Comments on: Government as Technology http://jedsundwall.com/government-as-technology/ Sun, 01 Jan 2012 17:24:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Josh http://jedsundwall.com/government-as-technology/comment-page-1/#comment-1520 Josh Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:38:35 +0000 http://jedsundwall.com/government-as-technology/#comment-1520 Great post. On hold right now with ATT, thinking the ATT bureaucracy could be compared to buggy software as well. Customer service reps talk in algorithms even more than politicians do. Great post. On hold right now with ATT, thinking the ATT bureaucracy could be compared to buggy software as well. Customer service reps talk in algorithms even more than politicians do.

]]> By: Jed http://jedsundwall.com/government-as-technology/comment-page-1/#comment-1517 Jed Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:50:47 +0000 http://jedsundwall.com/government-as-technology/#comment-1517 It's like the most self-aware piece of software ever created. I really like this metaphor and I'm trying to figure out how to use it to explain a lot of strange behaviors created by politics, particularly the way politicians speak. It’s like the most self-aware piece of software ever created.

I really like this metaphor and I’m trying to figure out how to use it to explain a lot of strange behaviors created by politics, particularly the way politicians speak.

]]> By: Michael http://jedsundwall.com/government-as-technology/comment-page-1/#comment-1516 Michael Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:44:50 +0000 http://jedsundwall.com/government-as-technology/#comment-1516 I enjoy this and have many thoughts on it but don't feel eloquent enough to convey them. On the whole, thinking about DC as a piece of software is super intriguing / fascinating but ultimately really scary - as it really acts in its own self interest moreso than anything. If my computer did that I'd throw it away. I enjoy this and have many thoughts on it but don’t feel eloquent enough to convey them. On the whole, thinking about DC as a piece of software is super intriguing / fascinating but ultimately really scary – as it really acts in its own self interest moreso than anything. If my computer did that I’d throw it away.

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