Election Overhaul U.S.A.

Dear U.S. friends,

Now that election day is safely in the rear-view mirror:  Ask yourself if you voted for someone or against the "other guy".  Did you vote to get someone into that White House or to keep someone out?  Be honest!  Because; after all, that "other guy" -- if he were to be allowed access to the reins of power over the next 4 years ... well, it would mean utter destruction to everything we hold precious in this world (and quite likely the end of life on Earth as we know it).  Am I right?!

WHAT WE NEED is a complete election overhaul -- nothing short of a total reconsideration of the way we elect our officials in this country.  From campaign financing to standardized voting equipment to rationalization for the existing primary process, delegates from conventions, and our Electoral College.

WE NEED a system that everyone can trust.  And we need an informed electorate that votes for people again.

What we have is quite far from that.

PSA: Transition to CyanogenMod.org

 CyanogenMod.com  is now CyanogenMod.org

It's another interesting sign of how ingrained the DNS system* has become to the way we use the net. How it's policed, too. I think Kim Dotcom should launch the new Megaupload by getting everyone to memorize its IP address. Shouldn't be much more difficult than remembering something like Jenny's 867-5309, amirite? 

* (ah ... jus' like the ol' "GO WORDS" / "KEYWORDS" scams of my youth)

This Guy

-- Eben Moglen
(F2C 2012 Keynote)

We May Be Kinda Eff'd

1. OPPORTUNITY: Synthetic Life
   2. MEANS: Modelling Organisms
      3. MOTIVE: Mutant Mosquitos

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United Breaks Guitars

Musician Dave Carroll had difficulty with United Airlines. United’s baggage handlers damaged his $3500 custom guitar, and he spent over 9 months trying to get United to pay for damages. During his final exchange with the United Customer Relations Manager, Dave stated that he was left with no choice other than to create a music video for YouTube exposing United’s lack of cooperation. The manager responded: “Good luck with that one, pal.” Dave shot and posted his video on YouTube. The video has since received over 11 million hits

The Apocalypse

"Aziz Ansari, Danny McBride, Jonah Hill and Seth Rogen -- everyone's playing themselves, and the bit is James Franco's having a party at his house, and the Apocalypse starts happening."

The Apocalypse

The Brotherhood of Man on Planet Earth

This has nothing to do with having been sort of intoxicated

Don't Eff w/ DaTrekkies

(for some time when you've got 18 minutes to spare ...
... and a tolerance for egregiousness)

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