Mental Spew

The monochrome color scheme of the RNC: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/03/AR2008090303962_3.html?nav=rss_politics&sid=ST2008090304308&s_pos= and http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/04/rnc.minorities/index.html?eref=rss_latest

Race in the race: http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/04/obama.black.republicans/index.html?eref=rss_latest I had been wondering how black McCain supporters were feeling about this election. It's a complex issue that has been mostly avoided by both campaigns.

The candidates on the economy: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26513554/ This article broke down the numbers in a specific, non-biased way. An important read.

The measles vaccine does not cause autism: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26513554/ I still can't believe people would have us go back on decades of proven medical techniques that nearly eliminated dangerous and deadly diseases with no proof. Vaccinate your children. Please. Even if they do eventually establish a link, a slight chance of autism is 1000 times better than a big chance of death.

Identity Theft: the speculative http://www.wired.com/politics/security/commentary/securitymatters/2008/09/securitymatters_0904 and the real http://idtheft.about.com/od/identitytheft101/a/How_It_Happens.htm When I read the first article, the first thing that came to mind was, how can I use this in game?

More evidence about the dangers of bisphenol A: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/03/AR2008090303397.html?hpid=topnews I wasn't sure if BPA really was a danger, but the growing evidence is becoming more compelling. Check your plastics thoroughly before you use them, or give them to your kids.