Your Right To Vote

The back-story goes something like this: Cisco's new marketing catch-phrase, for reasons that elude me, is "The Human Network." As part of their effort to market to the sort of high-end geek that makes decisions about high-end networking gear, they asked a bunch of high-end net.celebs to define "The Human Network." Cue boring two-paragraph explanations of how "people really make the difference" or whatever, a cute quip from David Pescovitz of boingboing fame, and the following tiny brilliancy by Make magazine's Phillip Torrone:

It's people. The Human Network is made out of people. They're making our network out of people. Next thing they'll be breeding us like cattle for food. You've gotta tell them. You've gotta tell them!

The "official definition" in Cisco marketing materials is being selected by the only way considered scientific by 21st standards: the internet poll. As I write this, our hero Phillip is a scant few votes ahead of some guy whining about his "overworked brain." So vote now. Go ahead, I'll wait. It is not necessary to register, nor do you have to wait until November and then wake up early. In fact, vote early and often if you wish, I don't think anyone will care. This may be our last chance to make a difference, at least until we can draft Phillip Torrone as a presidential candidate for the Soylent Green Party.