I am trying to remember a comment I read on the election, and can't remember the state--they said it was like Obama's golden snitch--he didn't need it to win, but if he got it, the game was over. Would that have been Florida?
You got all kinds of learnin' and you made me look the fool without tryin', and yet here I am with a gun to your head. That's 'cause I got people with me. People who trust each other, who do for each other, and ain't always lookin' for the advantage.
Mal ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
Natter 71: Someone is wrong on the Internet
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
§ ita § - Nov 09, 2012 8:55:05 am PST #88 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
tommyrot - Nov 09, 2012 8:56:11 am PST #89 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Sounds like Ohio.
le nubian - Nov 09, 2012 8:57:15 am PST #90 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Ohio. For sure.
Obama's strategy had been to attempt re-election without OH. They thought OH might be dead to them after 2010 elections. Then the economy started coming back and the auto industry bailout and they saw an opportunity and grabbed it.
Amy - Nov 09, 2012 8:57:43 am PST #91 of 30001
Because books.
Ginger, that sounds great. I'll email your profile address later, if that's good.
§ ita § - Nov 09, 2012 8:57:48 am PST #92 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Aha. Thanks.
tommyrot - Nov 09, 2012 9:00:36 am PST #93 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Wow, Romney's ORCA program (that was to track voting for GOTV work for his volunteers) is really getting a lot of coverage. Here's another.
Romney's fail whale: ORCA the vote-tracker left team 'flying blind' (Updated) - POLITICO.com
I think university CS departments will teach this for years as a "what not to do" when rolling out critical new software.
Ginger - Nov 09, 2012 9:03:44 am PST #94 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
That's fine, Amy.
Perhaps the ORCA creators can teach "what not to do," since I assume they'll be unemployed soon.
Sophia Brooks - Nov 09, 2012 9:08:03 am PST #95 of 30001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
It is named ORCA? Like the whale?
le nubian - Nov 09, 2012 9:09:43 am PST #96 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Note, (for above discussion): Presidential campaign accounts (and perhaps those for Senate and House) remain "open" for 2 years so that various expenses can be paid, etc. There was no need to cut off credit cards on election day.
Tom Scola - Nov 09, 2012 9:11:52 am PST #97 of 30001
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500