Democracy
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Right, then left
The e-Título app checked my face and my GPS to excuse me from voting in Brazil's runoff, but it couldn't let me vote. More than 30 million Brazilians didn't vote either, in a race decided by 4 million. So, I looked into how Estonia votes online and naively built a prototype for voting on the plan instead of the person. Read more
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Who’s on their payroll? What your Council Members don’t want to share.
Here’s what happened with an experiment I ran with the new council members in 2016. In Florianópolis, each council member had a gross monthly budget of R$15,759.66/month to hire between 4 and 10 advisors. To promote transparency and public participation, in early November 2016, I sent an email suggesting they adopt an open and transparent… Read more
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Silicon Island, Medieval Sewers
The sewer system is scheduled to be implemented in Ratones a neighborhood surrounding Florianópolis’ largest watershed by 2032. Currently, most homes rely on traditional septic tanks or discharge directly into the water system, much like other neighborhoods in the city. It feels like we’ve skipped a few steps in our complex journey toward becoming a… Read more