Comments on: Don’t Vote For Me http://irishkc.com/dont-vote-for-me.htm Kansas City Irish Festivals, Music, Pubs, & Events by an Artist in Ireland Thu, 24 May 2012 01:54:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: eolai http://irishkc.com/dont-vote-for-me.htm#comment-32004 eolai Mon, 12 Feb 2007 20:37:13 +0000 http://irishkc.com/index.php/dont-vote-for-me.htm#comment-32004 Alas unless something strange happens - like a job offer in Dublin starting in two weeks - I won't make it to the awards. Regardless of being involved in the nominations, I would really like to go though - as I enjoy the creativity and energy in the Irish blogging communiity. It also might have been a very good opportunity for me to network as I go a begging for employment in Ireland. There is no date yet for the move - but one is imminent. There are a couple of items of business here to take care of before I move and both are in progress. Alas unless something strange happens - like a job offer in Dublin starting in two weeks - I won’t make it to the awards. Regardless of being involved in the nominations, I would really like to go though - as I enjoy the creativity and energy in the Irish blogging communiity. It also might have been a very good opportunity for me to network as I go a begging for employment in Ireland.

There is no date yet for the move - but one is imminent. There are a couple of items of business here to take care of before I move and both are in progress.

]]> By: Primal Sneeze http://irishkc.com/dont-vote-for-me.htm#comment-31958 Primal Sneeze Mon, 12 Feb 2007 07:20:07 +0000 http://irishkc.com/index.php/dont-vote-for-me.htm#comment-31958 I meant to ask before: When are you moving back, Eolaí? Will it be in time for the awards? I meant to ask before: When are you moving back, Eolaí? Will it be in time for the awards?

]]> By: eolai http://irishkc.com/dont-vote-for-me.htm#comment-31929 eolai Sun, 11 Feb 2007 19:55:12 +0000 http://irishkc.com/index.php/dont-vote-for-me.htm#comment-31929 That makes a whole lot of sense, and I always thought surrendering perfection would be legally problematic and probably unconstitutional - though I haven't given it too much thought, what with the distance and all. That makes a whole lot of sense, and I always thought surrendering perfection would be legally problematic and probably unconstitutional - though I haven’t given it too much thought, what with the distance and all.

]]> By: Primal Sneeze http://irishkc.com/dont-vote-for-me.htm#comment-31908 Primal Sneeze Sun, 11 Feb 2007 12:13:44 +0000 http://irishkc.com/index.php/dont-vote-for-me.htm#comment-31908 I said 'don't talk to me about it' :) Anyway ... I don't know whether it would need an Amendment. Probably. The requirements, as set out in the Act, cannot be translated into a computerised solution without the software developer making assumptions. These include storage of votes, counting and recounting and there is no mention of security. Even if all these were sorted out there are the issues of human machine interaction and proving the machine actually did what it was supposed to. The former is the real problem and the message from most papers I've read and conferences I've attended, is that because of this a perfect system of electronic voting of even minor complexity will never be achievable. Never. The computer issues can be overcome but not the human ones. I said ‘don’t talk to me about it’ :)

Anyway … I don’t know whether it would need an Amendment. Probably.

The requirements, as set out in the Act, cannot be translated into a computerised solution without the software developer making assumptions. These include storage of votes, counting and recounting and there is no mention of security.

Even if all these were sorted out there are the issues of human machine interaction and proving the machine actually did what it was supposed to. The former is the real problem and the message from most papers I’ve read and conferences I’ve attended, is that because of this a perfect system of electronic voting of even minor complexity will never be achievable. Never. The computer issues can be overcome but not the human ones.

]]> By: eolai http://irishkc.com/dont-vote-for-me.htm#comment-31905 eolai Sun, 11 Feb 2007 10:18:26 +0000 http://irishkc.com/index.php/dont-vote-for-me.htm#comment-31905 Colm, you are a great man - except for that tendency to dabble in Asian peer-to-peer television. Primal, Oh it's definitely a bit of craic - with the nomination process, long list and then short list, jury and the event itself, Damien has really created a bit of buzz around it. I think he's singlehandedly showing Ireland where blogging can go. This is now my seventh year of blogging in various guises but the strength of the Best Newcomer list is for me the best thing about these awards. Oh, and on the STV thing - no need for a Constitutional Amendment? Colm, you are a great man - except for that tendency to dabble in Asian peer-to-peer television.

Primal, Oh it’s definitely a bit of craic - with the nomination process, long list and then short list, jury and the event itself, Damien has really created a bit of buzz around it. I think he’s singlehandedly showing Ireland where blogging can go.

This is now my seventh year of blogging in various guises but the strength of the Best Newcomer list is for me the best thing about these awards.

Oh, and on the STV thing - no need for a Constitutional Amendment?

]]> By: Primal Sneeze http://irishkc.com/dont-vote-for-me.htm#comment-31901 Primal Sneeze Sun, 11 Feb 2007 09:52:31 +0000 http://irishkc.com/index.php/dont-vote-for-me.htm#comment-31901 A lot of the larger parties are running two candidates. Sweary, BifSbiff, Twenty and Blogorrah. So I don't see a problem. Although I see Snackbox has pulled one candidate. I'd throw a Wimbley trying to decide which to withdraw. Do you really want to win this? Or is it just a bit of craic - a nice-to-have? And don't talk to me about PR-STV. I had to do a mini-thesis, including coding software, on the Irish system last year. It was a headache. And scary too when I realised it simply wasn't possible without rewriting the Electoral Act to suit. A lot of the larger parties are running two candidates. Sweary, BifSbiff, Twenty and Blogorrah. So I don’t see a problem. Although I see Snackbox has pulled one candidate.

I’d throw a Wimbley trying to decide which to withdraw.

Do you really want to win this? Or is it just a bit of craic - a nice-to-have?

And don’t talk to me about PR-STV. I had to do a mini-thesis, including coding software, on the Irish system last year. It was a headache. And scary too when I realised it simply wasn’t possible without rewriting the Electoral Act to suit.

]]> By: eolai http://irishkc.com/dont-vote-for-me.htm#comment-31900 eolai Sun, 11 Feb 2007 09:17:24 +0000 http://irishkc.com/index.php/dont-vote-for-me.htm#comment-31900 God bless you sneezy, but tell me, do ya think it's wise to run two candidates in such a large constituency? Ya think Mulley and Roe would've organised a webform with Single Transferable Vote capabilities - I mean how hard can it be - they could've asked the government for a hand. God bless you sneezy, but tell me, do ya think it’s wise to run two candidates in such a large constituency?

Ya think Mulley and Roe would’ve organised a webform with Single Transferable Vote capabilities - I mean how hard can it be - they could’ve asked the government for a hand.

]]> By: colm http://irishkc.com/dont-vote-for-me.htm#comment-31899 colm Sun, 11 Feb 2007 08:48:54 +0000 http://irishkc.com/index.php/dont-vote-for-me.htm#comment-31899 I wanted to vote for the steven staunton f/o blog but it did'nt make it si i voted for your instead,well done Eolai, get your best suit out!!!! I wanted to vote for the steven staunton f/o blog but it did’nt make it si i voted for your instead,well done Eolai, get your best suit out!!!!

]]> By: Primal Sneeze http://irishkc.com/dont-vote-for-me.htm#comment-31864 Primal Sneeze Sat, 10 Feb 2007 22:10:00 +0000 http://irishkc.com/index.php/dont-vote-for-me.htm#comment-31864 You missed one Eolaí: In Most Humorous Post you have another nomination - Irish Conversations i.e. The whole lot - the box set. I nominated it and wasn't sure if it would qualify, being a collection, but it does. And I never noticed you were in for Best Design! They listed you as 'From Ireland to Kansas City' which I didn't recognise. Sorry! I've already done my voting. Can't change it now. You missed one Eolaí: In Most Humorous Post you have another nomination - Irish Conversations i.e. The whole lot - the box set. I nominated it and wasn’t sure if it would qualify, being a collection, but it does.

And I never noticed you were in for Best Design! They listed you as ‘From Ireland to Kansas City’ which I didn’t recognise. Sorry! I’ve already done my voting. Can’t change it now.

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