6 month ago
nelson : SF polling places - Sure would be nice if it was the same place every election
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adamrg : Brennan Center for Justice | Fixing Democracy - It's the morning after the election. The president elect calls you up and says, "You know, after this grueling, absurd campaign, I now see that the state of our democracy is something we had to grapple with right away."
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12 month ago
Linkorama : Dotmocracy - Dotmocracy is an established facilitation method for collecting and prioritizing ideas among a large number of people.
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18 month ago
adamrg : Book Excerpt: The Assault on Reason - I don't usually buy or read books by politicians; but I think that Al Gore is now a philosopher and humanitarian in his own mind. So, time to go buy.
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23 month ago
Linkorama : Global Neighborhoods - overview of shel israel's new book
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25 month ago
Rod Begbie : Primary and early e-voting problems point to gathering storm - Could this year's election result in a hanging-chad-like farrago which convinces the general public that electronic-voting-without-paper-trail is A Bad Thing? I don't know whether I should hope it does or doesn't happen. [via] #
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27 month ago
deusx : Congressional redistricting | How to rig an election | Economist.com - "In a normal democracy, voters choose their representatives. In America, it is rapidly becoming the other way around"
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31 month ago
deusx : Unfogged - "Lock The Vault? What Kind Of Maniac Would Steal Money From A Bank?" - "For there to be a problem here, you're basically assuming a premise where you have some evil and nefarious election officials who would sneak in and introduce a piece of software," he said. "I don't believe these evil elections people exist."
jimray : The people who work for Diebold are idiots - "For there to be a problem here, you're basically assuming a premise where you have some evil and nefarious election officials who would sneak in and introduce a piece of software," he said. "I don't believe these evil elections people exist."
Simon Willison : "Lock The Vault? What Kind Of Maniac Would Steal Money From A Bank?" - Voting machine company rep rules out possibility of corrupt election officials.
Rod Begbie : "Lock The Vault? What Kind Of Maniac Would Steal Money From A Bank?" - Diebold voting machines are found to be easily re-flashable by anyone wanting to invisibly rig an election. Diebold spokesman: "I don't believe these evil elections people exist." I have not the words. [via] #
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34 month ago
Linkorama : It's like watching little Anakin grow into Darth Vader - Google: "We firmly believe, with our culture of innovation, Google can make meaningful and positive contributions to the already impressive pace of development in China."
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37 month ago
Linkorama : A democracy of groups - These technologies are enabling groups not only to create community but also to wield power and create rules to govern their own affairs. This paper examines the significance of decentralized groups to promote collective action in economic, civic and cult
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37 month ago
Linkorama : Rasiej Campaign Post-Mortem - Learn. Lather. Repeat.
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40 month ago
Linkorama : Technoprogressive Social Democracy - When NBIC kicks in, democratic allocation of power becomes a complex problem
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