Open Source Tech Used To Monitor Afghan Election 51
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chrb writes "BBC News is reporting on how the Alive in Afghanistan project is helping to oversee the Afghan elections using open-source technologies. The site was set up by Brian Conley, who is also responsible for 'Alive in Baghdad', 'Alive in Mexico', and who was arrested for filming protests in China last year. The Afghan site uses FrontlineSMS and Ushahidi to process and visualize SMS texts from Afghani citizens, allowing reports from all over the country to be rapidly collated and re-distributed globally."
Re:hope it works (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Yeah, but... (Score:5, Funny)
And, on his return to the U.S. - (Score:3, Funny)
He will be featured in either "Dead In A Seedy Hollywood Motel : Hookers And Blow" or "Dead In Detroit : I Met The Ethnic Equality Paradigm And Didn't Survive".
Does it (Score:1, Funny)
come with BombBlock Plus?
Re:Yeah, but... (Score:1, Funny)
Well if they didn't vote for a lizard, the wrong lizard might get in.
Used to Monitor? (Score:1, Funny)
What are they running now?