The wonders of technology: Azerbaijan released election results before voting had even started

October 11, 2013 — xanthippa

For all those Islamophobes out there, saying that Muslim countries don’t contribute sufficiently to the advances to technology – just look at Azerbaijan!  With the innovative use of modern elections technology, they got their election results faster than any other country, ever!

The technology is so advanced, indeed, that the election results were announced a full day before the elections were held!!!

Thanks to Azerbaijani scientists, now, there is an app for that!

In related news, progressives in the West have shown an interest to bring this technology to Western countries.

 

UPDATE:  Se this report on the events by The Young Turks

 

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The latest fun conspiracy theory

October 11, 2013 — xanthippa

I love conspiracy theories:  true or false, there is just something fun about them.

And, I love the F1 – have ever since I was a little kid.

Plus I am a huge fan of Sebastian Vettel – after all, he looks so similar to my older son!

Red Bull with vodka – yum…

So, when all four of these things are rolled into one – entertainment ensues:

‘Red Bull Racing driver Sebastian Vettel is quick. Too quick. The three-time Formula 1 champion dominated the Singapore Grand Prix, leaving his closest competitor 32.6 seconds behind as he took his eighth win of the season.’

…

‘That’s where the engineering conspiracy theories begin.

The leading speculation, posited by Racecar Engineering, is that Red Bull has managed to link the suspension in Vettel’s RB9 to the hybrid Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS) onboard. KERS has been around for a few years and gives drivers a power boost in short bursts, and because it’s an electric motor, the torque output can be tweaked on-the-fly — just like a traditional traction control system.’

Oh, the intricacies of engineering miracles…

This weekend’s race in Tokyo, I’ll be not just watching but also listening!

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