Movies & Books, November & December 2013

11/19 The Big Lebowski
11/21 Thor: The Dark World
11/22 Free Birds
11/25 Dr. Who: The Day Of The Doctor
11/26 The Book Thief
11/28 About Time
11/29 Rush
12/8 Hunger Games: Catching Fire
12/21 Hobbit 2: Desolation of Smaug

12/2 The Lives of Tao, Wesley Chu
12/19 Tor SciFi Sampler 2012 ebook

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Rats eat electronic voting machines in India

The machines were stored in a warehouse next to a meat market. I'm amused, apparently officials are not. I would imagine that some are potentially repairable assuming the manufacturer makes replacement wiring harnesses, but chances are that the manufacturers have been making new model after new model as vulnerabilities are discovered, so the local government are probably boned and will have to replace them.

http://austriantimes.at/news/Around_the_World/2014-04-30/50810/Rats_Eat_Votes_In_India

No, Rick, probably not.

"Look, I thought I could have won last time. I'm convinced."
—Rick Santorum, on 2012

Perhaps it was a problem that you could have thrown more money at. I understand Newt's campaign is still struggling to service his campaign debt.