I need a hobby
Sometimes I wish that I had a hobby - and more-so the last month or so. I’ve just completed my study on C# - well, learning something is never in itself complete - but the project that I started on is now ready for work. Which means that I will no longer use my spare-time for the project. Due to a number of reasons, it would be stupid for me to continue work on it from here.
We’re using SourceSafe (yeah, I know it’s not the best out there, but it’ll do when we are only two developing) - and that means that I need to be pretty stringent about only taking part of the project out for developement and also, I need to keep my colleague in the loop as far as where the developement goes. I can’t expect him to use his spare-time as well, and then there’s the whole family thing that needs attention.
As I posted earlier, I recently joined a political party, but so far, I’m still searching for a forum in which to start spilling my guts debating. We have plenty of foras internally, but somehow it just seems silly argueing with people that will 9 times out of 10 agree with you. I’ve received positive feedback on my first submission to the online forum. It was even sent to our political leader - Marianne Jelved. The mind boggles… but it’s nice to see that they listen - even to me as a really new member. And it also makes it more interesting to spend time on it. I think it will be fun attending the physical meets though.
But I guess what I really want is somewhere online to discuss with members from other political parties - but it needs to be a place with heavy moderation - political debates are worse than IT-debates when it comes to slander and pointless name-calling. I’m not sure it is even possible online, for some reason (might be experience…) I don’t have much hope that such a place actually exists. I have a few ways it could be possible, but the problem is always openness vs. accountability.
To get a proper debate we need many to argue with and we need to keep out the ones that will derail any discussion. To battle the latter there would have to be heavy moderation - and that is a task that few enjoy. One way would be to have people register with their digital signature… and that will put restraints on an open debate… so, it’s a no-win situation, I guess. Also, it would keep the … uhm… technologically challenged from participating - and perhaps even exclude those that want the anonymity of the internet.
Hmm… where is that Utopia when you need it the most. Many on our internal debate want the leaders to participate more in the internal debates - I’m not so sure. I want them to be delivering the political topics to people outside our circles and to have our politics matter. Yes, of course they should listen to their political roots, but still, I think their top priority should be to be to communicate our views. I don’t envy their position one bit, it’s a tough job and no matter what they do, it will never be enough.
But back to me… (around which all revolves anyway…) I seriously need to find something to keep me occupied - otherwise I’ll drive my family nuts (it’s bad enough when I have something going on). What to do… what to do… hmm… I guess, I’ll take a swing at a pet-project in C# - I’ll keep you posted when it explodes…
Nan said,
May 27, 2007 at 17:42
If you are seriously in need of someone to argue with you know what buttons to push with me. I would not recommend today though ;) But anytime else. I pwn you.
Jesper said,
June 6, 2007 at 7:34
Unfortunately you are right no serioius forums for political discussion exist. Which is quite a shame since in my oppinion it is through dialogue and discussion you yourself become wiser. But as you mention politics are a hornets nest and often mud fights are more common than rare.