The Rise of the Phoenix

WE ARE BACK!!! MOV is back!!! But it is no longer MOV and we are no longer The Tripod. Well, although we did make it to the semi-finals of Design for Development of the Imagine Cup, we really couldn't make full use of the opportunity thanks to the UoP's university exams. No regrets there really. We gave it our best and that's what mattered the most at that point. But like I mentioned before in this blog, the idea, the project slowly became an integral part of us by then. We left it then only to get back to it again.

Now, I said that MOV is no longer MOV and we are no longer The Tripod. Allow me to elaborate. We regrouped once again. Discussed the idea of online voting once again. We spotted a few loop holes in what we thought was a fail safe architecture. We also felt the need to add one more member to the team: our final member. And so we turned to our closest supporter and friend, Rajat.

I do not even have the count of the number of times he helped us maintain this blog. He was the one who would always be ready with suggestions and feedback. The thing that struck us most was that he never asked for anything in return. Although we never disclosed the architecture, he understood the concept behind MOV better than anyone else. So it only seemed logical to make him a part of our team. This meant dropping the name "The Tripod", as we were no longer only the three of us.

I choose "Phoenix", for it was rebirth of this team that had to fall due to circumstances. I may sound dramatic, but that is how all of us felt. The name was instantly accepted by the rest of the team. Thus, NICK, KP, BLAZE and RAJAT are now called "THE PHOENIX".

Then we sat down to come up with the solutions to the loop holes that we spotted in our project. That's when we realised that we had to up the security a little more. We also felt the need of handling the registration process itself (at least to some extent). So, all of a sudden it was not voting alone that we were looking at. It was a whole package for the Elections. And so MOV had to be dropped as it didn't convey the full scope of the project.

Rajat came up with the new name: SCORE...SYSTEM for CELLULAR and ONLINE REGISTRATIONS & ELECTIONS. It was musical to my ears the moment I heard it for the first time. To put it mildly, it was a fitting name. And ever since that moment we have been working to put the system together and possibly make it operational. Also, this time we hope to make this blog far more interesting than it was before to keep you interested in the whole system.

We believe in ourselves and this idea. Last time that very belief worked wonders for us. This time we are going back into this project with a lot more than belief. Now, we have the determination and strength, to see this project to its logical conclusion. Only the future can tell us what it has in store for us. Until next time.

"per aspera ad astra"

WHAT HAVE WE DONE...?

This is one of our favourite songs...

It shows the true of mess we have created on this planet...

In this farewell, There is no blood

There is no alibi

Cause I've drawn regret

From the truth

Of a thousands lies

So let mercy come and wash away

Put to rest, What you thought of me

Well, I clean this slate

With the hands, Of uncertainty

So let mercy come, And Wash away

What I've Done

I'll face myself

Tto cross what I've become

Erase myself

And let go of what I've done

For what I've done

I start again

And whatever pain may come

Today this ends

I'm forgiving what I've done

I'll face myself

To cross out what I've become

Erase myself

And let go of what I've done

(Na,Na,Na)

What I've Done

What I've Done

Forgetting what I've done