Or you could just put all SQL commands thru a function that made sure there were no administrative commands. This would be fast and seems like a good precaution. Could be an option for the major SQL wrappers (php, perl, Ruby). Enabled by default.
The person who tears the ballot off isn't a volunteer: they are paid. There are sometimes volunteer "scrutineers" who represent a party (eg Lib, Cons, NDP)... they just observe. They can keep their own list of who has voted so they can go an encourage their supporters to vote if necessary.
I must say I can't think of a better system (not just 'cause I live here).
For electronic counting, the ballots are feed into a machine that looks like a fax. Once machine per polling station. They probably report their tally after the polls close. This is smart too... the electronic counting is just a faster way of counting the paper ballots but doesn't replace them (like in the US). I saw those machines in a municipal election - not sure about prov or fed.
An article that everyone (including plenty Slashdotters) see when they open Microsoft Visual Studio today:
Create your first Metro style app using C++ [This documentation is preliminary and is subject to change.]
A WindowsMetro style app is tailored for the user experience that's introduced in Windows 8 Consumer Preview. Every great Metro style app follows certain design principles that make it look more beautiful, feel more responsive, and behave more intuitively than a traditional desktop app. Before you start creating a Metro style app, we recommend that you read about the design philosophy of the new model. You can find more info at Designing Metro style apps.
Here, we introduce essential code and concepts to help you use C++ to develop a Metro style app that has a UI that's defined in Extensible Application Markup Language (XAML).
If you'd rather use another programming language, see:
Create your first Metro style app using JavaScript
Create your first Metro style app using C# or Visual Basic
Objectives Before we start coding, let's look at some of the features and design principles that you can use to build a Metro style app with C++. It will also be helpful to look at how Microsoft Visual Studio 11 Express Beta for Windows 8 supports the design and development work. And it's important to understand how and when to use the Visual C++ component extensions (C++/CX) to simplify the work of coding against the Windows Runtime. Our example app is a blog reader that downloads and displays data from an RSS 2.0 or Atom 1.0 feed.
This article is designed so that you can follow the steps to create the app yourself. By the time you complete this tutorial, you'll be prepared to build your own Metro style app by using XAML and C++.
Comparing C++ desktop apps to Metro style apps If you're coming from a background in Windows desktop programming with C++, you'll probably find some aspects of Metro style app programming to be very familiar, and other aspects that require some learning.
What's the same? You're still coding in C++, and you can access the STL, the CRT, and any other C++ libraries, except that you can't invoke certain functions directly, such as those related to file I/O.
If you're used to visual designers, you can still use them. If you're used to coding UI by hand, you can hand-code your XAML.
You're still creating apps that use Windows operating system types and your own custom types.
You're still using the Visual Studio debugger, profiler, and other development tools.
You're still creating apps that are compiled to native machine code by the Visual C++ compiler. Metro style apps in C++ don't execute in a managed runtime environment.
What's new? The design principles for Metro style apps are very different from those for desktop apps. Window borders, labels, dialog boxes, and so on, are de-emphasized. Content is foremost. Great Metro style apps incorporate these principles from the very beginning of the planning stage. For more info, see Planning Your App.
You're using XAML to define the entire UI. The separation between UI and core program logic is much clearer in a Metro style app than in an MFC or Win32 app. Other people can work on the appearance of the UI in the XAML file while you're working on the behavior in the code file.
You're primarily programming against a new, easy-to-navigate, object-oriented API, the Windows Runtime, although Win32 is still available for some functionality.
When you use Windows Runtime objects, you're (typically) using C++/CX, which provides special syntax to create and access Windows Runtime objects in a way that enables C++ exception handling, delegates, events, and automatic reference counting of dynamically created objects. When you use C++/CX, the details of the underlying COM and Windows architecture are almost completely hidden from your app code. But if you prefer, you can program directly against the COM interfaces by using the Windows Runtime C++ Temp
Not to mention the suicide of one of the guys. I think it was built on such faddy stuff because the developers were in college. Lets start again with COBOL;) Java might actually be a good choice.
Apps are written in Python. There are currently about 250 now. I was shocked when I saw a friend's AppleTV... there was no web browser - stay in the garden children.
It would be cool if Google had farms like this all over the world. Then they could stream the content on YouTube. We could watch euro soccer matches for example. Or unfiltered news from the middle east, etc.
That's pretty amazing. Its too bad we have all this amazing tech for gas (which will run out). Imagine where we'd be if all the smart minds were working on something better.
I wonder if there is a market there. If some body could make a really small graphics card. With very lower power consumption. It might even turn itself off once the system is booted. Perhaps it might not even do graphics - but just provide what the POST is looking for.
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Or you could just put all SQL commands thru a function that made sure there were no administrative commands. This would be fast and seems like a good
precaution. Could be an option for the major SQL wrappers (php, perl, Ruby). Enabled by default.
Its a sign that somebody doesn't know what he's doing in security if he thinks a problem is easy.
The person who tears the ballot off isn't a volunteer: they are paid. There are sometimes volunteer "scrutineers" who represent a party (eg Lib, Cons, NDP)... they just observe. They can keep their own list of who has voted so they can go an encourage their supporters to vote if necessary.
I must say I can't think of a better system (not just 'cause I live here).
For electronic counting, the ballots are feed into a machine that looks like a fax. Once machine per polling station. They probably report their tally
after the polls close. This is smart too... the electronic counting is just a faster way of counting the paper ballots but doesn't replace them (like in the US).
I saw those machines in a municipal election - not sure about prov or fed.
An article that everyone (including plenty Slashdotters) see when they open Microsoft Visual Studio today:
Create your first Metro style app using C++
[This documentation is preliminary and is subject to change.]
A WindowsMetro style app is tailored for the user experience that's introduced in Windows 8 Consumer Preview. Every great Metro style app follows certain design principles that make it look more beautiful, feel more responsive, and behave more intuitively than a traditional desktop app. Before you start creating a Metro style app, we recommend that you read about the design philosophy of the new model. You can find more info at Designing Metro style apps.
Here, we introduce essential code and concepts to help you use C++ to develop a Metro style app that has a UI that's defined in Extensible Application Markup Language (XAML).
If you'd rather use another programming language, see:
Create your first Metro style app using JavaScript
Create your first Metro style app using C# or Visual Basic
Objectives
Before we start coding, let's look at some of the features and design principles that you can use to build a Metro style app with C++. It will also be helpful to look at how Microsoft Visual Studio 11 Express Beta for Windows 8 supports the design and development work. And it's important to understand how and when to use the Visual C++ component extensions (C++/CX) to simplify the work of coding against the Windows Runtime. Our example app is a blog reader that downloads and displays data from an RSS 2.0 or Atom 1.0 feed.
This article is designed so that you can follow the steps to create the app yourself. By the time you complete this tutorial, you'll be prepared to build your own Metro style app by using XAML and C++.
Comparing C++ desktop apps to Metro style apps
If you're coming from a background in Windows desktop programming with C++, you'll probably find some aspects of Metro style app programming to be very familiar, and other aspects that require some learning.
What's the same?
You're still coding in C++, and you can access the STL, the CRT, and any other C++ libraries, except that you can't invoke certain functions directly, such as those related to file I/O.
If you're used to visual designers, you can still use them. If you're used to coding UI by hand, you can hand-code your XAML.
You're still creating apps that use Windows operating system types and your own custom types.
You're still using the Visual Studio debugger, profiler, and other development tools.
You're still creating apps that are compiled to native machine code by the Visual C++ compiler. Metro style apps in C++ don't execute in a managed runtime environment.
What's new?
The design principles for Metro style apps are very different from those for desktop apps. Window borders, labels, dialog boxes, and so on, are de-emphasized. Content is foremost. Great Metro style apps incorporate these principles from the very beginning of the planning stage. For more info, see Planning Your App.
You're using XAML to define the entire UI. The separation between UI and core program logic is much clearer in a Metro style app than in an MFC or Win32 app. Other people can work on the appearance of the UI in the XAML file while you're working on the behavior in the code file.
You're primarily programming against a new, easy-to-navigate, object-oriented API, the Windows Runtime, although Win32 is still available for some functionality.
When you use Windows Runtime objects, you're (typically) using C++/CX, which provides special syntax to create and access Windows Runtime objects in a way that enables C++ exception handling, delegates, events, and automatic reference counting of dynamically created objects. When you use C++/CX, the details of the underlying COM and Windows architecture are almost completely hidden from your app code. But if you prefer, you can program directly against the COM interfaces by using the Windows Runtime C++ Temp
I'm a programmer and I can't sleep because I'm thinking about stuff (bugs, better algos, etc).
Maybe this is a problem for authors or artists too.
Not to mention the suicide of one of the guys. I think it was built on such faddy stuff because the developers were in college. ;) Java might actually be a good choice.
Lets start again with COBOL
Apps are written in Python. There are currently about 250 now.
I was shocked when I saw a friend's AppleTV... there was no web browser - stay in the garden children.
It would be cool if Google had farms like this all over the world. Then they could stream the content on YouTube. We could watch euro soccer matches for example.
Or unfiltered news from the middle east, etc.
Seems handy when you have multiple variables with the same(ish) value:
double dSomething = 123.4;
int iSomething = dSomething;
char szSomething[100];
snprintf(szSomething, sizeof(szSomething), "%d", iSomething);
I enjoy code like:
{url: url}
- Lock picks
- That crowbar-like tool for breaking into cars
- bombs
- guns
- drug pipes
- micky mouse ears
etc
That's pretty amazing. Its too bad we have all this amazing tech for gas (which will run out). Imagine where we'd be if all the smart minds were working on something better.
Academic journals could do with a reboot too.
Then there is condensation and mildew.
Maybe if its on top of the real window it could work for some limited purpose.
The hate that kind of thing too. Just because we have the resolution to do that doesn't mean we should. Its like a video game.
I wonder if there is a market there. If some body could make a really small graphics card. With very lower power consumption. It might even turn itself off once the system is booted. Perhaps it might not even do graphics - but just provide what the POST is looking for.
It doesn't even have to be an attempt at a useful app. Just send some data to that server.
I hope the kernel doesn't depend on any hardcoded paths in the filesystem. Besides /proc and /system.
Looks good. Like a Mac. But all lowercase, please.
This makes sense to me. All those extra directories had historical reasons but time marches on.
Ironic that Facebook (The walled garden company) is behind this.
Maybe need a new word: programineer.
You are a senior programineer!
like dragons and Buddha. (Joke. I know its at Siggraph Asia.)
My driving teacher told me that you should know what's behind you at all times.
Does it work yet?