Ready for the election? "Tight race turns world spotlight on Hawaii":

"Don't let faith dictate your vote":

"No Longer a Christian":

"Why I believe in our president":

"Administration's own actions fuel rumors of draft":

"GOP Pressures Rock the Vote to Stop Talking About the Draft":

The draft - frequently asked questions:

Eminem's "Mosh" music video - could it be one of the "most overtly political pop videos ever produced?" Note that Eminem has sold over 25 million albums:

Some commentary on the video:

Yes, the same Hart eSlate voting machines used in Hawaii caused Democratic votes to turn into Republican ones in Austin, Texas:

Proper evoting system usability means much more than just looking at the voting process alone. Here's the informal usability report I prepared on the eSlate system in September 2004:

The world's first single atom-thick fabric:

The first spring water to be packaged in a compostable bottle. We need more biodegradable packaging!

New gold CD-Rs are said to last 300 years:

The first CD/DVD hybrid discs appear in stores:

New 4GB flash SD cards:

An update on virtual retina displays:

Watch your local TV stations from anywhere in the world:

Wow! The Honolulu Wal-Mart issue actually got some air time on "The Daily Show" (video clip):

The First Networked Open Source Community?

Burt Lum has a great post regarding his trip to Kaho`olawe - people from the other islands gather at Kaho`olawe's highest peak to contribute offerings - "what you give you will receive in return, 10 fold":

Last week's related post:

Spyware is on 80% of PCs, viruses on 20%. But 77% of people think they're safe. Is this the same 80% that think evoting is secure, despite expert evidence?

Will the Internet give birth to the "creative generation"?

An article on cell-phone video dating:

LCD sales are expected to rise by a factor of 10 before 2010:

A cool way to visualize ZIP code regions:

Best Buy opens online photo processing labs:

What We Actually Have In Common Dept.

Here's a list of "human universals":

Yes, the U.S. knows where Osama is. And he's still getting "only" $1 million a year from his family:

Homeland Security agents bust a toy store this time:

"Technology used to track down Al-Qaeda terrorists is being offered to employers as a means of stamping out... abusive behaviour in the workplace":

Who Plays Osama?

This was all over the blogosphere, but pretty funny:

"Energy and America's Future"

A great three-part series from the SF Chronicle:

"New report warns of pace of Arctic climate change":

Guess we'll all be eating squid in the future. There are more squids than humans by biomass now, thanks to overfishing and climate change:

Hypoallergenic cats and glowing deer:

There are some doubts though:

Sustainable flooring made with cork and bamboo:

A new prototype medical robot that's supposed to crawl through your intestines? Seems a little hard to swallow:

Dead things are a core part of the ecosystem. But many forests are in trouble due to excessive dead wood removal:

New no-frills hotels are coming - only $10 a night:

About Clearview, the new clearer, usable typeface that will be used on all Federal road signage. Ask your state to adopt it!

Planning a Critical Mass bike ride? Here's strategies you can use to help stop police harrassment:

New autostitching algorithms make seamless panoramas a snap. Now will someone please make a Photoshop plug-in or simple OSX GUI for this?

Some cable companies now broadcast signals that prevent you from making copies of recordings:

A series of funny, thoughtful short films about people and technology:

A smiling stingray:

The great history of Sun Studio, the most influential recording studio ever:

A new singing contest in Korea has entrants auditioning using their cell phones. I hope entries are well-received:

The RIAA issues its first gold, platinum, and multiplatinum certifications for digitally downloaded music:

Billboard Magazine starts a new chart for top ringtones:

The rock band Marillion asked online fans to contribute money towards new albums - and has raised almost $1 million so far:

Publish your Creative Commons-licensed audio or video with this app and have it hosted automatically by the Internet Archive, which has massive amounts of bandwidth: