Guesses At Nothing

How can the populous have confidence in a voting system that has no paper trail.  Answer?  We can't.  If you are feeling industrious this voting season, here is an article with instructions for hacking the vote.

Before you cut n' run along, check out this commercial from the Democratic National Committee:

Feeling mischievous?  Go to this site and print up a stencil.

First five Googol results for Tom Feeney:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Feeney
http://www.beyonddelay.org/summaries/feeney.php
http://www.harpers.org/sb-congressman-tom-feeney-an-appreciation
http://www.house.gov/feeney/
http://www.tomfeeney.com/

Besides having an obnoxious website (try to hit the back button) this guy is a scumbag.  He is accused of unethical real estate transactions and an attempt at VOTER FRAUD.  A software engineer has come forward and accused Mr. Feeney of trying to buy a program that would flip the results of an election to 51 - 49 in favor of Republicans.  The real question is why haven't I heard of this guy?  These are serious allegations.  I guess fraud and deceit is old hat in Washington.  There is no accountability.  And nobody seems to care.  Do me a favor.  Tell one person, a friend, girlfriend, a husband, a wife, somebody --!-- about the crooked politician named Tom Feeney who is trying to buy the vote with the flip of a switch and a push of the button. 

How cover girls are made:

Classic nineties children's programming. In this episode of Tiny Tunes, Buster, Plucky and Hampton steal a beer, get drunk, steal a cop car and drive intoxicated then crash the car off of a cliff and die and go to heaven.  This is the stuff I grew up on.

My Alaska picture narrative is now available here. If you haven't seen it before, check it out and let me know what you think.  

This is easily the most hypnotic website that I have ever seen.  Be sure to have your speakers on and also check out the variations on the right.  Clever stuff.  

Today's Autism Walk turned into more of an Autism drive as we spent 20+ minutes looking for a parking spot.  We were on the wrong side of the event and had to drive several blocks out of the way in order to get close enough to park.  When we finally made it to the registration booth we were informed that we were too late.  Since we had registered online though, we still got our shirts.  They were out of Sarah's and Meghann's sizes, but they must not get too many XXLs volunteering to walk so they had my size. In the end, in a symbolic act we walked the route and then some, which was invigorating on this cool Autumn morning. 

The EU voted against industry leaders in a step that could ban dangerous chemicals where safer ones exist.  The legislation also calls for the evaluation of chemicals that are already used in products such as computers, toys and detergents.  The industrial and environmental lobbies are locking horns over this one and a decision could be reached by early next year.  Where do you draw the line?  How much red tape is too much?  Industry in the very least should be responsible for demonstrating that the chemicals they use pose no risk to humans or the environment, both here and abroad.

This one made me ill.  The L.A. Times is running a story about the United States becoming the market of choice for products that are illegal in other countries due to chemical regulations.  Cheap plywood from China has been banned in other countries because it emits formaldehyde gas so it is being shipped over here for use in cabinets and furniture.  I am all for a free market economy, but some part of me wonders why a product not even fit for Communist China is readily peddled to unwary Americans.  The levels of formaldehyde very well may be negligible, but that doesn't mean I want to be breathing it all day.  FTA:

Michael Wilson, a professor at UC Berkeley's Center for Occupational and Environmental Health, said the United States is becoming a "dumping ground" for consumer goods that are unwanted and illegal in much of the world. Wilson warned earlier this year in a report commissioned by the California Legislature that "the United States has fallen behind globally in the move toward cleaner technologies."

It begs the question, why not err on the side of caution?

It seems to me that I focus a lot on negative things here.  Well here is something positive. I have signed up for the Autism Walk/Run here in Raleigh that is put on by the Autism Society of North Carolina.   I've never been much of a runner so I will be participating in the walk next Saturday at nine A.M.   Autism has always played a role in my life.  My mother teaches autistic pre-schoolers and my girlfriend works in a group home for adults with autism, so this one was easy for me. 

http://www.desmogblog.com/

^These guys stay on top of climate change issues and news with a focus on debunking the AstroTurf campaigns of the oil companies.  It is a treasure trove of information.  Jim's Manifesto is the mission statement of the site and I think it is worth a read.  FTA:

Conspiracy theorists will be happy to hear that I'm not suggesting that Frank Luntz (a consultant to the republican party) or even a dubious cabal of ethics-free PR people are solely to blame for the public confusion on climate change. They have received extensive, if clumsy assistance from the media, which in a lazy and facile attempt to provide "balance" is willing to give any opinion equal time as long as it is firmly in contradiction with another.