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Update 0845: I made it to the polling place about 7:30, and there were no problems with lines. That’s a good thing, since it was raining outside, and if the line had extended outside, it would have make things ucky. The folks working said that everything was going smoothly, except it was already very busy. When I actually ran my ballot through the machine, I was voter number 120, which is pretty good for the polls having been open just a little over a half-hour.
Then it was over to Manning’s for some breakfast. Yummy. A mexican omelette with grilled potatoes was just the thing to round out the morning expedition. Finally, as an added bonus, I noticed that while the maples on the north-south streets have mostly dropped their leaves, those on the east-wests haven’t yet, and they looked pretty, so I took a picture for you to enjoy. When I look at it now, I suppose I should have been more off to the side to get an angle on it to make it look better (and maybe crop out a car or two), but I didn’t think of that at the time.
Also of note on the way home, Move On had set up across the street from the polling place. I’m not sure if they were far enough away or not to be legal, but the way the entry to the school works, basically everyone who was voting there was either walking right across the street from them or cutting across the playground.
So it’s election day. I tried to mostly avoid talking about it (other than the first set of links). Yes, I’ll be going out and voting, and hopefully not standing in line forever, but we’ll see how that works out. If you are heading out, turnout is supposed to be high, and waits of a half-hour are projected just about everywhere. 10am to 2pm is the lightest time of day according to a story on the news last night, so maybe you want to take a long lunch and vote then. Good luck.
- If you’re looking for an endorsement around here, I’m with that South Park guy: Matt Stone tells undecided voters to stay home. Or if you don’t want to take advice from a guy who does cartoons, listen to Jeff Greenfield of ABC (at the time), who says that if you’re still undecided at this point, Thank You For Not Voting. But if you’re wondering who’s on your ballot for all those judicial positions and trying to do a little research on them before heading out, and are in Minnesota, check out MyBallot.net. Steph did, and thoroughly researched an issue that interests her. [vodkapundit]
- I didn’t know they’d reopened, but Sun Shines Light on Music History with a restored recording studio that doubles as a museum. I’m thinking that might be a vacation destination one of these years. [wired]
- Cool. TDK has developed a Super-tough coating for cellphones and discs. Based on what the article says taking steel wool or a sharpie to a DVD with the new coating had no effect. That’s pretty darned cool. Of course I also remember when CDs first came out, and there were claims about how indestructible they were, so I’ll wait for a final verdict until I actually get to play with one of the new discs. [slashdot]
- Oh my. I haven’t been reading the WVSR real often lately, but I checked in on it last night, and spent about five minutes laughing and choking after Jeff pointed me to Sorry I Fouled Your Door. Not safe for the squeamish, and also not safe for work because you don’t want to be laughing like that at work. [WVSR]
- Back on Friday, OpenBSD 3.6 released early, and then today, OpenBSD 3.4 was declared end of life. I guess I’m not going to get around to installing 3.5 and should probably order my 3.6 CDs pretty soon. [openbsd]