Today is an election year here in the States, a mid-term dealie where local races are the big story. It's good to finally get to this point, as the materials that have flooded us this year has been insane. It seems far more dramatic this year as switching from DirecTV to cable has allowed us to be targeted with even more local ads than before, and over the past couple of weeks, the inundation of TV ads has gone from extreme to ridiculous, and yesterday there were ten candidate flyers in the mail. I know most people are skeptical when voters claim to remain undecided late in the races, but clearly the candidates believe it.

R.I.P.: Car Talk Host Tom Magliozzi Dead at 77. Sad news.

Elected Links:	Thanks Ant and Acleacius.
Play:	Sum Tracks. Moosters Games. Combat 3.
Link:	'Archer' team reports for duty in exclusive season 6 teaser.
Story:	'Best whisky in the world' prize won by Japanese single malt for first time.
Media:	John Oliver Takes Us Inside The Circus That Is State Legislatures. NSFW. Bowling Ball and Feather dropped in largest vacuum chamber. Wheel of Impressions with Kevin Spacey.
Follow-up:	NTSB: SpaceShipTwo broke apart when “feathering” activated early. Thanks JDreyer. Investigators in Virgin Galactic Crash Focus on Tail Booms. Thanks j.c.f.
The Funnies:	Randall Munroe, the Creator of XKCD, Explains Complexity Through Absurdity. Thanks j.c.f.