Archive for August 7th, 2008

  • Booted.

    Missing votes spark lawsuit Columbus Dispatch Politics
    The touch-screen voting setup used in half of Ohio’s 88 counties doesn’t work properly, and the former Diebold Election Systems should pay as a result, Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner said in a court filing yesterday.
    The move comes fewer than 90 days before Ohio voters go to the [...]

  • Joey, do you like movies about gladiators?

    Win Points for McCain!
    Spread John McCain’s official talking points around the Web — and you could win valuable prizes!That, in essence, is the McCain campaign’s pitch to supporters to join its new online effort, one that combines the features of “AstroTurf” campaigning with the sort of customer-loyalty programs offered by airlines, hotel chains, restaurants [...]

  • Your lying eyes.

    How magicians control your mind - The Boston Globe
    … The vanishing ball illusion is one of the most basic tricks a magician can learn: a ball is thrown repeatedly into the air and caught. Then, on the final throw, it disappears in midair. In fact, the magician has merely mimed the last throw, following [...]