By xaosseed
My scuffed and scored vintage 4th gen ipod is gone, after many years of harsh treatment offshore, skittering across desks so gritty they may as well have been sandpaper and falling off so many shelves there was something that rattled inside. As a user, I cannot recommend enough those ipods for durability. Whoever snuck into my house last night and thieved it will probably get many more years of use if they can find a charger. Continued →
By xaosseed
… then since you’ve so obligingly secured my cash, Lord, I’d also like a kitten. Preferably one without rabies. Thanks. Continued →
By uber
From Peter Norvig:
The 12th amendment dictates that the incoming congress then gets to choose, but the exact rules are complex. The Senate chooses the vice-president; one senator one vote. Currently the prediction is for some 54 to 57 Democratic senators, so this scenario welcomes Joe Biden as VP. Meanwhile, the House of Representatives chooses the president. But here it is one state one vote. The 53 Californian representatives get together to make their choice, and the 1 North Dakotan representative has an equal vote. Currently the Democrats control 26 states to 21 for the Republicans, with 3 ties. It is more likely that the Democrats will hold or add to that lead in the election, and the House would then select Obama as president. But it is possible that the Republicans (although they have no credible chance of taking a lead in the total number of representatives) could take the lead in the number of states, and Biden could find himself working with president McCain. Or maybe neither party would be able to muster a majority of votes in the House. If the Senate chooses Biden and the House is split, Biden becomes president. If neither chamber is able to make a choice, then speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi becomes president.
The US government is wacky. Add this to the list of weird things, like what happens if Beau Biden* gets nominated a Senator while serving in Iraq.
* His middle name is Robinette, which I find unusual.
By xaosseed
I don’t ask a lot of those who rule the world but for fucks sake, I’m having to worry about where to get my salary paid? I won’t get an opportunity to spend it for a mere ten months and I have to worry will it have evaporated between this and then? Christ on a bicycle, whats the point? Continued →
By xaosseed
I like tea. I like tea in a non-casual manner - and thus when one of my coworkers said ‘I like tea too’ and I said, orly? - ‘yes, instead of coffee when the tea trolley comes around’.
Sigh.
Not terribly unlike saying ‘I like wine’ - what type? - ‘oh, red’. Continued →