IRV is a bad choice for a couple reasons. As you mentioned, it's a mathematical nightmare which favors insincere voting. Second, and more importantly for practical reasons, it would require a huge voter-education campaign and billions of dollars worth of new balloting equipment.
I prefer Approval Voting. It has significant advantages over Plurality, IRV and (IMO) other ranking methods:
It's simple to explain
It's a strict superset of plurality, so anyone who votes the old way will still be valid
It's supported by voting machines designed for plurality
There are no paradoxes, and no situations where voting against your favorite candidate is a good strategy
spammers are using a public resource, created and paid for in large part by the US Government.
this is about protecting rights. Your right to spam ends the moment you infringe my network (aka property rights) to do it.
the free market might be able to mitigate the problem (by selling email filtering tools) but it is deeply unlikely to solve the problem (aka new email protocols).
If it were up to pseudo-libertarians like you, the internet today would be like AOL circa 1985 -- a balkanized mess of incompatible corporate-owned protocols. Governmental standards bodies are probably the most effective way to manage shared communications resources.
I love my Macs, but I must say that Apple's software releases are needlessly rude to outside developers. Adobe is absolutely right that if Apple starts making a product within your market space, you are going to have a bad time competing on the Mac platform.
However, I'm not upset about the FCP vs Premiere (vs Avid) battle for pro video tools. Pro apps are high-intensity and high-cost; only the big boys can compete there to begin with. As far as I'm concerned, "Go FCP! Faster pussycat, kill kill!"
The market that really bugs me is the free iApps. Lots of smaller developers get hammered every time Steve Jobs decides to give away some new toy during a keynote speech.
What would make much more sense, IMO, is to follow the Safari/WebCore model. Replace all of the iApps with "iCore" libraries and public APIs. Then the actual iPhoto application would be a tiny cocoa shell that calls/Library/Frameworks/PhotoCore.framework. Along with iMovie, FCP and FCX could call on MovieCore, and so on.
It's a win-win situation. So... why won't it happen?
I specifically said the string ") Gecko/". Safari contains the string "like Gecko)", which sets it apart.
As for Netscape (6+) and Camino, they ARE Gecko, so why would you need to sub-detect them? Any browser-specific code you've got for Mozilla/Netscape/Camino/etc should be identical.
But if you're really that obsessive, you should grab the source code for Analog and see how a group of web experts do it.
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Stupid textured windows. Am I really the only one who minds that Steve Jobs is violating his own freaking guidelines?
This window style has been designed specifically for use byâ"and is therefore best suited toâ"applications that provide an interface for a digital peripheral, such as a camera, or an interface for managing data shared with digital peripherals, such as the Address Book application.
This appearance may also be appropriate for applications that strive to re-create a familiar physical deviceâ"the Calculator application, for example. Avoid using the textured window appearance in applications or utilities that are unrelated to digital peripherals or to the data associated with these devices.
Within an application, the textured window appearance should be limited to the primary application window.
Consistent UI standards are one of the main reasons the Mac succeeded. The man should at least have the decency to change the HIG rather than ignore it.
Holy Crap, these G5s are going to be $$$
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PPC970, DDR3200, PCI-X 133, HyperTransport, Serial ATA, optical audio, and AGP 8x with FX5200 or Radeon9600Pro video. The specs are freaking insanely great. But at what price?
toolset hasn't been ported to Linux, mostly because Borland supposedly didn't come through with a compiler
No. The Toolset didn't get ported mostly because Bioware chose to write it using a Windows-only tool (in this case, Borland). Then they spent then next year or so lying to the Mac and Linux fanbase that NWN was still on track to be 100% triple-compatible.
Really, I'm quite impressed that they bothered to complete the Mac and Linux clients at all. But half a game, for full price, a year late, is not something I'm willing to buy.
You're looking at PCI-X 2.0, which will run at 266/533MHz (and higher) when it's released. The PCI-X 1.0 spec (66/133MHz) is not as insanely fast as 2.0 or Express, but it has the slight advantage of being already in use.
Caveat: I am not a baseball fan. Any game that is 99% just standing or walking does not deserve to be called "athletic" or "sport". Same with golf and curling.
I say screw cameras and use IR lasers. Set up racks of horizontal and vertical lasers with parallel beams across (and down onto) home plate, set to unique pulse signatures. Analysis of the reflection determines the ball's exact location, which is then easily compared to a table of a batter's officially calculated strike zone.
Umpires have plenty of other roles in the game. They don't need this one, when machines can do the job more effectively. Line judges in tennis, on the other hand...
Are there some added features that Mozilla doesn't include?
One main feature: the name "Netscape". It's still widely recognized, and ordinary non-techies are more likely to try it than some crazy lizard thing.
But for the purposes of anyone with at least the technical knowledge of a Slashdot reader (yes, this is a very low bar I'm setting), Mozilla is a better choice.
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doesn't seem to work with the dynamic menus we use. It's as though all menu options are written on top of each other.
As a bugzilla member who's worked on a lot of evangelism bugs, I can tell you that the problem is 99% likely to be bad DHTML on your site. Please post the URL here, or submit it to Bugzilla for investigation.
BTW, the exact symptoms you describe are often seen in HierMenus 4.0, due to non-compliant CSS-P. If your site uses HierMenus, updating to v4.2 or higher will fix the problem.
even with opensource, what the users wants is not met
Well the whole point of open source is that if the users really want a feature or bugfix, they can write it themselves. For example, I very much want live image-blocking alerts to come back (it was removed due to bugginess in Moz 0.9ish), but I don't have the time/skill/resources, so I shut up and wait.
This could be a good test of the new anti-spam laws.
Well, except that they haven't been enacted yet, and there's this little thing called Ex Post Facto. Also, the most effective anti-spam bills are unfortunately not the most likely to pass Congress:
effectively made X-Box an 'also-ran' in the console business.
But remember that everyone said the exact same thing about the first two versions of Windows, three versions of IE, and various numbers of pretty much every Microsoft product's early offerings. What they lack in creativity and quality control, MS makes up for with tenacity, huge budget cushions, and an eensy weensy bit of illegal monopoly abuse.
Yes, Xbox (v1) is losing $1 billion/year. They're basically giving it away in an effort to kill off competing consoles. Expect Xbox2 to continue losing money while adding Media Center functionality.
This will set the stage for Xbox3 to control the market for pervasive household computing. It will run your entire home and automatically re-order milk from the local grocery partner. Sure, a couple homes might burn down when they get 0WNED or BSOD. Luckily your MS-TV will filter such news by default, to protect your sense of well-being.
Spending billions to gain a new monopoly over the course of multiple versions is standard procedure for Microsoft. They did it with Windows, with Explorer, with Office, and in Soviet America they'll do it with YOU.
A US-only law would still shut down at least half of the worst spammers. But more importantly, Senator Schumer is proposing both a US law and an international treaty.
don't want customers thinking that MS is at fault when really it's the PC emulator that's to blame
In my experience providing tech support to students running Windows apps in VPC, I have encountered exactly ZERO errors that were the fault of the emulator. Every single problem (other than helping a Mac user configure Windows) was a faithful bug-for-bug emulation of known errors experienced by physical PCs.
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I prefer Approval Voting. It has significant advantages over Plurality, IRV and (IMO) other ranking methods:
Yeah, we wouldn't want the "gubmint" to do anything stupid and wasteful, like pay for the internet to be created and then pay for the internet to be publically available .
If it were up to pseudo-libertarians like you, the internet today would be like AOL circa 1985 -- a balkanized mess of incompatible corporate-owned protocols. Governmental standards bodies are probably the most effective way to manage shared communications resources.- Spertus v Kozmo
- Ferguson v Friendfinder
- California v PW Marketing LLC
Next question?However, I'm not upset about the FCP vs Premiere (vs Avid) battle for pro video tools. Pro apps are high-intensity and high-cost; only the big boys can compete there to begin with. As far as I'm concerned, "Go FCP! Faster pussycat, kill kill!"
The market that really bugs me is the free iApps. Lots of smaller developers get hammered every time Steve Jobs decides to give away some new toy during a keynote speech.
What would make much more sense, IMO, is to follow the Safari/WebCore model. Replace all of the iApps with "iCore" libraries and public APIs. Then the actual iPhoto application would be a tiny cocoa shell that calls /Library/Frameworks/PhotoCore.framework. Along with iMovie, FCP and FCX could call on MovieCore, and so on.
It's a win-win situation. So... why won't it happen?Post your IP range and the sites blocking you, someone will tell you what the problem is.
As for Netscape (6+) and Camino, they ARE Gecko, so why would you need to sub-detect them? Any browser-specific code you've got for Mozilla/Netscape/Camino/etc should be identical.
But if you're really that obsessive, you should grab the source code for Analog and see how a group of web experts do it.
Bah. My watch will never need a battery change.
Consistent UI standards are one of the main reasons the Mac succeeded. The man should at least have the decency to change the HIG rather than ignore it.
PPC970, DDR3200, PCI-X 133, HyperTransport, Serial ATA, optical audio, and AGP 8x with FX5200 or Radeon9600Pro video. The specs are freaking insanely great. But at what price?
No. The Toolset didn't get ported mostly because Bioware chose to write it using a Windows-only tool (in this case, Borland). Then they spent then next year or so lying to the Mac and Linux fanbase that NWN was still on track to be 100% triple-compatible.
Really, I'm quite impressed that they bothered to complete the Mac and Linux clients at all. But half a game, for full price, a year late, is not something I'm willing to buy.You're looking at PCI-X 2.0, which will run at 266/533MHz (and higher) when it's released. The PCI-X 1.0 spec (66/133MHz) is not as insanely fast as 2.0 or Express, but it has the slight advantage of being already in use.
I say screw cameras and use IR lasers. Set up racks of horizontal and vertical lasers with parallel beams across (and down onto) home plate, set to unique pulse signatures. Analysis of the reflection determines the ball's exact location, which is then easily compared to a table of a batter's officially calculated strike zone.
Umpires have plenty of other roles in the game. They don't need this one, when machines can do the job more effectively. Line judges in tennis, on the other hand...One main feature: the name "Netscape". It's still widely recognized, and ordinary non-techies are more likely to try it than some crazy lizard thing.
But for the purposes of anyone with at least the technical knowledge of a Slashdot reader (yes, this is a very low bar I'm setting), Mozilla is a better choice.As a bugzilla member who's worked on a lot of evangelism bugs, I can tell you that the problem is 99% likely to be bad DHTML on your site. Please post the URL here, or submit it to Bugzilla for investigation.
BTW, the exact symptoms you describe are often seen in HierMenus 4.0, due to non-compliant CSS-P. If your site uses HierMenus, updating to v4.2 or higher will fix the problem.
What's so hard about grepping for /\) Gecko\// ? It's way easier than, say, bowling for dollars.
Well the whole point of open source is that if the users really want a feature or bugfix, they can write it themselves. For example, I very much want live image-blocking alerts to come back (it was removed due to bugginess in Moz 0.9ish), but I don't have the time/skill/resources, so I shut up and wait.
Well, except that they haven't been enacted yet, and there's this little thing called Ex Post Facto. Also, the most effective anti-spam bills are unfortunately not the most likely to pass Congress:
- Schumer's bill endorsed by CAUCE
- Schumer seeks international anti-spam treaty
But Tauzin's pro-spam bill will probably get the votes.Here's a few:
Trend? No, this is not a trend. This is merely Bioware's partial answer to the claim they made three years ago.
-- Bioware's official NWN FAQ, until it was changed late June 2002 (after the Windows version went gold)Those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it.
But remember that everyone said the exact same thing about the first two versions of Windows, three versions of IE, and various numbers of pretty much every Microsoft product's early offerings. What they lack in creativity and quality control, MS makes up for with tenacity, huge budget cushions, and an eensy weensy bit of illegal monopoly abuse.
This will set the stage for Xbox3 to control the market for pervasive household computing. It will run your entire home and automatically re-order milk from the local grocery partner. Sure, a couple homes might burn down when they get 0WNED or BSOD. Luckily your MS-TV will filter such news by default, to protect your sense of well-being.
Spending billions to gain a new monopoly over the course of multiple versions is standard procedure for Microsoft. They did it with Windows, with Explorer, with Office, and in Soviet America they'll do it with YOU.
A US-only law would still shut down at least half of the worst spammers. But more importantly, Senator Schumer is proposing both a US law and an international treaty.
In my experience providing tech support to students running Windows apps in VPC, I have encountered exactly ZERO errors that were the fault of the emulator. Every single problem (other than helping a Mac user configure Windows) was a faithful bug-for-bug emulation of known errors experienced by physical PCs.
Oh well, if you're right then I guess MPEG4IP doesn't exist.
Oops.