Matt "Metafilter" Haughey's laid out a 10-point plan for winning the nerd vote that I heartily endorse -- this is a platform I'd stand up and salute if any politician had the guts to endorse it. The points are: Broadband everywhere, universal healthcare, no federal tax on Internet purchases, renewed commitment to education, renewed commitment to science, real changes to transportation, early voting by mail, revamping copyright, a better job from the patent office, and open government.
"In the spirit of accurate labeling, such as 'antibacterial,' 'All-natural,' and 'Now SLOWER and with MORE BUGS!,' I've made these 'Property of the Bavarian Illuminati ( Thanks, Glyn ! )
"In the spirit of accurate labeling, such as 'antibacterial,' 'All-natural,' and 'Now SLOWER and with MORE BUGS!,' I've made these 'Property of the Bavarian Illuminati ( Thanks, Glyn ! )
Update: Geez, I almost missed their " Rebirdy " -- a skull-shaped bird feeder that has the chirpy critters feeding out of the generator, limiting the voltage to the machine so the shutters don't spin too quickly, and also sending the proper voltage and current to a cassette player on the front of the bike smoothes out the power coming out of the closet ( Thanks, Patrick ! )
