in my opinion, one of the biggest problems with feedback is the sheer difficulty in getting negative feedback REMOVED. ebay is [almost] completely unwilling to remove feedback, even if it's obvious that the feedback was unmerited.
if you have ever done any amount of selling on ebay you know that many people don't even read the auction and therefore don't really know the details of it -- some don't even know what they are bidding on! also, many people don't keep their contact and shipping information up to date, therefore there is no way to contact them or get them their item. and unfortunately many of these buyers will often give negative feedback -- but due to their own mistakes, not due to anything the seller did.
and, just as there are bad sellers who use negative feedback is a weapon, there are bad buyers who do the same. in fact there are people who are solicited (by friends, family, etc.) just to bid on an item for the sole purpose of leaving negative feedback and never paying for the item. this move will increase that negative aspect.
i don't believe this is an improvement... it's just shifting the abuse from one side to another.
you know, i love technology and computers, and i've had many years of experience with programming. but i have always said there are places that computers just don't belong -- and this is one of them. an exclusively electronic voting method just isn't a wise decision.
but i truly believe an electronic/paper hybrid could be developed which would make voting much more secure than electronic voting, while at the same time producing the quick results that everyone seems to want.
just as an example -- i think a machine where you cast your ballot electronically, which would in turn instantly produce a human readable punch card of sorts would be a good way to go. this punch card could be fed into a second separate system to immediately read and tally the results moments after each ballot is cast -- though both machines could be used to keep track of the numbers for comparison purposes. that would give us a paper trail AND a quick tally of votes.
i suppose this means even more resource draining and slow loading web pages. odd... software developers want to increase their server load with server resident applications, and web developers want to offload their server load onto the visitor.
interesting... not to be sexist about it, but i wonder if there is a gender component to this also. i know there are some distinct differences between the male and female brain....i get the feeling i just set someone up for a joke.
people are fickle. it really isn't the plot, characters, acting, writing or special effects that people fall in love with -- its how it made them feel at the time. and when a sequal fails to reproduce those feelings, it automatically becomes "not as good as the original," regardless of the technical aspects. this is something you can see the world over in many different areas of interest. (computer games for example.)
i don't believe the first trilogy is any better or worse then the prequel -- just different.
direct stimulation of the brain to cause an euphoric feeling is no more proof that god does not exist than does stimulation of the retina via light from a television prove the existence of jedis and lightsabers.
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Well, I guess it would add a threatening element to the game that if you start to beat the guy on steroids, he might beat you... literally.
Wow... Maybe we really will be whaling on the moon.
Earthlink has been doing this for at least a year, if not more.
FTA - "Yang is currently working on the development of a nanoscale printing press."
and 'fine print' writers rejoice.
who would have thought that the six million dollar man could be the answer to the world's energy crisis?
Do do do do do! Ba ba ba ba ba!
third time is a charm. ...for who is yet to be seen.
of course they could adopt slashdot's ratings system.
+1 Informative
-1 TrollDoll
etc.
in my opinion, one of the biggest problems with feedback is the sheer difficulty in getting negative feedback REMOVED. ebay is [almost] completely unwilling to remove feedback, even if it's obvious that the feedback was unmerited.
if you have ever done any amount of selling on ebay you know that many people don't even read the auction and therefore don't really know the details of it -- some don't even know what they are bidding on! also, many people don't keep their contact and shipping information up to date, therefore there is no way to contact them or get them their item. and unfortunately many of these buyers will often give negative feedback -- but due to their own mistakes, not due to anything the seller did.
and, just as there are bad sellers who use negative feedback is a weapon, there are bad buyers who do the same. in fact there are people who are solicited (by friends, family, etc.) just to bid on an item for the sole purpose of leaving negative feedback and never paying for the item. this move will increase that negative aspect.
i don't believe this is an improvement... it's just shifting the abuse from one side to another.
there you go, proof of concept. ;-)
you know, i love technology and computers, and i've had many years of experience with programming. but i have always said there are places that computers just don't belong -- and this is one of them. an exclusively electronic voting method just isn't a wise decision.
but i truly believe an electronic/paper hybrid could be developed which would make voting much more secure than electronic voting, while at the same time producing the quick results that everyone seems to want.
just as an example -- i think a machine where you cast your ballot electronically, which would in turn instantly produce a human readable punch card of sorts would be a good way to go. this punch card could be fed into a second separate system to immediately read and tally the results moments after each ballot is cast -- though both machines could be used to keep track of the numbers for comparison purposes. that would give us a paper trail AND a quick tally of votes.
*break* *break* *break*
*break* *break* *break*
*pulls power cord*
Alfred Hitchcock unavailable for comment.
i suppose this means even more resource draining and slow loading web pages. odd... software developers want to increase their server load with server resident applications, and web developers want to offload their server load onto the visitor.
interesting... not to be sexist about it, but i wonder if there is a gender component to this also. i know there are some distinct differences between the male and female brain. ...i get the feeling i just set someone up for a joke.
On this auspicious occasion, let the Horn of Eternity cut a thunderous blast!
pht-pht-pht!
I bet the scammers get 'scammed' themselves occasionally.
"Hmm... FORWARD the $2,601... ooorrr..."
Leela: Impressive. They're busting mad rhymes with an 80% success rate. Bender: I believe that qualifies as ill. At least from a technical standpoint.
people are fickle. it really isn't the plot, characters, acting, writing or special effects that people fall in love with -- its how it made them feel at the time. and when a sequal fails to reproduce those feelings, it automatically becomes "not as good as the original," regardless of the technical aspects. this is something you can see the world over in many different areas of interest. (computer games for example.) i don't believe the first trilogy is any better or worse then the prequel -- just different.
you need more fiber. maybe you should EAT the magazine.
direct stimulation of the brain to cause an euphoric feeling is no more proof that god does not exist than does stimulation of the retina via light from a television prove the existence of jedis and lightsabers.