Crap. I didn't see the grandparent you were replying to.
At any rate, this still looks shady as shit. Republicans seem to be doing their damnedest to disenfranchise and I'm not convinced that's not happening here, and if not here, it certainly is happening elsewhere. I'll be glad when this circus is over (for a while).
This Salon article (http://www.salon.com/2012/11/05/ohio_republicans_sneak_risky_software_onto_voting_machines/) goes a lot further and looks at how the software could be used in setting up a "man in the middle" attack, changing the results after tabulation. It also quotes a memo from the EAC named “Software and Firmware modifications are not de minimis changes” which says:
“Ohio election law provides for experimental equipment only in a limited number of precincts per county,” they report. “Installing uncertified and untested software on central tabulation equipment essentially affects every single precinct in a given county.”
This would seem to be more than what is allowed by the "experimental" exception. I don't know if fraud is really occurring in this case, but installing uncertified software patches four days before the election in nearly 40 precincts of the lynchpin swing state looks shady as shit to me.
Husted is the same Republican Secretary of State that tried to completely eliminate early voting in Ohio (which disproportionally disenfranchises Democratic voters), and frankly, I don't trust him as far as I can throw him. There will be lawyers.
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Washington, DC / Hawthorne, CA May 29, 2012 — Today, Intelsat, the world's leading provider of satellite services, and Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX), the world's fastest growing space launch company, announced the first commercial contract for the Falcon Heavy rocket.
"SpaceX is very proud to have the confidence of Intelsat, a leader in the satellite communication services industry," said Elon Musk, SpaceX CEO and Chief Designer. "The Falcon Heavy has more than twice the power of the next largest rocket in the world. With this new vehicle, SpaceX launch systems now cover the entire spectrum of the launch needs for commercial, civil and national security customers."
As of yet, the Falcon Heavy hasn't flown, but all the parts have been tested. Essentially an upgunned Falcon 9 with strapon boosters, the Heavy has lift capability second only to the Saturn 5. Already scheduled for 4 Falcon Heavy launches for the US Air Force this year, the Intelsat contract represents the true dawn of the commercial space age.
You know you just described game consoles, right?
Yeah, number 2 was kind of a letdown since Broken Sword 1 is one of my all-time favorite adventure games...not as much of a letdown as Broken Sword 3, though. I'm currently playing Broken Sword 4 and so far, there are no fscking crate puzzles (who puts crates everywhere, what the hell?), so that's a plus. We'll see how it goes.
No, it's not just you.
The speech was devoid of many specifics and lacking in gusto, but at least it was long... The stream of random sentences at the end was a particularly odd touch, along with the "fight with me," fight, fight, fight thing at the end. Why is everything so damn violent at the RNC? RNC = Fight, drill, attack, pit-bull, etc, DNC = hope, change, diplomacy, community service, etc.
McCain seemed to imply that he would put school vouchers back on the table, though he didn't call them out by name, likely on purpose.
The next guy who says "Drill, baby. Drill!" gets a punch in the throat.
"Can't you just gesture hypnotically and make him disappear?" "It does not work that way. RUN!" -- Hadji on metaphyics and Mandrake in "Johnny Quest"
