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NEDAP voting machines hacked

Justin Mason quotes and comments on an ICTE press release about NEDAP voting machines very similar to the ones chosen by Gov.ie for Ireland being hacked by a Dutch group that opposes eVoting.

The Hollywood sign

Did you know that the Hollywood sign was originally built to advertise a housing development called “Hollywoodland” in the eary twenties? I didn’t!

Iggy Pop concert rider

As if you need another reason to love Iggy Pop, the veteran rocker (and his band The Stooges) have the single most entertaining concert rider TSG has ever obtained. The document–all 18 pages of which you’ll find below–describes Iggy’s requirements in terms of amplifiers, security, lighting, stage set up, and dressing rooms. But unlike most similar documents, Iggy’s rider is written in a rollicking, stream-of-consciousness fashion that delivers multiple laughs per page. Apparently written by roadie Jos Grain, the Iggy rider is peppered with witty gems, tasteless asides, and typos. For example, in describing how Iggy’s dressing room should be made to “look less like a typical rock & roll dressing room,” the rider suggests that promoters “just let someone loose with a little bit of artistic flair…Er, do you know any homosexuals?” Explaining the need for two heavy duty fans, Grain notes, “So that I can wear a scarf and pretend to be in a Bon Jovi video.” Also, don’t miss the backstage requirements of a Bob Hope impersonator and “a copy of USA Today that’s got a story about morbidly obese people in it. Most amusing!”