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One in Ten

DoorFrame — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 06:36:59 +0000

One of these things is not like the others.

Historical Presidential Voter Turnout Numbers

DoorFrame — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 16:28:34 +0000

The NYTimes mentioned that if voter turnout were to hit 64% this election, it would be the highest voter turnout since the 65.7% we had in the election of 1908 (go Taft!). This got me curious about historical voter turnout levels and led me to this handy data repository, which I turned into an even handier bar graph:

click to big-ify

Apparently I’m very interested in voter turnout numbers, as this is not the first such chart that I have posted.

Closing Tempelhof Airport

DoorFrame — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 04:59:54 +0000

The Germans are closing Tempelhof Airport, home of the Berlin Airlift. Sad.

William F. Buckley O’Reilly

DoorFrame — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 18:48:30 +0000

Maureen Dowd, in an Op-Ed piece, mentions a person who just HAS to have a fake name:

Republicans once more charged the media with sexism for reporting on Palin’s Imelda Marcos closet. “No one would blink if this was a male candidate buying Brooks Brothers suits,” said William F. B. O’Reilly, a G.O.P. consultant.

William F. B. O’Reilly, Republican consultant? That “B” stands for Buckley, doesn’t it? William F. B[uckley] O’Reilly?!? Someone made that name up! It’s got to be a placeholder, right? The guy’s name has both Bill (William) O’Reilly and William F. Buckley in it?!? Jeez, throw in a Limbaugh, Goldwater or a Reagan and you’ve got an unstoppable Republican superman!

And look, he’s a real guy with his own “strategic communications” company!

O’REILLY STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
William F. B. O’Reilly
The Chanin Building
380 Lexington Ave., Suite 2111
New York, NY 10168
212-681-0055

Weird.

The Tyranny of the Dictionary is Over

DoorFrame — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 05:06:57 +0000

The New York Times has always had a terrible, irritating “feature” which would open a dictionary definition in a new window if you double clicked on any word in a story. It bothered everybody, everybody. It meant that if you were trying to select a piece of text, or just aimlessly clicking while you read, the story would often vanish behind an unwanted dictionary definition, usually of a word you were pretty certain to already know.

Well, the tyranny of the dictionary is over! Behold:

See that little question mark? Now, in order to access the useless dictionary, you have to intentionally click on that question mark. This means I can once again highlight text on the NYTimes without fear. My life has been returned to me!

Thank you New York Times web editors, you must have gotten my letter!

Obama Would/Wouldn’t

DoorFrame — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 04:55:01 +0000

NYTimes: “As the show concluded, Obama made an appearance onstage. He called the event ”a magical evening” and said he wouldn’t ruin it with a long speech. Then he delivered a speech…”

The Cast of 300 is Doing What?

DoorFrame — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 02:57:36 +0000

NYTimes has the most misleading headline of this political season: “Cast of 300 Advises Obama on Foreign Policy.”

Universal Horror

DoorFrame — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:42:56 +0000

At some point in my life, I want to make a proposal, and have this experience: “The proposal was initially greeted, in her words, with ‘near-universal horror.’”

Finding The Hits, Avoiding The Errors

DoorFrame — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 15:09:07 +0000

NYTimes presents an interactive graphic detailing the best and worst foods at each of baseball’s 50 stadiums. Via Doobybrain.

Pope Meets With Victims of Sex Abuse Scandal

DoorFrame — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 01:44:02 +0000

Either the New York Times headline writers and photo editors have lost their minds, or the Catholic church is in much worse trouble than I thought:

Thanks jbg.