Hey, the human wit can be astonishing. In my case astonishing slow. I sense something, then it takes a long time for a thought to form. Then an even longer time for that thought to finally be articulated.
Therefore it is unreservedly fascinating for me to watch quick-witted others, especially whom are under pressure from a live audience, with rolling cameras to boot. I'd cave. These people are keenly talented.
Hey Mike, don't feel alone, you're not the only one on nitrous gas... thought development for me also comes very slowly, like the postal service... well, lemme think about that one ;-)
This is one way to bring our message to the Government.
Don’t just sit there, stand up and be counted! We want a fair and transparent election.
WHY DO WE NEED TO REFORM THE ELECTION COMMISSION?
1) Gerrymandering. The discrepancy between number of voters in voting areas is too great. The smallest parliamentary seat (Federal Territory, Putrajaya) has only 6,608 voters while the parliamentary seat for Kapar in Selangor has 112,224 voters. What this means is that one vote in the Putrajaya parliamentary constituency is equivalent to 17 votes in the Kapar constituency.
2) Phantom voters. A common tactic is to ‘buy’ the identity card of the voters. Party members from the ruling parties will then vote on the voters’ behalf. Random checking of a person’s identity must be conducted using those finger print checking device (like the bank use). Any voting done on another person’s identity must be made a serious offence under the election law.
3) Postal votes. The rules on postal voting must be reviewed, tightened and amended. The current rule favours the ruling party as the armed forces personnel and policemen who vote by ‘postal voting’ would obviously not jeopardize their career or promotion prospect by voting for the opposition. Voting under postal voting is not secret as it is under the watchful eyes of the senior officers. Christina Liew of DAP (Api-Api) lost due to postal votes. The ruling party has control of 250,000 postal votes!
4) Spoiled votes. How do we define spoiled votes. It is very easy to turn good votes into spoiled votes (by adding one more x to the ballot paper). Are spoiled votes being verified and watched over by the party representatives? In marginal areas in which the winning margin is razor thin, the so-called spoiled votes need to be scrutinized.
Sorry, guys. "Brian Credus" is close... no cigar, tho. The name is Freitas, and drop the "B" on my first name - Adaptive Path has enough Brians already. Thanks for the hilight reel!
SZSW represents a sickness of sorts. The town of Austin has been destroyed. The conference industry is
privately owned and for profit. That is the bad karma and bullshit, they milk the youth from "volunteers"
but nothing substantial is covered. The Music and Art is for the most part just as vacant as the volunteers.
SXSW is a self-appreciation society.
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Must have been a riot though. :D
Was there, like, a big tank of nitrous oxide hissing away in one corner of the room?
I feel really old suddenly.
Therefore it is unreservedly fascinating for me to watch quick-witted others, especially whom are under pressure from a live audience, with rolling cameras to boot. I'd cave. These people are keenly talented.
where is the Spanish translation of Rocket??
Your bloglines RSS feed hasn't updated in two weeks.
Thanks.
This is one way to bring our message to the Government.
Don’t just sit there, stand up and be counted! We want a fair and transparent election.
WHY DO WE NEED TO REFORM THE ELECTION COMMISSION?
1) Gerrymandering. The discrepancy between number of voters in voting areas is too great. The smallest parliamentary seat (Federal Territory, Putrajaya) has only 6,608 voters while the parliamentary seat for Kapar in Selangor has 112,224 voters. What this means is that one vote in the Putrajaya parliamentary constituency is equivalent to 17 votes in the Kapar constituency.
2) Phantom voters. A common tactic is to ‘buy’ the identity card of the voters. Party members from the ruling parties will then vote on the voters’ behalf. Random checking of a person’s identity must be conducted using those finger print checking device (like the bank use). Any voting done on another person’s identity must be made a serious offence under the election law.
3) Postal votes. The rules on postal voting must be reviewed, tightened and amended. The current rule favours the ruling party as the armed forces personnel and policemen who vote by ‘postal voting’ would obviously not jeopardize their career or promotion prospect by voting for the opposition. Voting under postal voting is not secret as it is under the watchful eyes of the senior officers. Christina Liew of DAP (Api-Api) lost due to postal votes. The ruling party has control of 250,000 postal votes!
4) Spoiled votes. How do we define spoiled votes. It is very easy to turn good votes into spoiled votes (by adding one more x to the ballot paper). Are spoiled votes being verified and watched over by the party representatives? In marginal areas in which the winning margin is razor thin, the so-called spoiled votes need to be scrutinized.
privately owned and for profit. That is the bad karma and bullshit, they milk the youth from "volunteers"
but nothing substantial is covered. The Music and Art is for the most part just as vacant as the volunteers.
SXSW is a self-appreciation society.
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