Daily Archives: July 6, 2004

That’d be a fun presentation

Posted on July 6, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Too bad I can’t make it to this. All Your Texts Are Belong To Us – Hacking Literature With Perl In 1996, Don Foster correctly identified Joe Klein as the author of the bestselling political novel “Primary Colors,” bringing instant … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Technology, science, and math | 2 Comments

Happy Birthday, Mister President

Posted on July 6, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Today is President Bush’s 58th birthday, and the DCCC has some birthday wishes for him. I may be haiku-disabled myself, but my readers aren’t. And you still have a few hours left to compose one for yourself to send to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Strama interview

Posted on July 6, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

More Texas Tuesdays goodness from Mark Strama, who gave us a nice interview. Here’s a taste, on the question “what have you learned from your experience working in State Sen. Rodney Ellis’ office?” Probably the most important lesson I learned … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Oh, yeah, the All-Star Game

Posted on July 6, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

And a short break for local news: Hey, guess what, the city of Houston is going to be rolling in money thanks to the All-Star Game! About 40,000 tickets have been sold for the All-Star Game, Gardner said. State Comptroller … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Edwardsmania!

Posted on July 6, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Here are a couple of images for you: via Brian Linse via Jack O’Toole I see that the Bush-Cheney team have their McCain ad up. Here’s the Democrats’ response (via Atrios), plus a few words from John McCain on Senator … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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It’s Edwards

Posted on July 6, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

The Associated Press and CNN say that John Kerry has picked John Edwards as his running mate. All things considered, I think this was his best choice. If nothing else, I’ll be eternally grateful to not have to listen to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Texas Tuesdays: Mark Strama

Posted on July 6, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Another Tuesday, another fine candidate to check out on Texas Tuesdays. Today’s feature is Mark Strama, running against first-term incumbent Jack Stick in Austin’s SD 50. This is a race that has been targeted by the state Democratic Party, and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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