- The Mysterious Case of Ohio’s Voting Machines | Threat Level from Wired.com – e-voting “irregularities” may be a lot easier than normal voting, but they tend to be (so far) more obvious than “old school” voter fraud. Speaking of which (and I’m sure you’ll find this shocking): Whistleblower: Voting Machine Company Lied to Election Officials About Reliability of Machines | Threat Level from Wired.com.
- Five Things We’ve Learned From D&D from 1UP.com – The influence of D&D on Video Games.
- Obama on ‘Renewing the American Economy’ – New York Times – Inspirational and erudite? Yeesh. I can’t imagine either Clinton or McCain talking about economic renewal and regulatory reform by putting it into an historical context.
- YouTube – Under the Tusken Sun – Star Wars fun in the sun!
- Anti-Emo Riots Break Out Across Mexico | The Underwire from Wired.com – Anti … emo … riots?
- Earth Hour US – Earth Hour 2008 – Turn off your lights for an hour on Saturday night at 8 p.m. Doesn’t say anything about turning off the computer or TV …
- Restaurant Names – Amusing restaurant names, that is. Or, rather, an academic paper about amusing restaurant names.
- Speed Racer trailers and video clips on Yahoo! Movies – Go, Speed Racer, Go!
Potpourri on a Friday afternoon
The Mysterious Case of Ohio’s Voting Machines | Threat Level from Wired.com – e-voting “irregularities” may be a lot easier than normal voting, but they tend to be (so far)…