Evan DowerHi, I'm Evan (he/any).<br><br>TLDR: I'm a privileged white hetero-cis-male politically <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/left" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#left</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/triratnabuddhist" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TriratnaBuddhist</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/softwareengineer" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SoftwareEngineer</a> (#IHelpPeopleGetJobs) currently in <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/seattle" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Seattle</a> but planning to move to <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/aotearoanz" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AotearoaNZ</a> or <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/australia" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Australia</a> as so as we can manage it with my wife & 3 kids<br><br>I'm politically <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/left" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#left</a> (at least in United States terms). I'm a <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/voting" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#voting</a> nerd in that I have a favorite voting-related textbook (Collective Decisions and Voting by Nicolaus Tideman).<br><br>I think we could mostly solve <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/gerrymandering" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gerrymandering</a> by making larger districts with ~5 representatives instead of just 1 and then using <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/singletransferablevote" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SingleTransferableVote</a>. That would strike a nice balance between local & proportional representation. For single-person positions, like presidents/governors/mayors, STV becomes <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/rankedchoicevoting" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RankedChoiceVoting</a> (aka <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/instantrunoffvoting" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#InstantRunoffVoting</a> aka <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/alternativevote" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AlternativeVote</a>) which eliminates the spoiler effect and leads to more civil campaigns.<br><br>Plus, <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/rankedchoicevoting" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RankedChoiceVoting</a> eliminates the need for primaries and runoffs, which can lead to significant cost reductions.<br><br>I'm training for ordination with the <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/triratnabuddhist" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TriratnaBuddhist</a> Order (#dhamma, <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/dharma" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dharma</a>, <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/buddhism" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Buddhism</a>) and have been for many years. It's a long process, especially with other things going on. I've done some kind of <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/meditation" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#meditation</a> (mostly <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/anapanasati" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#anapanasati</a>) every day for over 3 years and more sporadically since 2006.<br><br>That said, I do take issue with some of the things the founder (Sangharakshita) did, and I'm concerned with a recent rise in sort of guru worship around. I can have gratitude for his explanation of the dharma, try to sort out the idiosyncratic bits, and still view him as a deeply flawed human being. <br><br>I write <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/software" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#software</a> for <a href="http://indeed.com" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://indeed.com</a> (job search site) (previously employed by Amazon). I've written a lot of <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/database" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#database</a>-backed <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/webservices" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#webservices</a> in <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/java" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Java</a>, but in the last few years, I've been working on <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/microfrontend" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#microfrontend</a> platforms in <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/javascript" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JavaScript</a> & <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/typescript" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TypeScript</a>, primarily supporting <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/react" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#React</a>. I have more knowledge about <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/webpack" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Webpack</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/modulefederation" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ModuleFederation</a> than anyone should be cursed with. I'd love to try <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/solidjs" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SolidJS</a>, <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/rustlang" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RustLang</a> seems really cool, and I'm excited about the future of <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/webassembly" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WebAssembly</a>.<br><br>My wife & I have fantasized about moving to <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/aotearoanz" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AotearoaNZ</a> or <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/australia" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Australia</a> since well before the pandemic, and now we're actively trying make it happen. Since we're both in high-demand professions (she's a nurse), I think it should go reasonably smoothly 🤞. Feel free to get in touch with job opportunities that offer visa sponsorship, suggestions for <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/kiwiana" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#kiwiana</a> or Australian culture that will help us adapt, reasons that your city is the best, etc. I always blow on the pie when I wear my jandals to the dairy. If we ship things over, I can only hope that the front doesn't fall off the boat. I hear that only rarely happens. <br><br>My daughter Juniper was born at the beginning of 2020, so her experience of life and my experience of parenthood are both tightly linked to the pandemic. On the upside, I get to work remotely, which means I get more time with her. She's a lot of fun (and of course a lot of work).<br><br>Then, we had our twins Heath & Magnolia (Noli) in September 2023, and our lives got even more hectic and full of love.<br><br>Juniper goes to a Waldorf school, and I wish I could go, too, but I think the adult version of Waldorf school might just be therapy.
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Paul Armstrong<p>One of the greatest things about Australian elections is the transferable vote. Short of sabotaging your ballot, there's no such thing as a wasted vote. Just put down your preferences in the same way as if someone had asked you to sort ice cream flavours by preference. If you can't have your first, maybe the second will be available.</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXHq04W0kBs" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=zXHq04W0kB</span><span class="invisible">s</span></a></p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AusPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AusPol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SingleTransferableVote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SingleTransferableVote</span></a></p>
Ben Royce 🇺🇦<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://autistics.life/@VulcanTourist" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>VulcanTourist</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@chiclet" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>chiclet</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@mastodonmigration" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mastodonmigration</span></a></span> </p><p>there is no such thing as a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/voting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>voting</span></a> system which perfectly captures the intentions of the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/electorate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>electorate</span></a></p><p>all you can do is do better, and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rcv" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rcv</span></a> is better than <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fptp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fptp</span></a>. so we choose better</p><p>it's not about perfection. it never was and never will be</p><p>(there's voting systems even better than <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rankedchoicevote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rankedchoicevote</span></a>, like <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/singletransferablevote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>singletransferablevote</span></a>, but the momentum in the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/usa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usa</span></a> right now is behind ranked choice <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vote</span></a>, so we go for that, for now)</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/l8XOZJkozfI" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/l8XOZJkozfI</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Linda Sgoluppi Artist<p>3 July 2024: 1 day until a UK General Election (we got lucky!)</p><p>That's it folks! Tomorrow is the day. Lets begin to make our country a better one. After tomorrow hopefully we can show America it's possible to get rid of the grifters. After tomorrow we need to work towards Proportional Representation, so those who follow on know they are more accountable.</p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/GeneralElection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GeneralElection</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/GTTO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GTTO</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fediverse</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/ElectionCountdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElectionCountdown</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/PR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PR</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/SingleTransferableVote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SingleTransferableVote</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/STV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>STV</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/KeepTheExtremistsOut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KeepTheExtremistsOut</span></a></p>
Damien Hurrell<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://union.place/@harrybeary" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>harrybeary</span></a></span> just call it proportional representation, or better, fair outcome voting.</p><p>Very few people will be interested in or attempt to understand the exact mechanics. <a href="https://union.place/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> elects our Senate by <a href="https://union.place/tags/singletransferablevote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>singletransferablevote</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/ProportionalRepresentation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProportionalRepresentation</span></a> (technically the Inclusive Gregory system) and I can tell you that almost no-one here knows (or are interested in) the nuts and bolts of how it works.</p><p>All you really need is to assure voters that the outcome will reflect their wishes.</p>
Harry Underwood<p>Ultimately, whether it’s through party list PR or even proportional RCV, shifting the US away from single winner, winner take all elections/districts and toward multi-winner proportional elections requires changing the language to be less wordy to American English ears. </p><p>That’s why you hear <a href="https://union.place/tags/rankedchoicevoting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rankedchoicevoting</span></a> and <a href="https://union.place/tags/instantrunoffvoting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>instantrunoffvoting</span></a> being used by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@fairvote" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>fairvote</span></a></span> but not <a href="https://union.place/tags/SingleTransferableVote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SingleTransferableVote</span></a>. <a href="https://union.place/tags/Elections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Elections</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/fairvote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fairvote</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a></p>
Mikhailrx 🚀<p>Okay, <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/Introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Introduction</span></a> time with lots of hash tags. </p><p>I am an <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/Oncology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oncology</span></a> & <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/infusion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>infusion</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/Pharmacist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pharmacist</span></a> in the <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/States" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>States</span></a>.<br> <br>I love <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/DoctorWho" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DoctorWho</span></a> and <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/StarTrek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StarTrek</span></a>. I also enjoy reading <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/Distopic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Distopic</span></a> and <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/Utopic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Utopic</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/SciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SciFi</span></a> </p><p>I enjoy making and consuming <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/Espresso" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Espresso</span></a> drinks and <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/Cocktails" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cocktails</span></a> </p><p>I am strong proponent for <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/electoralreform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>electoralreform</span></a> such as <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/RankChoiceVoting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RankChoiceVoting</span></a> & <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/SingleTransferableVote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SingleTransferableVote</span></a> </p><p>I am Openly <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/Gay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gay</span></a> and happily <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/Married" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Married</span></a>. </p><p>I have also been called <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/Adorkable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Adorkable</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/Nerdtastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nerdtastic</span></a> & <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/GeekSheik" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GeekSheik</span></a></p>
Michael Rockhold<p>Introducing myself: I am Michael Rockhold. I work as a software engineer for an American broadcasting company. But I'm also very interested in how cities work, and in the way land use laws and practices interact with how people get around. I am cautiously optimistic about the long-term prospects for our climate, but only a bit.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/cycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cycling</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/urbanism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>urbanism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/RankedChoiceVoting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RankedChoiceVoting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/SingleTransferableVote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SingleTransferableVote</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/dogsofmastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dogsofmastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/riscv" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>riscv</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/lego" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lego</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/raspberrypi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>raspberrypi</span></a></p>
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