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Darwin gets another one. And the average intelligence of the human race rises slightly.
posted by Steven Den Beste at 10:49 PM PST - 40 comments

Philipines President Estrada impeached The House has sent impeachment charges against the president to the Senate for trial, charging Estrada with taking millions of dollars in illegal payoffs. Mr Estrada has asserted that he has not received "a single centavo" from illegal gambling but he has acknowledged that he had been offered and refused a $4 million bribe.
posted by lagado at 10:42 PM PST - 7 comments

The "War on Drugs" cost Gore the election. "In a stroke of divine justice, it turns out he [Gore] might have easily won Florida had it not been for the felony disenfranchisement laws that disproportionately strip the vote from African-American men," said Sanho Tree, director of the drug policy project of the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington. "Let's hope he ponders this long and hard while he waits for the recount."
posted by lagado at 10:31 PM PST - 18 comments

A year after the original announcement and after enticing its fans for months, 3DFX screwed them over today by cancelling the V5-6000. [More]
posted by Steven Den Beste at 10:27 PM PST - 18 comments

It is the middle of November, better get your boat off the Great Lakes. Nautical fans might wish to purchase this excellent model of the Edmund Fitzgerald, sunk 25 years + 2 days ago today.
posted by thirteen at 9:15 PM PST - 1 comments

It's not political. But it's rather useful. Free (accurate!) tuning software for the guitarists out there.
posted by cheaily at 8:34 PM PST - 6 comments

I enjoy seeing a real world issue collide with a piece of webjunk. Especially if it has some fairly amusing pictures. For me, the real challenge was to identify the candidates without looking at the URLs under each picture. Plus, this "vote" may put Nader over the top for good!
posted by JDC8 at 8:13 PM PST - 1 comments

This map, sized based on electoral proportions makes a lot more sense than the standard state-by-state or county-by-county one (that last one was marked up by peterme).
posted by mathowie at 6:40 PM PST - 15 comments

A Chronovore is what this site is. Don't freak out as it takes over your browser for a second, but if you're easily spooked, a little square in the upper right will resize the image. I only say that because I'm a jumpy little man myself.
posted by Skot at 4:19 PM PST - 7 comments

The Beatles are back and now online! Check out their new site for their new compliation CD 1
P.S: The site layout was made on Mac with BBEdit 5.0
posted by riffola at 2:42 PM PST - 14 comments

13 Myths About the Results of the 2000 Election. I know, I know. We're all tired of election stuff. But for anyone who's not, this is well worth reading. [via rewired]
posted by fraying at 1:45 PM PST - 19 comments

File Under: Don't Let the Door Hit Your Ass on the Way Out. After declaring nearly everyone/everything a sell-out, Billy Corgan plans quiet life in Italy following Pumpkins split.
posted by Karla at 12:13 PM PST - 9 comments

Stage musical to be written based on Nike ads...

i think that says it all.
posted by o2b at 11:49 AM PST - 3 comments

Aimee's Ultimate Collection of crap. The music industry proves--yet again--that art should not be placed in the hands of a corporation.
posted by frykitty at 10:10 AM PST - 1 comments

One, two, six, twelve, four, three, eighteen, forty-six... 3 American study abroad students can't count the number of chairs in an auditorium. I've always heard that statistic that a fair number of high school students can't locate their state on a map, but this is ridiculous.
posted by gramcracker at 9:43 AM PST - 2 comments

No more "spoiler" factor. If you like what you read, they have an eGroup you can join to keep updated on the IRV movement. For example, IRV will be on the 2002 ballot in Alaska. But what happened to the San Francisco initiative? I don't see it on the list of propositions.
posted by veruca at 9:23 AM PST - 0 comments - Post a Comment

The Bush campaign is seeking contributions to fund the Florida recount and here I am thinking that they were fighting the recount. I'm sorry to add a link to the political chaos but the Bush campaign just baffles me to no end. Could some objective non-partisan please stand up for the people's constitutional right to franchisement?
posted by cheesebot at 9:13 AM PST - 1 comments

ELECTION RELIEF: Now you, too, can attend Electoral College.
posted by baylink at 8:39 AM PST - 0 comments - Post a Comment

Not very clever. Florida's Secretary of State (the BBC reports her being described as "a bit of an airhead") manages to make her position look even more ridiculous. Anyone get the disturbing feeling that this may be resolved, not in the courts, but on the streets?
posted by holgate at 8:12 AM PST - 16 comments

Star Wars In Legos, of course. [via Fark]
posted by plinth at 5:47 AM PST - 3 comments