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Dsonophorus

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Dsonophorus
@dsonophorus May 22, 2019, 2:38 AM UTC

The Wall is a bad idea.

The Wall is a bad idea. I'll explain. No physical barrier will keep a motivated person out if it is unattended. Incursion detection plus a responding security force is what actually keeps people out.…

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Dsonophorus
@dsonophorus Jan 27, 2017, 11:20 PM UTC

Shall we play a game?

You are the hidden ruler of the United States. You have spent your power and influence to build an enormous debt, supreme military, and targeted instability. Your goal now is to reset the world econo…

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Dsonophorus
@dsonophorus Jan 21, 2017, 6:22 PM UTC

Tools for self-governance

I would like to draw attention to this initiative. It appears to be an idea-rich body of work pertaining to information flow in societies. As such it is an excellent opportunity for collaboration wit…

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Dsonophorus
@dsonophorus Jan 4, 2017, 6:31 AM UTC

I just wanted to say I really appreciate the lack of trolls on Steemit

I just realized that. The posts, the comments, all pretty decent. I don't think I have come across even one troll post. I just wanted to give everyone a shout out for that. It is really, really refre…

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Dsonophorus
@dsonophorus Jan 2, 2017, 8:05 PM UTC

Apocalypse of Man

This is a story I wrote a while back. It is an experimental story, in the prophetic/anthropomorphic tense. It is dark. You might like it. It may read better with its soundtrack: https://www.youtube.c…

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Dsonophorus
@dsonophorus Dec 19, 2016, 1:14 PM UTC

Hack Democracy: Making Politicians Incorruptible

Problem It is a nearly intractable problem to measure the numerous interests that are navigated by a politician deciding a position on an issue. There are attempts at regulating campaign contribution…

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Dsonophorus
@dsonophorus Dec 14, 2016, 7:23 AM UTC

Naughty List

'Tis The Season To Cleanse Treason! It's time to make a list of all the corruption in our government (with links).

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Dsonophorus
@dsonophorus Dec 14, 2016, 2:15 AM UTC

Hack Democracy: The solution to voter fraud

The solution to voter fraud. What happens if voting is made public and transparent? What if in order to get your vote counted, you had to publicly put your name behind your vote and you had to, in es…

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Dsonophorus
@dsonophorus Dec 13, 2016, 10:38 AM UTC

Hack Democracy: I decide what is or isn't fake news

The Problem The information explosion guarantees that direct observation will be an ever decreasing percentage of our knowledge. Therefore most of what we 'know' is through indirect observation broug…

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Dsonophorus
@dsonophorus Dec 12, 2016, 8:56 PM UTC

Flat Earth vs Globe

Since flat earthers don't seem to understand the scientific method clearly enough to be able to set up and actually execute an experiment themselves, I will set one up for them. If what they believe…

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