Ars Technica, probably one of the greatest sites for real tech analysis on the web, has a great post on why the NH Conspiracy theories need to take a rest.
Money Quote 1:
"The Internet is full of people who have four things that make them dangerous, both to would-be election fraudsters and (paradoxically) to the larger cause of election integrity: computers, intermediate math skills, a mix of patriotic and entrepreneurial zeal, and the ability to publish in the blink of an eye."
Money Quote 2:
"The larger the cloud of numbers and statistical analyses grows, the less inclined reporters will be to actually download a spreadsheet and tackle the data themselves. They're just going to report what this or that group has uncovered, especially if it's juicy."
Bloggers blogging about other bloggers blogs, still the knock against most online "reporting" being taken seriously as anything other than mass published op-ed (yours truly included).
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Wednesday, January 16, 2008
I will not believe in conspiracy
I will not believe in conspiracy I will not believe in conspiracy I will not believe in conspiracy I will not believe in conspiracy I will not believe in conspiracy I will not believe in conspiracy I will not believe in conspiracy I will not believe in conspiracy I will not believe in conspiracy I will not believe in conspiracy I will not believe in conspiracy I will not believe in conspiracy I will not believe in conspiracy
While I believe in the power of numbers, I also know you can make them say anything, even if your analysis is good and your heart/head are in the right place. So I treat things like this with the skepticism they should receive.
When it comes right down to it, a leading primary contender COULDN'T be that stupid. Right?
While I believe in the power of numbers, I also know you can make them say anything, even if your analysis is good and your heart/head are in the right place. So I treat things like this with the skepticism they should receive.
When it comes right down to it, a leading primary contender COULDN'T be that stupid. Right?
AS sums it up for me
and succinctly at that:
"My case amounts to concerns that she would entrench a cynicism in politics that's wrong for the times, that her polarization and trust issues are insurmountable, and that eight years in a White House should be enough for any power couple."
And he's a conservative. The fact is that I do not, like many Righties and some Lefties, believe that Hillary is evil, or a criminal, or even wrong in her convictions. I think she is a person with tremendous intellect and ideals, but ultimately, is a leftover from a by-gone era of cultural struggle between two different political philosophies.
Though their ultimate expression is still in the White House, the partisan wars of the 90's are, for the most part, over. And while Hillary still tries to win old battles, Obama wants to begin his Marshall plan for American politics.
"My case amounts to concerns that she would entrench a cynicism in politics that's wrong for the times, that her polarization and trust issues are insurmountable, and that eight years in a White House should be enough for any power couple."
And he's a conservative. The fact is that I do not, like many Righties and some Lefties, believe that Hillary is evil, or a criminal, or even wrong in her convictions. I think she is a person with tremendous intellect and ideals, but ultimately, is a leftover from a by-gone era of cultural struggle between two different political philosophies.
Though their ultimate expression is still in the White House, the partisan wars of the 90's are, for the most part, over. And while Hillary still tries to win old battles, Obama wants to begin his Marshall plan for American politics.
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