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Net Neutrality illustrated: so THAT'S what it means

Wednesday, October 28, 2009 - 9:17am

If you think those cable TV weasels are bugging you now with their greedy tiered pricing, take a look at what could happen if they succeed at smacking down net neutrality. This graphic was created by a clever Reddit reader....

Obama replaced by robot

Tuesday, November 4, 2008 - 2:32pm

An Obama robot made by a University of Florida Democratic group may not get the candidate any additional votes, but it did momentarily flummox a campus GOP rep. Joshua Simmons, former chairman of UF's "Gators for McCain" group, interrupted...

Top 9 election-tech debacles in the history of democracy

Tuesday, November 4, 2008 - 5:06am

As most of the U.S.A. learned in the fall of 2000, election technology is far from foolproof. That's why DVICE embarked in a months-long effort to investigate all election technology currently in use in the country, putting all the...

Election '08 tomorrow: Which machine will you use?

Monday, November 3, 2008 - 7:58am

If you haven't cast your ballot yet, you'll probably find yourself standing in front of some kind of voting machine tomorrow. Wondering what you'll encounter? We've put together a huge guide of voting machines for the entire U.S., with...

How to build the ideal voting machine

Monday, November 3, 2008 - 5:06am

All voting methods, from paper ballots to punch cards to electronic voting, have their problems. Punch cards can leave hanging chads. Electronic machines may not give you a paper trail and may be more easily hacked. Lever voting machines...

Are voting machines reliable? DVICE looks at every type — in every state

Monday, October 20, 2008 - 7:00am

Going to vote in this year's election? If you're like most of the country, your vote will never be read by a human. According to Election Data Services, a bipartisan election research firm, for 99.8% of the U.S. population,...

10 things McCain can do to get tech-savvy

Monday, September 8, 2008 - 3:28pm

John McCain has a problem. He's just not tech savvy enough, claiming that he "doesn't feel a particular need to email," describing his VP vetting process as "basically, it's a Google," and calling himself a tech "illiterate who has...

SHIFT: And the winner of the television convention is… the Democrats

Thursday, September 4, 2008 - 3:49pm

As I watched Laura Bush, the first lady of our nation, introduce President Bush's remarks to the Republican Convention via satellite on Tuesday night, all I could think was, "Man, the Republicans are really into blurry flags this year."...

Orator Briefcase PA System lets politicians make speeches anytime, anywhere. Oh, great…

Tuesday, September 2, 2008 - 8:21am

Sometimes you're on your way somewhere, and crisis hits. The people around you need someone to lead them, reassure them, inspire them. For times like these, when you'll be called upon to give an impromptu speech in the middle...

SHIFT: Obama's secret weapon — the cellphone

Stewart Wolpin

Thursday, August 21, 2008 - 2:52pm

As we smoothly segue from a carefully choreographed sports convention to carefully choreographed political conventions, we stop examining the medal count and start examining the political polls. As red- and blue-staters do, Obamaniacs are having bleeding-heart palpitations and McCainiacs...

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Net Neutrality illustrated: so THAT'S what it means

Obama replaced by robot

Top 9 election-tech debacles in the history of democracy

Election '08 tomorrow: Which machine will you use?

How to build the ideal voting machine

Are voting machines reliable? DVICE looks at every type — in every state

10 things McCain can do to get tech-savvy

SHIFT: And the winner of the television convention is… the Democrats

Orator Briefcase PA System lets politicians make speeches anytime, anywhere. Oh, great…

SHIFT: Obama's secret weapon — the cellphone

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