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So, Senate Republicans are hoping to give everyone $100 to help pay for gas. Do these guys know something I don’t? So, they’re going to give everyone $100, which will come from… taxes. But because of government waste, etc, that $100 paid in will really be more like $500. Everyone takes a [...]

I decided I have had enough of Metronet. They were fine at first, and I got their PayGo1000 plan. They have been bought out by someone else, however, and things have steadily degraded. Outages have been longer and more frequent. They have imposed traffic shaping after a frustratingly low usage ceiling. [...]

According to this article on Slate, the redistricting effort in Texas led by Tom De Lay has resulted in the incumbent rewinning their seat 98% of the time.

“As a mapmaker, I can have more of an impact on an election than a campaign, than a candidate,” says Republican consultant David Winston, who drew House seats [...]

I came across this Tensors for Chemists and Psychologists tutorial today and it seems like a nice introduction.