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Author Archives: James Clayton
Could the Electoral Commission clarify…?
Dear Sir or Madam, I notice that No to AV are claiming that, should the alternative vote be implemented following the forthcoming referendum, expensive counting machines would be required to count elections. Having previously volunteered to count AV elections at … Continue reading
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Tagged AV, Electoral Commission, Electoral Reform, Lies, No to AV, Politics, Referendum
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#No2AV Lie of the Week: Part 1
In the top right hand corner of No to AV’s new web site is a box headed weekly reason to vote no
. If the tactics of the no campaign so far are anything to go on, there’s no reason to expect that a single one of them will be true. And thus begins a new weekly series here.
This week’s reason
is the Lib Dems would always be a part of a coalition government.
It’s simply not supported by the facts. There is no reason to expect that coalitions would be any more or less likely under AV than they are under the current First Past the Post system. Australia, which uses AV has had two coalitions in the last hundred years, compared to the five we’ve had here. Canada, which uses FPTP, has had eleven.
The myth of the ‘miserable little compromise’
Before the election last May Nick Clegg famously described the Alternative Vote as a miserable little compromise. Those who have a vested interest in keeping Britain’s political system broken are making much of that statement, as though compromise were in … Continue reading
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Tagged AV, Electoral Reform, Miserable little compromise, Nick Clegg, PR, STV
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Sutcliffe’s Shame
Woo. The Telegraph and Argus published my letter: Last week, while most of us were enjoying the Christmas break, No to AV named and shamed 114 Labour MPs intending to vote for the status quo in May’s referendum on the … Continue reading
Previously-Owned HD Coffins
Dear LucasArts, Thanks for releasing the Monkey Island special editions. It’s great to be able to play through the games again on modern systems, with all the beautiful new artwork and voice acting. They look beautiful, the second one especially. … Continue reading
The phishers are getting pretty brazen
This is incredible: JAMES, PLEASE FILL OUT AND FAX BACK TO ME AT:#(212)737-4608 THANKS, ROY WK#212-737-4850 ALTER REALTY CO. Bldg: ____________________ Unit#: __________ rent: $_________________ security: $______________ term:_______/_______/_______ to ________/________/________ Broker Name: _______________ Office Phone: _______________ RESIDENTIAL RENTAL APPLICATION Applicants’ … Continue reading
Welcome to the future
In the very first PC magazine I bought in 1993 there was a review of Syndicate. It featured a screenshot very much like the one above, with the caption “In the future it’s always 2am and raining.” Welcome to the … Continue reading
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Tagged Gaming, PC Review magazine, Politics, Syndicate, UK General Election 2010
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Steam Mac Beta Framerate Comparison
As promised, I re-downloaded the Windows versions of Team Fortress 2 and Portal and ran some framerate comparisons. In Portal running on Vista under Boot Camp, I get a fairly steady mid 20s to low 30s FPS at 1680×1050, using … Continue reading
Lets Play: Steam client for Mac OS X
Update 4:24am: The ‘not much to say’ thing is no longer true. See the last couple of paragraphs for details of the first third-party titles coming to Steam for the Mac My invitation to the Steam for Mac beta came … Continue reading
It’s a little untidy round here
Forced into exile by the closure of Blogger’s FTP service, I’ve switched this site over to running on WordPress. It’s something I’d meant to do for years, but the shove from Google has finally given me a reason. It also … Continue reading
Posted in Site News
Tagged Blogger, Google, Mac, Spherical Bowl, Steam, Steam Mac Beta, Wordpress
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