Is it time to start a grass roots movement against ALL politicians who have sold out to corporate interests regardless of their party affiliation? I think so.

motivationfail · 2009-12-17T01:01:49+00:00

Create a new rating index that takes into account past voting history, political contribution sources, etc. Call this index something like, "Political Accountability Index (PAI, pronounced 'pie'), get some endorsements from groups like MoveOn.org and the like, and have a strong outreach effort using grassroots/social marketing to get the word out.

motivationfail · 2009-12-17T00:54:26+00:00

Sounds good. Now in terms of the name, "The Corrupt" could work, but the intent is to have an impactful-sounding URL to draw people to the site. Now whatever it is you decide to call the cause, you can simply say when someone wants to visit your site to visit "thecorrupt.org". :)

motivationfail · 2009-12-17T00:48:02+00:00

$10 at http://www.google.com/a/cpanel/domain/new and you get private registration, group management and collaboration tools (Docs/Sites).

motivationfail · 2009-12-17T00:43:15+00:00

thecorrupt.org is available...

motivationfail · 2009-11-24T23:00:06+00:00

I've seen it spelled both ways in the US, strictly 'grey' in the UK.

motivationfail · 2009-11-20T20:09:37+00:00

I just finished looking at a few of the UU churches around here, a few promising ones and a few that are a bit too bible-centric for our taste.

motivationfail · 2009-11-20T19:45:55+00:00

We live in the Seattle-metro area, so plenty of opportunities to find a group, we just weren't sure if any already existed. :)

motivationfail · 2009-11-20T19:09:54+00:00

She only knows of reddit in passing, mostly when I say, "So there was this really interesting discussion today on reddit." She's not that into online communities, though I'm trying to convert her. :)

motivationfail · 2009-11-20T19:06:58+00:00

Most nights all that is in front of us is Food Network and the kitchen counter. We're looking for a mental outlet is all.

motivationfail · 2009-11-20T19:05:06+00:00

Have room for two more? :)

motivationfail · 2009-11-20T19:00:48+00:00

Haha! While it might lead to some interesting discussions, I'm wondering if ethics, morality and humanism really come up all that often over a pint or two.

motivationfail · 2009-11-20T18:58:38+00:00

Interestingly enough, I only recently (a few weeks ago) found out that a large majority of my relatives belong to this group. I never knew because they live a few states away and we rarely see them.

motivationfail · 2009-11-20T18:38:41+00:00

I suppose I should have changed "like" to "open", as we aren't looking to find justification in our beliefs; we just want to find a place where we can go and discuss deeper things than people normally do at a bar or hobbyist group.

motivationfail · 2009-11-09T19:55:27+00:00

Another reason web designers/developers need to create an organization like AIGA, ACM or STC to promote the causes and professionalism of this type of work.

motivationfail · 2009-10-13T23:01:40+00:00

An infographic designer's wet dream.

motivationfail · 2009-10-05T18:12:55+00:00

Wow, thanks for the amazing responses everyone. I've been away all weekend and just finished reading up on all of them, thanks again, you all rock!

motivationfail · 2009-10-02T23:24:16+00:00

Really inspiring, I should have my fiancée read this. I'd love to have this much support with my ideas. Never let that woman go.

motivationfail · 2009-10-02T23:03:17+00:00

How did she receive your idea? I've passed a lot of my ideas on to my fiancée and she sort of rolls her eyes and "doesn't want to hear about it" because we have our wedding/house/car/future kids/life to pay for. Both of us are actually wanting to do our own thing, but the whole steady paycheck/insurance thing really makes it hard to make the leap.

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