Aug. 11th, 2010
Stupid idea of the day
Aug. 11th, 2010 02:07 pmIf voting took place over a couple of days, with counting going on simultaneously, and the results available in real time, then this would encourage more people to participate as time went on, if they saw that the result was close, and thus their vote mattered.
Has this ever been tried, and if so, what appalling side-effects did it have?
Has this ever been tried, and if so, what appalling side-effects did it have?
We Rule. Yay!
Aug. 11th, 2010 06:14 pmJulie is currently bored, slightly drunk, and surfing OK Cupid. She's reading out the worst descriptions to me, interspersed with mutterings of "I'm sooo glad I'm not single any more."
And then she did a search of Edinburgh+250 miles, men who like women, age 27-40, sorted by match percentage.
I was top of the list.
It's not like I _believe_ in OK Cupid's rating algorithms. But it's still nice to have the internet on my side :->
And then she did a search of Edinburgh+250 miles, men who like women, age 27-40, sorted by match percentage.
I was top of the list.

It's not like I _believe_ in OK Cupid's rating algorithms. But it's still nice to have the internet on my side :->