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Comment on Implementing Schulze STV by Markus Schulze

Markus Schulze — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 21:26:45 +0000

Here in Germany, I promote districts with 8-13 seats each, plus a proportional compensation on the national level.

See:
http://home.versanet.de/~chris1-schulze/schulze4.pdf
http://home.versanet.de/~chris1-schulze/schulze5.pdf

Comment on Implementing Schulze STV by Brad Beattie

Brad Beattie — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 21:07:12 +0000

In practice, how many seats do you find are necessary for the results to match up in most cases? German parliament is something around 600+, but I start to notice a slowness when M>5.

Comment on Implementing Schulze STV by Markus Schulze

Markus Schulze — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 20:39:44 +0000

The winners of the Schulze STV method are almost always identical to the first candidates of the Schulze proportional ranking. Therefore, when the number of seats M is large, it makes sense to recommend that the Schulze proportional ranking should be calculated and that the first M candidates of this ranking should be elected.

Actually, here in Germany, I promote the Schulze proportional ranking method rather than the Schulze STV method. The reason: In Germany, house monotonicity is considered very important; and proportional ranking methods are house monotonic while STV methods are not house monotonic.

See:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apportionment_paradox

Comment on Sesame ginger cookies by Mom

Mom — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 23:20:57 +0000

Thanks son…great cookies:)

Comment on Pumpkin cheesecake cupcake by Brad Beattie

Brad Beattie — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:46:38 +0000

Yeah, I think so. The recipe originally had it in one spring form, but I didn’t adjust the time/temperature at all.

Comment on Pumpkin cheesecake cupcake by Mom

Mom — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:58:59 +0000

Sounds great! You are a creative cook. Question: Might it work too in a spring form pan making one big “cup”?

Comment on Carrot and coriander soup by Mom

Mom — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:33:12 +0000

A real hit with your beer batter bread

Comment on Partitioning searching from processing by Phil Dufault

Phil Dufault — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:26:28 +0000

Using xargs with find is for noobs!

Comment on Making electoral reform sticky by homunq

homunq — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 00:38:18 +0000

You’re right, if you give the impression that you are against the “team” people identify with, that is bad. But the truth is that there are real bad guys rationally opposing electoral reform. A good, popular politician has everything to gain from electoral reform; but a corrupt politician who relies on mudslinging to win, a political consultant who makes a living manipulating the system, and a monopolistic corporation running a two-party puppet show have real reasons to oppose it.

My point is that people are more motivated to punish an evildoer than they are to correct an abstract injustice. The injustice, you can fix it later; the profit-taking evildoer must be punished NOW or they’ll grow stronger.

So how’s this: heading “cleanliness contests”, two panels. One says “2 person” and has a muddy “winner” standing over a muddier opponent; the other says “3 person” has the same two, impeccably dressed, and a third who’s not quite as clean….

OK, it’s not good enough, but do you get the idea?

Comment on Condorcet and later-no-harm by homunq

homunq — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:47:32 +0000

I made a page about it on the electorama wiki