This and That
October 18, 2020
ELECTION SOFTWARE PROJECT
Rather then dribbling out the information in drabs, there is now a special page for up-to-date information on the urgent effort to protect the election, including an upcoming briefing on Oct. 21. The Election Software Project Page is a must read.
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End Our National Crisis
The New York Times' special section on why we need to get rid of Trump.
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Free Copy of Day For Night
I just bought a used copy of Truffaut’s Day for Night, which I hadn’t seen since college. It’s in pretty good shape, and if you’re a regular reader of this column (and you still own a DVD player), I will mail it to you free of charge.
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Flower Names
Although girls are still sometimes named after flowers, that source of names is not as popular as it once was. One of my daughters ran across a woman named Oleander—a special flower in our family, as it almost became the basis of a children’s book, Oh Oleander. I think I will know we have achieved gender equality when I meet a man named Rose.
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Audio Editing Hacks
Fun with electronic editing. At WTBS, these were called hacks. Back in the 70s they were done with spliced magnetic tape. Now they can be done with electrons.
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