Category: friends
Jan
26
CA SoS Bowen sends proposals to EAC
elections, certification/testing, reform, standards, news, problems, friends, policyCalifornia Secretary of State [Debra Bowen] has sent a letter to Chair Gineen Beach of the US [Election Assistance Commission] (EAC) outlining three proposals that she thinks will markedly improve the integrity of voting systems in the country.
I've… more »
Dec
31
[Fred] got me into earphones... when I say "into" I mean that I stopped looking for simply decent ones and started looking for good ones. A year or so ago, after spending way too much time with [headphone.com], I bought a pair of [V-Moda Vibes]. I lov… more »
Dec
30
You'd be surprised how many people I talk to who refuse to register to vote do so because they think (correctly or incorrectly) that this will lead to them being called less for jury duty. Well, I usually say, not everyone votes; that is, the judicial… more »
Dec
21
This is a shortening-based gingersnaps recipe... for [ALV].
[ALV]: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sanfranannie/
### Cherry's Gingersnaps
*(makes about 4 dozen)*
Ingredients:
* 3/4 c. shortening
* 1 c. sugar
* 1 egg
* 1/4 c. molasses
* 2… more »
Dec
17
Chris Edley on Election Rights and Potholes
system, elections, accessibility, reform, news, privacy, politics, berkeley, problems, litigation, friends, research, policy, legal, podcasts, educationThe high-point of last weeks' Pew/JEHT conference, "Voting in America", was seeing the Dean of Berkeley Law, Chris Edley, give a keynote during dinner on Tuesday. With his permission, I am making available audio from his address. Find it here (30 minu… more »