I think the GP may be misunderstanding the difference between a majority and a plurality.
If your most hated candidate gets a majority up front (that's greater than 50% !) then it doesn't matter if you voted for a third party OR their strongest competitor. There's no difference, they've already won.
In the case of a plurality (One candidate has more votes than the others, but not 50% of the total) then the votes are divided as you have explained and then your preferences really do count, and of the two evils you always get a full vote to whichever you choose; unless you're in a seat like Melbourne where one of the evils didn't make the final two - likely due to people using such preferences!
It's almost always reduced to a two party race to decide then winner, because to win someone must pass 50% total vote.
It's always a good idea to have the CV up to date, but I don't see why you shouldn't ride the wave for a while until you can determine just how good the surf is.
If you don't like them, you can always leave then.
If I run an actual, physical auction house, I'm allowed to say "all payments run through the house." In fact that's what all physical auction houses DO say.
There's nothing "free as in speech" about a service like eBay. It's a commercial enterprise. They could demand payment in chickens and the ONLY right anyone has is to simply say no and not use them.
When you deal with a physical auction house your transaction is controlled by them, they are responsible if something dodgy happens during it.
When you deal with Ebay they have consistently maintained that they are only helping buyers find sellers (and vice-versa) and that thus they are not responsible for what may go wrong.
You cannot have your cake and eat it too. Even ignoring the monopoly effects here, ebay would need to choose either:
To be responsible for transactions, thus able to specify payment methods
To be merely helping buyers and sellers find each other, thus not involved in payments at all; unless the seller specifically takes advantage of some other service Ebay offers to do such (like PayPal)
So no, I don't think your comparison was accurate.
Is it really even a mixed economy? The U.S. is mixed. I generally think of most of Europe and Australia as completely socialist. As far as true capitalism, I'm not sure it exists in any large mass anywhere in the world today.
More socialist than the US does not mean completely socialist.
Europe is significantly more socialist in that regard than Australia, so it's probably the better example of mixed.
That doesn't mean any are completely one way or the other; it's all relative.:P
I work for a large US multi national, we have 2500~ employees in NZ. We're routinely used as a test bed for all sorts of consumer products and technologies. I should know... I live here:P
It really depends on what you want to test.
There are many things where there likely are not enough consumers to really make a solid call on a test in NZ, where Australia would be large enough.
Having said that, I'm sure there are many things where Australia is considered too small a market as well.
You pick the testbed based upon the kind of market you're trying to probe.
Last time I read about the iPhone, it was only Optus and Vodaphone who will have it. That makes some sense, as the Optus 3G network (as distinct from the 2G/GSM network) is shared between Optus and Vodaphone.
If Telstra are offering the iPhone, then it is also available on the "3" network, since Telstra's 3G network (not their 2G network) is shared with 3. (I am a Telstra customer, and I can tell you that my 3G Sony Ericsson, which is "locked to Telstra", will quite happily function with a SIM from 3....
You are incorrect about the Telstra and 3 networks.
3 maintain their own 3G networks in most urban areas, and share the Telstra GSM network for when you're outside 3's coverage.
For this reason, a 3 sim will validate with a Telstra lock, which is what you have experienced.
I am a 3 customer, and while in roaming mode (outside 3's coverage, and using Telstra's GSM network) I do not have access to 3G services. This occurs in areas I know Telstras 'NextG' network exists. I hesitate to call the Telstra network 3G because they intentionally used a different frequency range to try and stop people using non-telstra supplied 3G hardware on their network. (I understand it's the same tactic that was used by an american telco as well, though I can't remember the name of them)
So while there is sharing on the GSM network, Telstra and 3 do NOT share and 3G coverage or services, and I believe that they would actually be unable to unless you have a Telstra modified handset (which you do).
Sounds like your 3 sim in the Telstra phone simply passes the validation (as it would have to since they share the GSM network) then connects to the 3 network.
You could take an iPhone from any network and use it on 3 though, as it's a standard 3G network. Though support do whinge if you call up asking questions and you're not using an 'approved' model.
My current employer had a similar clause in the contract he wanted me to sign when I started. I made a point of reading the contract (at work, it's done for the company so it's on company time) fully while he was present, asking pointed questions about anything vague I felt may be used against me later (like overtime provisions, 'agreed' holiday periods, and time in leu) and when I saw the clause in question that was similar to that I asked him what its purpose was.
I then explained why a standard 'non-compete' and/or 'conflict of interest' clause was more than sufficient to protect his rights and that the additional clause was overbearing and I wasn't comfortable with it as it made me feel as though my job wasn't secure - the clause could be abused to terminate contract.
I didn't cross it off - I made him do so and sign the modified document. I don't think he was too impressed at having to do so, but employment is a negotiation.
Some employers will be miffed that you dared to alter the contract, whilst others may be impressed at your skills - especially if you do this on the spot and with them present. Remember, it's easy to have them send you a copy of the contract in advance, take it to a laywer, and then 'read it' in front of your employer for effect. Why do they need to know you read it in advance, "Oh I hadn't had a chance to review it yet, I'll just read over it now."
Also one thing to keep in mind; anything blatently illegal you should just let slide. If they challenge you on it later you can simply show that the clause is illegal and have it struck out. In the mean time your employer will be operating under false assumptions - and that gives you an ace if things go sour.
I'm in Australia and I've done this several times, each time successfully. I am not a laywer, YMMV.
It probably helps if you don't consider only a single influence at a time.
You're example of Ragnarok Online is wrong. Though you cannot buy currency on it easily (you actually CAN for some servers) the inflation on most servers is not driven by the players. In almost all cases it is driven by bots, which then cause oversupply of low end items and severe inflation in upper end items.
To make a comparison you must look at an economy that doesn't suffer from a farming imbalance (such as gold-farming or item-farming by bot).If you look at RO servers where no-botting is strictly enforced there is a much more balanced economy. These don't suffer from inflation, and prices merely fluctuate based on supply.
That's not to say player driven inflation is a bad thing. When there is a limited supply of something there must be a price-tag attached to limit consumption. If a rare item was affordable to everyone then the supply simply wouldn't cope.
In an official server, due to the realistic drop rates of items, the grapes for grape juices don't flood the market, the basic loot from monsters doesn't flood the economy, and the pricier items don't inflate to infinity. Though there are very rare items that are worth millions (and apparently over a billion for a GTB card on iRO once) this is because there are only a couple on the whole server, and perhaps 2,000 to 10,000 people that would love to have it.
The economy problem to watch for on Ragnarok Online is botting. That causes a flood of items that SHOULD be much rarer, which actually pushes prices of rare drops down if they come from non-limited monsters (respawn after death) and due to the botters having a disproportionate share of the zeny, forces the prices af rare up if the come from limited monsters (time-delayed respawn after death).
I play on the oceania official server, and though it's a low population server, it's also virtually bot free.
Why doesn't someone just destroy the RIAA arguments completely by making use of existing precedents.
Weren't there cases where computers were used to attack other computers and the owners successfully made the defense of "I was hacked, it wasn't my fault"?
Make a virus/worm that connects computers to a P2P network and shares all video/audio files.
When the RIAA come knocking on your door, you know which precedent to call upon to have the case closed.
What on earth are you smoking, Malaysia could very very easily be described as a first world nation. I suppose next you'll be saying Japanese factory workers too?
Perhaps it's because there IS NO factory worker, it's an automated process.
No, the Korean jokes have been drafted for the Slashdot Humour v1.1
It's important to be backwards compatible however, so all Korean jokes should be labelled "Slashdot Humour 1.1 Compliant" so that non-compliant readers that only meet the 1.0 standard do not get confused and attempt to moderate down.
I wasn't aware that your definition of humour was absolute. Is there some Humour Recommendation available that I have not seen, because I am all for conforming with your standard as long as it has been endorsed.
Let others have their fun, it's not hurting you.
And besides, it's not unfunny until Netcraft confirms it to be so.:)
The phone is becoming the portable 'thing' you have with you. I know I like to watch some TV on train, take a photo or video snap and send it to a mate (especially helpful when giving directions), and lets face it... Without a dose of neopets while in the doctors waiting room, I'd get much more irritated than I do.:)
Are they useful? For some, probably not the majority.
But it's still a good thing.:)
The worst that can happen is you don't use the features, or buy a vanilla phone. No harm.
These structures will find their first application in routing devices for fiber-optic communications. That's a fantastic use...
But I'm more interested in optical computing.
In theory extrememly low power chips should be possible, but what is the absorption rate like, especially in terms of heat, and quantity of reused light.
That is ofcourse, assuming that this CAN be used for more sophistication chip design.
Has there been any suggestion of other uses, and if so, what possibilities are there available for such technology?
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That is only true if there are no circle paths in the maze.
It works for some mazes, not all.
I think the GP may be misunderstanding the difference between a majority and a plurality.
If your most hated candidate gets a majority up front (that's greater than 50% !) then it doesn't matter if you voted for a third party OR their strongest competitor. There's no difference, they've already won.
In the case of a plurality (One candidate has more votes than the others, but not 50% of the total) then the votes are divided as you have explained and then your preferences really do count, and of the two evils you always get a full vote to whichever you choose; unless you're in a seat like Melbourne where one of the evils didn't make the final two - likely due to people using such preferences!
It's almost always reduced to a two party race to decide then winner, because to win someone must pass 50% total vote.
Vote throw away?
Perhaps you missed it on the voting forms, but we have the option or supplying complete preferences when we vote. It's never a throw away.
Preference who you like, then just make sure that of the two evils the one you like least gets the higher number (least preference).
Such a comment might be valid for single voting systems; but, Australia is NOT one of them. Vote wisely and preference.
It's always a good idea to have the CV up to date, but I don't see why you shouldn't ride the wave for a while until you can determine just how good the surf is.
If you don't like them, you can always leave then.
"First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win." - Ghandi
Let's hope he was right!
I can't decide whether /. needs a [+1 Car Analogy] or a [-1 Car Analogy] moderation option.
Either way, I couldn't have put cars in this!
If I run an actual, physical auction house, I'm allowed to say "all payments run through the house." In fact that's what all physical auction houses DO say.
There's nothing "free as in speech" about a service like eBay. It's a commercial enterprise. They could demand payment in chickens and the ONLY right anyone has is to simply say no and not use them.
When you deal with a physical auction house your transaction is controlled by them, they are responsible if something dodgy happens during it.
When you deal with Ebay they have consistently maintained that they are only helping buyers find sellers (and vice-versa) and that thus they are not responsible for what may go wrong.
You cannot have your cake and eat it too.
Even ignoring the monopoly effects here, ebay would need to choose either:
So no, I don't think your comparison was accurate.
...were his last words before the box jellyfish, funnel spiders, Tasmanian devils, great whites, and inland taipans overtook him.
You seem to be confused; Australians handle all of those things with no worries.
It's the sting rays that are the problem!
Is it really even a mixed economy? The U.S. is mixed. I generally think of most of Europe and Australia as completely socialist. As far as true capitalism, I'm not sure it exists in any large mass anywhere in the world today.
More socialist than the US does not mean completely socialist.
Europe is significantly more socialist in that regard than Australia, so it's probably the better example of mixed.
That doesn't mean any are completely one way or the other; it's all relative. :P
I work for a large US multi national, we have 2500~ employees in NZ. We're routinely used as a test bed for all sorts of consumer products and technologies. I should know... I live here :P
It really depends on what you want to test.
There are many things where there likely are not enough consumers to really make a solid call on a test in NZ, where Australia would be large enough.
Having said that, I'm sure there are many things where Australia is considered too small a market as well.
You pick the testbed based upon the kind of market you're trying to probe.
Telstra were a little late to join in, but they did announce it recently.
You are incorrect about the Telstra and 3 networks.
3 maintain their own 3G networks in most urban areas, and share the Telstra GSM network for when you're outside 3's coverage.
For this reason, a 3 sim will validate with a Telstra lock, which is what you have experienced.
I am a 3 customer, and while in roaming mode (outside 3's coverage, and using Telstra's GSM network) I do not have access to 3G services. This occurs in areas I know Telstras 'NextG' network exists.
I hesitate to call the Telstra network 3G because they intentionally used a different frequency range to try and stop people using non-telstra supplied 3G hardware on their network. (I understand it's the same tactic that was used by an american telco as well, though I can't remember the name of them)
So while there is sharing on the GSM network, Telstra and 3 do NOT share and 3G coverage or services, and I believe that they would actually be unable to unless you have a Telstra modified handset (which you do).
Sounds like your 3 sim in the Telstra phone simply passes the validation (as it would have to since they share the GSM network) then connects to the 3 network.
You could take an iPhone from any network and use it on 3 though, as it's a standard 3G network. Though support do whinge if you call up asking questions and you're not using an 'approved' model.
laywer? It appears someone has been fooling with the auto-correct here!
My current employer had a similar clause in the contract he wanted me to sign when I started.
I made a point of reading the contract (at work, it's done for the company so it's on company time) fully while he was present, asking pointed questions about anything vague I felt may be used against me later (like overtime provisions, 'agreed' holiday periods, and time in leu) and when I saw the clause in question that was similar to that I asked him what its purpose was.
I then explained why a standard 'non-compete' and/or 'conflict of interest' clause was more than sufficient to protect his rights and that the additional clause was overbearing and I wasn't comfortable with it as it made me feel as though my job wasn't secure - the clause could be abused to terminate contract.
I didn't cross it off - I made him do so and sign the modified document. I don't think he was too impressed at having to do so, but employment is a negotiation.
Some employers will be miffed that you dared to alter the contract, whilst others may be impressed at your skills - especially if you do this on the spot and with them present. Remember, it's easy to have them send you a copy of the contract in advance, take it to a laywer, and then 'read it' in front of your employer for effect. Why do they need to know you read it in advance, "Oh I hadn't had a chance to review it yet, I'll just read over it now."
Also one thing to keep in mind; anything blatently illegal you should just let slide. If they challenge you on it later you can simply show that the clause is illegal and have it struck out. In the mean time your employer will be operating under false assumptions - and that gives you an ace if things go sour.
I'm in Australia and I've done this several times, each time successfully. I am not a laywer, YMMV.
I wish I had mod points to +1 that rant.
It probably helps if you don't consider only a single influence at a time.
You're example of Ragnarok Online is wrong. Though you cannot buy currency on it easily (you actually CAN for some servers) the inflation on most servers is not driven by the players. In almost all cases it is driven by bots, which then cause oversupply of low end items and severe inflation in upper end items.
To make a comparison you must look at an economy that doesn't suffer from a farming imbalance (such as gold-farming or item-farming by bot).If you look at RO servers where no-botting is strictly enforced there is a much more balanced economy. These don't suffer from inflation, and prices merely fluctuate based on supply.
That's not to say player driven inflation is a bad thing. When there is a limited supply of something there must be a price-tag attached to limit consumption. If a rare item was affordable to everyone then the supply simply wouldn't cope.
On a private server perhaps.
In an official server, due to the realistic drop rates of items, the grapes for grape juices don't flood the market, the basic loot from monsters doesn't flood the economy, and the pricier items don't inflate to infinity. Though there are very rare items that are worth millions (and apparently over a billion for a GTB card on iRO once) this is because there are only a couple on the whole server, and perhaps 2,000 to 10,000 people that would love to have it.
The economy problem to watch for on Ragnarok Online is botting. That causes a flood of items that SHOULD be much rarer, which actually pushes prices of rare drops down if they come from non-limited monsters (respawn after death) and due to the botters having a disproportionate share of the zeny, forces the prices af rare up if the come from limited monsters (time-delayed respawn after death).
I play on the oceania official server, and though it's a low population server, it's also virtually bot free.
Why doesn't someone just destroy the RIAA arguments completely by making use of existing precedents.
Weren't there cases where computers were used to attack other computers and the owners successfully made the defense of "I was hacked, it wasn't my fault"?
Make a virus/worm that connects computers to a P2P network and shares all video/audio files.
When the RIAA come knocking on your door, you know which precedent to call upon to have the case closed.
What on earth are you smoking, Malaysia could very very easily be described as a first world nation. I suppose next you'll be saying Japanese factory workers too?
Perhaps it's because there IS NO factory worker, it's an automated process.
I believe you forgot step 4. :P
No, the Korean jokes have been drafted for the Slashdot Humour v1.1
It's important to be backwards compatible however, so all Korean jokes should be labelled "Slashdot Humour 1.1 Compliant" so that non-compliant readers that only meet the 1.0 standard do not get confused and attempt to moderate down.
I wasn't aware that your definition of humour was absolute. Is there some Humour Recommendation available that I have not seen, because I am all for conforming with your standard as long as it has been endorsed.
:)
Let others have their fun, it's not hurting you.
And besides, it's not unfunny until Netcraft confirms it to be so.
By the Gods, the Vikings were right!
:/
It's Ragnarok!
Quick stop it before it swallows the...
Oh wait... Wrong one...
The phone is becoming the portable 'thing' you have with you. I know I like to watch some TV on train, take a photo or video snap and send it to a mate (especially helpful when giving directions), and lets face it... Without a dose of neopets while in the doctors waiting room, I'd get much more irritated than I do. :)
:)
Are they useful?
For some, probably not the majority.
But it's still a good thing.
The worst that can happen is you don't use the features, or buy a vanilla phone. No harm.
These structures will find their first application in routing devices for fiber-optic communications.
That's a fantastic use...
But I'm more interested in optical computing.
In theory extrememly low power chips should be possible, but what is the absorption rate like, especially in terms of heat, and quantity of reused light.
That is ofcourse, assuming that this CAN be used for more sophistication chip design.
Has there been any suggestion of other uses, and if so, what possibilities are there available for such technology?
That's was a very well written reply.
*pulls out the friend marker*