Slashback: Voting, Suing, Retiring

Slashback tonight brings you an update on Intel honcho Gordon Moore (whose famous observation will probably be written about in histories of the 20th century); more news on the state of 802.11 security; a word or three on Linuxgruven; and the odd link on election technologies to leave dimpled chads in the past.

What's the frequency, Kenneth? Maybe the analogies will just never stop, but Jethro73 points to this piece with "802.11's security issues compared to Swiss Cheese ...?"

The downside of all the attention being focused on the problems with 802.11 is that by the time there are some networks on my block to piggyback on, the holes will all be gone;)

Hopefully one of the last words here ... Rivendahl directs you attention to "this link to the StlToday.com web site giving a brief summary of a pending lawsuit against Linuxgruven.com, Inc. A bit of rumor says the owners cannot be found and perhaps fled. While I'd rather not report rumor, I would like to make sure the people Linuxgruven.com, Inc. has burned hear about them going down in flames and let them know also of the pending lawsuits. I don't know how much ex-employees may get out of it but at least spread the word, please. I know the teachers at Linuxgruven.com, Inc. teach their students to read /."

So it's time to put my Linuxgruven bumperstickers on eBay? Maybe they will mate with the LinuxOne distribution ...

Next year he'll be only half as old, though. cnkeller writes: "Gordon Moore has hit the maximum age of employment at Intel. As of May, he'll only be an honorary employee. Story here"

Please pick your poison; after that it's your fault. Erik Nilsson points to four informative articles about that which we Americans might prefer to hear nothing more about for a few years: voting, elections software, and Internet voting.

In 'No Easy Answers,' Lorrie Faith Cranor surveys elections technology, evaluates the prospects for Internet voting, and makes recommendations for action.

'Why Has Voting Technology Failed Us?' examines the performance of existing systems, and considers the prospects for improvement.

In 'Sweden to Experiment with E-voting,' Anders Olsson reports on Sweden's current electoral experiments.

In 'System Integrity Revisited,' Rebecca Mercuri and Peter Neumann examine the reasons why current voting systems have failed. They call on computer professionals to contribute their expertise to an informed discussion."

The upshot is still that there are no easy answers to ensuring that elections are accurate and fair.

Comments

Too bad about Moore...

[waldoj]

Gordon Moore has hit the maximum age of employment at Intel. As of May, he'll only be an honorary employee.

That's a shame -- his efficiency doubles every 18 months, I'm told. Think of all he could accomplish!

Waldo

Please no electronic elections

[PD]

Without a clear trail of accountability and easy auditing, nobody's going to trust it. It doesn't matter if the system is mathematically foolproof. The system needs to be simple in implementation because the dumbest voter needs to understand how it works. If the system is too complicated, then ignorant people won't trust it. Even a lot of smart people won't trust it.

Don't let the problem with chads fool us into thinking that a good paper based system is impossible.

Gordon Moore's next job?

[imac.usr]

Surely someone with his experience qualifies for this position.


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I don't mean to be naive

[Dancin_Santa]

But doesn't a "mandatory retirement age" smack of ageism and be wholly illegal?

Dancin Santa

Honorary employee?

[silent_poop]

Is that like Milton from Office Space? Will Gordon be forever damned to wander the basement of Intel pondering the location of his stapler?

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