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Great overview of blog coverage of the Nigerian elections
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“a growing consensus here that Nigeria was indeed at a dangerous crossroads, perhaps its most perilous since winning independence from Britain in 1960”
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“When you’re a People’s Democratic Republic, having your workforce join an independent trade union is socially awkward, a bit like when guests order pizzas at your dinner party.” Great post on pirate media and solidarity
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An extraordinary story of television hacking perpetrated by Polish radio astronomers sympathetic to the Solidarity movement
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Daniel mourns the passing of “the Pigman”, a local landmark and legend in Savoy, MA. A moving post about the stories we don’t get to hear, and which die with their tellers.
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“I would guess that the real Seung-Hui Cho, someone capable of the kind of laughter and anger you and I would understand, perished long before he pulled the trigger on himself.” Gene’s remarkable meditation on mental illness and the VaTech tragedy
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Nigerian voters can text to 0808-4032739 to report election fraud or irregularities – the system is using Frontline SMS to coordinate the received messages
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Software package for SMS applications in the develping world
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“the popular radio show has successfully isolated all 7,442 known characteristics of college graduates who earn between $62,500 and $125,000 per year and feel strongly that something should be done about global warming.”
All my best laid plans- I had intended to post more about the Nigerian elections but have been so wrapped up in work I haven’t had time to do much of anything.
One thing to note- if you have a Globecast satellite dish, you can get NTA (Nigeria’s government-owned TV network) for free. They’ve been airing lots and lots of election coverage all weekend, including a press conference with Maurice Iwu of INEC where some reporters were laughing at him at one point.
Saturday’s NTA election coverage highlighted that many polling places didn’t receive any election materials until after 4pm. Voting turnout in many areas seemed to be light. Perhaps some people were worried about potential violence.
Both candidates told their supporters not to accept the election results over the weekend, which isn’t a good sign at all. We’ll see what happens today when the results are announced.
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