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I don't use either service. I have a facility for uploading files to my web site. If I want to share a file with someone, I simply give them the link, and voila.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010 ----- You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010 ----- When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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The one thing I remember about Dropbox catching my attention years ago is how trivial it was to get access to random a user's files, just by entering semi-random user ID in links and guessing filenames. Whereas with OneDrive, the URLs are so long and complicated it's practically impossible to "guess" by brute-force.
I have no idea whether that's still the case however.
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Game for one with regrets about French actress (6)
Could also be given as: Protection for one with regrets about French actress (6)
98.4% of statistics are made up on the spot.
modified 13-Mar-18 8:17am.
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BARDOT?
It's got DART scrambled in it ...
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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Not quite.
98.4% of statistics are made up on the spot.
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Nope.
98.4% of statistics are made up on the spot.
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Moreau ?
We can’t stop here, this is bat country - Hunter S Thompson RIP
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No.
98.4% of statistics are made up on the spot.
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Nope.
98.4% of statistics are made up on the spot.
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But...but...but...it's both a game of solitaire and protection.
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Rubber
one with regrets - ruer
French actress - Bridget Bordot
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Well done, sir!
The next hint was going to be "Think about French letters!"
98.4% of statistics are made up on the spot.
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I liked rubber for protection
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Hi Folks,
First of all, kudos to all codeproject authors, especially to authors whom I follow. You've been all an inspiration to everyone
I just got a quick question. I've been here for about a year and 9 mos. I've won a few article contest before but up until now I'm not sure how really the system selects the winner. I know about the voting system but I noticed how it is politically driven. I mean if you are a popular author and got many friends, regardless of article content, views and downloads, you will win.
Is it only me who noticed it?
My real question is how the voting get's validated? Aside from votes, does content, views, downloads help on winning?
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That goes for politics too, yet I don't hear the same request there
Anything beyond the popular vote would be the editors' preference. So no, views only help if they create more votes.
Bastard Programmer from Hell
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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Usually Vincent Maverick Durano wrote: if you are a popular author it's because you write good articles. I don't think that a poor article written by a big name would get voted more than a good article from a new member - you said that you won a few article contests before while still not being a popular author so you should know first hand that the system more or less works.
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Well perhaps there were no entry for popular authors when i won the competition.
Buy yeah, what you said made sense. You are recognize and popular because they write good articles.
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I am voting for the best articles, but popular writers have often great articles. Maybe thats why they are so popular?
Sounds like an another henn egg paradoxon
Press F1 for help or google it.
Greetings from Germany
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Vincent Maverick Durano wrote: I noticed how it is politically driven. I mean if you are a popular author and got many friends, regardless of article content, views and downloads, you will win. Do you have any real evidence to support these claims ?
I believe that, in general, this community has a high degree of integrity, and that voting is being done based on perceived technical quality, and educational value.
There are some outstanding technical minds here, who consistently deliver very high quality articles, qa solutions, and forum posts: no surprise they often win the contests, and that they do, indeed, develop a "following."
Voting may also reflect the relevance of article content to current concerns of members.
In other words, it's just like real-life, here.
cheers, Bill
«... thank the gods that they have made you superior to those events which they have not placed within your own control, rendered you accountable for that only which is within you own control For what, then, have they made you responsible? For that which is alone in your own power—a right use of things as they appear.» Discourses of Epictetus Book I:12
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I don't think winning has much to do with author popularity. I've posted a number of articles that I didn't win anything for, and I'm the most popular author here (you should take that statement with a huge grain of 250-million-year-old salt).
I do have to admit that I'm kinda disappointed my SQLXAgent stuff didn't get more than a cursory head-nod of recognition. That was a lot of work. Ah well, what can ya do.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010 ----- You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010 ----- When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
modified 13-Mar-18 8:04am.
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Quote: you should take that statement with a huge grain of about to expire 250-million-year-old salt FFY.
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Noted, but who are you? :p
I had a few articles that I put a lot of effort and hard work too that didnt win. But as you said.. what we can do?
Anyway I’m just asking a question.
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