How an 'election meltdown' could throw the US into crisis in 2020 [Fresh Air]
There are lots of ways the election could go terribly wrong What happens if one side doesn’t concede? Not just Trump – the Democrats might well have reason to call foul too. What if the power grid goes out in a major city on Election Day, knocked out by terrorists or an unfriendly nation-state? What if voting machines are hacked, or strongly suspected of being hacked?
These are among the things law professor Rick Hasen considers in his book, ‘Election Meltdown.’
“There’s lots of ways that things could go south,” he says.
I have a Johnny Cash t-shirt that I wore today. When I’m wearing it I often forget I have it on. People will say to me, “Johnny Cash!” And then I wonder why people are going around randomly saying “Johnny Cash!”
San Diego smart streetlights raise privacy concerns
San Diego sees privacy concerns from so-called “smart streetlights,” that collect data and surveillance video, installed without full public disclosure [San Diego News Fix with Lori Weisberg and Teri Figueroa] The city council will look at the issue.
IBM Names New CEO: Arvind Krishna, Red Hat Deal Mastermind, Replaces Rometty [Me/Light Reading]
Minnie Mouse throws down. The cartoon shoes complete the scene.
Somebody come look at this 😂😂
— joni (@Xx_JoniBravo_xX) January 29, 2020
1) can you imagine being a kid and seeing Minnie fighting somebody?!
2) The way Pluto walked off carrying the heads 😭 he look like it happens on a regular and he sick of it pic.twitter.com/J4UxeKzbxI
#Avasarala's hand terminal with the predictive text: "f*ck | f*cker | f*cked | f*cking" has me screaming! It's like looking at my own iPhone honestly 😆🚀 #screamingfirehawks #chrisjenavasarala #TheExpanse #shohrehaghdashloo pic.twitter.com/TnBUafhsaG
— OrionLodubyal (@orionlodubyal) January 28, 2020
I bought a 16-ounce bottle of Dr. Brommer’s liquid soap a couple of weeks ago. It is concentrated. I use about four drops to wash my hands a half-dozen times a day, and to wash my face once a day. At this rate, I expect to leave the soap to our grand-nieces and nephews, and their children after them.