Talk Talk: Ian McShane, Frank Caliendo, Cheryl Hines

Filed under: Late Night, TV Royalty, Programming, Celebrities, Talk Show

Here's who's on the late night shows tonight.

• Charlie Rose: Al Hunt and Ian McShane
• The Late Show with David Letterman: Jaime Pressly and Brian Regan
• Jay Leno: Paula Abdul
• Jimmy Kimmel Live: Djimon Hounsou, Kenneth Hotz, Spencer Rice, and Fat Joe
• Tavis Smiley: Rep. Patrick Murphy and E.J. Dionne
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien: Frank Caliendo, Cheryl Hines, and The Bad Plus
• The Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson: Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Sebastian Maniscalco (repeat)
• Last Call with Carson Daly: TBA

 

Permalink | Email this | | Comments

More On Sequoia's Legal Threats Against Ed Felten: The Intimidation Worked

Yesterday we covered the threats that e-voting firm Sequoia had sent to Ed Felten and to various officials in New Jersey. Unfortunately, it appears those threats worked: the election officials have backed down and agreed not to send Felten the machine to test. News.com has more details on both the reason for the test and Sequoia's response to the whole mess. The reason? Shockingly enough, Sequoia's e-voting machines malfunctioned during the primary in a way that should scare you: it gave two different vote counts. You would think that's a pretty good reason for allowing a qualified, well-respected researcher like Felten to check out the machines. No such luck. Sequoia has tried to explain it away as a bug, but that doesn't explain why the machines shouldn't be tested by a third party.Sequoia's response to that question is disingenuous, claiming that the company "supports third party reviews and testing of its election equipment." If that's so, then why not Ed Felten? Well, because Sequoia says that the machines have already been through a "rigorous" independent review from an accredited Voting System Test Labs. Ah? Would that be one of the accredited Voting System Test Labs that was barred from further testing for not having proper controls in place and having no evidence that tests were actually conducted? Most of those tests have very limited real-world applicability -- which is what Felten is good at testing. Sequoia also lists out some independent tests in other states that the company was forced into accepting, as if it willingly took part in them. Yet, what the company doesn't explain is what it's so scared of in having Felten test its machine. If the company is confident in the machines, then where's the problem? As a last resort, Sequoia appeals to the fact that such a test would break a licensing agreement, noting that "Licensing agreements are standard practice in the technology industry." That's clearly a cop out. While it may be legally correct, it's no reason not to let a researcher try to figure out if there are any problems with its machines. This isn't some random technology here. This is the technology we're trusting with providing a free and fair election. Sequoia should be ashamed of pulling out legal threats and weak excuses. Permalink | Comments | Email This Story

Big Brother 9: Live feeds report - March 16

Filed under: OpEd, Big Brother (US)

Well, well, well ... just when you think it's a bad season of Big Brother, they get rid of the couples and the game is on! The couples bit for the show was an incredible flop for me as a long time show fan. But since they went to a singles game, my interest is definitely back up to par.

Tonight's show will cover the end of the HOH competition, nominations and I'm not sure what else --. perhaps the power of veto comp, but certainly not the power of veto meeting.

But you could know it all before it airs! Read on past the jump for the latest from the 24/7 live feeds within the house. Spoilers for both Sunday and Tuesday shows ahead!

Continue reading Big Brother 9: Live feeds report - March 16

 

Permalink | Email this | | Comments

Big Brother 9: Live feeds report - March 16

Filed under: OpEd, Big Brother (US)

Well, well, well ... just when you think it's a bad season of Big Brother, they get rid of the couples and the game is on! The couples bit for the show was an incredible flop for me as a long time show fan. But since they went to a singles game, my interest is definitely back up to par.

Tonight's show will cover the end of the HOH competition, nominations and I'm not sure what else --. perhaps the power of veto comp, but certainly not the power of veto meeting.

But you could know it all before it airs! Read on past the jump for the latest from the 24/7 live feeds within the house. Spoilers for both Sunday and Tuesday shows ahead!

Continue reading Big Brother 9: Live feeds report - March 16

 

Permalink | Email this | | Comments