Ryan Prins' Blog

Endorsements by Newspapers – A comparision on the endorsments by newspapers from across the country

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past couple months you know that there is an election coming up this Tuesday. This is an important election, as all are, and people have some pretty strong views on what they think is “right” and what they think is “wrong” for this country.

For myself, I think that the two party system polarizes people and tends to make enemies. It makes for good TV, decent debate, and exciting races to watch. But, is it good for us as people? I know that there are plenty of good reasons why we have two parties, I am not here to debate that. But, I think that sometimes it is the mentality that you’re either one of us or the enemy that drives discussion. Read more…

Last night IUGA, er… some friends of mine, headed out to Jillian’s in Seattle for some drinks, eats, pool, and some good times. I say some friends of mine because that is how it ended up. We scheduled this event as an IUGA event, but some people just decided that it wasn’t their thing. Oh well, to each their own. Read more…

NSA Security Guide for MacOS X – Gotta love /. But, I guess it wouldn’t hurt to read this.

iPod Ashlee Simpson Karaoke Edition – Courtsey of Airbag Industries comes the greatest invention for talentless hacks like Ashlee Simpson

Electoral College Q & A – A good summary on the ways that the electoral college works and doesn’t work.

Apple unveils color iPod, U2 edition – Looks like there’s a couple new kids on the iPod block.