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San Diego Diebold Poll Worker's Report Posted
James Renken writes "I was a poll worker in San Diego for this year's primary election. It was the county's first using Diebold voting machines, and as you may have heard, we ran into some problems! My full report of the goings-on can be found at Live from the Nuke Free Zone. Enjoy!"
You post the full text in case the site gets Slashdotted so we can call read it.
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What part of Voting means exactly doodle-squat nowadays is beyond the comprehension of the ~30% of voters who keep tilting at that windmill? This is new?
What, you say, some corporation introduced a electronic voting system that is insecure? Well, Breaking News: All of the voting systems are fundamentally insecure. You can't secure any system that relies on human interaction at some point. There's always someone smart enough to break it.
This country is going to hell like a ferret sliding on a 60 deg ice slope. Naval contemplation at it's finest. Sure, give the power to determine policy to the masses. Bells&Whistles meant to placate the lobbyists will be the most gentle immediate side-effect. That's a war we can't win, folks. No matter what side we're on.
Oh shit, there goes my karma. Whoop de fucking doo.
If I sound angry, well.... maybe I'm fucking near postal. Deal with it. Be afraid. Be very afraid....because I'm not alone by any means.
SB
It's old. The more humans I meet, the more I like my cats. At least they are honest.
i STILL would like to send a shout-out to mah west sac peeps! more specifically: DieBold Election Systems 1300 South River Road, Suite 135, West Sacramento CA, 95691 btw, u can mark shit off topic all you want, but when you spend all your time analyzing someone else's shitty job we get nothing done. you want change? do something about it! and at times complaining or writing do loops just doesn't cut it! -grep_who