mate on the Republican ticket for the 2008 presidential election. Oprah endorsed Barack Obama in the election, the first time she publicly supported a candidate.

Think Oprah can see Russia from her Chicago skyscraper?

And the book goes on sale the next day? She must have a good agent. Too bad her resignation speech will be remembered for reasons other than good writing.

TalkingPointMemo’s video edit of Sarah Palin’s “greatest hits” is worth revisiting…
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrzXLYA_e6E]

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Coolest iPhone App

Here’s a great app from DishPointer, released in August:

Very surreal, this is the next generation satellite finder: Point your iPhone anywhere towards the sky and see all the satellites lined up, on the live video screen! At a glance, you’ll see where the satellite is and whether any trees or buildings are blocking the line of sight. Think of multi-lnb dishes and now you know where to place your dish best. Doing a site survey and setting up a dish is going to be a piece of cake with this app. This is a truly useful augmented reality app for the professional and diy enthusiast alike.

The app uses the gps, accelerometer, and the compass of the new iPhone 3GS. Just move the phone up and down and left and right and the satellite arc will follow the live video on the display. The compass has a bit of a lag though, so when doing quick sideways movements the satellite arc is trying to catch up but then settles to the correct position.

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If you’re in the satellite business, you know how valuable this can be. Available now — a steal at $20.

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