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Apple fanboys and MacRumors.com devotees were greeted by an unpleasant surprise just a few minutes ago when the MacRumorsLive webfeed got hacked, displaying the message “STEVE JOBS JUST DIED:”
Moments later, the page updated with “Retraction on Stave Jobs comment…we don’t know how that got in our feed. (More …)
The Big Picture has some stunning images of the greek riots that took place earlier this month. These are definitely worth taking a look at.
As an aside: Sorry about the long break in posting. This semester is one of my last ones, and consequently one of the hardest yet, so I’ve not had free time for much of anything. My friends can attest to how little they see of me online, but over the break, at least, posting will resume on a weekly or better schedule. (^_^)
I can’t express how proud I am of our nation right now, not just because we’ve elected the first African American, but because we’ve elected a truly great man and the leader our country needs. Barack Obama will guide us back to the just path our country needs to be on, and right all of the wrongs our past leaders have done to us as a people.
McCain’s concession speech made enough reference to Barack’s race to imply that was why he was elected. Such an implication is not true. He won because he stuck to the truth and promised us change. We all now wait to see this change, and I for one am not worried. (More …)
With just an hour to go until the first polls close, many people have asked me if I’m nervous. I voted two weeks ago and even then I was cautiously optimistic. I am by no means cocky and I knock on wood as I write this, but I think Obama has a fantastic shot.
Matty B. Turned me onto a great website for electoral vote projections and information in general about the elections, http://www.fivethirtyeight.com, and I’ve been there throughout the last couple of months. One of the latest articles posted there affirm my optimism:
If those states go roughly as expected (meaning, say, an Obama win in Virginia and a close race in Indiana), we can conclude with almost literal 100 percent certainty that Obama will win the election
C’mon Virginia! Vote Obama!
I’m crossing my fingers, eating bread and cinnamon butter in lieu of popcorn, and watchin’ the map
Today we lost the last of the great 3 masters of science fiction. Arthur C. Clarke passed away at 1:30am local time in Sri Lanka, where he’d lived for over 50 years, of breathing complications. He was 90 years old.
Pay your respects to this science fiction (and science fact) legend by re-reading your favorite novel of his. If you’ve never read him, do yourself a favor and try any of his extensive bibliography.
There is a good semi-obit at BBC News, and you can learn more about this amazing man at his wikipedia article.
With the loss of the great Gary Gygax just two short weeks ago, this is truly a sad month for us geeks.
Godspeed you, Sir Arthur C. Clarke.
Steve G, 
Franklin, 
Jesse and 2 others are discussing.
Doody 1:32 am on 11/5/2008 Permalink
As am I!
Jeremy 10:26 am on 11/5/2008 Permalink
Yea that Barack is a pretty cool guy.
Wait…. HE WAS BLACK! WTF! GTFOBBQ
J/K
America Fuck Yea!
Gunna get racial equality and not save the whole mother fucking world now!
Jesse 12:23 pm on 11/5/2008 Permalink
USA FTW.
Franklin 10:06 pm on 11/6/2008 Permalink
The real problem is that we didn’t elect Pedro for President. What’s THAT about?
Steve G 12:16 pm on 12/18/2008 Permalink
Could not agree more…….. and I am a registered Republican