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   On 13/11/2016 5:42 AM, Chanzhaiming Chan wrote:   
   > Abraham-Ada's Method   
   >   
   > /*********************************************************/   
   > Hi, folks.   
   >   
   > Do you know how to vote when you DON'T like either   
   > candidates, Richard and Thomas?   
   >   
   > Yes, you are right.  Pick Richard when you don't like   
   > either because 'R' < 'T'.   
   >   
   > If we don't go to vote, they will believe that we are   
   > vanished.   
   >   
   > If we pick one randomly, they will believe that we will   
   > cancel each other and our opinion is mere a noise.   
   >   
   > We, the people who don't like either candidates, should   
   > agree the voting strategy that all of us will pick the   
   > bad bird according to the given name in alphabetical   
   > order from A to Z.   
   >   
   > The idea is to tell them "Give us at least one candidate   
   > we like or whose name is Abraham".   
   >   
   > If the USA still have 10 votes remain and we insist this   
   > voting strategy, I guarantee that we will have a   
   > president we like before the USA die out.   
   >   
   > I don't know if my English skill is good enough to   
   > explain this great idea clearly.  But I believe you can   
   > understand it because you are electrical engineers.   
   >   
   > If you think this great idea will help the USA, please   
   > share it with your family, your friends, your enemies   
   > and anyone you know.   
   >   
   > Have fun.   
   >   
   > /*********************************************************/   
   > /*the Abraham-Ada's Method expressed in C style pseudocode*/   
   >   
   > /*01*/  /* code_001*/   
   > /*02*/  char* vote((char*) candidate[])   
   > /*03*/  {   
   > /*04*/      if (there_is_a_candidate_i_like == TRUE)   
   > /*05*/          return candidate[i_like];   
   > /*06*/      else   
   > /*07*/      {   
   > /*08*/          sort_by_name(candidate);   
   > /*09*/          return candidate[0];   
   > /*10*/      }   
   > /*11*/  }   
   >   
   > /*********************************************************/   
   >   
   > /* The code_001 still has a problem.  If they set up a dummy   
   > or so call 'third party' whose name is Abraham to absorb our   
   > arrows and to defend the Richard and Thomas, our votes will   
   > have no effect because according to code_001 we will pick this   
   > dummy.  And we are still vanished just as we do not go to vote.   
   >   
   > Hence I give the code_002 as a revise.  I think if they want   
   > to sale Richard and Thomas to us, Richard and Thomas will   
   > become the two most well-known candidates. */   
   >   
   > /*01*/  /* code_002 */   
   > /*02*/  char* vote((char*) candidate[])   
   > /*03*/  {   
   > /*04*/      (char*) most_well_known_candidate[2];   
   > /*05*/   
   > /*06*/      if (there_is_a_candidate_i_like == TRUE)   
   > /*07*/          return candidate[i_like];   
   > /*08*/      else   
   > /*09*/      {   
   > /*10*/          most_well_known_candidate[0] =   
   > /*11*/                  the_1st_most_well_known(candidate);   
   > /*12*/          most_well_known_candidate[1] =   
   > /*13*/                  the_2nd_most_well_known(candidate);   
   > /*14*/   
   > /*15*/          sort_by_name(most_well_known_candidate);   
   > /*16*/          return most_well_known_candidate[0];   
   > /*17*/      }   
   > /*18*/  }   
   >   
   > /*********************************************************/   
   >   
   > Example:   
   >   
   > Suppose there are 10,000 voters.  60% or 6000 do not   
   > like Richard or Thomas.  And in the remaining 40% or   
   > 4000, 55% like Thomas, 45% like Richard.   
   >   
   > (1) If this 6000 does not go to vote, then Thomas gets   
   > 4000*55%=2200, Richard gets 4000*45%=1800, Thomas wins.   
   >   
   > (2) If 15% of this 6000, that is 900, goes to vote.  But   
   > they pick one randomly.  Usually according to the normal   
   > distribution law, Richard or Thomas will get approximately   
   > same points.  Let's assume Richard gets 467 and Thomas   
   > gets 433.  Then Richard, 1800+467=2267, Thomas,   
   > 2200+433=2633. Thomas wins.   
   >   
   > Even 6000 is a large number, but they will not affect   
   > the result because they cancel each other.  They do not   
   > matter.   
   >   
   > (3) If 15% of this 6000, that is 900, goes to vote.  They   
   > all pick Richard according to code_002 when they do not   
   > like either.  Then Richard gets 1800+900=2700, and Thomas   
   > still gets 2200, Richard wins and Thomas loses.   
   >   
   > After the boss of the election game in the background   
   > knows the code_002, next time he/she will give you a   
   > bird you like or a bird whose name is Abraham and no   
   > one want to be the second bird whose losing can be   
   > predicted.  And this election game can not fool people   
   > again.   
   >   
   > We just push the boat according to the flow.  That is   
   > the point.   
   >   
   > YES, WE HAVE BEEN FOOLED FOR MORE THAN 200 YEARS.   
   >   
   > /*********************************************************/   
   > /*********************************************************/   
   >   
      
      
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