What did John Hodgman say?

Oh, yeah, NEEEEEEERD!

Not that there's anything wrong with that.

Jocks, Nerds and Obama

Humorist John Hodgman was the entertainment headliner at the 2009 Radio and TV Correspondents' Dinner. Mr. Hodgman roasted the president for being a "nerd", referencing his place in popular culture and passion for comics and science fiction.

By Crom, this is funny!

"The Moment"

Gigapan and PhotoSynth of Obama's inauguration.

Two examples of giant photo tech. Well used.

Obama's Inaugural Speech

I created a wordle of Obama's speech:

Click the thumbnail to see it at full size.

Update: Check out the new whitehouse.gov.

Are you a rich asshole?

If you are, you can rent a home in DC during inauguration week for outrageous amounts of teh moneys. Have a place in DC? Stay on someone's couch and rent that shit out to Rich People, for enough $ to pay your rent for several months! Makes me wish I had a place in DC, although then I would probably have to deal with a dead hooker in the closet when I got home....

Obama's CTO Priorities

Barack Obama is going to appoint the nation's first Corporate Technology Officer (CTO). What should be the top technological priorities of the administration?

• Ensure the Internet is widely accessible & network neutral?
• ensure our privacy and repeal the patriot act?
• Repeal the Digital Milennium Copyright Act (DMCA)?
• Open Government Data (APIs, XML, RSS)?

Go vote and the results will be sent to the new administration!

A Fist Bump You Can Believe In

(via Boing Boing)

Yes We Did!

First-off--Woo-hoo!! Turns-out that Nate Silver was pretty damned close with his final projection.

Well earned congratulations aside, now comes the hard part-- the country is a mess, and there is a lot to fix. You guys aren't reverential enough to hand over your critical thinking skills with your vote, so what are your lingering concerns about Obama's impending presidency?

I'll list a few of mine in the comments.

Poll Aggregation Roundup

Polls left, right, and who knows where agree: Obama is likely our next president.

For Political Junkies Like Me

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