Wouldn't they have to provide tech support for people trying to read their USPS emails? That's a LOT of stupid people asking a LOT of stupid questions.
No reason to be nasty. It's a lot of ignorant people asking a lot of ignorant questions.
Basically, the system will cost in insane ammount of money to build, cause a ton of new headaches, and nobody with 4 brain cells is going to use it for anything important. That's not what I would classify as cost effective.
A cost effective "business" run by the government... somebody's dreamin'.
Learning the right touch is important. Over stimulation can short-circuit a mouse's building energy. Remember that it is not just the bump, but both the left and right buttons are extremely sensitive.
You do an excellent job of not naming any mac technologies, good work.
That's because that was not my intention. I was commenting on this statment from the previous post:
Consistent, easy plug and play for hardware.
Installer technology that doesn't give you ulcers.
And since you probably don't use word on the mac, could you tell me your favorite word processor then?
At home on the Mac, Claris Works did everything I needed. On the PC, I have no use for a behemoth like Word. MSWorks does fine. I have been toying with StarOffice though.
At work, we use MSWord. I'm reasonably certain that the software is capable of much more than I (or most of the "office managers") need in a word processor.
How many people do you see who should be allowed to vote, i.e. to determine the very future of our nation?
The answer is simple, ALL OF THEM.
Amendment XV Section 1. The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
But our nation (the US, in my case, and most other modern nations) is founded on the fundamentally incorrect premise that every man's opinion is equally correct (i.e. it has an equal chance of being correct). This is demonstrably wrong.
What do you propose? A test? Some sort of credentials that you must acquire before you are qualified to vote? That's the ticket. Don't allow the uneducated to vote. Most of them are poor anyway. They don't count.
That's absolutely obscene. How long do you think that will last before the unhappy, unrepresented poor overthrow your elitist government?
Sounds like NPR didn't read the report and is working towards a media frenzy.
While urging short-term caution, the California task force, which included election officials and data security experts, said the longer-term outlook for e-voting was good, and that Internet voting could prove particularly attractive to 18-24 year olds, one group of potential voters with a poor turnout at the polls.
Call me cynical, but I don't believe for a second that the politicians want anything to do with a system that increases voter turnout.
Online voting can give us a true democracy with no need for representatives (that don't represent us). We can vote for ourselves! Close the House! Close the Senate! Shut down the Electoral College!
Oh, it's unconstitutional? Of course it is. The founding fathers never saw this coming.
You make it sound as if the current system cannot be hacked.
From the article: ``Votation.com makes elections more secure than existing election systems currently do,'' company Chief Executive Officer Joe Mohen said.
Instructed by my loving mother to go out upon the orchard and seek out a switch. Not too big, not too small, but just the right size to beat my misbehavin' ass.
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Is cracking encryption illegal?
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So, I have to pick between the trees and the mailpersons.
That's a tough one.
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I can see it now... An AOL/TW/EMI merger with the United States Government.
If that wasn't so scary, it'd be funny.
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Wouldn't they have to provide tech support for people trying to read their USPS emails? That's a LOT of stupid people asking a LOT of stupid questions.
No reason to be nasty. It's a lot of ignorant people asking a lot of ignorant questions.
Basically, the system will cost in insane ammount of money to build, cause a ton of new headaches, and nobody with 4 brain cells is going to use it for anything important. That's not what I would classify as cost effective.
A cost effective "business" run by the government... somebody's dreamin'.
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If they're going to assign addresses, they should do it for every PERSON and COMPANY in the U.S., not every physical address
Now, if we could just get the same thing with phone numbers also, we would be set.
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1) Spam will kill trees and fill physical mailboxes.
As if it doesn't already. Most of my mail is spam already. I take piles of the shit to the recycler every month.
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Okay now I'm done..and I likely sound like a freak...but oh well.
Not at all. You sound like a woman that doesn't expect men to apologize for being men.
I'll admit it for us all. We are pigs.
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I couldn't use that stick. It might arouse some latent tendancies that I just don't want to deal with.
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Don't spend too much on that little bump.
Learning the right touch is important. Over stimulation can short-circuit a mouse's building energy. Remember that it is not just the bump, but both the left and right buttons are extremely sensitive.
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Who the hell lives in New Hampshire?
We have bigger counties in this state.
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You do an excellent job of not naming any mac technologies, good work.
That's because that was not my intention. I was commenting on this statment from the previous post:
And since you probably don't use word on the mac, could you tell me your favorite word processor then?
At home on the Mac, Claris Works did everything I needed. On the PC, I have no use for a behemoth like Word. MSWorks does fine. I have been toying with StarOffice though.
At work, we use MSWord. I'm reasonably certain that the software is capable of much more than I (or most of the "office managers") need in a word processor.
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I'm sure they do. :-)
Be sure to use some Juno and Earthlink discs also. They add color. :-)
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I like it. It's the only part of Plus! that I kept.
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How many people do you see who should be allowed to vote, i.e. to determine the very future of our nation?
The answer is simple, ALL OF THEM.
Amendment XV
Section 1. The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
But our nation (the US, in my case, and most other modern nations) is founded on the fundamentally incorrect premise that every man's opinion is equally correct (i.e. it has an equal chance of being correct). This is demonstrably wrong.
What do you propose? A test? Some sort of credentials that you must acquire before you are qualified to vote? That's the ticket. Don't allow the uneducated to vote. Most of them are poor anyway. They don't count.
That's absolutely obscene. How long do you think that will last before the unhappy, unrepresented poor overthrow your elitist government?
cheers,
Sounds like NPR didn't read the report and is working towards a media frenzy.
While urging short-term caution, the California task force, which included election officials and data security experts, said the longer-term outlook for e-voting was good, and that Internet voting could prove particularly attractive to 18-24 year olds, one group of potential voters with a poor turnout at the polls.
Call me cynical, but I don't believe for a second that the politicians want anything to do with a system that increases voter turnout.
Online voting can give us a true democracy with no need for representatives (that don't represent us). We can vote for ourselves! Close the House! Close the Senate! Shut down the Electoral College!
Oh, it's unconstitutional? Of course it is. The founding fathers never saw this coming.
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You make it sound as if the current system cannot be hacked.
From the article: ``Votation.com makes elections more secure than existing election systems currently do,'' company Chief Executive Officer Joe Mohen said.
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Ah yes...
Those were the "good ole days".
Instructed by my loving mother to go out upon the orchard and seek out a switch. Not too big, not too small, but just the right size to beat my misbehavin' ass.
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Don't most films begin as books?
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Troops is hilarious. I think it's one of the best made parodies of Star Wars.
Here's the URL: http://www.theforce.net/troops/
I'm rather curious to see what parodies result from the movie Ender's Game.
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I do already. Those compact discs make nifty coasters.
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Apple achieved "Plug & Play" by controlling the hardware, no matter who made it.
That explains the high cost.
I'm with you. I'll never go back to it.
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Damn straight, baby.
If it weren't for Windows, I'd still be using overpriced Macs.
Joe says it best.
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Absolutely.
Putting a patent on "translucent" dialog boxes is right up there with putting a patent on "one-click" purchasing.
Smack 'em hard.
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Yes... and their are plenty of Windows skins for Mac.
I don't see Microsoft going after Kaleidoscope to remove those.
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