Goodwill Missing

Honestly, twenty years ago (even 10 years ago) this would have been unimaginable.

• Red Cross cites U.S. abuse at Guantanamo

Great Name; Crappy Logo

Go (g)Nats!

News from the dark ages, boy I'm getting tired of this edition

• Conservative Christians Protest Movie on Kinsey. Gee and I thought God sent AIDS to punish the homosexuals, aren't they flip-flopping?
  
• Open Letter to Devil Dogs of the 3.1
  
• Oops. They got rid of the wrong Powell. The father unfortunately is going, but the son, even more unfortunately, remains behind.
  

News from the Dark Ages, volume 4

• Addiction to porn destroying lives, Senate told
  
• Florida Vote Fishy
  
• FCC Crackdown Could Spread
  

News of the Dark Ages, part trois

• Science Braces for Second Term
  
• Virgin Mary on toast, but it's a lot of dough
  
• Iran forging alliance with China
  
• Group may sue to block species protection
  

On to other stuff

At least for this morning. I hate powerpoint. I'm not alone of course, and I'm not the best at expressing it. I am however subjected to more than a reasonable share of cookie cutter slide shows full of unintelligible charts, tables, and bulleted lists. As individual elements, those are all things I use effectively each and every day. I'm actually particularly fond of bulleted lists (visual cues if your not in the gun-happy US.) But, to really illustrate what powerpoint can do to a subject of some substance you should check out The Gettysburg Address, and when your done check out the Making of the Gettysburg Address by Peter Norvig.

Speaking of Norvig, maybe you want to check out his essay on hiring the president. I tried to keep politics out of this post. I almost succeeded too.

Geez, who woke him up?

• Falwell to form 'Faith' coalition

And I thought I was angry

• This blue stater has really got a lot on his mind.

Un-effing-believable

• Druggists refuse to give out pill

Let me see if I understand this correctly. My Doctor gives me a prescription and the pharmacist tells me I can't have it because of his religious beliefs. Does the cashier have to ring up your condoms or not? Is there a word that expresses something that is darker than dark, because calling this the dark ages just doesn't seem expressive enough. I'll have to think about that.

Maybe this is W's plan to stop outsourcing

You see, once the dollar to rupee exchange rate gets unfavorable enough, companies in bangalore will open shops in Mountain View.

• Gold soars on dollar's record drop

Tell me the guy in the picture doesn't look like a neo-nazi

• Evangelicals Led GOP Efforts

Here comes the pseudoscience, Monday Edition

• Creationism May Explain Skeletal Remains Better Than Darwinism
  

Map of Countries I have visited

Seems a little pathetic.

Let's see how can I continue to use this red thing? hmmm...

Red states won - now the red ink

News from the dark ages

• Wis. City's Schools Allowing Creationism
  
• Court to weigh in on evolution feud
  
• Adventist stand firm on 6 days of creation
  
• Creation, evolution back on agenda
  
• Bush Stands by Rejection of Kyoto Treaty
  

And for those more into the Practical than the theoretical

• US out of San Francisco
  
• secession.net
  
  

Conspiracy Fuel, La Deuxieme

• Reports of electronic voting trouble top 1,000
  
• Franklin County totals are inaccurate
  
• Computer Loses 4,500 Votes
  
• Students Accused Of Hacking Computer, Changing Grades
  
• Wendy's (of Dublin, Ohio) fires "unofficial spokesperson"
  
• National Guard Fighter Jet Strafes School
  
• News coverage on Netscape site includes graphic slam on president
  

Fuel for the conspiracy theorists.

• Machine Error Gives Bush Extra Ohio Votes
  
• Should America Trust the Results of the Election?
  
• If You Want To Win An Election, Just Control The Voting Machines
  
• Kerry Won
  

I wish I was this eloquent

The Day the Enlightenment Went Out
(New York Times so go to bugmenot first.)

Seriously, this is an excellent description of what has happened to this country, and how Rove used hate to outmaneuver the dems. It's a powerful tool. It worked for Hitler.

From all around the world

People are trying to figure out how half of this county voted for Bush.

Truer words were never spoken

My friend Darrel just told me "Noone has ever lost an election by underestimating the intelligence of the american public."

I think the KISS principle was apparently put to good use by a lot of voters on Tuesday. Find one thing that you care about (Abortion, killing arabs, not electing tall people or those who have alien wives) and vote based on that. That's the problem with us Liberals, we spend too much time thinking and not enough time sitting on our fat asses watching "The View" or auto racing. Right now, I think I need a drink.

Something to think about on Election Day

The war in Iraq continues to be a big hit with Al Queda. Thanks George.