And the Reality of Love — My daughter was precocious. She is 25 now, and she’s still that way. Before she was a year old she was saying words. Her little mouth still had trouble pronouncing a lot of common English sounds, so she made up her own words for important things like kitty-cats, water, and…

When You Need to Say “You Can’t Borrow my Car Anymore” — Prologue In this age of fake news, disinformation, and complicated technical and political issues, collaboration by citizen researchers and journalists is increasingly common, and increasingly more important to the survival of our Democracy. …

And the poll book failure in Durham County, NC — Who do you trust with your vote? What do you know about the companies who provide the systems that enable you to vote? Let’s have a look at one election systems company. VR Systems is based in Tallahassee FL. According to their website, they are a homespun mom and pop…

A Simple Guide to Controlling the Narrative — In the months before the 2016 US presidential election, there were news reports that as many as 20 state voter registration databases had been probed by hackers. In September 2016, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) confirmed this but downplayed the news. Both the Senate and House Intelligence committees concluded…

Election workers and voters rely on accurate voter registration data. Voter records missing from the poll books wreak havoc at the precinct on election day, as the following interview illustrates. If this sort of unreported chaos occurred at multiple precincts, it may have prevented thousands of voters from casting ballots…