Bruce Schneier's election night analysis
I'm about to go off-blog until November 17* (I'm off on my honeymoon!) but I'd be remiss if I failed to mention that Bruce Schneier will be doing mathematically oriented election coverage on the Making Light blog on election night. If it wasn't for the fact that I'll (literally) be on a tropical island with nothing higher-tech than a scuba-regulator to hand on that night, I'd be all over it.
Dissect the exit polls, debate statistics, ridicule pundits, advance theories, and—hopefully—repeatedly celebrate. So wherever you are, alone in front of the computer, at a party in front of a television, or at one of the zillions of parties around the country, spend the night here as well.Watch the election results with Bruce Schneier—at Making LightPrizes will be awarded to the people who best predict the presidential winner in each state and the popular vote margin, the winner of every Senate race, the winner of the 11 governor’s races, and the winner of the close House races. Predictions must be posted by 6:00 PM EST to be eligible.
* Though I do have some killer book reviews lined up for next week that'll robo-post while I'm gone, and of course my lovely co-editors will still be posting totally awesome stuff here in a merciless torrent of total awesomeness.
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Congratulations.Have a good time and I am sure we can hold the fort for you until you return.
Mazel tov to you Cory and your fiancée.
¡Enhorabuena!
Have fun. In the meantime we will miss your posts ;)
Drink deeply the golden mead, by the light of the silvery moon.
Congrats & good luck.
So when will you find out who won, Cory?
Congrats! And applause on a top-notch way to show the priorities in life.
Congratulations and enjoy!
Don't do anything XKCD wouldn't do.
How wonderful for you! Congratulations! :)
Enjoy!
Only Bruce Schneier can decode the bubbles from a scuba regulator to detect what you're thinking.
congratulations and best wishes
-mute
Hopefully life will be good for you, your love and your twelve kids.
:)
Jean
a long and healthy life together! mazeltov!
So when will you find out who won, Cory?
I think his fiancee won Cory.
Congratulations. Have a happy honeymoon.
Wait, there's an election coming up? Why wasn't I informed?
Have an awesome time!
Omedetto gozaimasu!
You lost me at honeymoon and scuba-regulator. Go get 'em tiger.
"I'm about to go off-blog until November 17* (I'm off on my honeymoon!)"
...We expect the video and stills when you get back. All uncensored, of course.
WOO HOOO Congrats. Mazel and best
Cory,
May your honeymoon be hot and moist for you both.
That is all.
Don't forget to vote absentee.
Congratulations! Enjoy the honeymoon!
Have a great honeymoon. I hope you have a memorable time and I hope we have a memorable election (in a good way).
I have great respect for Bruce Schneier, but do we really need more instant analysis? Making sense of random flotsam and jetsam of the data stream coming in from the election is meaningless in the short term.
That said, I will likely tune in to join in the celebration, and because I enjoy pundit ridicule as much as the next person.
Here's a true story. I think it was one of the Reagan elections, but I'm not sure. I do know that Mary Alice Williams was reporting on a presidential election. She said something like this: "And now returns are in from Montana where holds a commanding lead with 75% of the votes." What she didn't say, and what was on the screen was that 1 district was in with a total of 12 votes cast, 8 for one candidate and 4 for the other.
Congratulations and have a wonderful time. Stay offline and don't forget to relax and enjoy your time off!
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Warm congratulations to you and your bride, Cory! But aren't you, like, ALWAYS on a honeymoon??
Have great time, and take a few pics of your matching capes and goggles.
I only cried a couple of times.
Joel @ 29 - Is it all done now? Are they committed? Yay!!!! (Peals of Bells!)
Congrats Cory, to you and your bride!
Congratulations! Wonderful news, and good luck!
And here's a little po-em for election night:
The candidacy of McCain,
Was the choice for Republican gain;
But inclusion of Palin,
Means red states are failin;
The result at the polls will be pain.
The candidacy of Obama
Is a truly American drama;
As Habeas Corpus
Is returning for us
From Gitmo to deep Alabama!
Hey, congratulations!
Hey, congratulations on the wedding and have a great honeymoon.
Enjoy the honeymoon!
Have a wonderful time!