Oct 1st, 2008 • Comments Off
Categories • Informative, Syndicated
Tags • Election Day, Florida, legislation, voting
I only heard about this for the first time yesterday, and based on the information I had to go on at that time, I was deeply upset. Since then, I have talked to a number of sources about "No Match, No Vote" and feel quite a bit relieved by what I've learned.
The Voter Registration Verification (so-called "No Match, No Vote") Law aims at preventing voter fraud and ensuring the integrity of ballots cast in the state of Florida. It involves matching various pieces of voter identification (driver's license, social security card, etc.) with existing information in various state databases.
There seems to be a great deal of misinformation circulating about the law, like "if the address on your license or ID card doesn't match the address on your voter registration card, then you can't vote." This is false.
Check out this press release from the Florida Department of State, which reads like a sort of FAQ.
http://www.dos.state.fl.us/news/communications/pressRelease/pressRelease.cfm?id=330
Sep 13th, 2008 • Response
Categories • Informative, Technology
Tags • AIM, generators, Gus Verdun, instant messaging, links, screenname, URL
Gus Verdun's AIM Link Generators:
You type in your AIM screenname, and it spits back the URL for you. Very handy.
Gus has a couple others to pick from here, but they're not as widely used as the two posted above.
Aug 22nd, 2008 • Response
Categories • Informative
JOHN TOMMAS
SELLS DOPE
TO PEOPLE
TRUCKING COMPANY IS DONE
Feb 5th, 2008 • Response
Categories • Informative, Videos
Tags • Adam Curtis, Bernays, consumerism, democracy, documentary, Freud, psychoanalysis, The Century of the Self, video
"Adam Curtis' acclaimed series examines the rise of the all-consuming self against the backdrop of the Freud dynasty. To many in both politics and business, the triumph of the self is the ultimate expression of democracy, where power has finally moved to the people. Certainly the people may feel they are in charge, but are they really? The Century of the Self tells the untold and sometimes controversial story of the growth of the mass-consumer society in Britain and the United States. How was the all-consuming self created, by whom, and in whose interests? The Freud dynasty is at the heart of this compelling social history. Sigmund Freud, founder of psychoanalysis; Edward Bernays, who invented public relations; Anna Freud, Sigmund's devoted daughter; and present-day PR guru and Sigmund's great grandson, Matthew Freud." -SourceClick here to read the full summary of the series at the BBC FOUR website
The four-part series may be viewed here:
A nod to Stage6 user SeñorMiguel for sharing these.
Part 1: Happiness Machines
Part 2: The Engineering of Consent
Part 3: There is a Policeman Inside All Our Heads: He Must Be Destroyed
Part 4: Eight People Sipping Wine in Kettering
Jan 15th, 2008 • Response
Categories • Informative
Tags • bank id, checking accounts, fraction number, personal checks, routing number, trivialities
I was ordering personal checks on some third-party website today; working my way through the endless prompts, when an odd question was posed to me: "What is your fraction number?"
"Uhh…"
After researching the issue, I came to learn that a fraction number refers to the series of seemingly nondescript numbers and symbols that typically appear at the top of the check, between the account holder's contact information and the check number. Alternatively, it may appear at the right side of the check, below the check number and above the Date line.
It would seem to be synonymous with Bank ID number and is simply a transfiguration of the bank's routing number. See image below.
To determine your (bank's) fraction number — as evidenced in the example above — you would need to know your (bank's) 9-digit routing number. Here are easy steps for figuring it out (those who would rather do it in their heads may follow along accordingly).
On a sheet of paper, write down your (bank's) 9-digit routing number and underline it.
Below the line, number each of the nine digits according to their place in the series (i.e. 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9). Below all of that, transcribe these placeholders and symbols:
_ _ - _ _ _ / _ _ _
Now, here is the secret code that tells you what to put in each placeholder. Each number is indicative of the position in the series. In other words, match the number below to the number you have written below your underlined routing number, and copy the corresponding digit in your routing number to the appropriate spot in the placeholders & symbols that you've written.
2 3 - 6 7 8 / 2 3 4
This concludes today's tutorial. =P
Aug 5th, 2007 • Response
Categories • Informative
Tags • How To, podcast
How to Subscribe to the 'SOTW SOTW: Songs of the Week Podcast' using iTunes (Windows):
If you would like to contribute instructions for "adding a podcast" using other media players or web services, send me a messageClick to visit my contact page and I'll make sure you get credited for your generosity.
If you experience any problems using the instructions given here, please send me a messageClick to visit my contact page and I will be happy to help.
Aug 3rd, 2007 • Response
Categories • Informative
Tags • bouba and kiki, brain, neuroscience, synesthesia, trivialities
So, which is which? Make your mind up, then check out this article.
Jul 6th, 2007 • Response
Categories • Informative
Tags • cleaning, coffee, How To
Here's a method that I picked up somewhere. I've tried it myself, and it works *quite* well.
1. Put your permanent filter (empty) in place.
2. Pour 5 cups of white vinegar into your water reservoir.
3. Brew.
4. Empty pot.
5. Rinse permanent filter thoroughly.
6. Repeat steps 1 through 5 one more time.
7. Rinse the pot.
8. Put your permanent filter (empty) in place.
9. Fill the water reservoir with the maximum amount of water.
10. Brew.
11. Empty pot.
12. Rinse permanent filter thoroughly.
13. Repeat steps 7 through 12 one more time.
That's it. Enjoy amazing coffee flavor once again!
Sep 3rd, 2005 • Response
Categories • Informative
Tags • How To, instant noodles, Livejournal, photography
When you are finished with
your Maruchan Instant Lunch,
but find yourself in no hurry
to clear the table
stabbing the fork
into the container
like so
will prevent the container
from tipping over
under the weight of the fork.
