Daily Archives: October 11, 2006

Interview with Dan Wallach

Posted on October 11, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Dan Wallach is a computer science professor at Rice University who has become a leading expert on electronic voting machines and their flaws. With the recent news about more serious vulnerabilities in Diebold machines and open questions about eSlate machines, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Bell and Friedman

Posted on October 11, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

First, some good news for Chris Bell: It looks like John O’Quinn will follow through on his post-debate promise to give his campaign a financial boost. After Friday night’s see-saw gubernatorial debate, Houston personal-injury lawyer John O’Quinn gave Democrat Chris … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Chron story on smoking ban happenings

Posted on October 11, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s the Chron story about what happened regarding the draft ordinance to strengthen Houston’s smoking ban for bars and restaurants. Bar owners who oppose expanding the city’s smoking ban may have garnered enough support among City Council members to derail … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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More fence follies

Posted on October 11, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

The WaPo has a nice story about a border fence we already have, in San Diego. In the mid-1990s, the city was awash in illegal immigrants. Hundreds would gather by a soccer field near Otay Mesa, east of San Diego, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Anti-toller endorsements

Posted on October 11, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

I got an email about the anti-toll road San Antonio Toll Party endorsing David Van Os for Attorney General, which got me to wondering about a question I’d asked before, namely “How successful will some of the downballot Democrats be … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Enough about A-Rod already

Posted on October 11, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Now that people are focusing on the AL Championship Series between Detroit and Oakland more than they are on Detroit’s Division Series win over the Yankees, I’m going to let Joe Sheehan speak for me in the matter of The … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Houston Pavilions gets financing

Posted on October 11, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Also via Houstonist, the downtown development known as Houston Pavilions has taken another step forward. Developers of the Houston Pavilions downtown mixed-use project have secured $140 million in construction financing from North Houston Bank. The transaction makes it possible for … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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