Archive for the ‘Politics’ Category
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Brief thoughts on the election.
I’m pleased that Obama is going to be our next president, and I was also very happy to hear that Tanaka will be the next mayor of Coronado. However, I was disappointed that Prop 5 failed and that Prop 8 passed. I think that within a few decades, we will be embarassed about Prop 8 [...]
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Ideas for verifiable electronic voting.
Elections are coming up, and once again, lots of places will be using touchscreen machines. Many of the exact same machines were proven to be compromised in 2004 and 2006, and one of the main companies, Diebold, was taken to court in California and eventually settled for millions of dollars and changed its name.
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How I plan to vote.
This is how I’m thinking about voting on the upcoming November ballot measures here in California. I’m making this public because I invite your opinions and constructive discussion, and in particular, I welcome well-reasoned counterarguments. If I’m going to have my mind changed, it better be done before the votes are cast!
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The government is considering what?
I’m hoping that the Washington Times is conducting a social experiment or making a very inappropriate and scary joke, because this is just insane.
The Department of Homeland Security has expressed great interest in making everyone that wants to get on an airplane wear a special bracelet that can be used to shock you so badly [...] -
Heartless Idiots
I’m going to boycott the Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, and you should too.
To make a long story short, the store refused to let a five-year-old girl who was having a bathroom emergency use their restroom. Needless to say, the little girl defecated all over herself and her parent, at which point they finally ran to [...]
