While I agree with what you are saying, that there should be no default selected.
But if you've traveled to the polling place with the specific purpose of voting, shouldn't it be incumbent on you at some level to not be an idiot and actually read the ballot, selecting for whom you'd like to vote? You know... all those things that comprise the process of VOTING?
Also, "tens of millions" is an understatement. Are there any web server/satellites in space currently? Then you have new R&D, engineering, production, etc etc.... plus what it would cost to actually get it up there, if any nation that can do this would agree to rent space.
Basically, this website wants to start a space program on their site revenues of what, a couple hundred thousand a year for ad space? Good luck. Maybe I'll start my own space program too.
I found what the issue was. The website has, on the Terms of Service page, a checkbox for "Make Chrome my default browser". This is checked by default. Like most users I just clicked "accept" on the TOS to move on and didn't notice that.
What if the ballot had your name and Voter ID # on it, and those records existed until the election was certified, at which point the records were destroyed.
Legislation could make it a felony to access the information in an unauthorized way or to proliferate it to anyone.
Even if the government commissioned some kind of task force to create it and purchase it, the whole thing would be a government project by the end - bloated, over budget, wouldn't work, end up being trashed.
The failure of Linux on the desktop is not due to the viability of the platform itself.
It's due to the militant ideology that keeps content and functionality that people expect, and that work, out of the distributions.
Computers are all content and experience. Linux has a decent experience but little content. Windows has content but a generally poor experience. Neither has solved all the problems.
here in Minnesota, with the Al Franken debacle, even having paper ballots didn't help so much. With every successive challenge and recount, more ballots were magically found with Franken's name on them that had been previously undiscovered. Oh, but these were left in someone's car! Oh, these were found in a closet!
Paper doesn't ensure integrity.
To me the conflict is between the secrecy of the ballot and the ability to verify results. If there is no way to link a completed ballot to an eligible voter, you can never be 100% sure.
(Personally I'm just as worried about eligibility - it was shown positively that enough felons voted in this election to tip the scales to Franken, but once an election is certified - even if verifiable fraud happened - there's no way to change anything.)
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While I agree with what you are saying, that there should be no default selected.
But if you've traveled to the polling place with the specific purpose of voting, shouldn't it be incumbent on you at some level to not be an idiot and actually read the ballot, selecting for whom you'd like to vote? You know... all those things that comprise the process of VOTING?
I haven't had a lot of luck with Chrome. On my work PC it seems to slow things down, and doesn't display some important pages correctly.
Firefox is generally very reliable at handling things that were written for IE, and it still seems faster to me.
Plus, Chrome's bookmark situation is convoluted and dumb.
No kidding? Wow. Mod parent informative!
Also, "tens of millions" is an understatement. Are there any web server/satellites in space currently? Then you have new R&D, engineering, production, etc etc.... plus what it would cost to actually get it up there, if any nation that can do this would agree to rent space.
Basically, this website wants to start a space program on their site revenues of what, a couple hundred thousand a year for ad space? Good luck. Maybe I'll start my own space program too.
A private island would probably not be outside any nation with copyright laws' jurisdiction, which is the point isn't it?
So... where is the money to launch something into space going to come from? Nerds chipping in ten bucks each?
This is actually better than their policy at places like Westminster Abbey, where they won't let you take any photos at all.
I read earlier that Jobs replied to the question by saying no.
Can't verify... take to Google if you must...
aaaand Godwin makes his appearance.
For an Apple thread, I'm surprised it took so long.
Maybe Holder doesn't want to irritate the most power like-minded regime in the region? :)
I found what the issue was. The website has, on the Terms of Service page, a checkbox for "Make Chrome my default browser". This is checked by default. Like most users I just clicked "accept" on the TOS to move on and didn't notice that.
My fault.
I could be mistaken... but there was really nothing for me to click on, re: "Do you want to change your default browser".
I did not have Chrome installed, and then installed it. (though it has previously been on this computer)
Don't take my word for it... just wondered if anyone else had experienced this.
The bookmark interface is half baked and stupid. I agree.
I just installed, and I think it made Chrome my default browser without asking me.
Did anyone else have this occur?
I am interested about the App Store coming to the desktop now.
Any hardware news?
The examples were following the on-topic discussion. The point of this was that paper doesn't guarantee security.
I'm sorry that you couldn't handle a simplistic example from the real world without having a conniption about equal time.
Didn't say legislation only. Legislation combined with oversight and physical/technical security.
There is a lot of personal information held by the government right now that is less protected and more significant than this.
Where did I claim to be a "Coleman Kook"?
Your qualms about what you perceive to be my political positions are not relevant to this discussion.
Is the secrecy really necessary?
What if the ballot had your name and Voter ID # on it, and those records existed until the election was certified, at which point the records were destroyed.
Legislation could make it a felony to access the information in an unauthorized way or to proliferate it to anyone.
Even if the government commissioned some kind of task force to create it and purchase it, the whole thing would be a government project by the end - bloated, over budget, wouldn't work, end up being trashed.
The failure of Linux on the desktop is not due to the viability of the platform itself.
It's due to the militant ideology that keeps content and functionality that people expect, and that work, out of the distributions.
Computers are all content and experience. Linux has a decent experience but little content. Windows has content but a generally poor experience. Neither has solved all the problems.
(Literally all) of my university professors will be surprised to learn they are Republicans! Could have fooled me!
here in Minnesota, with the Al Franken debacle, even having paper ballots didn't help so much. With every successive challenge and recount, more ballots were magically found with Franken's name on them that had been previously undiscovered. Oh, but these were left in someone's car! Oh, these were found in a closet!
Paper doesn't ensure integrity.
To me the conflict is between the secrecy of the ballot and the ability to verify results. If there is no way to link a completed ballot to an eligible voter, you can never be 100% sure.
(Personally I'm just as worried about eligibility - it was shown positively that enough felons voted in this election to tip the scales to Franken, but once an election is certified - even if verifiable fraud happened - there's no way to change anything.)
No, the embedded scrollbar thing is still an issue.
Pretty annoying for vbulletin sites and facebook, as you say.
I wish I could quit you