Author Archives: mindless

For all you NH Deaniacs who read my blog, don’t miss today’s WaPo article about the Obama campaign using the organizing model of voter contact. The article will make you all warm and fuzzy when you run across terms such … Continue reading →

I griped to Janeite about this WaPo story when it came out last week, but now that we have more fundraising numbers, I feel confident enough to gripe to the world about it. The article says that because Obama is … Continue reading →

Congrats to Samidh, whose company Pluribo launched their first product a couple days ago! In a nutshell, it’s a Firefox plug-in that takes Amazon product opinions (just for electronics at the moment) and summarizes them into one sentence via an … Continue reading →

While I enjoy Neil deGrasse Tyson interviews on the Colbert Report, let me echo the sentiments made by Prof Gelman and Mark “Myster Pollster” Blumenthal: Dr. Tyson should stick to astrophysics instead of attempting poltical science. Last week Dr. Tyson … Continue reading →

Congrats to Sen. Obama on his victory. I look forward to a President Obama come 2009. But I want to take a moment to pause and reflect on just how close this nomination election was. For first time since the … Continue reading →

Oh, those silly undergrads. I parked my car next to the eating clubs last night (since my office is on the same street). When I returned after working late, I noticed something on my windshield…a piece of meat. It was … Continue reading →

I’ve been in denial for a few weeks now. The signs looked ominous and the data was discomforting, but still I clung to the hope that things would start to go in a positive direction again. But, now, after the … Continue reading →

At the politics department picnic, they set up a moon bounce for the kids….and, of couse, the grad students. Three of us “kids” wanted to go on, but the rule was only two adults at a time, so I boon-bounced … Continue reading →

Our ISP’s being a clown So now I’m wearing a frown A series of tubes? One must need some lube: For three hours my Net’s been down Maybe the fault lies elsewhere And obama’s behind this scare There’s no act … Continue reading →

I missed the PA margin by 1. Here’s the chat log before the polls closed. (Remember the leaked exits said HRC would win by only 5 points.) 6:46 PM L: were you really canvassing all day? 7:20 PM me:[just] this … Continue reading →