UConn James

Well stated. For those of us who simply "root for the laundry" for this reason... we want that laundry to not look like sh--.

Some links just released today.... Princeton's security analysis of the Diebold machines Hack the vote? No problem. Wow.

Garrison Keillor's take.

Was it a simulateous injury?

Then there was "Rob Johnson (rear)."

I'm not shedding any tears. !@#$ing bribers and defectors!

Common occurance in my house to be down in the basement and suddenly have the lights go off. Which always elicits a, "Hey Lyndon! Turn the light back on!!" (LBJ used to turn off lights all the time....)

The reason for having numbers --- so viewers and fans can identify a player --- is lost when the numbers are as small as that. Same placement of the C or A, but those are special, determining role by placement and b/c they're there, you know exactly what it means --- this guy is a team captain. And it begs the question of where the C or A will go now? As jersey numbers, it's just going to be a splotch of yellow on anything but close-ups of players. Colors are great. Logo and design sucks. Front Office knew full well what the vast majority of fans wanted, yet they delivered this. Needless to say, I won't be getting any merch with this thing.

Sttthhhh-thhhufferin' Thhucatash! Dan Dierdorf, the biggest Dolphag homer in broadcasting.

I can see that, of course. It replaces one problem with another that some people think is easier to control and contain. But, enter the phenomenon of God laughing at mens' plans. I think it was Newton who said that as time goes on, the breakdown and conversion of energy spirals things more and more into chaos. I'm pretty sure he was talking physically or chemically, but in another sense you could argue socially too. An interesting aside.... My uncle was a nuclear engineer at the CT Yankee plant. My dad worked in an industrial supply warehouse. So one day, my uncle calls and asks if my dad has an EZ-Out for drilling out a bolt.... My dad says, "Sure. What size bolt do you need it for?" Uncle: "Uhhh.... three feet." Dad: "Mmm... lemme get you a phone number!" One of the bolts holding the reactor core broke. They had guys swimming around in the coolant water. Guess what they died of....

Here's the answer to your problem, man.

Like Yucca Mountain? I don't disagree about nuclear --- indeed, it's the most efficient answer to our future energy needs --- but the problem of waste isn't as small a problem as you're making it out to be. Everybody says NIMBY, and how can you really blame them?

Commendable for them to not switch, even with the fine, b/c they couldn't ensure a smooth transition. Accuracy of vote counting is much more important. Wonder tho, that this arbitrary deadline resulted in $1M fine when TV stations that dragged their feet on the analog-->digital signal switchover got a 3-year extension from Congress. But, what does comfort level have to do with the common sense idea of having the voting machine print a receipt of the vote, the voter can verify that it is correct and then drop it in a box as a backup in case something goes wrong? Gas station pumps can do this and voting machines can't? In my town, we still use pull-down lever voting booths from the 1940s. But then, this is the Land of Steady Habits.

Someone should tell Spikes to stay in his lane. The SamLB is not the GM. Vive le difference.

Link Why isn't this the standard everywhere?

No sh--. Me, Connecticut U. Still, I have a hard time believing that this is the norm. And Boondock, I weep for the future that no one stood up to refute that.

Will she finally realize that she may have crossed the line? (No, probably not). That whole deal with Jenny Jones several years ago put her show off the air in short order. One can only hope for a repeat here....

I can attest to this, living w/in the Providence viewing area. If you listen to Laffey's propaganda, he's lockstep w/ the administration --- except on oil, which he (rightly, I think) calls them out for allowing the energy companies to write the laws. He says he's an outsider and that Rove et al. hates him. Not a bad strategy for a state that has shown in the past 10 years that they will always elect a Dem statehouse, yet choose more conservative statewide and national reps. Everything else he says, tho, should make him a dream buddy for the WH. Control of the Senate appears more important to the RNC than having people who represent their agenda. Sheldon Whitehouse has been running ads for the past several months detailing specific issues, gaining ground while whichever is getting beat up and spending mad money. He is coming off as the more polished candidate and he is a known figure in RI, not a nobody. Laffey has been running specific ads, tho very muddled (in one 30-second spot, he sits on his parents' couch and goes from saying he'll fight(!) the 'special interests', then says that his brother died of AIDS and his father has Alzeimers (which has me going, "Won't that make you susceptible to those special interests?), and then goes into his oil schpiel) even if what he says does ring hollow when compared to his record and he does come off as an a--hole, berating firefighters, the elderly, people who complained about his tax hikes in Cranston (admittedly, he came into a bad situation).... Chaffee has been running VERY nonspecific ads, you know the sort --- integrity, honor, "bring people together" blah blah blah, but then again he's the incumbent and is pitching from the mound as such.

Word.

If you asked for a show of hands for who thinks MM is an impartial documentarist, George W Bush could count that high with his shoes on and zipper up. This is like accusing BlueFire of misrepresenting that he's a UTexas fan.

I don't see how such "fiscal restrictions" sh/w/could be implemented, for the same reason that you can't stop the NRA from telling people to support gun rights and vote for pro-gun candidates (essentially, 'Vote Republican!'). Note: not bashing the NRA. I'm a Life Member. At such a macro level and w/o direct financial support under the election donation laws, how does that not infringe on the 1st? Call him a shill, fine. But what he does is no different than any other political commentator (only he does it 2 hours at a time) --- trying to sway the public to see things from his viewpoint. Should there be financial restrictions on George Will?

No sh--. The more PK goes on, the more I think it's a personal thing.

Anyone notice that "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" is played around Christmas time? And it happens every year!?!? Uhm, when your work is sending an inherently political message, it only makes sense. You're blaming a guy for wanting his work to have the most impact?

The endless ways of squeezing people for that last marginal dollar will be the thing that eventually kills the NFL. Who in their right mind would pay for a radio broadcast? Why should people have to pay for something as crappy as a voice describing what is happening on a field, when we already support them through tax giveaways and public-financed stadiums? Too many pols who say, "Who cares, it's not my money! Here you go!" Neil Young sang, "You pay for this / But they give you that." The NFL doesn't even do the second part anymore, but they're just a culmination of the ethos of our society (which, when you read the studies you find out the consumerism/materialism is what makes us so depressed!) And it happens all around in this country to the point where you just want to grow a beard, wear flannel and move to Wisconsin.

How is Saban going to chew his own ass out for this mistake? 1) Privately watch the gamefilm and think to himself, "You've got to throw it harder next time!" 2) During the team's Monday locker room meeting, Saban acts out both parts of a yelling routine. 3) Smoke a bone with Wicky and say, ".... Chill..... man. It's all good!"