Light bulb question -- Daniel Stern?

I wonder what they would do if my name's already checked off and I prove I am me? Guess it goes into the provisional pile and becomes critical only in a tight race - which we never have any of. 8^)

Eyme hookt ahn fonikz.

Bill Putney (To reply by e-mail, replace the last letter of the alphabet in my adddress with the letter 'x')

Dan,

Just out of curiosity, what "US State" does your vote get tallied in? Given the Presidential Electoral College system, where does your vote get counted? Is it your last US address?

Bob

In my case, Colorado.

Last US residence of voter registration.

Many countries permit expatriates to vote, UK and Germany included. Whether the people use that vote is another matter. Reasons are many.

DAS

I didn't know expat. Brits could vote; maybe I should . . . I guess not: I haven't lived there for 40 years.

But even though now also an Australian citizen, I can't vote there because I no longer have a legal residence there.

MB

On 11/03/04 02:58 pm Dori A Schmetterling put fingers to keyboard and launched the following message into cyberspace:

I have upgraded the wiring (thanks for the tips on your site DS - danielsternlighting "dot" com) and realized that the connectors behind the bulbs are much cooler now, before they were too hot to touch. Since the light output is significantly better (higher voltage?) why are the bulbs (or just the connectors) cooler? TIA

-- Bye, Leon

Because the small-gauge wires were heating up with the load of the bulbs.

| > Just out of curiosity, what "US State" does your vote get tallied in? | | In my case, Colorado. | | > Given the Presidential Electoral College system, where does your vote | > get counted? Is it your last US address? | | Last US residence of voter registration.

Your vote would have actually counted in Maryland ;-)

yeah, right. I live in PG county, did you look at the breakdown of voters? something like 80% for Kerry... I could have stayed home and it would have made no difference whatsoever...

nate

| > | > Just out of curiosity, what "US State" does your vote get tallied in? | > | | > | In my case, Colorado. | > | | > | > Given the Presidential Electoral College system, where does your vote | > | > get counted? Is it your last US address? | > | | > | Last US residence of voter registration. | >

| > Your vote would have actually counted in Maryland ;-) | >

| >

| | yeah, right. I live in PG county, did you look at the breakdown of | voters? something like 80% for Kerry... I could have stayed home and | it would have made no difference whatsoever... |

Montgomery for me. Of course the old argument is that if everybody felt the way you expressed, then everyone would stay home...so no votes at all. It takes everyone that wants to vote to get out to vote. One vote makes little difference. It's the collective vote that does make the difference.

Here's an idea, why not tie electoral votes to the number of people who actually vote, not just population of states? that way if you care enough to vote your vote counts more than the "vote" of someone who just stays home 'cause they know their guy is going to win their state anyway. just a thought...

nate

| > | > | > Just out of curiosity, what "US State" does your vote get tallied in? | > | > | | > | > | In my case, Colorado. | > | > | | > | > | > Given the Presidential Electoral College system, where does your vote | > | > | > get counted? Is it your last US address? | > | > | | > | > | Last US residence of voter registration. | > | >

| > | > Your vote would have actually counted in Maryland ;-) | > | >

| > | >

| > | | > | yeah, right. I live in PG county, did you look at the breakdown of | > | voters? something like 80% for Kerry... I could have stayed home and | > | it would have made no difference whatsoever... | > | | >

| > Montgomery for me. Of course the old argument is that if everybody felt the | > way you expressed, then everyone would stay home...so no votes at all. It | > takes everyone that wants to vote to get out to vote. One vote makes little | > difference. It's the collective vote that does make the difference. | >

| | Here's an idea, why not tie electoral votes to the number of people who | actually vote, not just population of states? that way if you care | enough to vote your vote counts more than the "vote" of someone who just | stays home 'cause they know their guy is going to win their state | anyway. just a thought... |

Interesting idea. My guess is that no one will do anything with the current system though.

In a previous posting, Nate Nagel had the audacity to say:

:> That makes sense. Why bother though if not residing in the US? Curious. : :Maybe he's trying to make it less painful to return :)

Well I'd much rather live in the US than Toronto or just about any other very large Canajun city, but that's for a different thread. :} I've contemplated living in the US illegally, but always chickened out.

Why not try to go about it legally?

Bill Putney (To reply by e-mail, replace the last letter of the alphabet in my adddress with the letter 'x')

Because now the heat is being generated in the filament where it belongs instead of the wiring where it isn't. The bulb is quite a bit hotter.

In a previous posting, Bill Putney had the audacity to say:

:E.R. wrote: :> Well I'd much rather live in the US than Toronto or just about :> any other very large Canajun city, but that's for a different :> thread. :} I've contemplated living in the US illegally, but :> always chickened out. : :Why not try to go about it legally?

There are [as good as] no legal methods these days besides marrying an American. Well, that's always a theoretical possibility! :}

Why?

DAS

In a previous posting, "Dori A Schmetterling" had the audacity to say:

:Why?

If you've spent any time in a place like Torunawayfrom, you'd know why. Not that it's that bad or anything, it's just so booooring... (I'd take Boston over it any day.) Vancouver is Toronto with better scenery.