Tag: us elections
SF Writers Say Smart Things: Scalzi on Context
Whatever » From the “People This Lacking in Self-Awareness Really Shouldn’t Be Allowed to Speak in Public Ever Again” Files But, you know what, there’s “graduate from good schools and work hard in public service” elite, and then there’s “make millions in corporate America and marry into the family that owned the mortgage on Europe” elite. Those are two entirely… Read more →
And she’s still not conceding
Well, it’s about damn time. Now, let’s see if she will actually concede tomorrow, or if the DNC has to send someone over with a stake, a bag of garlic, and a shovel to put this thing in the ground. Now we’re going to see an interesting race though: if Obama doesn’t completely obliterate McCain, that’s going to tell us… Read more →
Y.A.L.P.
I had a definite plan this morning to do a little geohashing and see who showed up at the local meeting. Too bad the algorithm would have put me in the Atlantic Ocean off the South Shore. Maybe tomorrow it’ll be on land–easy enough to calculate with the online reference implementation. Actually, if I had access to an ocean-worthy boat,… Read more →
Damn
Now that was a speech. Honest, reasonable, nuanced, and almost completely unable to be reduced to a soundbite. I kind of wish I could vote for the guy. Read more →
