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Newspaper Crowdsources 700,000-Page Investigation of MP Expenses
projector writes with an interesting project from the UK: "The Guardian are crowd-sourcing the investigation of 700,000 pages of UK MPs' expenses data. Readers are being invited to categorize each document, transcribe the handwritten expenses details into an online form and alert the newspaper if any claims merit further investigation. 'Some pages will be covering letters, or claim forms for office stationery. But somewhere in here is the receipt for a duck island. And who knows what else may turn up. If you find something which you think needs further attention, simply hit the button marked "investigate this!" and we'll take a closer look.'"
Clearly the solution is to build a massive database monitoring Parliment then lose it in the middle of Trafalgar Square!
93rd rule of Slashdot: No matter how obvious my sarcasm is, my comment will be taken seriously by someone.
There is a saying "who will guard the guards". Nobody apparently.
The Guardian guards the guards apparently.
Hacker: Don't tell me about the press. I know exactly who reads the papers: the Daily Mirror is read by people who think they run the country; The Guardian is read by people who think they ought to run the country; The Times is read by people who actually do run the country; the Daily Mail is read by the wives of the people who run the country; the Financial Times is read by people who own the country; The Morning Star is read by people who think the country ought to be run by another country; and The Daily Telegraph is read by people who think it already is.
Sir Humphrey: Prime Minister, what about the people who read The Sun?
Bernard: Sun readers don't care who runs the country, as long as she's got big tits.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGscoaUWW2M for those who'd like to see the original
If God forks the Universe every time you roll a die, he'd better have a damned good memory.
He's a politician, that sounds like a genuine work expense.
This reminds me of one of the best quotes from "Yes, Minister"
From http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Yes,_Minister
Hacker: Don't tell me about the press. I know exactly who reads the papers:
The Daily Mirror is read by people who think they run the country;
The Guardian is read by people who think they ought to run the country;
The Times is read by the people who actually do run the country;
The Daily Mail is read by the wives of the people who run the country;
The Financial Times is read by people who own the country;
The Morning Star is read by people who think the country ought to be run by another country;
And The Daily Telegraph is read by people who think it is.
Sir Humphrey: Prime Minister, what about the people who read The Sun?
Bernard: Sun readers don't care who runs the country, as long as she's got big tits....