ptalk > July 2004

Something to say

If you want to hear an inspiring speech, have a listen to this:

rtsp://cspanrm.fplive.net/cspan/project/c04/c04dnc072704obama.rm

[If clicking on the link does not work, open it in RealOne Player. For you Republicans, just ignore the fact that he is endorsing John Kerry. The speech is inspirational.]

Your vote doesn't count

At least in some states.

Remember the Supreme Court deciding the last election? Part of their decision is pretty interesting:

The individual citizen has no federal constitutional right to vote for electors for the President of the United States," the court said, "unless and until the state legislature chooses a statewide election as the means to implement its power to appoint members of the Electoral College.

Spellchecking spam

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I think I will add a filter to my email that rejects email with too many spelling errors. These dumb spammers are going so far to get around the statistical filters that their smap hsa becmoe nueradaleb.

Return of the 18-minute gap

Military records that could help establish President Bush's whereabouts during his disputed service in the Texas Air National Guard more than 30 years ago have been inadvertently destroyed, according to the Pentagon.