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Don’t vote for Obama…or McCain then

1 month, 1 week ago
in asides
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I completely understand why someone would not vote for Obama because of his record of voting pro-choice[1]. But why wouldn’t there be any disdain towards McCain’s inconstant record[2,3]?

If this is the one key issue that determines votes for a lot of individuals and there’s no wavering–it’s either you’re for or against. Is McCain really the right person to cast your voice?

It’s seems to me like he’s pandering, especially with his change in stance in 2000 when he first ran for president. Now it’s 8 years later and we seem to forget he was pressed about his “position” then[5]. If he picks Ridge or Lieberman for the election, it would only show that he hasn’t changed his view - only his “position” for the votes.

Lastly, I’ve found 1.17 minutes of McCain that I agree with.

What’s the other option? Bob Barr[4], unless you’re commitment isn’t 100%.

  1. http://www.ontheissues.org/Barack_Obama.htm#Abortion
  2. http://www.ontheissues.org/2008/John_McCain_Abortion.htm
  3. http://www.ontheissues.org/John_McCain.htm#Abortion
  4. http://www.ontheissues.org/Bob_Barr.htm#Abortion
  5. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQU0TF18ZfI&feature=related

Replace Twitter with…identi.ca (laconica) and FreindFeed

1 month, 4 weeks ago
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I just wonder how nervous Twitter is right now. A few months ago a few said Twitter didn’t have a structural problem, they clearly do - people are leaving.
For what? First FreindFeed, now identi.ca. Both have their upsides: freindfeed has true conversation and identi.ca has the potential to replace twitter’s functionality.


FriendFeed is not a “communication service” but it is a great conversation service. Their issue is integration; Twitter replies was a great start but it shouldn’t stop.

Identi.ca, running the open source tool laconica is clearly gunned at replacing twitter. It’s creating buzz, probably because of the open platform. However, I wish the buzz was about its ability to federate, of course we would then would have to explain federation (federation allows you to run the software yourself and be tied to all the others running the the same software. Think of a thousand independent twitter servers all connected).

Which leads me to my hopes that FriendFeed would WAKE UP!!…

FriendFeed should run its own federated laconica service, making it a one stop shop for conversation and communication. What about Identica? Identi.ca wins because freetards groping identi.ca right now will refuse the “walled garden” and more importantly the federation would automatically give identi.ca a large majority of FreindFeed’s base.

So twitter looses right? They could, then again “I wonder how nervous twitter is right now”. They may not be nervous at all. Because they see the numbers behind people leaving vs. talking about leaving.
Regardless: Twitter should fix their current situation; FriendFeed needs to partner and integrate more; Identi.ca needs a user base.

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