For a long time now the world has been getting smaller. Globally, more people are informed and capable of travelling, more quickly, to anywhere in the globe they desire. Communication that used to take weeks, then days, then hours, now is almost instantaneous ( Read more... )

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Please see the Introduction to this poll here for some explanation of scaling, etc., if needed.

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Please see the Introduction to this poll here for some explanation of scaling, etc., if needed.

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In the following two polls please rate each initiative on a 1-7 scale. (LJ only allowed 15 entry slots on each poll, there are 30 proposals total, thus it took two polls and this introductory message. Sorry about that, you'll breeze right through it if you want, I promise ( Read more... )

I am going to write some statements and connections about yesterday's Mobility poll. Please feel free to comment critically in any way, about any aspect.
( Thoughts about errors in the polling and other meta-factors )

I ask that only those who have lived in North America answer this poll, and then, only for the period of residence on that continent. Please?....smile....
( Poll about Changing Residence, behind the cut. )

Poll Oblivion

My wife Cathy recently got into the Xbox game Oblivion. The game is quite excellent graphically and contains much complex detail, if you are into immersive fantasy RPG I have never seen one better. This is her first real taste of role playing games. She loves it, and wastes time on it with the best of them ( Read more... )

I am very curious why so few people responded to the last entry in this journal, the one about the US' populace willingness to weaken their right to not be searched ( Read more... )