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What the Candidates are Running

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the don't-base-your-vote-on-just-this dept.

An anonymous reader writes " Linux Journal has an article about what the presidential candidates are running their web sites on. It also has some reference to the Republican vs. Democrat uptimes. "

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  1. Typical by Acidic_Diarrhea · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The fact that this is reported is proof that democracy is very flawed in some of the basic assumptions. Not to single out geeks (and I admit, I looked at the article with some interest I suppose) but people just don't know how to select who to vote for. The mainstream picks their candidate based on likability and how attractive they are and whether they wear the right colored suit or seem smug. You can have a great set of policies that are very sound but wear the wrong tie and you'll lose a few million people. Candidates need to start standing on policy, not the junk that gets reported (OS, favorite food, hair color, etc.)

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    I hate liberals. If you are a liberal, do not reply.
  2. AtAT by Ster · · Score: 5, Funny
    From As the Apple Turns:
    In fact, the only candidate who stated for the record that he actually uses a Mac was Al Sharpton. And even though we usually pride ourselves on voting entirely by the candidates' computing platform preferences without letting our judgment be colored by anything relatively unimportant like "political issues," "competency," or "history of violent criminal acts," there's a deal-breaker that prevents us from ever possibly considering Sharpton for President. We speak, of course, of the hair. 'Nuff said.

    -Ster

  3. Also This Month on the Newsstand... by RobotRunAmok · · Score: 5, Funny

    "GQ" is running an article on which designer ties each candidate is wearing, "Veneer Quarterly" has a sidebar on what color, and how many coats, of paint the candidates used on their houses, "Breakfast Meats Bi-Monthly" is leading with the in-depth feature "Bacon, Steak, or Sausage: The Candidates Decide," and the cover story of this month's "Limousine Owner's Gazette" tells us wa-a-a-y more than we need to know about the contenders' choice of Regular, Premium, or Ultra.

    Gosh, with so much relevant information available to voters, it's easier than ever to make an informed decision!

  4. Re:Netcraft confirms it! by lucabrasi999 · · Score: 5, Funny
    If the leader of the free world knows what IIS is I'm dumbfounded

    If the leader of the free world knows the name of the President of Kazakhstan....Hold on

    If the leader of the free world was able to receive a "B" average Grade in college......Wait

    if the leader for the free world could correctly pronounce the word NUCLEAR....Oh, never mind


  5. Re:So What??? by Hard_Code · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Howard Dean is savvy enough to have Lawrence Lessig on his 'net advisory council.

    'Nuff Said.

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    It's 10 PM. Do you know if you're un-American?
  6. Edwards, OpenSource, & Macs (From Campaign HQ) by AaronMyers · · Score: 5, Informative
    I'm the Dir. of Internet Operations for John Edwards' presidential campaign. It's worth noting that we run our campaign blog on Apache on FreeBSD -- and the blog is actually powered by Slashcode!

    (If you cruise over to Larry Lessig's blogJohn Edwards is guest blogging on a variety of tech topics this week.)

    We use a handful of open-source tools here at Campaign HQ. Why? Cost and reliability. The same reason you guys choose this stuff.

    Oh... And our entire Web Team runs on Mac OS X. Contrary to one of the comments posted earlier, Senator Edwards made it clear during Tuesday's debate that he prefers his Mac.

    I hope you folks have a chance to learn more about John Edwards.