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  1. Re:My version by nealmcb · · Score: 1 · on RMS: Putting an End to Word Attachments
    Good work.

    What I do is point them to my web page on the topic:

    Avoid E-Mail Attachments, Especially Microsoft Word

  2. Re:electoral college. by Charles+Dodgeson · · Score: 1 · on More Candidate Answers - Bush and Hagelin
    There are four separate issues which are a mistake to conflate about electoral reform.
    1. Winner take all per state This feature of the electoral college was deliberate design to force candidates to appeal to multiple regions. A candidate who wins 90% of CA and NY and 40% in the rest of the country is to be discouraged by the system. They have to get a plurality in a substantial number of states, instead of just winning very big in some densely populated areas. The downside is that this (deliberately) goes against "one person one vote" as it diminishes the votes of individuals in densely populated areas.
    2. Indirect elections via "electors" This is just an anachronism which serves no valid purpose today.
    3. Proportional representation (PR) Any time anyone proposes any kind of electoral reform, we here the same exmaples (Israeli unstable governments, extremists in power) of problems with proportional representation. Well, folks, Not all electoral reform is for PR. See following
    4. Preference voting There are a variety of preference voting systems. Basically, people mark ballots giving a ranking of how they like the candidates. First choice, second choice, thrid choice, etc. While there are a variety of schemes for this sort of thing (my favorite is Condorcet), they all have the effect of selecting against candidates who are disliked by the majority. This has the opposite effect of PR.
    Note that introducing PR or Preference Voting would not require any change to the constitution, and could be done on a state by state basis.
  3. Re:Better voting system needed by Zach+Baker · · Score: 1 · on Slashback: Palmistry, Lecture, Quid Quo Pro

    Everyone who's read Archimedes' Revenge knows that approval voting is the civilized way to vote.

  4. Boulder Community Network by nealmcb · · Score: 1 · on Where Can One Find Computer Related Charity Work?
    The Boulder Community Network also matches volunteers with opportunities at local non-profits. We went online in April 1994 and were perhaps the second web site dedicated to providing content hosting for community groups. We also do classes, special projects, etc.

    So if you have connections in Boulder County CO, check us out! E.g. a slashdot clone focussed on Boulder issues would be a great community-builder, and the model could be replicated elsewhere.

    See also our list of community network information at Community Networking and Building Community: Online Resources

    --Neal

  5. Boulder Community Network by nealmcb · · Score: 1 · on Where Can One Find Computer Related Charity Work?
    The Boulder Community Network also matches volunteers with opportunities at local non-profits. We went online in April 1994 and were perhaps the second web site dedicated to providing content hosting for community groups. We also do classes, special projects, etc.

    So if you have connections in Boulder County CO, check us out! E.g. a slashdot clone focussed on Boulder issues would be a great community-builder, and the model could be replicated elsewhere.

    See also our list of community network information at Community Networking and Building Community: Online Resources

    --Neal

  6. Boulder Community Network by nealmcb · · Score: 1 · on Where Can One Find Computer Related Charity Work?
    The Boulder Community Network also matches volunteers with opportunities at local non-profits. We went online in April 1994 and were perhaps the second web site dedicated to providing content hosting for community groups. We also do classes, special projects, etc.

    So if you have connections in Boulder County CO, check us out! E.g. a slashdot clone focussed on Boulder issues would be a great community-builder, and the model could be replicated elsewhere.

    See also our list of community network information at Community Networking and Building Community: Online Resources

    --Neal

  7. The One True Voting System (was "option voting") by brandonrhodes · · Score: 1 · on Trade Politicians Like Stocks
    The system you are advocating - if I understand your scheme correctly, that each of us has a given amount of "vote" that we can split between the candidates - would still possess the same fundamental flaw of our current system! If you agree completely with two different candidates, you are still not free to give both of them complete support. What we need is Approval Voting, in which you vote for or against each candidate; in this way the fact that you like more than one candidate does not make your vote less important than the votes of people who only like one.

    IT HAS BEEN SHOWN BY MATHEMATICIANS that the approval voting system is the only one which accurately reflects each politician's degree of support by the public. I am surprised that more Slashdot "nerds", who are normally pretty sharp with respect to mathematics, do not already know about it and champion it. See the Approval Voting Home Page for details!