Found out today that a new law in Tennessee went into effect July 1. Turns out now all counties are required to replace their voting machines with paper ballots. What a way to move backwards. Good job elected officials… whats next dipping our fingers in paint and leaving a fingerprint of our vote?
Here are some Twitter Feeds of note in case any Twitter users reading this haven’t found them yet.Google Reader Team: http://twitter.com/googlereader
UStream: http://twitter.com/UstreamTV
Alaska Mt Redoubt Feed: http://twitter.com/alaska_avo
Wil Wheaton: http://twitter.com/wilw
Brent Spiner: http://twitter.com/BrentSpiner
Cobra Commander: http://twitter.com/CobraCommander
Mars Rovers: http://twitter.com/MarsRovers
LeVar Burton: http://twitter.com/levarburton
Patrick Norton: http://twitter.com/patricknorton
Leo Laporte: http://twitter.com/LeoLaporte
Alex Albrecht: http://twitter.com/alexalbrecht
Kevin Rose: http://twitter.com/kevinrose
Well, the Congress has now delayed the DTV transition from February 17 to June 12. Let me ask you… What will be different then? The answer may surprise you. NOTHING. That is if you don’t count the amount of tax dollars going into it. If you ask me this has been the most botched operation in history. Heck, if it can confuse the tech savvy (and I know it has) it sure confuses the heck out of the general population. Who do I blame for all the confusion? Its simple, number one I blame the government. All these ads they’ve aired are completely worthless and have done nothing but add to the confusion. The next entity I blame is the very media that is being transitioned. I’ve listened to months of “In x days TV will change as you know it.” Ummm how helpful is that? Of course, the media thrives on ratings reaped from fear mongering these days. Quite frankly I’m sick and tired of hearing about it. I mean if people don’t have enough sense to have already prepared, postponing the date a few months isn’t going to change anything.
Source: http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/02/04/digital.tv.delay.vote/index.html
During last week’s episode of Treasure Quest on Discovery, Odyssey Explorer found a wreck that they would only refer to as “The Legend.” Several details were given about the ship that could lead anyone with historical knowledge to a good conclusion.Facts Given:
It was all confirmed via Fox News this morning to be the wreckage of the HMS Victory that sunk in the English Channel after getting seperated from her fleet. Research indicates she was carrying 4 tons of gold when she went down. To clear up the ambiguity, this HMS Victory is the inspiration for the HMS Victory used by Horatio Nelson.
According to AIS, at this moment Odyssey Explorer is moored near London.
Sources:
Fox News: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,486387,00.html
Treasure Quest @ Discovery: http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/treasure-quest/treasure-quest.html
For those of you who haven’t found them yet, here is a link to the Mount Redoubt observatory and its webcams. The site was crashed earlier this week due to a flood of activity once it was announced an eruption is eminent. The site is back up at least for now. Go over and check it out. They are going to have a front row seat to the blast if it goes.Website: http://www.avo.alaska.edu/activity/Redoubt.php
Twitter updates: http://twitter.com/alaska_avo