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Instant Runoff Voting - Contest #2Instant Runoff Voting (IRV) is a fascinating way to run an election. The basic idea is that voters rank the candidates and the votes for th… Started by Michael LevinLatest Reply |
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Instant Runoff Voting - Contest #2Instant Runoff Voting (IRV) is a fascinating way to run an election. The basic idea is that voters rank the candidates and the votes for th… Started by Michael Levin |
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Apr 5, 2010 Reply by Dan Lackey |
Apps for Healthy KidsOn President Obama’s first full day in office, he called for recommendations to make the Federal Government more transparent, participatory… Started by Michael Levin |
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Wari - Contest #1Senegal is a land of magic and mystery. People there use their heads for recreation! How? Well, here's an example. The photo you see abov… Started by Michael Levin |
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Feb 17, 2010 Reply by Lamine Ba |
Happy 10th year, JCertif!
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By Leela KumiliCloudflare Turns CI Pipelines into TypeScript Workflows
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By Mark Silvestershadcn Brings Conversational Primitives to shadcn/ui with New Chat Components
Shadcn, a design engineer at Vercel, has introduced new components for chat interfaces within the shadcn/ui project. This release includes components like MessageScroller and Message, focusing on conversation functionality. The approach emphasizes modular design, allowing developers to adapt elements without affecting underlying logic or styles. Support for headless components is also provided.
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