Skip to content
← Have an idea? Share it!

Settings and activity

32 results found

  1. flood inner city schools with OLPC machines

    301 votes
    Vote

    We're glad you're here

    Please sign in to leave feedback
    Signed in as (Sign out)
    Close
    Close
    You have left! (?) (thinking…)
    16 comments  ·  Obama CTO  ·  Admin →
    An error occurred while saving the comment
    HeckRuler commented  · 

    Empathetics, did you know that it's a legal, not hardware, issue that keeps the official Adobe Flash player from shipping on the OLPC? You can install it later. Or you can live with the free and open Gnash, which admittedly doesn't play youTube videos, yet.
    I'm pretty sure the WindowsXP version would ship with Adobe Flash. It'd just cost more.
    So what else do you think it can't do?

    An error occurred while saving the comment
    HeckRuler commented  · 

    I second Yish. Flood them with cheap laptops, not nessesarily OLPC.
    And try to be fair, flood EVERYONE with cheap and rugged laptops.

    HeckRuler supported this idea  · 

  2. Fund Valleywag as an independent journalism site

    3 votes
    Vote

    We're glad you're here

    Please sign in to leave feedback
    Signed in as (Sign out)
    Close
    Close
    You have left! (?) (thinking…)
    1 comment  ·  Obama CTO  ·  Admin →
    An error occurred while saving the comment
    HeckRuler commented  · 

    But if it was government funded, wouldn't that be a conflict of interest? Since we're gonna get a CTO and all.

  3. Build a nation-wide smart grid

    1,866 votes
    Vote

    We're glad you're here

    Please sign in to leave feedback
    Signed in as (Sign out)
    Close
    Close
    You have left! (?) (thinking…)
    11 comments  ·  Obama CTO  ·  Admin →
    An error occurred while saving the comment
    HeckRuler commented  · 

    revosteevo, did you just say our power-grids are reliable? And you want to squeeze some more efficiency out of them? Good lord, no.

    "Smart" is a buzzword, but those are some good goals.

    We need to improve our electrical infrastructure (both transmission and distribution) to support alternative energy, as well as a matter of national security.

  4. Decriminalize marijuana use for recreational purposes.

    147 votes
    Vote

    We're glad you're here

    Please sign in to leave feedback
    Signed in as (Sign out)
    Close
    Close
    You have left! (?) (thinking…)
    9 comments  ·  Obama CTO  ·  Admin →
    An error occurred while saving the comment
    HeckRuler commented  · 

    Yep, not in the CTO field.

  5. Protect the 2nd amendment and do not reinstate the AWB.

    3 votes
    Vote

    We're glad you're here

    Please sign in to leave feedback
    Signed in as (Sign out)
    Close
    Close
    You have left! (?) (thinking…)
    3 comments  ·  Obama CTO  ·  Admin →
    An error occurred while saving the comment
    HeckRuler commented  · 

    That doesn't really involve the CTO much...

  6. Ensure the Internet is widely accessible & network neutral

    13,736 votes
    Vote

    We're glad you're here

    Please sign in to leave feedback
    Signed in as (Sign out)
    Close
    Close
    You have left! (?) (thinking…)
    38 comments  ·  Obama CTO  ·  Admin →
    An error occurred while saving the comment
    HeckRuler commented  · 

    I wholeheartedly agree with this idea. But naysayers like kybernetikos have a point. I think that ISPs should have the freedom to sell whatever they want. However, anything less then unrestricted access should not be marketed as the internet, which makes the company something other then an Internet Service Provider.

    HeckRuler supported this idea  · 

  7. Stop Outsourcing as it is the root cause of all problems

    19 votes
    Vote

    We're glad you're here

    Please sign in to leave feedback
    Signed in as (Sign out)
    Close
    Close
    You have left! (?) (thinking…)
    5 comments  ·  Obama CTO  ·  Admin →
    An error occurred while saving the comment
    HeckRuler commented  · 

    Naw, it's not the root of all problems. Your problems maybe, but it's not like it causes cancer. And I enjoy buying affordable goods that are cheaper due to lower production costs. It's also the reason why India and China became first world countries.

    And how would you stop it? with tarrifs? No, the only way to beat outsourcing is to work harder/smarter.

  8. Get congress to use a concurrent versioning system

    11 votes
    Vote

    We're glad you're here

    Please sign in to leave feedback
    Signed in as (Sign out)
    Close
    Close
    You have left! (?) (thinking…)
    0 comments  ·  Obama CTO  ·  Admin →
    HeckRuler shared this idea  · 

  9. All legislation, precedence and codes publicly avail at no $

    356 votes
    Vote

    We're glad you're here

    Please sign in to leave feedback
    Signed in as (Sign out)
    Close
    Close
    You have left! (?) (thinking…)
    8 comments  ·  Obama CTO  ·  Admin →
    HeckRuler supported this idea  · 

  10. Allow the public to comment on all legislation

    980 votes
    Vote

    We're glad you're here

    Please sign in to leave feedback
    Signed in as (Sign out)
    Close
    Close
    You have left! (?) (thinking…)
    13 comments  ·  Obama CTO  ·  Admin →
    HeckRuler supported this idea  · 

  11. Complete the job on metrication that Ronald Reagan defunded

    7,008 votes
    Vote

    We're glad you're here

    Please sign in to leave feedback
    Signed in as (Sign out)
    Close
    Close
    You have left! (?) (thinking…)
    111 comments  ·  Obama CTO  ·  Admin →
    HeckRuler supported this idea  · 

  12. ensure our privacy and repeal the patriot act.

    10,648 votes
    Vote

    We're glad you're here

    Please sign in to leave feedback
    Signed in as (Sign out)
    Close
    Close
    You have left! (?) (thinking…)
    37 comments  ·  Obama CTO  ·  Admin →
    HeckRuler supported this idea  · 
2 Next →