Need programmer able to code new kind of forum

[GunnyFreedom]

seriously -- not going to stay away from this for long, because this is one of the ideas I have had that I am most excited about. just wanted to clarify that I am only giving space so that people conceptualizing this don't become carbon copies of my own vision. The diversity of vision will lead to a stronger outcome.

 

[UtahApocalypse]

while the bulk of the concept festers for a couple days lets maybe look at a few smaller things that we can possibly get done.

Graphics: what type of logo should there be? what is the "branding" going to be?

 

[jmdrake]

got a little development forum set up here. For the time being, we can just collaborate in at RonPaulForums in this thread. But wanted to make sure to bring info over to the dev forum for future reference.

http://devforum.self-government.us/

I've registered.

 

[tpreitzel]

Hopefully, all of the developed code will be periodically reviewed for trustworthiness. In fact, some formal validation suite needs to be developed. Cloud computing unnerves me and always will. Personally, although the trend is toward greater real-time networking, e.g. the internet, non-real-time networking will be still important, e.g. BBS and paper, as a backup and independent auditing mechanism.

I'm not sold on this idea entirely, but I can see its utility with proper validation and independent auditing, e.g. manual trail.

 

[GunnyFreedom]

I'm sure this has turned over and stewed enough to bear fruit.

 

[GunnyFreedom]

The end-all be-all of this will be to model the Constitutional process in total in cyberspace, describe the US Constitution in logic, and apply this consensus-developing caucus system to the congressional houses.

 

[coyote_sprit]

I'm pretty sure you know more PHP then most people on this site Glen.

 

[tpreitzel]

The end-all be-all of this will be to model the Constitutional process in total in cyberspace, describe the US Constitution in logic, and apply this consensus-developing caucus system to the congressional houses.

Proceed. I'll continue to examine, evaluate, and offer opinions where appropriate. In theory, the concept is quite interesting.

 

[GunnyFreedom]

Proceed. I'll continue to examine, evaluate, and offer opinions where appropriate. In theory, the concept is quite interesting.

I will go into much more detail tomorrow as I am fast approaching bedtime, but the basic idea is a fusion of multiple communications media into a singular "government dashboard" that fuses a tricameral process from one bottom-up mode (RPF's), one top-down mode (Blog), and one consensus mode (the system above), that creates a closed-loop feedback cycle pervading the entire model.

 

[newbitech]

I'm sure this has turned over and stewed enough to bear fruit.

hey, don't you have some sort of senate campaign to attend to?

Let me wrap up my tinkering with Rand Paul's March 6th MB site

randsmoneyblitz.com

I want to start putting together a requirements analysis and for that I would like to take a page out of the extreme programming methodology called, "the planning game".

When I was at the bank, we practiced extreme programming whenever we could get away with it.

Here is a refresher, I don't do so well with the testing part, but most of the other aspects have helped me to understand some of the most important concepts of software development and the software life cycle in general.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extreme_Programming

so here is the planning game explained. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extreme_Programming_Practices#Planning_game
and so this brings me to the User Story.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_story

which is a part of the development cycle that is shared with all Agile Development methodologies.

User stories help build use cases that are the building blocks for the application.

Here is what I am talking about..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agile_software_development

Team composition in an agile project is usually cross-functional and self-organizing without consideration for any existing corporate hierarchy or the corporate roles of team members. Team members normally take responsibility for tasks that deliver the functionality an iteration requires. They decide individually how to meet an iteration's requirements.

this is what I have been thinking about. putting together a team to tackle this project.

 

[tpreitzel]

bump for the forums and logic to glue this sucker together! Furthermore, it's pretty clear the internet will be heavily regulated in short order, i.e. access. How can this concept be adapted to non-real-time communication systems like BBS, etc.? No, I'm not suggesting ABANDONING the internet totally, just advocating the use of other networks if necessary.

Here's a parallel proposition to this idea. Expand it to non-real-time networks. Since the logic is basically as series of forums with feedback loops, this expansion should be possible. Next, establish a funding mechanism to create a non-real-time BBS network which models this concept. Hire and solicit volunteers to code and administer this virtual, political BBS network. * As far as I'm concerned, the sooner this process is underway, the better.

* I should be connected to a local PSTN within a week. I'll have to dust off my old digital modem and look for the current state of the art. My carrier allows for seamless transfer of my account when relocating. Back to the past.

 

[wizardwatson]

You know, I would be open to this kind of thing, but nothing ever seems to come of these kinds of ideas.

If we as a movement are serious about really building a grass roots platform then we need to do it right. That means first of all deciding requirements and then building a design document from that (all doable with free tools). Once we have a solid design document complete with interface mock-ups, the coding is actually pretty easy.

It all comes down to "can you define what you really want", and as a programmer, I can tell you first hand, that's the hardest part.

We could host any such up in the google cloud (or equivalent) for free, serving millions of hits per month.

But what kind of platform does the movement want/need that's the hard part. Not the coding.

I for one like the idea of a organized "decision machine" as gunny suggests, and would also include basic altnerative/sound currency capabilities into it.

 

[wizardwatson]

Gunny,

I've followed/been following this thread and other related ones of yours for some time. You might want to check out this tool as I think it does much of what you are wanting and more, plus its transparent and free.

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?278304-A-Better-Means-of-Organizing