alexch's almanac

“For some time at the outset, we were willing to give...”
— FiveThirtyEight.com: Electoral...

Nov 1st

“As the Democratic nominee for President, I am proud to join...”
— Barack Obama, kinda sorta...

Nov 1st

“Methane, a potent greenhouse gas, is emitted in great...”
— Climate change: Maybe the end...

Oct 31st

“She made her mark, and we put it in the envelope, my brother...”
— North Charleston Woman Uses...

Oct 31st

“Most electronic voting machines are equipped to produce...”
— Noooo! “Voter...

Oct 31st

Rainy day trick: 1. put jeans in dryer 2. take shower 3. retrieve jeans 4. wait 60 sec for rivets to...

Oct 31st

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Reagan endorses Obama (sort of) Are you better off? (via vote4hope)

Oct 30th

Obama panders to the Mexican-American demographic Campaign...

Oct 30th

“Brains!!!” Obama’s Day In The Rain...

Oct 30th

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“For Latinos, family is very important.” Ugly Betty actors Ferrera, Plana & Ortiz...

Oct 30th

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Sarah Palin Film Re-enacted: Ricky Gervais & Thandie Newton (via nicholls010)

Oct 30th

Joe Biden just took the stage at http://origin.barackobama.com/live/ At least I think that blurry...

Oct 30th

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Larry Lessig: 8 minutes on Proposition 8 (via lessig)

Oct 30th

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No on 8 PSA: CONSTITUTION (via HOMOTRACKER) Click through for “watch in high quality”...

Oct 30th

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Hello, I’m No On Prop 8 (via NoOnProp8dotcom) See...

Oct 30th

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“His Choice” Ad (via BarackObamadotcom)

Oct 29th

“Look, most people are socially liberal.  Even most people...”
— Amanda Marcotte, pandagon.net

Oct 29th

Ricky Gervais and Thandie Newton Add British...

Oct 29th

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jar: Don’t Let Up (via BarackObamadotcom)

Oct 29th

Headline pr0n: “McCain Support Continues Downward Spiral” http://tinyurl.com/6lg6yb

Oct 28th

All Democratic party supporters and independent voters...

Oct 28th

“Ah yes, us loony bloggers, fighting for universal health...”
— Daily Kos: From scream to...

Oct 28th

“It is perpetually clever, and you will feel smart while you...”
— Penny Arcade! on World of Goo

Oct 28th

Ballot party at my place in SF, next Sunday 11/2. http://tinyurl.com/5l8ymk

Oct 28th

RT @anildash “Wasilla’s all I saw” — a PALINdrome! Genius!

Oct 28th

starting to worry that Obama (if elected) will make good on his recurring threats of bipartisan...

Oct 28th

“If you ask people which makes them happier, work or...”
— First Person Plural - The...

Oct 27th

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François Macré - Thriller (reprise a’cappella 64 pistes) (via francoismacre) Worth clicking...

Oct 27th

Remember: Obama Is Beautiful World! http://tinyurl.com/68q6p6

Oct 27th

McCain campaign staffers are so undisciplined they’re not even spellchecking all those resumes...

Oct 27th

Obama by Alex Ross

Oct 27th

“It is not very unreasonable that the rich should contribute...”
— Adam Smith, “The Wealth...

Oct 27th

Obama Nap Dream

In my dream he was at a fundraiser on a cruise ship with all these Hollywood types up on deck, but...

Oct 27th

Uhoh! October surprise generated Syria crisis alert! Did Cheney decide to change the national...

Oct 26th

Live stream of PoliSciFi Radio starting in 3… 2… 1… http://tinyurl.com/5h984l

Oct 26th

PoliSciFi theme song makes me want to unsubscribe but the rest is pretty ok...

Oct 26th

Woke up at 6:30 but a double shot of Nyquil knocked me and my mucus back out for another blissful 4...

Oct 26th

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World of Goo — Find new species of Goo Ball throughout the game, each with unique abilities...

Oct 26th

“While I’m not keen to offer the GOP advice,...”
— Kos: The Right’s Howard...

Oct 26th

“I’m so sorry for your loss and so grateful to you and Dewey...”
— Obama sends condolences for...

Oct 26th

“The original “racist for Obama,” after all, was none other...”
— Frank Rich - In Defense of...

Oct 26th

Looks like there’s no TV ad slots left, so Obama is buying ad time IN MY DREAMS. (No, not...

Oct 26th

Electoral Map FAIL (Fox News says: Obama 183, McCain 189,...

Oct 26th

“He has the best political organization for a presidential...”
— While McCain Looked Away,...

Oct 26th

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Biden: “Are you joking? Is this a joke? Is that a real question?” (2:35) Biden Slammed...

Oct 26th

enjoying tasty food and tastier neighbors at oakwood block party

Oct 26th

“To put them in perspective, I think of being on an airplane....”
— David Sedaris on Undecided...

Oct 25th

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sconover: Hollywood Director Attack Ads (via TheLandline)

Oct 25th

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On today’s News Hour, David Brooks gives a really solid analysis of what Greenspan’s...

Oct 25th

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Wassup 2008 (via 60frames)

Oct 25th

Apple follows “No On 8” endorsement with a big fat $100K iCheck!

Oct 24th

last night at the movies I opened my bag of candies upside down; appropriately the label read...

Oct 24th

“Franci Havemeister, one of several of Palin’s...”
— The Washington Monthly

Oct 24th

“I almost feel like McCain is taunting me personally.”
— Steve Benen, maintainer of the...

Oct 24th

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Obama en Español (via thepolitico)

Oct 24th

“Obama told me. “I have to tell you, one of the benefits of...”
— Why Barack Obama is Winning -...

Oct 24th

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jar: bruceb: Gay Scientists Isolate Christian Gene (via chirigamikokan)

Oct 24th

Missing: Invisible Bicycle | Laughing Squid

Oct 23rd

reading up on futile bedbug treatments at bedbugger.com. They are a mini vampire plague. I can say...

Oct 22nd

san andreas fault running through orchard 5 enormous cracks

Oct 22nd

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Joe Biden: “I’d clearly vote against Prop 8.” Joe Biden Interview On Ellen Show...

Oct 22nd

Stanley and Madelyn Dunham, Barack Obama’s...

Oct 22nd

gah! bedbugs? wtf?

Oct 21st

“The settlement acknowledges the existence of an illegal...”
— Vote Suppression FAIL ...

Oct 21st

sconover: Bush Job Approval

Oct 21st

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Bernie!!! on Real Time With Bill Maher 10/17/08 Click through here for Part I with monologue,...

Oct 21st

“Hubert Humphrey may be a better Vice-Presidential model for...”
— The Political Scene: Biden’S...

Oct 21st

“They convinced me that I could have more influence on policy...”
— The Political Scene: Biden’s...

Oct 21st

“The only question I have is not whether I want you in this...”
— The Political Scene: Biden’s...

Oct 21st

In line at SF City Hall for early voting ballot

Oct 21st

What do you do when a voting machine switches a vote? Blame the victim! http://bit.ly/1nMISM...

Oct 20th

“They also blamed voters for not being more careful....”
— Classic Blame-The-Victim User...

Oct 20th

“Virginia Matheney, one of those voters, said Friday,...”
— The Charleston Gazette - West...

Oct 20th

ReasonableComics.com - Reason-driven funny in webcomic form.

Oct 19th

Barack getting out the vote in Kansas City, MO (via Barack...

Oct 19th

Flickr: The Obama Ballots Pool Obama 08 Oh Baby (via...

Oct 19th

“This stuff does not threaten the outcome of the...”
—  Lorraine Minnite, a political...

Oct 19th

my fav part of Powell’s Obama endorsement: when he takes out the vial filled with POWDERED...

Oct 19th

“Unlike the commodity futures regulated by Born’s...”
— What Went Wrong -...

Oct 19th

OMG it’s a worstest hits collection — now emitting Who Let The Dogs Out (Woof Woof)

Oct 19th

Red Bull soapbox derby is still emitting sonic Chaffee repellent

Oct 19th

RT @dav RedBull sb derby is an event for consumers. Real soapbox derby is next month. See my vid...

Oct 19th

“He was unwilling to undermine, based on the way I viewed it,...”
— The Daily Dish | By Andrew...

Oct 19th

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2007 Bernal Heights Illegal Soapbox Derby on Vimeo (via Vimeo)

Oct 18th

100,000 in St. Louis, MO: “All I can say is,...

Oct 18th

Blaring Aerosmith from park is not helping my headache. Or my sense of alienation from Red Bull...

Oct 18th

“So a canvasser goes to a woman’s door in Washington,...”
— FiveThirtyEight.com: Electoral...

Oct 18th

“Here’s how you get around it. Let’s assume you’re a...”
— The Things He Carried - The...

Oct 18th

RT nelson @NoOnProp8 has a 2-for-1 donation deal this weekend. Good time to give to protect...

Oct 18th

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Ellen Urges Californians to Vote No on Prop. 8 (via NoOnProp8dotcom) She produced this ad and is...

Oct 18th

Gallery: The Definitive John McCain Crazy-Face Gallery

Oct 18th

“The problem is that the squigglys may give thirty random...”
— FiveThirtyEight.com: Electoral...

Oct 18th

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The HBO Presidential Debate

Oct 17th

“Contrary to the rumors you may have heard, i was not...”
— Barack Obama, at the Al Smith...

Oct 17th

“There are few public figures we have respected more over the...”
— Washington Post Endorses Obama...

Oct 17th

Maverick gives his friends a new phrase to loathe: Joe the...

Oct 16th

TiVo Schedule FAIL: http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexchaffee/2946628607/

Oct 16th

TiVo Schedule FAIL (via purplepix) …OR, a great way...

Oct 16th

Uncommitted women loooove Obama’s tie

Oct 16th

McCain brought climate change to the floor of the senate — he farted!

Oct 16th

Does “uncommitted” women mean “single” women?

Oct 16th

Uncommitted men love hatchets

Oct 16th

Joe The Plumber is going to be Time’s Man Of The Year

Oct 16th

OMG mccain just did the dramatic gopher when Obama said he believe in free trade. Dum dum!!!

Oct 16th

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Batman vs. The Penguin: The Debate (via pandabachrist) Undecided voter: “I like...

Oct 16th

sconover: Barack Obama wrapped up two days of campaigning...

Oct 16th

sconover: [xbox 360 in-game ad] Obama Courts Gamers...

Oct 16th

Colin Powell must think it’s finally too late to hurt Obama with his endorsement.

Oct 15th

McCain is definitely a PC. He keeps rebooting. http://tinyurl.com/4b8emq

Oct 15th

Endorsing a candidate with 3 weeks to go is like betting on a football game during the 4th quarter....

Oct 15th

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Martin Seligman on positive psychology | Video on TED.com 21:00 The distinction between...

Oct 15th

“Observing these tests was more than a bit frustrating for...”
— Yahoo! Releases OpenID...

Oct 15th

“Although the Yes on 8 campaign has not yet posted its latest...”
— Anti-gay marriage forces lead...

Oct 15th

“Indeed, guns are really a proxy for the ad’s...”

Oct 15th

Obama haircut

Oct 15th

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BROWN: First, though, cutting through the bull. Now, you may find it hard to believe that this...

Oct 15th

“Well, I don’t know much about this terrorist group...”
— Ben Smith’s Blog: Voting...

Oct 15th

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Gossip Girl stars: Talk to your parents about McCain (via karinmoveon)

Oct 15th

“Noteworthy movement since our previous update includes...”
— FiveThirtyEight.com: Electoral...

Oct 15th

“Dickerson (during April 13, 2004 press conference): “In the...”
— John Dickerson (journalist) -...

Oct 15th

“Assume that Barack Obama wins the election, as polls show is...”
— Fast track the new president -...

Oct 15th

“But before you go and throw your vote away just ask...”
— Fafblog! the whole...

Oct 15th

rejecting the false equivalence between “kitchen” and “out”

Oct 14th

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Frum on Maddow-10_13_08 (via hidnusr)

Oct 14th

“It therefore seems to me that the Republican Party has...”
— Vote Obama. McCain lacks the...

Oct 14th

“A McCain campaign spokeswoman claimed the crowd size was...”
— McCain Campaign Exaggerates...

Oct 14th

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John Cleese on Sarah Palin (via seesmiccafe)

Oct 14th

gobsmacked at the cunning nucular linguistics in the comments to http://tinyurl.com/4e9m8w

Oct 14th

“Icelanders, as one small-town librarian told me...”
— News from nowhere: ...

Oct 13th

“Let’s see how this baby runs.”
— Barack Obama, via Obama...

Oct 13th

“Well over half” of Obama’s general election...”
— FiveThirtyEight.com: Electoral...

Oct 13th

Need Squirrels. Will Give $25 each

Oct 13th

P-Krug FTW!

Oct 13th

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It’s so easy to join.™ Tarvuism - The official international internet website for the...

Oct 13th

““Trade theory, like much of economics, used to be...”
— Columnist Paul Krugman wins...

Oct 13th

Help the mariachi is assaulting me (sonically)

Oct 13th

“Listeners who hear the Minnewegian sounds of the characters...”
— Steven Pinker - Everything You...

Oct 13th

This American Life 365: Another Frightening...

Oct 13th

Obama Is Beautiful World! http://tinyurl.com/4lh7tn (this is the opposite of an attack ad - from...

Oct 13th

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OBAMA IS BEAUTIFUL WORLD!(Japanese Barack Obama Song) (via denjiro1977) This is like the opposite...

Oct 13th

rejecting the equivalence (http://tinyurl.com/4e5bap)

Oct 12th

“Krugman: I reject the equivalence.”
— The Washington Monthly

Oct 12th

“Federal housing data reveal that the charges aren’t...”
— McClatchy Washington Bureau |...

Oct 12th

Wheaties for Your Wallet » Blog Archive »...

Oct 12th

Protective Instinct Drives the Urge to Punish...

Oct 12th

RT @crazybob EPIC FU - “how to be a twitter power user!” (featuring Twubble!):...

Oct 12th

RT @tempo Comparing this bear market to previous market crashes with this handy NYTimes visualizer....

Oct 12th

“The reason Rove continues to survive is the same reason that...”
— Matt Taibbi - The Return of...

Oct 12th

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jar: A fly on the wall… (via StunninglyBad)

Oct 12th

Remember back when McCain was smearing Obama about keeping his tires inflated? Good times.

Oct 12th

Dear Repubs: Socialism is not immoral. You know what’s immoral? *Torture* is immoral.

Oct 12th

Troopergate report says Palin unlawfully abused both her authority and the English language.

Oct 12th

Looks like Wall Street has now ruined Main Street, literally:...

Oct 12th

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sconover: Palinex: A New Morning After Pill (via TheLandline)

Oct 11th

FDIC: Failed Bank Information - Bank Closing...

Oct 11th

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“I guess that means we can call him “Nostrobamus.”“ Obama Knew It Was...

Oct 11th

“If you asked 100 educated “liberal elites” why they would...”
— Obsidian Wings: The...

Oct 11th

“The McCain/Palin ticket is the first in American history in...”
— Steve Benen, The Washington...

Oct 11th

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sconover: McCain confronts his crazies (via FiReArNoK) Kudos to McCain for this. Although it might...

Oct 11th

“Canada has the world’s soundest banking system,...”
—  Canada rated world’s...

Oct 11th

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McCain supporters in Bethlehem, PA (via MorrillMajority)

Oct 11th

Tor.com / Science fiction and fantasy /...

Oct 11th

“The public is asked to believe Obama wrote Dreams From My...”
— American Thinker: Who Wrote...

Oct 11th

“Barack Osama” absentee ballot sent to voters in Rensselaer...

Oct 11th

Browse the Artifacts of Geek History in Jay Walker’s...

Oct 10th

Yes We Can (Hold Babies) is the international source for...

Oct 10th

RT @nelson Reading that someone in my Warcraft guild has to quit playing because of the economic...

Oct 10th

RT @girlromeo “The Woodcock-Johnson: best name EVER for a psych test”

Oct 10th

OK twitterverse it’s time for a change! http://tinyurl.com/42kwfs Crank it up & put on...

Oct 10th

dreamed of setting up a money laundering front named ‘Christians For Babies’

Oct 10th

NPR report about multitasking. Turns out it’s not very — oh, wait, BRB

Oct 10th

I'm A Famous Expert

I just got interviewed, no really, by Neil Munro about the YouTube video I posted about...

Oct 9th

Comment Frenzy (before I turned off “email me...

Oct 9th

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Obama Debate Prep (via LisaNova)

Oct 9th

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“ran a radical education foundation together” LOL Ayers (via JohnMcCaindotcom)

Oct 9th

“May the LORD cause McCain/Palin to win the White House in...”
— Some Right-wing Nutbar

Oct 9th

Looks like I was wrong; McCain’s “buy the mortgages” proposal is even worse than...

Oct 9th

esta es la noche del burrito

Oct 9th

“A.I.G. is blaming its downfall on accounting rules which...”
— A.I.G. Takes Its Session in...

Oct 9th

“[A] government program cannot sue for libel. That is why...”
— Dean Baker - If Social...

Oct 8th

Gallup Daily: Obama’s Lead Expands to 11 Over McCain

Oct 8th

“Congress’ bill – which Holtz-Eakin says provides at least...”
— John McCain’s New...

Oct 8th

“As I think I’ve mentioned before, several years ago, I...”
— How did it all happen? - Megan...

Oct 8th

“standard cognitive errors that so far, no one has a very...”
— How did it all happen? - Megan...

Oct 8th

Derek Powazek - Not McCain’s Friend

Oct 8th

CNN commentator/analyst panel has more people than Wasilla, AK

Oct 8th

Boobs for Obama (via WarzauWynn)

Oct 8th

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The McCain-Obama Post-Debate “Handshake” (via tpmtv) This guy wants to change the tone...

Oct 8th

And… another unanswered question. How convenient that they agreed there’d be no followup...

Oct 8th

Tom Brokaw definitely lost this debate

Oct 8th

McCain just declared war on health care!

Oct 8th

McCain just proposed to buy out mortgages— very progressive

Oct 8th

Thinking of it not as a crash but as a donation to the Obama campaign of 20% of my net worth.

Oct 8th

dang, thought Obama was going to come out in favor of earmarks (good ones) for a second

Oct 8th

Just getting a haircut and a reporter came in to interview us about debate, cause in fictional...

Oct 8th

Mccain just said US was greatest force of good in history. What about Jesus!!!!!

Oct 8th

What the Starbucks cup really said « NOT MY GAL

Oct 7th

“‘What can we do? Its difficult times but we’ve...”
— The party’s over for...

Oct 7th

Vote Obama & Biden (via guillebravo6)

Oct 7th

When at Ikea it’s crucial to stop to smell the meatballs. And eat them.

Oct 7th

“Considering the family’s long history of association with...”
— Who You Callin’ a Maverick? -...

Oct 6th

“The effort peaked with the choice of Palin as McCain’s...”
— Steve Schmidt: The driving...

Oct 6th

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Sank (via DSCC2008)

Oct 6th

The Number of 10 1/11 Beasts

Oct 6th

sconover: moments before it imploded

Oct 6th

iPhone Internet, how do you suck? Let me count the ways

Oct 6th

Napping near frying food

Oct 6th

fry nap con: grease burn; fry nap pro: blueberry funnel cake dreams

Oct 6th

Suck count failed: connection to server lost

Oct 6th

Justin Townes Earle = Hank Williams with tattoos

Oct 6th

OMW 2 GGP

Oct 6th

OH: Little girl: “Does that say ‘Obama?’” Mom: “No, honey, it says...

Oct 5th

Latin American club is still a rockin dive after all these years.

Oct 5th

“Bernanke, trying not to slip in the patches of blood on the...”
— xkcd » Blog...

Oct 5th

At Rite Spot: best burger-and-jazz joint this side of the Checker Club

Oct 4th

“His impact was not immediately clear.”
— The A.P., damning...

Oct 3rd

Get out of my secret Christmas place Sarah Palin! (via...

Oct 3rd

Leaked from Palin’s Debate Prep? — Political...

Oct 3rd

asking my heart if my doctor is strong enough for sex

Oct 3rd

pundit just said biden not responding to “surrender” was a success. I say it was a...

Oct 3rd

Biden just said “how dare u say I’m a surrender!” jk, he actually pissied out

Oct 3rd

“There is an easier and more politically palatable fix: Pay...”
— Jonathan G.S. Koppell and...

Oct 2nd

Obama 08: The Official iPhone and iPod Touch Application

Oct 2nd

death nap bleeargh

Oct 2nd

I’m just tryin’ ta close all mah tabs afore I get ta work

Oct 2nd

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Debate Highlights — in song and dance (via schmoyoho) Lyrics:...

Oct 2nd

Apparently not a parody! Backyard Poultry magazine....

Oct 2nd

$10,000,000,000,000 < US natl debt http://tinyurl.com/4lw3ch

Oct 2nd

coffee with my new roommate and long-time younger brother (same guy)

Oct 2nd

via i37.tinypic.com

Oct 1st