Election Day: Go Vote

Posted: November 3, 2009 by datechguy in elections, local stuff
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I’ve been all NY-23 all the time here over the last two weeks or so, (Vote Hoffman!) but there is an election in my city too today.

Here in Fitchburg we have a mayor’s election and between Lisa Wong, nice lady, smart lady but friend of Patrick and shared a stage with Obama and Michael “Fuzzy” Voisine who is known for Pizza and sub in town for over 20 years.

At the last minute Tom Donnley has jumped into the race as a write in, the Unicow who I rarely agree with is right about this:

Just how stupid does Donnelly think the people of Fitchburg are, anyway? Judging from the comments on Sentinel articles, most people who aren’t rabid anti-Wong loonies have in no way forgotten what the guy’s all about, or that he helped create the problems Wong has been trying to fix for the last two years. They also see through the whole “I’ll swoop in late and avoid any actual campaigning” gambit.

To know Tom Donnley is to not vote for Tom Donnley, my mother won’t go near him because of issues with taxes and I’m certainly not going to write him in.

There is a lot of opposition to Mayor Wong. She is a competent person who is very smart and means very well. There is no chance she would solve Fitchburg’s problems in one term and the Ice Storm certainly didn’t help. I think she is being groomed for larger things in the Democratic party (she gets an AWFUL lot of state press, we never did before) but I think she would be better on a local level.

When I heard about Donnley I laughed at this apparent ego trip…

…until I went to the K of C meeting last night. It was Fuzzy Fuzzy Fuzzy, everyone was for Fuzzy, I was shocked. These are all working class guys and not a one of them was against Fuzzy and not a one of them was for Mayor Wong. I haven’t made a final decision but I was likely the most pro-wong person there.

If you told me yesterday that Donnley was there to take votes against Fuzzy I would have laughed at you. Today I don’t know, and frankly I haven’t made up my mind yet.

Unless the fact that this City is a drug Hub and that the Gangs have been allowed to establish themselves is addressed all the other stuff isn’t going to make a damn bit of difference.

In the end we get the government we deserve, no matter who wins, no matter where you are, it’s up to you, go vote!

If you don’t then I’d better not hear you whining.

Doctor Who Terror Firma: Amazon Review

Posted: November 2, 2009 by datechguy in amazon reviews, doctor who
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Terror firmaMy review of Big Finish #72 Doctor Who Terror Firma Staring Paul McGann as the 8th Doctor, India Fisher as Charley Pollard, Conrad Westmaas as Crizz and Terry Molloy as Davors is available at Amazon.com here.

Doctor Who magazine voting not withstanding I have given this audio the lowest rating I’ve ever given any Dr. Who audio I’ve reviewed. It was simply dreadful.

Out of the last 8 of the new series (not counting the three latest that i don’t have yet) that I’m missing there are 3 more Charley, Crizz 8th doctor adventures. I sure hope they are better than this one or I’m steering toward a huge letdown.

If you simply MUST have it to complete your set then Mike’s Comics does carry it, but don’t say I didn’t warn you.

Q: How is Sarah Palin more effective than Joe Biden?

Posted: November 2, 2009 by datechguy in elections, internet/free speech
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A: Biden speaks to a “whopping crowd” of media but can’t draw a crowd. Palin is able to answer him via facebook to millions from her keyboard.

The vice president’s extreme opposition to domestic energy development goes all the way back to 1973 when he opposed the Alaska pipeline bill. As Ann Coulter pointed out, “Biden cast one of only five votes against the pipeline that has produced more than 15 billion barrels of oil, supplied nearly 20 percent of this nation’s oil, created tens of thousands of jobs, added hundreds of billions of dollars to the U.S. economy and reduced money transfers to the nation’s enemies by about the same amount.”

This nonsensical opposition to American domestic energy development continues to this day. Apparently the Obama-Biden administration only approves of offshore drilling in Brazil, where it will provide security and jobs for Brazilians. This election is about American security and American jobs.

There’s one way to tell Vice President Biden that we’re tired of folks in Washington distorting our message and hampering our nation’s progress: Hoffman, Baby, Hoffman!

I like it. Hoffman Baby Hoffman!

Update: The story is at the Hill here. Gateway Pundit comments:

It’s important to remember that the Obama-Biden energy plan is a non-energy plan. It consists of cutting off domestic production of oil and coal causing prices to skyrocket and implementing costly solar and wind programs that absolutely will not meet America’s energy demands.

The Obama Administration approved funding for the Soros-linked Brazilian oil drilling project this year but banned oil and nuclear energy development in the United States.

With unemployment near 10% this is not a winning way to go.

Update 2: Hotair Headline It’s on.

It really pains me that this story is necessary…

Posted: November 2, 2009 by datechguy in internet/free speech, tech
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…but there are still people out that who don’t understand just how public a public wi-fi hotspot is:

Here’s what you need to know: Public hot-spots are — especially those that are open and don’t require a password — are, by design, insecure. Sure, they may be easy and convenient to hop on from your computer, but that very openness is also what allows anyone, particularly hacking criminals, to just walk in and sign on. In other words, when you’re signed on to a public Wi-Fi hotspot (or at an unsecured hotspot at your or someone’s private home), it’s entirely possible for someone to come along and snatch your data, literally out of the air.

If you are using important passwords or signing onto financial sites at open hotspots you are begging someone to steal your data. Don’t DO IT. It’s one thing to surf the web to catch up on sports and news but that is not meant for secure information.

And if you are still using WEP at home. STOP THAT. WEP was cracked almost 5 years ago!

I’ve been preaching this for years and years, if you won’t believe me then please believe this article. The time and expense you will save is all your own!

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