Computing
Windows to Linux Tips - A collection of minor facts and modifications concerning LaTeX, Emacs, R, and Stata I found useful (and searched on the web forever to find) when I made my Windows to Linux transition.
Michigan State
My MSU Coffee Shop Map:
Michigan Politics
How divided are Michigan counties in their presidential preferences?
If you compare counties to the average county vote each year, then the typical counties (Ottawa, Wayne) emerge who tend to predominately support one party: 
However, these relative differences are much less apparent when looking across campaigns. The animation below shows how Michigan counties show strong year-to-year similarities in their two-party vote splits by year:
Michigan counties may have their favorite parties, but they typically are more unified than divided in their presidential choices. From 1920-2004, only 22% of the variation in two-party splits is attributed to time-constant county differences. That means a majority of county differences, 78%, are shared by counties across years.
Perot in 1992
For those interested, here is how the figures would look if you included the Perot vote in 1992:
And here are the counties where Perot performed relatively well:
(The La Follette vote in 1924 produces relatively minor differences.)