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October 30, 2004

Ponchai Wilkerson

One of the many executed in Texas before the Shrub became Resident of the United States:

(March 15, 2000) HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) -- A convicted killer who twice escaped his Texas death row cell stunned authorities during his execution by spitting out a small key as lethal chemicals flowed into his body. "The secret, as of Wilkerson," Ponchai Wilkerson mumbled, according to James Brazzil, a chaplain who stood next to the inmate in the death chamber Tuesday evening. Texas Department of Criminal Justice spokesman Larry Fitzgerald described the inch-and-a-half key as a universal handcuff and leg restraint key. It's unknown how Wilkerson got it.

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Posted by tplambeck at 12:28 AM

Electoral operating system and browser

Results by Operating System usage:

* Windows users picked George Bush 55.80% to 41.00%.
* Macintosh users picked John Kerry 58.10% to 39.40%
* Linux users also picked John Kerry 87.50% to 12.50% in a small sample

Result by Browser usage:

* Internet Explorer users picked Bush 55.80% to 41.10%
* Firefox users picked Bush 49.70% to 43.60%
* Safari users almost mirrored the MacIntosh results 60% to 38%

The Firefox numbers just can't be right. link

Posted by tplambeck at 12:13 AM

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