--- Log opened Tue Oct 18 00:00:38 2011
16:30 < watchedman> Hello! I just discovered this project and am dropping in to say I think it's great, and to see if anyone is talking about it.
16:35 < watchedman> I am based in NYC and have been supporting the Occupy Wall Street movement. It is a fertile breeding ground for new ideas about democracy. I would like to help make people more aware of this system.
18:02 < mcallan> watchedman: hello and welcome :-)
18:03 < mcallan> i've been reading about the occupy movement, and i think it's very hopeful
18:21 < watchedman> mcallan: glad to hear it! it would be great if you could write up a high-level, layman's explanation of what Votorola's about or point me to one.
18:21 < watchedman> I'm currently taking a refresher class in AI and have a degree in CS and am a web designer, so the idea of cascading votes is quite simple for me to understand...but I don't think I could just pass on what I read to a typical person and have them 'get it'
18:23 < mcallan> not for yourself, but typical person?
18:26 < mcallan> we have nothing unfort, it's all demanding to read
18:27 < mcallan> statement of problem (as i see it): http://zelea.com/project/autonomy/a/fau/fau.xht
18:28 < mcallan> statements of solution: http://zelea.com/project/votorola/d/theory.xht
18:28 < mcallan> http://zelea.com/project/outcast/_overview.xht
18:28 < watchedman> mcallan: I used to be a high school teacher, so I'm pretty good at simply explaining complex things. If I were to give this an attempt with your statements, would you possibly consider using it?
18:29 < mcallan> most definitely
18:29 < mcallan> here, more solution (not yet indexed): http://zelea.com/w/User:Mike-ZeleaCom/Vote_mirroring_as_a_counter-monopoly_measure
18:29 < mcallan> those are the main high level docs
18:30 < mcallan> i'm working more on statement of problem right now
18:30 < mcallan> i think solution statement by itself is too divisive
18:31 < watchedman> I really like your idea, so I'd be happy to serve as a sounding board as well =)
18:34 < watchedman> but I'm off the clock for today, I will read up on your docs and circle back soon. thanks.
18:34 < mcallan> ok, look forward to speaking again :-)
--- Log closed Wed Oct 19 00:00:54 2011