It looks like Kerry has really energized the Democrats to get out and vote… Republican!
Gains in the Senate
Gains in the House
Daschle’s out
Bush wins the popular vote (w/ the most votes for a president in US History)
Bush will end up w/ 286 Electoral Votes
In Ohio Bush is up 136K votes with only 146K provisional ballets to be verified and counted…
It looks like we are just waiting for that tall, long faced, fat lady to start singing! (and save us from another drawn-out legal snaffu)
Another strong statement from the voters was the call against Gay Marriages/Civil Unions. In all 11 states that had a ban on such unions up for a constitutional ammendment, all 11 passed.
One commentator said it was an interesting topic when he was in a focus group of 12 Ohio voters that represented the political spectrum. He said of the 12: all 12 were for the ban (against gay unions), but not 1 of the 12 wanted to go into why. This reminds me of the gut feeling cited by the Supreme Court Judge about pornography (I can’t describe it, but I know it when i see it…). It would seem that most people are against such unions even if they can’t describe – or are even really sure – why.
This is AWESOME! No matter which side you are on in the up-coming Presidential election (Republican, Democratic, Independant) you should listen to this commercial… even i had to agree with much he had to say. Go figure. -shrug-
Thanks Kenneth
Brighthand has a nice round up of all the new VGA PPCs (Historically PPCs have had 1/4 VGA screens) out today. Most noticeably absent? A replacement for the 41xx series ipaq. I mean it’s easy to argue that the 19xx series ipaq shouldn’t go VGA… its a direct attack against the palm OS: smaller, less power, less money. The 41xx series is a different story. While the old form factor of the orginal ipaq was dying and HP had yet to release it’s new power-house machines, the 41xx was born. It was sized between the old ipaqs and the super small 19xx, but it had more power than any ipaq out. With built-in WiFi and Bluetooth, most people could get by on the single SD slot (which helped it stay smaller than the competition). The strange thing is that HP priced this little gem between the old ipaqs and the super cheap (in PPC terms) 19xx.
That’s right: smaller, faster, and cheaper the old form factor ipaqs (that were released within weeks of the 41xx) HP sold a bunch of these PDAs. Old the stupid or those caught in corporate legacy situations continued to buy the old form factor. Fast forward to today. HP has released it’s new line. VGA screens. Dual slots. Fast processors. But big. Remember this is a PDA, where is the little guy? Perhaps because the 19xx and 41xx continue to sell so well, HP is delaying the release of the replacements. Hopefully they have not decided to scrap 2 of their best sellers ever.
The ideal replacement for the 41xx would be as follows… consider this a request and a prediction:
42xx Series iPaq
These are funny. Some day maybe we’ll have our photo albums back so that great pics like these can have a home.
UPDATE: Flicker Slideshow now available.
Thanks Sarah