a cappella on youtube

I was trolling through YouTube, and found a few fun videos.

Here’s one of the Gas House Gang and a women’s quartet doing the 8-part barbershop arrangement of Lida Rose. The video quality isn’t so good, and it isn’t a perfect performance, but it’s fun to hear it as a 2x4x arrangement. (Ah. Here’s a higher-quality version . . . → Read More: a cappella on youtube

unverified voting

In case the situation isn’t clear:

NJ county buys electronic voting machines.
Princeton prof offers to help independently verify the vote from said machines.
Maker of machines threatens to sue if independent verification occurs.

Would anyone like to tell me when corporate interests trumped democracy? How is this different than some goon with a baseball bat standing at the voting . . . → Read More: unverified voting

Olin students on an adventure with cooking

As seen here. Students left to their own devices on spring break are a funny . . . → Read More: Olin students on an adventure with cooking