there is no guarantee with any kind of voting that the vote has not been bought - the only difference with distance voting is that people can look over your shoulder to check you vote the way you're paid to.
however, the estonian system has several interesting measures to combat this. you can vote online as many times as you like - only your last vote will count. so once the mobster has left, you just vote again. also a paper ballot takes supremacy over an internet ballot, so voting in person in a secret booth is still entirely possible even after voting online (a good fallback for people concerned about the security of their online vote too)
all in all, it seems like a very well thought-out online voting system, designed to complement rather than replace the paper ballot system. a shame that it requires a national ID card.
not all of the uk is like that. in Glasgow, the UGC in the centre of the city is a fairly new cinema with plenty of legroom (enough that people can walk past you to get to their seat without you needing to move), comfortable seats and a good selection of films, big and small (there's 18 screens). it's £4.80 for an adult, £3.90 for a student, or you can get an unlimited card for £11 a month. and in to the bargain it's the tallest cinema complex in the world, if you like that sort of thing.
unfortunately it's driving the odeon out of business, which will probably result in them hiking the prices up when the odeon shuts in a few months. still a lot better than £7.50 though.
People that legitimately acquire weapons are not the ones that mis-use them.
I presume the idea behind the system is to stop people using someone's gun against them (not just for police weapons). There is equally nothing to stop someone legitimately aquiring a gun then using it in a robbery. It's not a smart gun in a "oh, I'm being used illegally, I'm not going to fire" kind of way
Errmmm, I'd rather just give them the equipment than get into a gun battle with someone, and someones many friends. Insurance will pay for the lost goods, but it won't stop you getting shot. I'd say the odds of getting shot go up considerably when both parties are wielding a weapon.
But then I'm in the UK, so my perspective on such things is a lot different. Just my 2p.
Might be legal in the US, but not in the UK. You're not allowed to broadcast anything on the FM radio bands without a licence. That's why the iPod FM transmitters aren't sold here.
A one month, 10W FM licence costs me £2500 to Ofcom, plus another £2000 to the music industry if you want to broadcast any music.
How can the ensure this if you roam around outside?
Same way they do it if you're sitting with your laptop in a quiet corner with your back to the wall. They can't look over your shoulder to see what you're up to, so they'd have to use technical means.
It's a public, wireless network. It's nothing to do with being protected - what's to stop you connecting inside, then walking outside to enjoy the sunshine? The point was that you're only allowed to use the public, wireless network within a defined area - like suggesting you can't listen to an AM radio signal from another country because they haven't paid licencing fees in your area.
I like my bluetooth phone precisely because I don't sync it very often, and I don't transfer photos very often. But when I do, it takes a couple of clicks and it's done. Never again will I spend hours hunting for a data cable, that in fact I've lent to a friend.
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i stand corrected - a shame, because that seemed like a properly good idea. i suppose that's usually the way with good ideas...
there is no guarantee with any kind of voting that the vote has not been bought - the only difference with distance voting is that people can look over your shoulder to check you vote the way you're paid to.
however, the estonian system has several interesting measures to combat this. you can vote online as many times as you like - only your last vote will count. so once the mobster has left, you just vote again. also a paper ballot takes supremacy over an internet ballot, so voting in person in a secret booth is still entirely possible even after voting online (a good fallback for people concerned about the security of their online vote too)
all in all, it seems like a very well thought-out online voting system, designed to complement rather than replace the paper ballot system. a shame that it requires a national ID card.
not all of the uk is like that. in Glasgow, the UGC in the centre of the city is a fairly new cinema with plenty of legroom (enough that people can walk past you to get to their seat without you needing to move), comfortable seats and a good selection of films, big and small (there's 18 screens). it's £4.80 for an adult, £3.90 for a student, or you can get an unlimited card for £11 a month. and in to the bargain it's the tallest cinema complex in the world, if you like that sort of thing.
unfortunately it's driving the odeon out of business, which will probably result in them hiking the prices up when the odeon shuts in a few months. still a lot better than £7.50 though.
People that legitimately acquire weapons are not the ones that mis-use them.
I presume the idea behind the system is to stop people using someone's gun against them (not just for police weapons). There is equally nothing to stop someone legitimately aquiring a gun then using it in a robbery. It's not a smart gun in a "oh, I'm being used illegally, I'm not going to fire" kind of wayErrmmm, I'd rather just give them the equipment than get into a gun battle with someone, and someones many friends. Insurance will pay for the lost goods, but it won't stop you getting shot. I'd say the odds of getting shot go up considerably when both parties are wielding a weapon.
But then I'm in the UK, so my perspective on such things is a lot different. Just my 2p.
Might be legal in the US, but not in the UK. You're not allowed to broadcast anything on the FM radio bands without a licence. That's why the iPod FM transmitters aren't sold here.
A one month, 10W FM licence costs me £2500 to Ofcom, plus another £2000 to the music industry if you want to broadcast any music.
NT4.0 pre-SP4 couldn't make it past 49.7 days, never mind until 2038...
Don't worry, a solution to the Y10K problem has already been proposed - RFC 2550 covers it very extensively.
Blueyonder == Telewest. Also, they offer fairly limited coverage and it's one or the other, they never compete (except with BT or Sky).
They're not really much cheaper than BT - I'm paying £40/month for 2mb, ntl offer 1.5mb for £38. And cable contention can be really bad.
How can the ensure this if you roam around outside?
Same way they do it if you're sitting with your laptop in a quiet corner with your back to the wall. They can't look over your shoulder to see what you're up to, so they'd have to use technical means.
It's a public, wireless network. It's nothing to do with being protected - what's to stop you connecting inside, then walking outside to enjoy the sunshine? The point was that you're only allowed to use the public, wireless network within a defined area - like suggesting you can't listen to an AM radio signal from another country because they haven't paid licencing fees in your area.
I like my bluetooth phone precisely because I don't sync it very often, and I don't transfer photos very often. But when I do, it takes a couple of clicks and it's done. Never again will I spend hours hunting for a data cable, that in fact I've lent to a friend.
(typed on my bluetooth keyboard)