Regarding the Pixelworks USB Driver....

This is the one that works for me. I'm pretty certain that it only works on Windows machines. I TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY IF IT DOES NOT WORK FOR YOU OR SOMEHOW BUSTS YOUR STUFF (it shouldn't as it's just a driver installation). There are two files in the linked zip file. They are pwusbio.inf and pwusbio.sys. As far as installation under Windows goes, right click the .inf file and select "Install". Basically all that does is put the pwusbio.sys file with the Windows drivers and tells your computer what to do with it. Here it is:

http://vejadu.sdf-us.org/USB_Driver.zip

Back to the more important things at hand.....

Election 2008 that is.



Today's snippet from the LP platform:

" 1.1 Expression and Communication

We support full freedom of expression and oppose government censorship, regulation or control of communications media and technology. We favor the freedom to engage in or abstain from any religious activities that do not violate the rights of others. We oppose government actions which either aid or attack any religion."

-National Platform of the Libertarian Party Adopted in Convention, May 2008, Denver, Colorado (http://www.lp.org/platform)

The direct link (for those who care to bypass this site).....

to Bob Barr's YouTube channel is http://www.youtube.com/BobBarr2008. I'm definitely a subscriber.

Mine?

http://www.youtube.com/artisvejadude

Obviously, I'm not voting for the Republicrat or the Democan in this election. However, I find it ironic that McCain chides Obama for his lack of experience while selecting a veep (heartbeat away, remember?) with precious little experience herself. I AM NOT knocking on Palin. She'd probably do a fine job. Heck, several good Presidents have had little or no executive experience. It's just ironic and seems to remove some of the potency of the "experience" question (IMHO)....

And now, for something completely unrelated...

Bob Barr talks pocketbooks....

"1.0 Personal Liberty

Individuals should be free to make choices for themselves and to accept responsibility for the consequences of the choices they make. No individual, group, or government may initiate force against any other individual, group, or government. Our support of an individual's right to make choices in life does not mean that we necessarily approve or disapprove of those choices."

-National Platform of the Libertarian Party Adopted in Convention, May 2008, Denver, Colorado http://www.lp.org/platform

I didn't know that Google was venturing into "profiles" until this morning....

Here's mine....

Hanna?

Oh, by the way...

Create yours at BlingyBlob.com!

So, what does Ron Paul have to say about Bob Barr?

Libertarian statement of principles from the platform:

"Statement of Principles

We, the members of the Libertarian Party, challenge the cult of the omnipotent state and defend the rights of the individual.

We hold that all individuals have the right to exercise sole dominion over their own lives, and have the right to live in whatever manner they choose, so long as they do not forcibly interfere with the equal right of others to live in whatever manner they choose.

Governments throughout history have regularly operated on the opposite principle, that the State has the right to dispose of the lives of individuals and the fruits of their labor. Even within the United States, all political parties other than our own grant to government the right to regulate the lives of individuals and seize the fruits of their labor without their consent.

We, on the contrary, deny the right of any government to do these things, and hold that where governments exist, they must not violate the rights of any individual: namely, (1) the right to life -- accordingly we support the prohibition of the initiation of physical force against others; (2) the right to liberty of speech and action -- accordingly we oppose all attempts by government to abridge the freedom of speech and press, as well as government censorship in any form; and (3) the right to property -- accordingly we oppose all government interference with private property, such as confiscation, nationalization, and eminent domain, and support the prohibition of robbery, trespass, fraud, and misrepresentation.

Since governments, when instituted, must not violate individual rights, we oppose all interference by government in the areas of voluntary and contractual relations among individuals. People should not be forced to sacrifice their lives and property for the benefit of others. They should be left free by government to deal with one another as free traders; and the resultant economic system, the only one compatible with the protection of individual rights, is the free market."
-From the National Platform of the Libertarian Party Adopted in Convention, May 2008, Denver, Colorado
http://www.lp.org/platform

Does that weenie Gustav have you on edge?

Bob Barr on The Colbert Report last night...

In continuing with the Libertarian theme, I will include snippets of the Libertarian Party platform (adopted in May 2008 at the national convention) with other Bob Barr vids....

"Preamble

As Libertarians, we seek a world of liberty; a world in which all individuals are sovereign over their own lives and no one is forced to sacrifice his or her values for the benefit of others.

We believe that respect for individual rights is the essential precondition for a free and prosperous world, that force and fraud must be banished from human relationships, and that only through freedom can peace and prosperity be realized.

Consequently, we defend each person's right to engage in any activity that is peaceful and honest, and welcome the diversity that freedom brings. The world we seek to build is one where individuals are free to follow their own dreams in their own ways, without interference from government or any authoritarian power.

In the following pages we have set forth our basic principles and enumerated various policy stands derived from those principles.

These specific policies are not our goal, however. Our goal is nothing more nor less than a world set free in our lifetime, and it is to this end that we take these stands."

-excerpt from the National Platform of the Libertarian Party
Adopted in Convention, May 2008, Denver, Colorado (http://www.lp.org/platform)

Are you interested in the environmental release impact of nuclear plants (Browns Ferry, at least)?

Federal law requires tha nuclear plants provide an annual assessment of radiological releases to and impact on the surrounding environment. Seeing that I work at a nuclear plant and live within 25 miles of said nuclear plant, I find it interesting to look at this type of information and provide it to folks that it might impact. To that end, check out the "Browns Ferry, Units 1, 2, and 3, Annual Radiological Environmental Operating Report" list from 1999-2007.

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Another site of interest for what comes from Browns Ferry (and other ventures that impact the North Alabama area is the EPA website. In particular, the map below shows various locations that release various things to the environment. Clicking will take you to an interactive map from the EPA where you can get further information on the various sites.

Over the next 60+ days, I am certain that plenty of important things will take place...

But, about 69 days from now, the 2008 election will begin. To that end, I will use this medium as an introduction to Bob Barr, the Libertarian Party candidate for President......

Here goes!

Bob Barr official campaign announcement


People often mention that my vote is wasted because my candidate doesn't have a viable chance at winning. I always beg to differ. I generally agree with almost the entire Libertarian Party agenda (my biggest difference is on abortion). Anyway, why should I vote for "the lesser of two evils" when there's someone else out there that generally mirrors my line of thought? If folks were to expand that logic to consider the electoral college and its impact on elections, voting for a Republican President (or Democrat) in a normally Democratic (or Republican) state is a wasted vote.....

The only way that my vote really counts is by voting for what I believe. Some of my relatives (who were proselytizing for George Bush in 2004) sent me several e-mails about why Bush needed to win and Kerry needed to lose in the '04 election. I stirred the mix up a bit by mentioning that I thought George needed to be sent back to Texas and they needed to vote for Michael Peroutka, the Constitution Party candidate. Several folks blocked my messages after that. I found that so funny. I gave these folks an option that they (some of them, at least) would probably agree with more than the "status quo" (i.e. Republican or Democrat) and they DIDN'T WANT TO HEAR ABOUT IT.

I've maintained a blog since around August 2002.....

I started with blogger.com after Evan Williams spoke at Gnomedex II. I ended up going to Movable Type, but some unforeseen problems led me to end up back with Blogger. I do like Blogger!

Anyway, my stuff has been on the same host the whole time. This is a shameless little plug for the SDF Public Access Unix System. For the low, low price of FREE (actually $1 to prove that you are indeed a human being), you get 80 MB of space on the preeminent site that provides free shell account access. See this page for more details on joining. I started with the free level and quickly moved up to ARPA membership. If you're interested in something more than the standard Redmond experience, give SDF a shot!

Harking back to my 80s days.....

I recently found a site that has various artists doing covers of Depeche Mode. See the MySpace here. Why do I bring this up you ask? Word has it that all the songs from Modeified VII are available for download (starting today) for a limited amount of time. The goods are available at http://www.modeified.com/m7/. Get it while it's fresh and hot! The provider asks that you send him reviews at the e-mail address provided at the site...