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The best Chronotrigger reference ever

Posted on July 7th, 2009 by Tim.
Categories: General/Misc., Politics.

Arrested Development is one of the finest shows to have ever been made. You should stop what you’re doing right now and go watch the whole thing on hulu.

Anyway, when I was watching it for the first time, I spotted a reference to Chronotrigger that blew me away. The clip below is what I’m talking about:

It’s an island in the sky! And they’re playing the theme from Zeal!

The music is nearly identical to the music played in Chronotrigger when you set foot on the island of Zeal. Coincidence? I think not.

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Maybe you don’t want the general public writing laws, but…

Posted on October 3rd, 2008 by Chris.
Categories: Chris, Politics, Product Design.

There are several types of policy making:

Creating proposals
Proposing amendments
Up or down votes

I know some people who are working on a constitution. If you let everyone go all over phase 1, the process will never end. But if you let the minority control the whole process, well, then, you have an oligarchy. And we’ve learned that lesson already.

However, what if you compromise? If you let everyone in on phase 3, but not the others, then you get at least some approval, but you moderate the populism and the paralysis.

Parliamentary procedure is underrated. When we hear about direct democracy, the pundits don’t usually separate out these parts. But there’s good reason to dissect the procedure when talking about democracy. It’s common sense not to be all or nothing.

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