Daily Archives: July 28, 2004

“Simpsons” goes gay

Posted on July 28, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Do I really need to tell you that when a character on The Simpsons is going to be coming out of the closet, your first stop for exhaustive speculation as to who that character might be should be A Perfectly … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in TV and movies | 3 Comments

Morrison poll numbers

Posted on July 28, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Hard not to get at least a little excited at these poll numbers. Beattie Hamilton & Staff for the DCCC. Poll details unknown. DeLay (R) 49 Morrison (D) 39 Fjetland (I) 7 DeLay is running 11 points behind Bush/Cheney (which … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2004 | 8 Comments

Comment problem fixed (again)

Posted on July 28, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Apparently, I had a repeat of the webhost problem which gave “permission denied” errors when commenting, and which also prevented me from posting before now. I saved a few things in draft and have now published them. Dreamhost has assured … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Where’d I put those backups?

Posted on July 28, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

I’m sure you’ve seen the story of Florida’s latest voting woes by now. A computer crash erased detailed records from Miami-Dade County’s first widespread use of touchscreen voting machines, raising again the specter of elections troubles in Florida, where the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Technology, science, and math | 1 Comment

Popup redux

Posted on July 28, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Awhile back, I bashed the GOP for including pop-up ads as part of its Internet outreach strategy. I stand by my assertion that pop-ups are a stupid way to reach consumers, especially considering their looming obsolescence thanks to pop-up-blocking technology, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in The making of the President | Comments Off on Popup redux

That’s why they call it “parody”

Posted on July 28, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

You’d think that with all of the scandals and investigations surrounding him that Tom DeLay wouldn’t have a whole lot of free time for frivolity, but apparently you’d be wrong. A super-sized Statue of Liberty, holding aloft an order of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Society and cultcha | 3 Comments