== Quote from Steven Schveighoffer (schveiguy@yahoo.com)'s article
> On Thu, 09 Jun 2011 17:27:14 -0400, Brad Anderson <eco@gnuk.net> wrote:
> > A lot of technical groups that do voting use the Schulze method < http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schulze_method>.  Similar to IRV but technically better.  I'm not sure how easy it is to do in practice.
> That looks cool, but we need a proven piece of software to do it :)
> I'd vote for that method.
> -Steve

Looks similar very similar to AV, which doesn't need a piece of software to count (though obviously it helps ;).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_Vote

On 6/9/2011 12:21 PM, Steven Schveighoffer wrote:
> We're developers, not politicians :) If you allow this, then we'll have to start
> creating youtube ads showing the other articles' past records of infidelity and
> such, and it just turns ugly.

I only ask that the sexting stay off this n.g.!

On 6/9/2011 12:57 PM, Daniel Gibson wrote:
> ("If I win I port a D compiler to ARM/iOS" would really make sense, when
> the price is an iPad - it's kind of ironic anyway that the price is a
> kind of computer that isn't supported by D)

I thought a t-shirt as a prize would be awfully lame!

On 10/06/2011 00:36, Iain Buclaw wrote:
> == Quote from Steven Schveighoffer (schveiguy@yahoo.com)'s article
>> On Thu, 09 Jun 2011 17:27:14 -0400, Brad Anderson<eco@gnuk.net>  wrote:
>>> A lot of technical groups that do voting use the Schulze method<
>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schulze_method>.  Similar to IRV but
>>> technically better.  I'm not sure how easy it is to do in practice.
>> That looks cool, but we need a proven piece of software to do it :)
>> I'd vote for that method.
>> -Steve
>
> Looks similar very similar to AV, which doesn't need a piece of software to count
> (though obviously it helps ;).
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_Vote

AV, also known as IRV (see above) :D

-- 
Robert
http://octarineparrot.com/

On 6/10/11 1:36 AM, Iain Buclaw wrote:
> == Quote from Steven Schveighoffer (schveiguy@yahoo.com)'s article
>> On Thu, 09 Jun 2011 17:27:14 -0400, Brad Anderson<eco@gnuk.net>  wrote:
>>> A lot of technical groups that do voting use the Schulze method<
>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schulze_method>.  Similar to IRV but
>>> technically better.  I'm not sure how easy it is to do in practice.
>> That looks cool, but we need a proven piece of software to do it :)
>> I'd vote for that method.
>> -Steve
>
> Looks similar very similar to AV, which doesn't need a piece of software to count
> (though obviously it helps ;).
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_Vote

This might also be a nice starting point for further exploring the topic:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single-winner_voting_system#Comparison_of_single-winner_election_methods

David

On Thu, 09 Jun 2011 19:35:41 -0400, Walter Bright <newshound2@digitalmars.com> wrote:

> On 6/9/2011 12:57 PM, Daniel Gibson wrote:
>> ("If I win I port a D compiler to ARM/iOS" would really make sense, when
>> the price is an iPad - it's kind of ironic anyway that the price is a
>> kind of computer that isn't supported by D)
>
> I thought a t-shirt as a prize would be awfully lame!

"I wrote this article on D, and all I got was this lousy!T shirt"

-Steve

On 6/9/11 6:40 PM, Steven Schveighoffer wrote:
> On Thu, 09 Jun 2011 19:35:41 -0400, Walter Bright
> <newshound2@digitalmars.com> wrote:
>
>> On 6/9/2011 12:57 PM, Daniel Gibson wrote:
>>> ("If I win I port a D compiler to ARM/iOS" would really make sense, when
>>> the price is an iPad - it's kind of ironic anyway that the price is a
>>> kind of computer that isn't supported by D)
>>
>> I thought a t-shirt as a prize would be awfully lame!
>
> "I wrote this article on D, and all I got was this lousy!T shirt"
>
> -Steve

Post o' the month.

Andrei

Am 10.06.2011 01:35, schrieb Walter Bright:
> On 6/9/2011 12:57 PM, Daniel Gibson wrote:
>> ("If I win I port a D compiler to ARM/iOS" would really make sense, when the price is an iPad - it's kind of ironic anyway that the price is a kind of computer that isn't supported by D)
> 
> I thought a t-shirt as a prize would be awfully lame!

Hmm D t-shirts would actually be kind of cool (maybe not as first price
in an article contest but in general).
Ever thought about selling D merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stuff like that)?

On 2011-06-09 16:40, Steven Schveighoffer wrote:
> On Thu, 09 Jun 2011 19:35:41 -0400, Walter Bright
> 
> <newshound2@digitalmars.com> wrote:
> > On 6/9/2011 12:57 PM, Daniel Gibson wrote:
> >> ("If I win I port a D compiler to ARM/iOS" would really make sense, when the price is an iPad - it's kind of ironic anyway that the price is a kind of computer that isn't supported by D)
> > 
> > I thought a t-shirt as a prize would be awfully lame!
> 
> "I wrote this article on D, and all I got was this lousy!T shirt"

LOL. Good one. Now I want that t-shirt...

- Jonathan M Davis

On 10/06/2011 00:56, Daniel Gibson wrote:
> Am 10.06.2011 01:35, schrieb Walter Bright:
>> On 6/9/2011 12:57 PM, Daniel Gibson wrote:
>>> ("If I win I port a D compiler to ARM/iOS" would really make sense, when
>>> the price is an iPad - it's kind of ironic anyway that the price is a
>>> kind of computer that isn't supported by D)
>>
>> I thought a t-shirt as a prize would be awfully lame!
>
> Hmm D t-shirts would actually be kind of cool (maybe not as first price
> in an article contest but in general).
> Ever thought about selling D merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stuff like that)?

Not hugely complete, but: http://digitalmars.com/gift/index.html

-- 
Robert
http://octarineparrot.com/