It doesn't seem that the US people have lost faith in democracy. It appears distinctly that a great number of them do not trust (a) mail-in ballots and (b) machines. Whether this public call get respect from the judiciary is the question. Ultimately, people must not lose faith in the judiciary; for where the measuring limb of the government is compromised, injustice prevails and people return to a state of nature...
SOLVED: Webex Webcam video doesn't go through
If you find that your video appears on your screen, but other participants inform you that your video doesn't appear, then try unchecking the Hardware Acceleration for Video. Go to Audio & Video in the meeting screenSelect Camera and then Advanced SettingsUncheck Hardware Acceleration for VideoIf the webcam is not functioning at all, you may need to perhaps Check if the camera is connected (if external)Check if it is working in other appsUpdate the drive...
Lichtman's Predictions, Benford's Law, and Voter Fraud
Quick reflections:While some are turning to "prophets" and "prophecies" for some clue or answer (Nostradamus included), other's are turning to science (or quasi-science) and maths. Prof. Lichtman's prediction that Biden would win seems almost to have come true, while some are now turning to Benford's Law for forensic evidence to whether voter fraud has really occurred. But, how fool-proof are any of these?Not all "prophecies" can be 100% true...
Democracy Should Refuse to be Overrun by Mediacracy
Tweets, likes, and sharesBrainwashing masses unawaresAs post-postmodernity thrivesOn virtual reality vibes.They feared effect-dominoDuring the Cold-war you know?Now, they begin to realizeThat anybody can believe in lies.Where mediacracy reignsThrough ideocracy's reins,Democracy is shamedAnd, liberty is baned.Democracy should refuse to be overrun by mediacra...
Voter Fraud: What are the counter-arguments and Could the Premises be Wrong?
As the US elections 2020 wraps up, allegations of voter fraud are being raised by the GOP. A number of defensive arguments use the following premises:Voter fraud rarely happens (historical evidence)The instances are so low that they cannot affect the election outcomes (historical evidence)The cost of committing the fraud outweighs the benefit from it that people would avoid it (tight laws, time-consuming procedures - psychological evidence)Biden...
Zoom Teaching and Cameras Off
Educational institutions have turned to Zoom, WebEx, Teams and several other applications to keep teaching alive amidst this raging pandemic. Teachers are now contending with a new problem: classroom without eye-contact (as students usually prefer to turn their cameras off). Though it might pose an increased challenge to the teacher, I don't think it poses any problem to the student, unless s/he has got distracted with other things in her/his...
Practical-Logical Anomaly in the Pro-Choice Argument
The Pro-Choice argument usually goes something like this:(a) The fetus at or before a certain point is not a human invested with human rights (is subhuman)(b) Therefore, abortion at or before that point is not an ethical question(c) At that point, the mother has the priority of right to decide whether to keep or abort the pregnancyProblematic Case: In India, abortion is illegal, so is determination of sex by ultrasound, especially due to the...
