<pudge/*>tag:pudge.net,2007-12-21:/glob//12016-12-02T23:15:50ZMovable Type Publishing Platform 4.01There is no such thing as a "popular mandate" for President. If you win, you have the mandate to be ...tag:pudge.net,2016:/glob//1.62422016-12-02T23:15:50Z2016-12-02T23:15:50Zpudgehttp://pudge.net/
There is no such thing as a "popular mandate" for President. If you win, you have the mandate to be President. That's the only mandate that exists. ]]>
Walking Dead Season 3, Ep 6. "It says GO BACK." #Alexa says "I can't go back right now." What ... ?tag:pudge.net,2016:/glob//1.62412016-12-02T06:04:07Z2016-12-02T06:04:07Zpudgehttp://pudge.net/
Walking Dead Season 3, Ep 6. "It says GO BACK." #Alexa says "I can't go back right now." What ... ? ]]>
Hotel maid flipped my #echodot upside down. Afraid it was listening, or didn't know which side was up...tag:pudge.net,2016:/glob//1.62402016-12-01T22:16:46Z2016-12-01T22:16:46ZHotel maid flipped my #echodot upside down. Afraid it was listening, or didn't know which side was up?...pudgehttp://pudge.net/
Hotel maid flipped my #echodot upside down. Afraid it was listening, or didn't know which side was up? ]]>
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I wrote an #alexa skill to make my goal horn sound at home. So instead of pressing a button on my iPhone or watch, I can say "alexa, tell horn we scored" and the horn will sound. #awsreinvent]]>
Seems ironic that an SEO chief is taking such a stand on moral issues.tag:pudge.net,2016:/glob//1.62382016-11-24T00:21:12Z2016-11-24T00:21:12ZSeems ironic that an SEO chief is taking such a stand on moral issues. A business owner in Albuquerque has announced that, due to his opposition to "fascism," he will henceforth refuse to do business...pudgehttp://pudge.net/
Seems ironic that an SEO chief is taking such a stand on moral issues.
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How did I not know that Michelle Rhee was married to KJ? Both of them are great.tag:pudge.net,2016:/glob//1.62372016-11-22T17:38:35Z2016-11-22T17:38:35ZHow did I not know that Michelle Rhee was married to KJ? Both of them are great. Former D.C. schools chancellor Michelle Rhee and her husband Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson met with President-elect Donald Trump...pudgehttp://pudge.net/
How did I not know that Michelle Rhee was married to KJ? Both of them are great.
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I get the feeling that people sometimes express a feeling of fear as a means of expressing deep disagreement...tag:pudge.net,2016:/glob//1.62362016-11-22T06:46:00Z2016-11-22T06:46:00ZI get the feeling that people sometimes express a feeling of fear as a means of expressing deep disagreement, rather than a feeling of actual fear....pudgehttp://pudge.net/
I get the feeling that people sometimes express a feeling of fear as a means of expressing deep disagreement, rather than a feeling of actual fear. ]]>
I dislike the language ("economic terrorism"), but it is important that we recognize that these protests...tag:pudge.net,2016:/glob//1.62352016-11-17T19:49:54Z2016-11-17T19:49:54Zpudgehttp://pudge.net/
I dislike the language ("economic terrorism"), but it is important that we recognize that these protests (even when they aren't violent) cause real economic harm. We shouldn't let people block busy city streets during rush hour, at least not without a permit and prior notice so people can plan for it. It's not OK.
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President Trump should create a new "Transparency Czar" position, and name Chelsea Clinton to the role...tag:pudge.net,2016:/glob//1.62342016-11-16T13:17:28Z2016-11-16T13:17:28Zpudgehttp://pudge.net/
President Trump should create a new "Transparency Czar" position, and name Chelsea Clinton to the role, if she'll take it. Some of the work she did along these lines with the Clinton Foundation was quite good. She'd be tasked with eliminating conflicts of interest and unreasonable or illegal secrecy across all executive agencies, and given the budget to make it happen. ]]>
Obama can't "pardon" an illegal alien to protect them from deportation under Trump. As I've been saying...tag:pudge.net,2016:/glob//1.62332016-11-16T12:42:33Z2016-11-16T12:42:33Zpudgehttp://pudge.net/
Obama can't "pardon" an illegal alien to protect them from deportation under Trump. As I've been saying for years, being here illegally is not a crime. That means you can't be punished criminally for it; it also means you can't be pardoned for it. The only way to fully protect someone from deportation under Trump is to give them a permanent legal status.
The NY Times article here, written by a law professor, is wrong. What he's missing is that being here illegally is not an "offense" in terms of the law, it's a matter of status: you belong somewhere else, so you are returned to where you belong.
When you're deported, you are not being punished, according to the law. You're simply being sent home. There's no "offense" to pardon you for. Obama can't change someone's legal status with a pardon, and therefore cannot protect from deportation with a pardon.
At most, Obama can pardon people for the offense of illegal entry, but that wouldn't make anyone legal.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/06/opinion/can-obama-pardon-millions-of-immigrants.html]]>
Donald Trump has destroyed both parties.tag:pudge.net,2016:/glob//1.62322016-11-12T03:17:52Z2016-11-12T03:17:52ZDonald Trump has destroyed both parties....pudgehttp://pudge.net/
Donald Trump has destroyed both parties. ]]>
Republicans will best serve the country and themselves if they do what the Democrats didn't do in 2008...tag:pudge.net,2016:/glob//1.62312016-11-10T22:00:22Z2016-11-10T22:00:22ZRepublicans will best serve the country and themselves if they do what the Democrats didn't do in 2008, and bring the minority party along. Even in repealing the ACA, bring the Democrats along. Better to get 75% of what you...pudgehttp://pudge.net/
Republicans will best serve the country and themselves if they do what the Democrats didn't do in 2008, and bring the minority party along. Even in repealing the ACA, bring the Democrats along. Better to get 75% of what you want with Democratic support, than 100% of what you want without it. ]]>
The "popular vote" for President is only an approximation of how people would have voted if we had an...tag:pudge.net,2016:/glob//1.62302016-11-10T16:12:27Z2016-11-10T16:12:27Zpudgehttp://pudge.net/
The "popular vote" for President is only an approximation of how people would have voted if we had an actual popular vote for President. ]]>
We can finally dispense with the myth that polls are accurate.
OK, that's too simplistic. Polling is...tag:pudge.net,2016:/glob//1.62272016-11-09T13:02:31Z2016-11-09T13:02:31ZWe can finally dispense with the myth that polls are accurate.OK, that's too simplistic. Polling is hard and you have to continually adjust your assumptions, and when those assumptions are flawed, your results may be inaccurate, and it is always...pudgehttp://pudge.net/
We can finally dispense with the myth that polls are accurate.
OK, that's too simplistic. Polling is hard and you have to continually adjust your assumptions, and when those assumptions are flawed, your results may be inaccurate, and it is always possible that your assumptions are flawed, so you can never assume your results are accurate.
So polls are not trustworthy, even the best ones, but they are still right more often than not, because when our assumptions are proven wrong, we adjust to the new discoveries. And polls will have accurate results for a time ... until our assumptions are wrong again. ]]>
Does this mean Alec Baldwin will become a permanent SNL cast member?tag:pudge.net,2016:/glob//1.62282016-11-09T12:46:35Z2016-11-09T12:46:35ZDoes this mean Alec Baldwin will become a permanent SNL cast member?...pudgehttp://pudge.net/
Does this mean Alec Baldwin will become a permanent SNL cast member? ]]>