Following a link on Slashdot, I checked out the electoral-vote.com "Votemaster FAQ".
Apparently, it is Andrew Tanenbaum's personal project! Ok, ok, many of you have no idea of who that is... I know that saying that I own a few of his books -- or that the college requires a few of his books -- wouldn't help. How about this. He wrote Minix which is what Linux was originally based off? Does that help?
He has some really good comments about what the world thinks of the US (because he is abroad) as well as this little comment that is OH so tempting:
Many people have told me that if [insert name of candidate] wins or there is a draft, they are going to leave the country. If you really mean it and are interested in getting a Masters degree in Computer Systems, you might consider a Masters program I am running. It focuses on operating systems, networks, distributed computing, parallel computing, grids, multiagent systems and other systems areas. Knowledgeable observers consider my group to be one of the top three systems groups in Europe. The program is entirely in English and we have students from all over the world. It is also relatively cheap as Masters programs go. Tuition is about $1800 per year for residents of the European Union and about $6000 per year for everyone else. Why is it so cheap? Because taxes are high here (the top rate is 52%) and education is subsidized by the government. Republicans and Democrats are equally welcome, provided they are smart and work hard. Admission is competitive.
For information about the masters, click here.
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