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| Jerome Harrison Helpful Links for Jerome Harrison http://www.ToseekA.com | | How we used to vote Mr. Slippery writes "Think hanging chads, illegal purges of the voter rolls, and insecure voting machines are bad? The New Yorker looks back at how we used to vote back in the good old days: 'A man carrying a musket rushed at him. Another threw a brick, knocking him off his feet. George Kyle picked himself up and ran. He never did cast his vote. Nor did his brother, who died of his wounds. The Democratic candidate for Congress, William Harrison, lost to the American Party's Henry Winter Davis. Three months later, when the House of Representatives convened hearings into the election, whose result Harrison contested, Davis's victory was upheld on the ground that any "man of ordinary courage" could have made his way to the polls.' Now I feel like a wuss for complaining about the lack of a voter-verified paper trail." The article notes the American penchant for trying to fix voting problems with technology — starting just after the Revolution. This country didn't use secret ballots, an idea imported from Australia, until quite late in the 19th century. How we used to vote
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| Windows Security Antivirus - only $49.95! Free Online Scan! Detects and Removes Spyware, Adware, KeyLoggers, Browser Hijackers and Dialers on Your PC. http://security-antivirus.com | | Math prof uncovers secret chord chebucto writes "The opening chord to A Hard Day's Night is famous because for 40 years, no one quite knew exactly what chord Harrison was playing. Musicians, scholars and amateur guitar players alike had all come up with their own theories, but it took a Dalhousie mathematician to figure out the exact formula. Dr. Brown used Fourier transforms to find the notes in the chord, and deduced that another George — George Martin, the Beatles producer — also played on the chord, adding a piano chord that included an F note impossible to play with the other notes on the guitar." Math prof uncovers secret chord
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| Best Antivirus 2009 Scan you computer FREE NOW! Best online web scanner. Detect and remove viruses before they damage your computer! Our Special Offer!!!! http://scan.antivirus-2009.com/ | | Researcher warns of "digital dark age" alphadogg writes "A assistant professor from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is sounding a warning that companies, the government and researchers need to come up with a plan for preserving our increasingly digitized data in light of shifting document management and other software platforms (think WordPerfect and floppy disks). Jerome P. McDonough, who teaches at the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, says there exists about 369 exabytes worth of data, and that includes some pretty hard to replace stuff, including tax files, email and photos. Open standards could play a key role in any preservation effort, he says. 'If we can't keep today's information alive for future generations, we will lose a lot of our culture,' McDonough said. Even over the course of 10 years, you can have a rapid enough evolution in the ways people store digital information and the programs they use to access it that file formats can fall out of date.'" Researcher warns of "digital dark age"
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| Find jerome harrison Shop and compare great deals on jerome harrison and other related products http://www.MonsterMarketplace.com | | Stephen hawking unveils "time eater" clock gyrogeerloose writes "Stephen Hawking unveiled an unsettling clock in Cambridge on Friday. Designed by John Taylor — a British horologist and inventor whose thermostatic switch is incorporated in millions of electric appliances worldwide — the clock was conceived as a tribute to another British inventor, John Harrison. Harrison invented the grasshopper escapement in the early 18th Century, which resulted in extremely accurate mechanical time keeping and was instrumental in solving the Longitude Problem. Taylor's clock, which in entirely mechanical in operation but has no hands, uses a fearsome-looking 'demon grasshopper' as its escapement. 'I... wanted to depict that time is a destroyer — once a minute is gone you can't get it back' Taylor said. 'That's why my grasshopper is not a Disney character. He is a ferocious beast that over the seconds has his tongue lolling out, his jaws opening, then on the 59th second he gulps down time.' It also (purposely) only tells correct time once every five minutes. An excellent video of the clock in action, with an explanation of its workings by its inventor, is available on YouTube." Stephen hawking unveils "time eater" clock
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| Judge rules man cannot be forced to decrypt hd I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes "In Vermont, US Magistrate Judge Jerome Niedermeier has ruled that forcing someone to divulge the password to decrypt their hard drive violates the 5th Amendment. Border guards testify that they saw child pornography on the defendant's laptop when the PC was on, but they made the mistake of turning it off and were unable to access it again because the drive was protected by PGP. Although prosecutors offered many ways to get around the 5th Amendment protections, the Judge would have none of that and quashed the grand jury subpoena requesting the defendant's PGP passphrase. A conviction is still likely because prosecutors have the testimony of the two border guards who saw the drive while it was open." The article stresses the potential importance of this ruling (which was issued last November but went unnoticed until now): "Especially if this ruling is appealed, US v. Boucher could become a landmark case. The question of whether a criminal defendant can be legally compelled to cough up his encryption passphrase remains an unsettled one, with law review articles for the last decade arguing the merits of either approach." Update: 08/19 23:49 GMT by KD : Several readers have pointed out that this story in fact did not go unnoticed. Judge rules man cannot be forced to decrypt hd
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| Lucas researching concept for new indiana jones film Cycon writes "According to George Lucas, 'The franchise really depends on me coming up with a good idea. And that series is very research-intensive. So we're doing research now to see if we can't come up with another object for him to chase ... hopefully we'll come up with something.' Lucas 'scoffed at the possibility of passing the famed fedora from Ford to Shia LaBeouf,' instead stating, 'if [Harrison Ford] wasn't in it, you'd have to call it "Mutt Williams and the search for Elvis."'" Lucas researching concept for new indiana jones film
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| Spoiler-free review of indiana jones Following last week's sour review of Indiana Jones, Seamus123 links us to "A spoiler-free review of the brilliant new Indiana Jones film, The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Much has been made of the revival of the series: is Harrison Ford too old, is Shia LeBeouf any good and can it live up to the three previous movies? All these questions — and some surprising answers — are found in Den of Geek's review." Personally I'll see it no matter what. Spoiler-free review of indiana jones
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| The anatomy of money-mule scams Brian Krebs of the Washington Post's Security Fix blog has up an article on work-at-home money mule scams (backgrounder blog post here). These operations offer victims hundreds or thousands of dollars per week for moving money through their own accounts — a critical piece of the infrastructure for profiting from identity theft and phishing. The article links to the site of a UK fraud fighter named Bob Harrison, who lists hundreds of fradulent money-mule operations. The anatomy of money-mule scams
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| Wii shortages costing nintendo 'a billion' in sales A New York Times article from this past Friday highlights the 'problem' that Nintendo is facing: more people want to give them money than they can handle. Analysts quoted in the story discussing Nintendo's unique Wii shortage problem indicate that the company could be selling twice the 1.8 million consoles a month it ships. All told, these same individuals believe the company could be leaving as much as $1 billion on the table this holiday season. "'We don't feel like we've made any mistakes,' said George Harrison, senior vice president for marketing at Nintendo of America. He said there was a shortage because the company must plan its production schedule five months ahead, and projecting future demand is difficult. He added that there had been a worldwide shortage of disk drives that had hurt Nintendo as well as makers of many other devices. 'It's a good problem to have,' Mr. Harrison said of the demand, but he acknowledged that there could be a downside. 'We do worry about not satisfying consumers and that they will drift to a competitor's system.'" Wii shortages costing nintendo 'a billion' in sales
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| Tim schafer confirms no psychonauts sequel likely Via Game|Life comes an interview with Tim Schafer of Psychonauts, Day of the Tentacle fame in which he states there will likely be no sequels in the near future for those of us who loved his past works. "I would love to go back and spend time with the characters from any game I've worked on, and I would love to make a sequel to any of them. But I also want to make something new. If there were five of me I might make sequels, but there's always some new idea I want to explore." The interview is a part of Playboy's Geniuses at Play feature. It features discussions with folks like David Jaffe, Phil Harrison, and Clive Barker, the whole of which is worth reading. The subsite for the interviews is safe for work as of this posting. Tim schafer confirms no psychonauts sequel likely
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| Dawson's 56-yard field goal sends browns to 29-27 win over bills - 680 news ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. - Turns out the Cleveland Browns aren't quitters after all. And they have Phil Dawson to thank for this wild win. Dawson capped a five field-goal outing by ... Dawson's 56-yard field goal sends browns to 29-27 win over bills - 680 news
Tue, 18 Nov 2008 05:24:00 GMT,
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| Kiwis to miss bruising centre matai for semifinal against england - slam! sports BRISBANE, Australia - Australia captain Darren Lockyer has tipped England to upset New Zealand in the Rugby League World Cup semifinal on Saturday, as the Kiwis named a team minus ... Kiwis to miss bruising centre matai for semifinal against england - slam! sports
Thu, 13 Nov 2008 07:39:00 GMT,
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| They won it here - canton repository A sleepy game turned late in the fourth quarter. Shortly before 11 in a game that lacked big plays on offense, Jerome Harrison made the biggest of his career. Harrison took a pitch ... They won it here - canton repository
Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:07:00 GMT,
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| Dawson's field goal gives browns win over bills - new orleans times-picayune ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Turns out the Cleveland Browns aren't quitters after all. And they have Phil Dawson to thank for this wild win. Dawson capped a five field-goal outing ... Dawson's field goal gives browns win over bills - new orleans times-picayune
Tue, 18 Nov 2008 05:53:00 GMT,
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| Browns pull out 29-27 win - vindicator ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo’s Rian Lindell missed a 47-yard field goal with 38 seconds remaining to cap a wild fourth quarter and the Cleveland Browns defeated the Bills ... Browns pull out 29-27 win - vindicator
Tue, 18 Nov 2008 05:53:00 GMT,
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| Nfl: dawson helps browns avoid collapse - arizona daily star ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Turns out the Cleveland Browns aren't quitters after all. And they have Phil Dawson to thank for this wild win. Dawson capped a five-field-goal-outing by ... Nfl: dawson helps browns avoid collapse - arizona daily star
Tue, 18 Nov 2008 05:39:00 GMT,
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| Dawson's 56-yard kick helps browns end skid - cbs sportsline ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- Turns out the Cleveland Browns aren't quitters after all. And they have Phil Dawson to thank for this wild win. Dawson capped a five field-goal outing by ... Dawson's 56-yard kick helps browns end skid - cbs sportsline
Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:15:00 GMT,
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| Dawson's 56-yard field goal sends browns to win - reading eagle ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. - Turns out the Cleveland Browns aren't quitters after all. And they have Phil Dawson to thank for this wild win. Dawson capped a five field-goal outing by ... Dawson's 56-yard field goal sends browns to win - reading eagle
Tue, 18 Nov 2008 05:46:00 GMT,
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| Browns pointing out - canton repository A sleepy game turned late in the fourth quarter. Shortly before 11 in a game that lacked big plays on offense, Jerome Harrison made the biggest of his career. Harrison took a pitch ... Browns pointing out - canton repository
Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:07:00 GMT,
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| Dawson's 56-yard fg boosts browns over bills 29-27 - usa today ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Turns out the Cleveland Browns aren't quitters after all. And they have Phil Dawson to thank for this wild win. Dawson capped a five field-goal outing ... Dawson's 56-yard fg boosts browns over bills 29-27 - usa today
Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:15:00 GMT,
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