The difference between direct and indirect manipulation between three buttons and one button, three hundred dollars and fifteen dollars, and a roller ball supported by ball bearings and a free-rolling ball is not trivial.

NEWYORKER: Creation Myth

So that by the time each chamber will be considering the heavy-lifting measures at the end, Democrats will be free-rolling, knowing they have a win in the bank, and Republicans will have to make the tough choices in the end.

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But the Big Bird jokes kept rolling, along with the usual fact-free attack against the Republican candidate.

WSJ: Review & Outlook: Big Bird, Small President

Topping the list for Movie Maker is video stabilization, which fixes camera jitter and "wobble" or rolling shutter -- a desperately needed feature for free software chockablock with shaky soccer mom and skater videos.

ENGADGET: Windows Photo Gallery and Movie Maker refresh: Vimeo integration, camera stabilization

With any luck, that input will start rolling in soon: Valve is preparing to update its popular free-to-play shooter, Team Fortress 2 with a Rift-compatible VR mode, openly describing the update as an experiment.

ENGADGET: Oculus' Palmer Luckey and Nate Mitchell on the past, present and future of the Rift

Jerry Ashton is a debt collector and long-time Occupy supporter who has given free advice to both Strike Debt and the Rolling Jubilee.

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