as if there wasn’t enough going on this weekend already, the 2008 how weird street festival is happening this sunday may 4th from 11am to 6pm. and it’s big! nine music stages & over seven city blocks big! this years how weird faire is a benefit for the non-profit World Peace Through Technology Organization. djs, music, dancing, art, food, jewelry, and all sorts of creative & crazy goodness located at & around 2nd & howard streets in san francisco. see you there!
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sort of like the obey giant obama hope poster but with a bit more style & punch, numlok has created some rad hilary nope posters which are viewable & printable from his flickr account. good stuff numlok!
it’s super tuesday (isn’t every day super, though, really?) and that means you are supposed to vote. with that in mind, does your vote actually get counted? it has been 8 years since the 2000 election and electing officials to office still remains broken and rigged. please watch this very homemade but accurate video showcasing how simple it is to hack and change the results of optical scan vote machines. while the video focuses on recent new hampshire primary, these same optical scan machines are used throughout the country and are becoming the preferred system in california - even though they are still hackable! related links:
Open Source Voting Consortium
Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)
Black Box Voting