Re: [EM] "IRV" in the news

2006-07-24 Thread Monkey Puzzle
Can anybody say "Straw Man"? On 21 Jul 2006 17:47:07 -0700, Brian Olson wrote: > > Holy Cloned Candidates, Batman! > > For once I wish the fairvote.org folks would step in and make them do > IRV and STV right. > > As soon as I find the relevant people in North Carolina, I'll have to > send the

[EM] multi-method combo

2006-06-07 Thread Monkey Puzzle
Hey there, you all. I've been off the list for a while. Recently I read The Wisdom of Crowds ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wisdom_of_Crowds ), and one thing that struck me is how important it is that when aggregating the opinions of a group, it is crucial that each vote be indepe