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A look back at 2000, predicting presidential elections and Lieberman

Al Gore's big mistake was picking Lieberman as his running mate.   From Easter Lemming Liberal News He thought it would bring moralists who disliked Clinton to the party and carry Florida's Jewish...

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Campaigns - New Political Simulator Needs Liberal Candidates!

What Is Campaigns? There are many pristine government simulators on the web. USG, AGS, CGS and many others have already established a foothold on a full-functioning simulation of the U.S. and Canadian...

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An Introduction to Polling Mathematics and an Excel 2004 Polling Simulation...

This is for everyone who voted in 2004 or plans to vote in 2006. It's also for those who say: "Math was my worst subject in high school". If you've ever placed a bet at the casino or race track, or...

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8 ounces of Semtex lost in Boston -- Logan Airport, to be precise

During an anti-terrorism training exercise in Boston's Logan International Airport today -- one using live plastic explosives -- 8 ounces of Semtex were misplaced. If found, please report to the...

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Cyber Nations

I just recently stumbled across this relatively new game on the Internets. It's called Cyber Nations. Welcome to Cyber Nations, a free nation simulation game. Create a nation anywhere in the world and...

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World Without Oil: Online Participatory Gaming

Saw a blurb about World Without Oil on Futurismic yesterday. WORLD WITHOUT OIL is an alternate reality event, a serious game for the public good. It invites everyone to help simulate a global oil...

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Philosopher's theory might mean reality bytes

Maybe everything we think we know about the world around us is wrong. A philosopher at Oxford University, Nick Bostrom, says there is a one in five chance that everything in the universe that we've...

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Meta: Should DKos accept and display ads for just anyone's site?

I looked at the DailyKos.com front page at about 11:00 PM, EDT, and at the top of the page - just under the DailyKos banner - was Chevron Corporation's logo, and a link to willyoujoinus.com. This...

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Transgression: Thoughts on Society and Culture in the 21st Century  

This was my final paper for Intro to Critical Theory, an MFA course at the University of Buffalo where I'm pursuing my degree. It's an exploration of the intersection of art and politics, interwoven...

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Action item: Gamer Kossacks, design your own Afghanistan simulation and help...

I always wanted to post an action item, but being a lazy good for nothing cynical bastard who does nothing for nobody, the opportunity never came up before. But now I got one - NATO is looking for the...

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Schwarzenegger Gets Personal on Marriage Rights

Today California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger refused to defend Proposition 8 in court, instead joining Attorney General Jerry Brown, who has argued the state's gay marriage ban violates the US...

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"Obama's War" on Frontline: Letter from an Afghan Farmer

The following is a letter to Americans from an Afghan farmer who appeared briefly in the new Frontline documentary "Obama's War", which he viewed online. Excerpt: On Frontline, Marine Captain Eric...

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Online Real Time World Game

The goal of the World Game or World Peace Game is to "make the world work for 100% of humanity in the shortest possible time through spontaneous cooperation without ecological damage or disadvantage to...

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Climate Collaboration Contest

To members of the Climate CoLab community, We are pleased to announce the launch of a new Climate CoLab contest, as well as a major upgrade of our software platform. The contest will address the...

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How Democrats can campaign on equality -- and win.

I'm at a very fascinating place right now: New Organizing Institute's new media boot camp. Sitting in this room are the best new media people in the country, the thought leaders of tomorrow. The...

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IBM simulates 530 billion neurons with 100 trillion synapses of a human brain...

In IBM simulates 530 billon neurons, 100 trillion synapses on supercomputer, Kurzweil AI reports that scientists announced the achievement of a milestone in the simulation of the human brain at a...

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Simulating Policy: An Entertaining Hypothesis

I'm an educated, young, sensibly minded male from the northeastern part of the nation. I am lucky enough to have gotten into a strong field and enjoy full time employment. I am a politically active...

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Ever wondered why humanity's alone in the universe? It's because we don't exist

Hello aliens! We are naked, and also kind of lumpy.Author's Note—This is a piece about the universe, aliens, computers, bastards and why there may not be, but probably are, alien computer bastards....

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What earth would look like if all the ice melted

Bad news for the State of Florida: it disappears, evaporates, submerges nearly totally and completely. Is this their punishment for re-electing Rick Scott? Many major cities disappear. Here in the US,...

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False Alarm! No reason to fear formaldehyde in GMOs

A recent diary drew attention to a study that claims that the genetic modifications in Round-Up Ready soy beans causes them to accumulate formaldehyde, a known carcinogen at certain levels. However,...

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