Comments on: Democracy? there’s an App for that! http://www.fromconcentrate.net/2010/03/02/democracy-theres-an-app-for-that/ research blog of artist John O'Shea Tue, 17 Aug 2010 10:41:09 +0200 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Pete Hindle http://www.fromconcentrate.net/2010/03/02/democracy-theres-an-app-for-that/comment-page-1/#comment-40 Pete Hindle Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:39:32 +0000 http://www.fromconcentrate.net/?p=508#comment-40 For me, the joy of ASBOrometer is in that shallow engagement - as if law can be the mechanism for fixing society. Ha ha. And as for Facebook-style political engagement ("Gurka's to be Christmas no. 1!") it actually drives me away from politicised thinking. There was a piece in the recent Newswipe series by Adam Curtis, about the lack of elite-style leadership because of knee-jerk reactions by Facebook groups and the mass media - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87WqBDgc7wY For me, the joy of ASBOrometer is in that shallow engagement – as if law can be the mechanism for fixing society. Ha ha.

And as for Facebook-style political engagement (“Gurka’s to be Christmas no. 1!”) it actually drives me away from politicised thinking. There was a piece in the recent Newswipe series by Adam Curtis, about the lack of elite-style leadership because of knee-jerk reactions by Facebook groups and the mass media – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87WqBDgc7wY

]]> By: tomschofield http://www.fromconcentrate.net/2010/03/02/democracy-theres-an-app-for-that/comment-page-1/#comment-38 tomschofield Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:41:12 +0000 http://www.fromconcentrate.net/?p=508#comment-38 I think the interesting thing is that it suggest that the law is reducible to a set of clear defined formulae which is clearly an over-simplification. The way that it compares reporting a broken streetlight to a bent cop is also very dangerous in terms of the way it frames them as part of a large venn diagram; "bad governance". Its kind of like those political cause facebook groups - relaxitivism (my term) I think the ASBOrometer risks a very shallow level engagement with a serious issue I think the interesting thing is that it suggest that the law is reducible to a set of clear defined formulae which is clearly an over-simplification. The way that it compares reporting a broken streetlight to a bent cop is also very dangerous in terms of the way it frames them as part of a large venn diagram; “bad governance”.

Its kind of like those political cause facebook groups – relaxitivism (my term)

I think the ASBOrometer risks a very shallow level engagement with a serious issue

]]> By: Pete Hindle http://www.fromconcentrate.net/2010/03/02/democracy-theres-an-app-for-that/comment-page-1/#comment-37 Pete Hindle Tue, 02 Mar 2010 23:47:37 +0000 http://www.fromconcentrate.net/?p=508#comment-37 That is one awesome app. I've recently been getting a lot of mileage out of something called ASBOrometer, which works at the opposite end of the political spectrum (which area has the most Asbo's?) and I believe there is an app that corresponds to Megan's Law for US citizens. That is one awesome app. I’ve recently been getting a lot of mileage out of something called ASBOrometer, which works at the opposite end of the political spectrum (which area has the most Asbo’s?) and I believe there is an app that corresponds to Megan’s Law for US citizens.

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