The Final Capitalist Frontier: Mining other planets for profit.

"The Real Problem With Voting: The biggest trouble lies not so much in the technology but in poll workers' failure to follow the procedures that would assure reliable results." Given how easy it is for intelligent, honest, and conscientious pollworkers to make inadvertent errors due to deficiencies in the training methods, the author may have a good point.

Game of the day: Human Pacman.

Creepy gadget of the day: Send a long-distance hug by a robotic pillow. (Via Spinneyhead.)

How long can a person survive without food?