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--></style></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri'>It’s a “late entry” but I would include Ed Zschau as a techie who later ran for the House of Representatives and won; later for the Senate and narrowly lost; and later as VP for a third party <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:Calibri;color:black'>From: </span></b><span style='font-family:Calibri;color:black'>Members <members-bounces@lists.sigcis.org> on behalf of "NOVEMBER, JOSEPH" <NOVEMBER@mailbox.sc.edu><br><b>Date: </b>Saturday, February 25, 2017 at 10:40 AM<br><b>To: </b>"Sarah T. Roberts" <sarah.roberts@ucla.edu>, Andrew Meade McGee <amm5ae@virginia.edu><br><b>Cc: </b>"members@sigcis.org" <members@sigcis.org><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [SIGCIS-Members] Email "inventor" claimant to run for U.S. Senate -- alternative facts about technology and democracy collide<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>I wonder if "former video game developer" Curt Schilling is still planning to run against Warren. Would Schilling and Ayyadurai face each other in a primary race?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Joe<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Joseph November<br>Associate Professor and McCausland Fellow<br>Department of History<br>University of South Carolina<br>223 Gambrell Hall<br>Columbia, SC 29208<br>november@sc.edu</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='color:black'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></span></div><div id=divRpF343756><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'> Members [members-bounces@lists.sigcis.org] on behalf of Sarah T. Roberts [sarah.roberts@ucla.edu]<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, February 25, 2017 12:26 PM<br><b>To:</b> Andrew Meade McGee<br><b>Cc:</b> members@sigcis.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [SIGCIS-Members] Email "inventor" claimant to run for U.S. Senate -- alternative facts about technology and democracy collide</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>- Carly Fiorina, folks. She just spoke at CPAC. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>- Meg Whitman, eBay. Lost CA gubernatorial election. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Both Republicans. Both lost (obviously). <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Any chance we could discuss this Ayyadurai matter at the meeting next month?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Guy's playing the long game, obviously. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>With thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Sarah<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>---<br><br>S a r a h T. R o b e r t s, P h. D.<br><br>Assistant Professor<br>University of California, Los Angeles<br>Department of Information Studies<br>Graduate School of Education & Information Studies<br><a href="https://is.gseis.ucla.edu/" target="_blank">https://is.gseis.ucla.edu/</a><br><br>Blogging periodically at<br><a href="http://illusionofvolition.com/" target="_blank">http://illusionofvolition.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='color:black'><br>On Feb 25, 2017, at 9:18 AM, Andrew Meade McGee <<a href="mailto:amm5ae@virginia.edu" target="_blank">amm5ae@virginia.edu</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Thanks for this suggestion, Debbie. I will look into this Massie fellow with great interest -- it would be fascinating to see how a technology background would shape an incredibly retail politics level of campaigning like for the House. <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Andrew<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --<br>Andrew Meade McGee<br>Corcoran Department of History<br>University of Virginia<br>PO Box 400180 - Nau Hall<br>Charlottesville, VA 22904<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>On Sat, Feb 25, 2017 at 11:41 AM, Deborah Douglas <<a href="mailto:ddouglas@mit.edu" target="_blank">ddouglas@mit.edu</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Depending on how liberal a definition of software industry one uses, another example is:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Tom Massie, now a Representative from Kentucky, invented PHANTOM while at MIT (he won the Lemelson Student Prize for this) and founded SensAbleTechnologies. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><a href="http://lemelson.mit.edu/winners/thomas-massie" target="_blank">http://lemelson.mit.edu/winners/thomas-massie</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><a href="http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2012/05/17/from-mit-entrepreneur-to-tea-party-leader-the-thomas-massie-story/" target="_blank">http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2012/05/17/from-mit-entrepreneur-to-tea-party-leader-the-thomas-massie-story/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><a href="http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2012/11/meet-representative-thomas-massie-constitutional-conservative-mit-pedigree" target="_blank">http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2012/11/meet-representative-thomas-massie-constitutional-conservative-mit-pedigree</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><a href="https://massie.house.gov/about" target="_blank">https://massie.house.gov/about</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Debbie Douglas<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>On Feb 25, 2017, at 10:41 AM, Andrew Meade McGee <<a href="mailto:amm5ae@virginia.edu" target="_blank">amm5ae@virginia.edu</a>><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>As a follow up to Ayyadurai's candidacy -- have there been any previous instances of people who identify with the software industry running for major political office in the United states or internationally? <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></blockquote></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>--Andrew<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --<br>Andrew Meade McGee<br>Corcoran Department of History<br>University of Virginia<br>PO Box 400180 - Nau Hall<br>Charlottesville, VA 22904<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>On Sat, Feb 25, 2017 at 10:37 AM, Andrew Meade McGee <<a href="mailto:amm5ae@virginia.edu" target="_blank">amm5ae@virginia.edu</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Continuing with the ongoing saga of V. A. Shiva and his claims regarding the invention of e-mail, that gentleman has just announced his candidacy for the United States Senate. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><a href="https://twitter.com/va_shiva/status/835420061993218048" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/va_shiva/status/835420061993218048</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>As several SIGCIS contributors noted earlier this month, this nicely parallels the upcoming SHOT themes of technology and democracy. "Alternate facts" about the history of technology will play a major public element of this campaign next year. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#888888'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#888888'>--Andrew<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>_______________________________________________<br>This email is relayed from members at <a href="http://sigcis.org" target="_blank">sigcis.org</a>, the email discussion list of SHOT SIGCIS. Opinions expressed here are those of the member posting and are not reviewed, edited, or endorsed by SIGCIS. 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Opinions expressed here are those of the member posting and are not reviewed, edited, or endorsed by SIGCIS. The list archives are at <a href="http://lists.sigcis.org/pipermail/members-sigcis.org/" target="_blank">http://lists.sigcis.org/pipermail/members-sigcis.org/</a> and you can change your subscription options at <a href="http://lists.sigcis.org/listinfo.cgi/members-sigcis.org" target="_blank">http://lists.sigcis.org/listinfo.cgi/members-sigcis.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></blockquote></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________ This email is relayed from members at sigcis.org, the email discussion list of SHOT SIGCIS. Opinions expressed here are those of the member posting and are not reviewed, edited, or endorsed by SIGCIS. 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