Politics
Comparing Obama Vs Clinton
There are significant differences. Here are some key ones that made me a supporter (and precinct delegate) of Obama: On civil liberties. I was incensed that Clinton not only missed the vote on the …
Washington Defense of Marriage Alliance
This is so rich. A group is trying an argument from absurdity tactic to show how ridiculous the claim that Washington State’s Andersen v. King County decision is that declared a …
Nist Blasts Paperless Electronic Voting
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently published a paper condemning paperless electronic voting machines as insecurable. I’ll have to read the paper in-depth to see …
Department Of Homeland Pork
Get this: The list of top terrorist targets from the Department of Homeland Security is seriously braindead. It includes 1,305 casinos, 234 restaurants, an ice cream parlor, a tackle shop, a flea …
Airport Security Oversights From The Onion
This was the most troubling one: Airport Security Oversights | The Onion - America’s Finest News Source Sept. 3, London to New York: A few Muslim people may have slipped through with their …
Dmca Still Stands But Now With Some Exemptions
It’s still a shitty law though. Something else I will happily ignore to avoid my fair use rights being infringed. Again, how could I watch DVDs (legally rented/owned) on my Linux box without …
Ballot Design Not Dre Issues At Play In Fl Undervote Anomalies
It is hard to believe that such a blatant undervote error could be attributable solely to the DRE itself not properly recording them. But user interface designs can certainly be abused maliciously, or …
Some Good News on the McCain Front: Attacking NOAA for delays in global warming report
Ugh. TPMmuckraker November 17, 2006 01:35 PM “You know,” McCain said a few moments later, “you are really one of the more astonishing witnesses that I have [faced] – in the 19 …
Great Moments In Sarcasm
Eschaton In the early 1990s I built a workable time machine. All it lacked was the flux capacitor and 1.21 gigawatts of electricity.
Searing Discount Of Liebermann Win
The Insignificance of Lieberman - TalkLeft: The Politics Of Crime What Big Tent Democrat says.