Gee whiz, it’s almost like they’re trying to make it really hard for “some people” to vote in Pennsylvania: HARRISBURG – On the same day a judge cleared the way for the state’s new voter identification law to take effect, the Corbett administration abandoned plans to allow voters to apply online for absentee ballots for …
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Politico Thinks Paul Ryan is Hot; Wonders if Paul Ryan *Likes Them* Likes Them
Oh for fuck’s sake, Politico: Overlooked, understandably, in Saturday’s analysis and news that Rep. Paul Ryan will be Mitt Romney’s vice presidential nominee was one mostly — but not entirely — unimportant aspect: Paul Ryan is kind of hot. Upon hearing the news of Ryan’s nomination, TMZ was quick to declare Ryan “the hottest vice …
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Open Thread–Two weeks with a Google Nexus 7
I got my Nexus 7 tablet two weeks ago. I got the 8GB version. When I ordered it, the 16GB unit wasn’t available. The day I got the email saying my new tablet had shipped, I got another email saying the 16GB unit was available. The Nexus 7 does not have a cellular modem. It …
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Late Night Open Thread: Count Those Perseid Meteorites, Techies…
__ Not gonna happen from this household; we were prepared to drive 45 minutes out to the beach, away from the worst of the ambient light, but the sky’s milky-opaque with cloud cover. __ __
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And Now for Something Completely Different
After Balloon-Juice coverage of All Zombie-Eyed Granny Starver, All The Time, it’s time to remember that there are other things going on in the world. Like this: Navy Trauma Nurse awarded Bronze Star for removing live RPG warhead from wounded Marine in Afghanistan. Consider this an open thread.
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Late Night Open Thread: Hell Broke Luce
__ Via LGF, where Mr. Johnson transcribes the lyrics and explains the title.
Open Thread: “Seven Minutes of Terror” at NASA
__ PASADENA, Calif. — The future of NASA’s exploration of Mars now comes down to a struggle between gravity and a half-million lines of computer code. Currently snug in an interplanetary spacecraft, the plutonium-powered rover called Curiosity will end its eight-and-a-half-month journey from Earth on Sunday, plowing into the Martian atmosphere at 13,000 miles per …
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