http://www.velumens.com/words photos, software and politics Mon, 03 Nov 2008 21:47:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Video via Jon Taplin I'm not voting tomorrow, November 4th, because I, like millions of others in my home state of North Carolina, have already turned in my ballot. Instead I will be out doing what I can to bring others to the poll to cast their votes for Barack Obama. ... http://www.velumens.com/words/2008/11/03/ive-voted-for-barack-obama/ Thanks to Andrew Sullivan http://www.velumens.com/words/2008/10/24/fucking-love-this/ This gives me some hope in our country: Via The Huffington Post and the Amercan News Project http://www.velumens.com/words/2008/10/20/some-hope/ In a support page posted on Apple's website, Apple confirmed yesterday that the NVidia graphics chipset defect impacted the Macbook Pro's. More from AppleInsider. After repeated trips to the Apple Store to convince them of the problem, I got mine replaced a couple of months ago and so far the new ... http://www.velumens.com/words/2008/10/10/apple-confirms-nvidia-video-flaw-effects-macbook-pro/ WTF? Seriously, what the fuck are they thinking? Is the McCain campaign that cynical? That desperate? Or that stupid? All three? Cancel the debate and run to Washington to try and get in on the bailout negotiations and look like he was in command of the issue? Even the Wall ... http://www.velumens.com/words/2008/09/25/mccain-throws-yet-another-hail-mary/ Ok, I know it's pretty much past time for summer drinks, but damn this is good: The Richmond Gimlet (recipe) from Jeffrey Morgenthaler. "...the Richmond Gimlet, one of the best summer drinks ever.. Its soft flavors imbued with fresh mint mingling with the herbaceousness of gin and the tartness of ... http://www.velumens.com/words/2008/09/23/jeffrey-morgenthalers-the-richmond-gimlet/ From U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders online petition to Secretary Paulson: "Any plan to clean up the mess on Wall Street must: Ensure that middle income and working families are not the ones who are paying for this bailout by Imposing a five-year, 10 percent surtax on income over $1 million a year ... http://www.velumens.com/words/2008/09/23/petition-from-us-senator-bernie-sanders-on-paulsons-plan/ Sam Harris on Sarah Palin at Newsweek.com: "You can learn something about a person by the company she keeps. In the churches where Palin has worshiped for decades, parishioners enjoy 'baptism in the Holy Spirit,' 'miraculous healings' and 'the gift of tongues.' Invariably, they offer astonishingly irrational accounts of this ... http://www.velumens.com/words/2008/09/22/sam-harris-on-sarah-palin/ (via Jon Taplin, one of the best political and economics bloggers out there) http://www.velumens.com/words/2008/09/18/obamas-two-minute-ad-on-the-economy/ Thomas Frank's The GOP Loves the Heartland To Death at the Wall Street Journal lays bare Sarah Palin and her fake populism: "If you drive west from Kansas City, Mo., you will find towns where Main Street is largely boarded up. You will see closed schools and hospitals. You ... http://www.velumens.com/words/2008/09/10/thomas-franks-the-gop-loves-the-heartland-to-death/