That's the strategy of most software vendors, in fact "Release Early, Release Often," the mantra of most open source software, follows the same reasoning. As soon as it's good enough, release.
The only difference is that with open source software, problems are usually found and *solved* sooner than with closed source software, assuming a large user base.
Hey Jack! The whole purpose of our democracy is to keep us safe from the tyranny of the majority.
Just because the majority of people go along with a policy doesn't mean it's right. There may be just a minority of people who are affected negatively by the policy, but in our society, they have the right to speak out against it and fight for change. That's how we got past slavery. Everyone thought it was okay until a few decided to stand up and fight the powers that be.
The best thing you could ever do is stop trying to save into Word format. Save to PDF and be done with it. Since pretty much *everyone* can read PDF, it's perfect for compatibility.
You're right, we need paper ballots. That's what everyone is saying who actually thinks about the issue. But that doesn't mean we shouldn't use touch screen voting machines. The benefits are that they create very clearly marked paper ballots, with no room for misinterpretation, unlike the current punch systems or color-in-the-circle-with-number-2-pencil ballots.
The systems shouldn't be completely electronic, but should be a two-machine system, where the first machine is touch screen and easily used by the population that creates a paper ballot and a second machine that takes the generated paper ballot, reads it and tallies the totals. This is the type of system that the Open Voting Consortium (and probably others) are working on creating.
So, basically, I'm saying that you should clarify your statement to say we don't need *entirely electronic* voting systems, but we should still look for systems, including electronic ones, that are easy to use and less prone to error, which includes touch screen voting booths.
Well, many times, people who think they're just looking out for themselves actually are being selfish and greedy. It's actually very, very difficult to not be. Care must be taken to always think about how your actions affect other people, both in the short term and the long term. Most of us think about only about the short term and consider ourselves good people, but a lot of the time, it's the long term effects that matter most. Here's an example:
The next time Scalia speaks, I'd love to see an entire audience show up with tape recorders and as he starts to talk, raise up their recorders as one and turn them on. click click click click click click...
It's only 11 AM Eastern time. That means we have 13 hours left of this stupid ass shit. I just may have to kick my./ addiction for the day. Must resist... no click link... stop insanity...
Salesperson: "... and the total cost of your new computer comes to: $1000.00."
Customer: "Wha??? I thought computers were cheap now!"
Salesperson: "Yes, that's $.01 for the computer hardware, including monitor, mouse, keyboard, printer/fax and bundled PDA, and $999.99 for Microsoft's brand new operating system, "Windows $$. Thanks for shopping at "Walmart $$."
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It's interesting to see the torrent download rate gradually increase as more and more people start linking to the file from slashdot's site and get more and more of the file. Very cool. Isn't technology wonderful?
I know this is completely offtopic, but after reading all the comments to this post, I have come to the conclusion that you all are crazy. Only on slashdot could a story about about the classification of a piece of rock in outer space devolve into an argument about whether a tomato is a fruit or a vegetable (it's both!).
I love it.
So, let's just call Sedna a "planetoid" and be fucking done with it. I have to go eat my fruit salad (sans tomato).
I'm actually thinking this will be okay. Spielberg, because he no longer has to listen to what other producers in hollywood say about his projects, is very similar to an independent film producer. He has the freedom to do things the way he sees it, without it being muddled with other people's input. Whether that agrees with how you see it is another thing, but one can hope that he'll do things well, because he has a long track record of doing *great* films.
I think you dislike Cruise just because he's Cruise and not necessarily for any specific acting reason. As much as people tag him as an "action" hero, he's actually not. How many "action" pictures has he actually been in? Most of his films are deeper than that. The Last Samurai was an excellent film.
There's some good talent attached to it. I'll actually wait to see the final product before I make any judgements. It may be better than you think.
"Eh hem, yes, sir. Here in the back. Yes... Could you please comment on the viability of the Law that states: "As the number of adolescent wackjobs on Slashdot increases, the probability of comments to news articles appearing with the phrases "Phrist Post!", "Frisssttt Poooosssttt!" and "Fist Pissed" approaches 100%? And also as a side corollary, 'that the number of links to goatc.ex also approaches 100%'? Thanks for your time."
This is no different from you getting in your car, looking at a map to find out the best route to get from point A to point B and memorizing what turns you have to take at certain key points. But the map doesn't show every little bend in the road, every little obstacle, elevation changes, etc. You have to do all that while you're driving the roads. The autonomous vehicle has to do the same things. You don't think that's impressive?
The point of the competition is not to come up with a route. It's to simulate a battlefiled scenario where the commander gives his troops the location of the enemy two hours to plan how their going to get there and kill the enemy.
The vehicle will still have to do some midcourse corrections to stay on track, but the overall course will already be programmed into it.
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Or as they're saying today:
"Traditions! What traditions? Rumsfeld, sodomy and the lash"
Oh, schadenfreude! Oh, schadenfreude! Oh, how I love thee, schadenfreude!
Anyone's who's stuck a flashlight in their mouth could have told you that skin doesn't just reflect light...
...gspot@gmail.com. Anyone found it?
That's the strategy of most software vendors, in fact "Release Early, Release Often," the mantra of most open source software, follows the same reasoning. As soon as it's good enough, release.
The only difference is that with open source software, problems are usually found and *solved* sooner than with closed source software, assuming a large user base.
Hey Jack! The whole purpose of our democracy is to keep us safe from the tyranny of the majority.
Just because the majority of people go along with a policy doesn't mean it's right. There may be just a minority of people who are affected negatively by the policy, but in our society, they have the right to speak out against it and fight for change. That's how we got past slavery. Everyone thought it was okay until a few decided to stand up and fight the powers that be.
The best thing you could ever do is stop trying to save into Word format. Save to PDF and be done with it. Since pretty much *everyone* can read PDF, it's perfect for compatibility.
You're right, we need paper ballots. That's what everyone is saying who actually thinks about the issue. But that doesn't mean we shouldn't use touch screen voting machines. The benefits are that they create very clearly marked paper ballots, with no room for misinterpretation, unlike the current punch systems or color-in-the-circle-with-number-2-pencil ballots.
The systems shouldn't be completely electronic, but should be a two-machine system, where the first machine is touch screen and easily used by the population that creates a paper ballot and a second machine that takes the generated paper ballot, reads it and tallies the totals. This is the type of system that the Open Voting Consortium (and probably others) are working on creating.
So, basically, I'm saying that you should clarify your statement to say we don't need *entirely electronic* voting systems, but we should still look for systems, including electronic ones, that are easy to use and less prone to error, which includes touch screen voting booths.
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Well, many times, people who think they're just looking out for themselves actually are being selfish and greedy. It's actually very, very difficult to not be. Care must be taken to always think about how your actions affect other people, both in the short term and the long term. Most of us think about only about the short term and consider ourselves good people, but a lot of the time, it's the long term effects that matter most. Here's an example:
The Tragedy of the Commons
...but if you have never experienced the pleasure(..?) of losing control then how can you ever know you are in control?
Are you saying that the only way to know you're in control is to lose it? That's like saying the only way to know you're alive is to die.
... you should actually use your own brain!
Okay, good. It was hard to tell since there was no hint of sarcasm in your post. I was gonna have to lay some smack-down if you were serious. :-)
But I still believe that it's gay mariage that is endangering families the most.
You're joking, right?
The next time Scalia speaks, I'd love to see an entire audience show up with tape recorders and as he starts to talk, raise up their recorders as one and turn them on. click click click click click click...
If you lived in the Northeast US or Canada what were your memories of the August Blackout?
I seem to remember a bottle of J.D. and a tall glass, but then it all goes black...
Power to the people!
It's only 11 AM Eastern time. That means we have 13 hours left of this stupid ass shit. I just may have to kick my ./ addiction for the day. Must resist... no click link... stop insanity...
Did you use the new cover sheet on your TPS reports?
Salesperson: "... and the total cost of your new computer comes to: $1000.00."
Customer: "Wha??? I thought computers were cheap now!"
Salesperson: "Yes, that's $.01 for the computer hardware, including monitor, mouse, keyboard, printer/fax and bundled PDA, and $999.99 for Microsoft's brand new operating system, "Windows $$. Thanks for shopping at "Walmart $$."
It's interesting to see the torrent download rate gradually increase as more and more people start linking to the file from slashdot's site and get more and more of the file. Very cool. Isn't technology wonderful?
I know this is completely offtopic, but after reading all the comments to this post, I have come to the conclusion that you all are crazy. Only on slashdot could a story about about the classification of a piece of rock in outer space devolve into an argument about whether a tomato is a fruit or a vegetable (it's both!).
I love it.
So, let's just call Sedna a "planetoid" and be fucking done with it. I have to go eat my fruit salad (sans tomato).
I'm actually thinking this will be okay. Spielberg, because he no longer has to listen to what other producers in hollywood say about his projects, is very similar to an independent film producer. He has the freedom to do things the way he sees it, without it being muddled with other people's input. Whether that agrees with how you see it is another thing, but one can hope that he'll do things well, because he has a long track record of doing *great* films.
I think you dislike Cruise just because he's Cruise and not necessarily for any specific acting reason. As much as people tag him as an "action" hero, he's actually not. How many "action" pictures has he actually been in? Most of his films are deeper than that. The Last Samurai was an excellent film.
There's some good talent attached to it. I'll actually wait to see the final product before I make any judgements. It may be better than you think.
"Eh hem, yes, sir. Here in the back. Yes... Could you please comment on the viability of the Law that states: "As the number of adolescent wackjobs on Slashdot increases, the probability of comments to news articles appearing with the phrases "Phrist Post!", "Frisssttt Poooosssttt!" and "Fist Pissed" approaches 100%? And also as a side corollary, 'that the number of links to goatc.ex also approaches 100%'? Thanks for your time."
This is no different from you getting in your car, looking at a map to find out the best route to get from point A to point B and memorizing what turns you have to take at certain key points. But the map doesn't show every little bend in the road, every little obstacle, elevation changes, etc. You have to do all that while you're driving the roads. The autonomous vehicle has to do the same things. You don't think that's impressive?
The point of the competition is not to come up with a route. It's to simulate a battlefiled scenario where the commander gives his troops the location of the enemy two hours to plan how their going to get there and kill the enemy.
The vehicle will still have to do some midcourse corrections to stay on track, but the overall course will already be programmed into it.