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Ameritocracy: fact-checking for the masses
Have you ever heard a public figure make a claim that seems a bit preposterous? In the year of a U.S. presidential election, more people are going to be scrutinizing candidates -- and political bloggers -- and wondering if what they're saying is true, exaggerated, or just completely made up. That's where Ameritocracy comes in. You can add a quote, and Ameritocracy users will rate its accuracy and its relevance. We think this is great fun, because it takes a step toward realizing our fantasy of siccing Slashdot commenters on all of our nation's politicians. Sure, the accuracy ratings might be questionable, but they should continue to improve as the site gains additional users. Ameritocracy is full of diverse issues and opinions, so if you can't get worked up over the election, maybe you have an opinion on propositions like, "The mobile phone may be the most potent tool ever invented for the elimination of poverty."
I don't know if this is a labor of love or merely the brainchild of four very gifted games designers, but Level Up is a really weird mash-up of gaming elements that you have probably never seen in a Flash game before.
Let's start with the premise itself: Groundhog Day meets Memento. The game experience revolves around 'days': you explore the world and the clock slowly ticks towards the evening. You bounce around picking up gems and talking to the denizens of 'Level Upland'. Eventually you feel tired and head back to ...
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Mattt said 3:03PM on 6-29-2008
So this is basically an invitation to millions of appeal ad populum fallacious arguments.
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James said 3:38PM on 6-30-2008
I like it because as a conservative, I generally feel that the best way to defeat a liberal is to expose their ideas to the light of day. Just tell people what they really think and they'll be universally reviled.
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FairElectionVoterLeague said 1:47AM on 8-12-2008
I like being able to rate the quotes but short quotes make for soundbyte quality discussions, but maybe that's all people have time for. There's a new site that does vote analysis for Senators and Congressman http://www.fairelectionvoterleague.org
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