[EM] What was the outcome of the discussion on unifying behind a "simple and better" method?

2011-10-07 Thread Duane Johnson
rence. Can anyone point me to a wiki page or other URL that would be instructive for a non-academic audience? Thank you, Duane Johnson Election-Methods mailing list - see http://electorama.com/em for list info

Re: [EM] A secure distributed election scheme based on Bitcoin's Proof-of-Work protocol

2011-06-18 Thread Duane Johnson
> On the other hand, the first time it loses 40% of its value, it is toast. Bitcoin lost 60% of its value on June 10th and 11th when it went from $30 per BTC to $10 per BTC in that two day period. Some referred to it as the Bitcoin Depression. It returned to $20 per BTC the following day and has b

Re: [EM] A secure distributed election scheme based on Bitcoin's Proof-of-Work protocol

2011-06-18 Thread Duane Johnson
te: > > On Jun 17, 2011, at 11:03 PM, Duane Johnson wrote: > >> > I consider bitcoin, if this is all the security it has, to be garbage >> > proposed by incompetents. >> >> A fairly strong reaction to a new idea. If it is truly garbage, it will come >>

Re: [EM] A secure distributed election scheme based on Bitcoin's Proof-of-Work protocol

2011-06-17 Thread Duane Johnson
> I consider bitcoin, if this is all the security it has, to be garbage proposed by incompetents. A fairly strong reaction to a new idea. If it is truly garbage, it will come to naught. But if not, perhaps there is something to be learned. Duane On Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 9:07 PM, Warren Smith wro

Re: [EM] Election method simulator code

2011-05-06 Thread Duane Johnson
Git and GitHub has the largest mindshare among open source developers that I am aware of (I come from the open source dev community, not academia). If you want to be discovered or collaborate, I recommend that route. Duane On May 6, 2011, at 1:19 PM, Brian Olson wrote: I counter-recommend git.

Re: [EM] Idea Proposal: Listening Democracy

2010-04-21 Thread Duane Johnson
On Apr 20, 2010, at 6:55 AM, Raph Frank wrote: On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 9:42 PM, Duane Johnson > wrote: The voting process would go like this: 1. (By some process outside the scope of this proposal), it is determined that an issue needs to be voted on This could be an issue,

Re: [EM] Idea Proposal: Listening Democracy

2010-04-21 Thread Duane Johnson
There is no rush, of course. I look forward to hearing your thoughts. Thanks, Duane Johnson On Apr 21, 2010, at 8:13 AM, Fred Gohlke wrote: Good Morning, Duane Johnson I plan to study your proposal but have not had time to do so. I expect to have questions for you and will post them as

Re: [EM] Idea Proposal: Listening Democracy

2010-04-21 Thread Duane Johnson
FA/DP specifically). Thanks, Duane Johnson On Apr 21, 2010, at 9:57 AM, Abd ul-Rahman Lomax wrote: At 04:42 PM 4/19/2010, Duane Johnson wrote: Hi Everyone, I am new to this forum, thanks to James Green-Armytage who sent me the address. I am a software engineer in Chicago who also happens

[EM] Idea Proposal: Listening Democracy

2010-04-19 Thread Duane Johnson
o the ideas group at forums.e- democracy.org. This system seems almost too simple when you understand it, but the implications are deep and, I believe, profound. I am interested in your feedback. Thank you, Duane Johnson (note: also posted at http://forums.e-democracy.org/groups/ideas