Daily Archives: September 18, 2006

On voting machines and printers

Greg has gotten the discussion started on this Chron story regarding eSlate security. I’m going to pick one point of disagreement with Greg, and one point of agreement. First, where we disagree: Some critics of electronic voting believe the answer … Continue reading Continue reading

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Endorsement watch: The Chron gets in the game

Today the Chron gets started on endorsements for the 2006 general election. It’s earlier than I expected, which is good, and has an entry I totally did not expect, which is bad. I’m speaking about their head-scratching endorsement of Orlando … Continue reading Continue reading

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Interview with Sammie Miller

Next up on my interview list is Sammie Miller, who is running for State Rep in the Woodlands up in Montgomery County. That’s a tough job, as you can imagine, but she’s giving it a great effort. Here’s the interview: … Continue reading Continue reading

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Beer AND tacos

There’s been a debate raging in baseball literature for some time now about the proper approach to talent evaluation. On the one hand you have the traditionalists, who believe that old-fashioned scouting methods are still the best way to tell … Continue reading Continue reading

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“The first rule of Red Light Club is don’t talk about Red Light Club”

I suppose I’m not surprised that some enterprising citizen is planning a lawsuit to challenge the legality of the new red light cameras. I am surprised – a bit surprised, anyway – that he thought announcing his intentions ahead of … Continue reading Continue reading

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Visualize silly billboards

As I take I-10 to I-45 South most days to get to work, I’ve seen a lot of this billboard. My reaction was approximately “Oh, yeah, that’ll make a difference”. I realize that the purpose of this thing is as … Continue reading Continue reading

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