Comment Re:wrong question (Score 1) 549
This is certainly the wrong question, and civil liberties weigh prominently in my mind. But let's extend this a bit to include economic liberties. I don't like the underlying assumption of the question at all. To ask which presidential candidate is best for technology presumes that they should be involved. We assume that the government is correct to use violence (the threat of violence is violence) to seize capital. The government is then charged with distributing the capital "correctly" to the benefit of society. All that is left then is for us to determine the candidate who will distribute the seized assets in the best way.
So Barack Obama understands the technical differences between fiber and copper? FTTH, WiMax, xDSL? Or perhaps Mitt Romney the businessman. Yes, I understand he's done quite a bit of work on network protocols. Oh, darn. Hillary's the expert on UI design for mobile devices especially for the visually impaired. Oh, no! The true expert on copyright law is Mike Huckabee. It's getting worse! The only one that understands property rights as applied to wireless spectrum is McCain. Gosh, how can I choose the one expert that knows how to distribute the fruits of my labor better than me in all societal endeavors? To whom should I abdicate my responsibility as a citizen?
Come on. The president has no authority or standing to be a "good" or "bad" technology president. Any president that says otherwise is by definition bad for technology and probably a host of other things.
So Barack Obama understands the technical differences between fiber and copper? FTTH, WiMax, xDSL? Or perhaps Mitt Romney the businessman. Yes, I understand he's done quite a bit of work on network protocols. Oh, darn. Hillary's the expert on UI design for mobile devices especially for the visually impaired. Oh, no! The true expert on copyright law is Mike Huckabee. It's getting worse! The only one that understands property rights as applied to wireless spectrum is McCain. Gosh, how can I choose the one expert that knows how to distribute the fruits of my labor better than me in all societal endeavors? To whom should I abdicate my responsibility as a citizen?
Come on. The president has no authority or standing to be a "good" or "bad" technology president. Any president that says otherwise is by definition bad for technology and probably a host of other things.
