Christopher Warner

Normally, I don’t get involved in politics because frankly. I do not trust politicians, republican, democrat, independent, conservative, working families. Doesn’t matter to me, I don’t trust any of them. For that matter, there are very few people I do trust so to those of you who know me when I say “I trust you”. You can consider yourself a friend of mine for life; i’d probably even let you drive my car. That aside, I just got this text message from a young college student which said not to wear your Obama T-shirt to your polling hub because it is illegal. Now, I haven’t endorsed a candidate yet but that is horse shit, it’s completely FALSE and I need to say something because it came from the mouth of a rep for the Black National Caucus. First, we’ll deal with the Election Law here in New York State as it’s published by the State Board of Elections in this the year 2008.

THIS RELATES ONLY TO LOCAL BOARD OF INSPECTOR MEMBERS; Meaning the people helping you around, finding the correct machine and/or district desk.
Section 5-204 Local registration; general provisions for the conduct of.

1. At the opening of each place of registration on each day of local
registration the board of inspectors shall:
a. See that the American flag is displayed.
b. Cause the election district map or maps, or certified description
thereof, to be posted conspicuously in the registration place.
c. Check to see that all necessary supplies are available in order to
properly conduct registration.
d. Affix or attach to their clothing the proper identification, buttons,
badges or emblems issued by the board of elections pursuant to the provisions
of this chapter. They shall wear no other buttons, badges or emblems which are similar in design.

THIS RELATES ONLY TO LOCAL BOARD OF INSPECTOR MEMBERS, SPECIFICALLY INSPECTORS OF ELECTION AND CLERKS; Meaning more of the same people helping local board inspector members with any issues THEY may have.
Section 8-102. Polls; opening of.

• 1. The inspectors of election, and clerks, if any, shall meet at the
  polling place at least one-half hour before the time set for opening the polls of
  election. The inspectors of election shall:
  (a) See that the American flag is displayed.
  (b) Cause the facsimile ballots and voter information posting to be
  posted conspicuously within the polling place.
  (c) Cause the distance markers to be placed at a distance of one
  hundred feet from the polling place.
  (d) Establish a guard-rail by delineating and marking out the votingarea by a suitable means. The voting machine, ballots and all equipment shall
  be kept within such guard-rail.
  (e) Place the books, ballots and sample ballots, blanks, stationery and
  supplies so that they will be ready and convenient for use.
  (f) Affix or attach to their clothing and cause the clerks, if any, to
  affix or attach to their clothing the proper identification buttons, badges or
  emblems issued by the board of elections pursuant to the provisions of this
  chapter. The inspectors and clerks shall wear no other buttons, badges or
  emblems which are similar in design.
  

THIS RELATES ONLY TO ANYONE PLANNING TO IMPERSONATE AN INSPECTOR OR PRETEND TO BE SOMEONE THEY ARE NOT
Section 17-130. Misdemeanor in relation to elections.

23. Not having been appointed or named an inspector of elections or
clerk and not having taken the oath for such office shall wear or display any
button, badge or emblem identifying or purporting to identify such person as
an inspector of election or clerk, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

So! What does this mean? It means that in the state of New York an Election Clerk and or Inspector conducting a poll CAN NOT wear any button or badge that it too similar to the official badges and buttons released for the 2008 Election. It also means that if you impersonate an inspector or clerk of an election you can be hit with a misdemeanor which seems light considering the gravity of such an offense. This is the law in New York State and most other states.. I’ll do research for whatever state someone ask about.

Here is the link to the State of New York 2008 Election Law; anyone can confirm this. WEAR WHATEVER YOU WANT AND BRING A COPY OF THE ELECTION LAW WITH YAH!.

You either like him or hate him but Daniel J. Bernstein is hilarious in his bluntness, and exploring his website is like reading through a trove of golden comedy nuggets. It’s been a while since I hit his site, but having to read some information on Bernstein vs the United States I found myself laughing hysterically. So, before I hit the pool tables and then get back to Plone/Krang work, lets cover some of this:

2007.03.20 ~23:00 GMT?: My mail server is actively disabled by the idiots at the UIC computer center.

2007.09.29 ~04:00 GMT: Another multiple-hour power outage at UIC. The explanation, which you’re not supposed to laugh at, was finally given on 3 October: “There are two ComEd grids that feed the UIC campus. One of the grids went down causing a power glitch for 2.5 minutes. As a result, many building level breakers tripped resulting in the loss of power on a building basis that lasted until the UIC electricians could reset the building equipment.” You’re also not supposed to laugh at the fact that, several hours after the outage, the computer center still wasn’t aware that there had been an outage.

2008.05.05: One of my servers is actively disabled by the idiots at the UIC computer center.

The love for UIC continues, in what is obviously a tale of woe that I hope to never experience. DJB loses his health insurance. What would normally be a somber and generally tough, upsetting even angering read is actually quite compelling. Choice quote:

How many months are in September October November December 2000, September October November December 2006, all the months of 2007, and January February 2008? Is that 24 months? No: it’s 4 + 4 + 12 + 2 = 22 months. Say hello to UIC arithmetic!

Man the University of Illinois at Chicago really, really sucks.. This specific thread is great reading! Then you get brilliant ideas like this list. The Soap Saver dish idea is awesome! Why is it brilliant? Just ask yourself how many times you’ve gone to pickup smushy soap?! There you go.. The coin-operated elevator wouldn’t be as useful though; the problem is elevators are seen as a utility. Maybe in a private apartment building where you get an elevator straight to your door but then if you can afford that it’d be odd putting quarters into the elevator. The Internet Bus Locator?? Awesomeness, but take it to the next level!! Mass Transit Authority locator. Buses, Trains, Trams, Service Buses all of that!. Ahhh well, Ms. Tarzian probably just deleted all of these. Let me state that I don’t know one way or another what happened with those ideas. I’ll have to send an email I guess, he may even respond  within a few months. Hey, that sounds funny, but trust me if I let my email go for two days without checking it I may as well prepare for a day of reading and responding to email. I don’t even bother responding to people on the phone unless I like you

Next up random but interesting articles like this one on Sleep and why too much may actually be bad for you.  Why wine may prevent Alzheimer’s and why drinking more coffee may reduce the most common form of diabetes.

Then I go back to the UIC mismanagement section; for some ignoring of sponsor rules because, well, it’s great stuff and the levels of incompetence I’ve had to deal with in my lifetime pale in comparison. Actually, I wouldn’t even call it incompetence. It seems the UIC management realize all of the sham and shenanigans they are employing and DJB is just the only one to actually call them on it. When he does, they try to ignore him, then he gets external parties involved who may or may not have the authority to make them tow the line. Subsequently, they do try their best to make him comply. It’s just we gotta get the outcomes of this stuff! 

Here’s a nice section on the 2007.12.03 standard workstation which is actually a decent machine.

Anyway.. good reading over at cr.yp.to.. I’ll send djb some email on some of the incidents linked to find out what the general outcomes are.