Dear Sir in the Minivan Who Felt I Was In The Wrong For Driving In The Second Lane On I-85 South This Morning, When you came up quickly behind me this morning, I immediately understood your intent. You felt that I was in the wrong lane, the second lane, and possibly that my speed of […]
Wes Anderson’s short film prequel to the upcoming The Darjeeling Limited, Hotel Chevalier is finally up on iTunes! (Link, free!) After checking for it all day, I finally found it using the iTunes Store “Browse” interface. Hooray! Now to watch it…
I just heard the awful, awful news: Herbert Kornfeld, contributing writer for The Onion and Accounts Receivable Supervisor at Midstate Office Supply has died (back in May — whoops). He was a victim of white-on-white violence: Herbert F. Kornfeld, 34, was an alleged accounting gang leader considered by law enforcement to be a […]
Punchscan is a clever voting system that I think shows a lot of promise. The voter gets a receipt (which they can verify on-site and later, online), it’s auditable, and it prevents vote buying schemes. And it has to cost a fraction of what having a computer at every voting booth must cost. […]
I would like to say a word of thanks to you for removing the lawnmower from the garbage ‘gathering’ at the top of the driveway sometime this morning. I was a bit concerned that the waste removal professionals might balk at its size, but you have relieved me of that concern. I hope […]
