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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 →

I went canvassing for HRC today (and on Saturday) to help GOTV. (That’s “Get out the vote” for all you non-politicos.) The HRC office in Bristol, Bucks County, PA was very organized, which seems to be a theme from what … Continue reading →