Amen. It's sad when you purposefully have to post comments as AC because the politically correct/. moderators will crush you otherwise. The Parent deserves Insightful moderation.
I don't fully agree, I've never voluntarily trolled as much as since I have had a maxed out karma.
Of course I was being sarcastic / funny. But you make a good point, the true trolls are actually the/. users that have mastered the art of karma (like me):-P
Nope, I'm suggesting an ORDER.
1.) Test the weapons on Lab Rats. If they work, procede to #2
2.) Test the weapons on non-americans (assumably the enemies at wartime)
3.) NEVER Test the weapons on americans
"If we're not willing to use it here against our fellow citizens, then we should not be willing to use it in a wartime situation"
Shouldn't we have more concern for our fellow American citizens than those who we're at war against? This guy is definetely screwed up in the head. I would much more prefer we test it on lab rats or non-americans first.
boot troublesome players out of the game whereas in politics you vote someone into office
I think this is a legitmate problem in today's politics. If you ask the majority of voters, I bet you they will tell you that they're voting for Candidate X just because they can't stand Candidate Y. Shouldn't they be only voting for sombody because they agree with them???
I bet ya this will fail miserably just like the Vote or Die campaign aimed at youngsters. The vast majority of this age group just don't care enough to vote.
Within a few years, laptops and other energy-guzzling portable devices could run on long-lasting, easily recharged fuel cells based on a safe and practical new way of storing and releasing hydrogen.
I assumed from the title that this article was about cars, but it turns out to be even more interesting because it's talking about laptops and portable devices instead.
Sorry, I misread this article title. I was at first stunned they found 100, cause I can only think of like 2 or 3 women in gambling right now, including Jennifer Harman and Dave Williams mom.
I hope that we got it right in my precinct, but I know that there is no way to know for sure. We cannot do recounts."
Ok, correct me if I'm wrong, but wouldn't such a system keep a master table of every vote that was recorded, at what time, on what electronic ballot, what location, and by whom? Therefore, in truth, they could in some manner confirm every voters vote with the voter themself? I know they're not going to do it, but wouldn't that data be available, therefore recounts are possible by confirming each voters vote with the actual voter? Example: The master record says you John Doe voted for Patty Sue, is this correct?
It fills in some "default" candidates for you? That certainly sounds like a machine error to me.
Agreed, sounds like a machine error, and the programmers, or more likely, the testers should be shot. But it doesn't sound like a critical, election stopping error. I mean, seriously, when you go to cast a vote, I would assume that you LOOK at what / who you're voting for, and therefore, if you're going to vote for John, but Aaron is selected, I would assume you would change it to John. If you're voting for nobody, I would assume you'd unselect Aaron. But I do see this problem: If people were undecided as to who they were going to vote for, and they saw this "auto-selection" as a sign from GOD. If that happens, there might be a problem:-)
Another good example of why websites that break their stories into pages are useless. Just from the/. posts, you can tell that nobody reads past page 1 when they do that.
Are you nuts? Take away my free time? I would prefer to keep it on Tuesdays, but make it a law that work must release you for at least one PAID hour in order to allow you to vote. Therefore it's win-win... you get to vote, and you get to skip 1 hour of paid work!
User error happens. That's why they should make backup plans. I don't understand why they can't also have paper ballots in cases of emergency or a user who prefers not to use an electronic ballot.
Exactly. And I don't understand what the problem was here? This article and the uproar caused are retarded. It says right in the article that until the electronic ballots arrived, users could fill out provisional paper ballots. So what's the big deal? Nobody missed out on voting? It's just that users before 9:30am filled out paper ballots and users after filled out electronic ones.
because of a glitch that left computerized voting machines across the county inoperable.
Boxes of automated voting cards that are required to work the electronic machines were mistakenly left behind in a Rockville warehouse in the run-up to Election Day, elections officials said
The cards began to be delivered by shortly after 7 a.m. and had been dropped off at all polling stations by 9:50 a.m., election officials said, and voting returned to normal
It doesn't sound like machine error, but instead stupid user error.
How much can your pocket hold? That's up to you and your iPod. It holds up to 20,000 songs, up to 25,000 photos, and up to 100 hours of video -- or any combination of each.
If only Apple new that I like 10 minute songs, 4096x3072 pics, and 3 hour movies.
Hackers must unite. When MS bundles in their own security, and users start not purchasing 3rd party protection, hackers must unite and start an all out war on Vista. Then we need a perfectly timed Associated Press article released that shows a correlation between the release of security bundled in Vista, the diminished use of 3rd party protection, and the increase in security breaches. Then we will win, right?
I believe Movies made after Games will always suck, for the same reason that Movies made after Books will always suck. You like the 1st thing you experience, and nothing else can live up to it.
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Amen. It's sad when you purposefully have to post comments as AC because the politically correct /. moderators will crush you otherwise. The Parent deserves Insightful moderation.
YES - It works on /.
/. users that have mastered the art of karma (like me) :-P
I don't fully agree, I've never voluntarily trolled as much as since I have had a maxed out karma.
Of course I was being sarcastic / funny. But you make a good point, the true trolls are actually the
Nope, I'm suggesting an ORDER.
1.) Test the weapons on Lab Rats. If they work, procede to #2
2.) Test the weapons on non-americans (assumably the enemies at wartime)
3.) NEVER Test the weapons on americans
"If we're not willing to use it here against our fellow citizens, then we should not be willing to use it in a wartime situation"
Shouldn't we have more concern for our fellow American citizens than those who we're at war against? This guy is definetely screwed up in the head. I would much more prefer we test it on lab rats or non-americans first.
Obviously the modders of the parent and grandparent have not yet read this book and thus have not yet mastered regular expressions!
What did one regex say to the other?
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boot troublesome players out of the game whereas in politics you vote someone into office
I think this is a legitmate problem in today's politics. If you ask the majority of voters, I bet you they will tell you that they're voting for Candidate X just because they can't stand Candidate Y. Shouldn't they be only voting for sombody because they agree with them???
I bet ya this will fail miserably just like the Vote or Die campaign aimed at youngsters. The vast majority of this age group just don't care enough to vote.
I thought I was at a fencing match.
Within a few years, laptops and other energy-guzzling portable devices could run on long-lasting, easily recharged fuel cells based on a safe and practical new way of storing and releasing hydrogen.
I assumed from the title that this article was about cars, but it turns out to be even more interesting because it's talking about laptops and portable devices instead.
Sorry, I misread this article title. I was at first stunned they found 100, cause I can only think of like 2 or 3 women in gambling right now, including Jennifer Harman and Dave Williams mom.
First "Carbon-free" CPU Fights Global Warming
How come I have this nagging feeling that Al Gore was involved in this?
I hope that we got it right in my precinct, but I know that there is no way to know for sure. We cannot do recounts."
Ok, correct me if I'm wrong, but wouldn't such a system keep a master table of every vote that was recorded, at what time, on what electronic ballot, what location, and by whom? Therefore, in truth, they could in some manner confirm every voters vote with the voter themself? I know they're not going to do it, but wouldn't that data be available, therefore recounts are possible by confirming each voters vote with the actual voter? Example: The master record says you John Doe voted for Patty Sue, is this correct?
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YES - It works on
It fills in some "default" candidates for you? That certainly sounds like a machine error to me.
:-)
Agreed, sounds like a machine error, and the programmers, or more likely, the testers should be shot. But it doesn't sound like a critical, election stopping error. I mean, seriously, when you go to cast a vote, I would assume that you LOOK at what / who you're voting for, and therefore, if you're going to vote for John, but Aaron is selected, I would assume you would change it to John. If you're voting for nobody, I would assume you'd unselect Aaron.
But I do see this problem: If people were undecided as to who they were going to vote for, and they saw this "auto-selection" as a sign from GOD. If that happens, there might be a problem
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/. posts, you can tell that nobody reads past page 1 when they do that.
Another good example of why websites that break their stories into pages are useless. Just from the
and if Katrina had hit in a white neighborhood, it'd be rebuilt already
Why not hold the election over a weekend?
... you get to vote, and you get to skip 1 hour of paid work!
Are you nuts? Take away my free time? I would prefer to keep it on Tuesdays, but make it a law that work must release you for at least one PAID hour in order to allow you to vote. Therefore it's win-win
User error happens. That's why they should make backup plans. I don't understand why they can't also have paper ballots in cases of emergency or a user who prefers not to use an electronic ballot.
Exactly. And I don't understand what the problem was here? This article and the uproar caused are retarded. It says right in the article that until the electronic ballots arrived, users could fill out provisional paper ballots. So what's the big deal? Nobody missed out on voting? It's just that users before 9:30am filled out paper ballots and users after filled out electronic ones.
because of a glitch that left computerized voting machines across the county inoperable.
Boxes of automated voting cards that are required to work the electronic machines were mistakenly left behind in a Rockville warehouse in the run-up to Election Day, elections officials said
The cards began to be delivered by shortly after 7 a.m. and had been dropped off at all polling stations by 9:50 a.m., election officials said, and voting returned to normal
It doesn't sound like machine error, but instead stupid user error.
How much can your pocket hold? That's up to you and your iPod. It holds up to 20,000 songs, up to 25,000 photos, and up to 100 hours of video -- or any combination of each.
If only Apple new that I like 10 minute songs, 4096x3072 pics, and 3 hour movies.
Bone: The Great Cow Race -- Yes, that Bone. NO! Not THAT bone! The other one. THe one in the comic books. With the little white guy. Oh, never mind.
At least for best name.
Hackers must unite. When MS bundles in their own security, and users start not purchasing 3rd party protection, hackers must unite and start an all out war on Vista. Then we need a perfectly timed Associated Press article released that shows a correlation between the release of security bundled in Vista, the diminished use of 3rd party protection, and the increase in security breaches. Then we will win, right?
I thought the idea of a Game Movie was for the Game to come first, then the movie?
I believe Movies made after Games will always suck, for the same reason that Movies made after Books will always suck. You like the 1st thing you experience, and nothing else can live up to it.