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  1. Wisconsin Election Board decertified Touchscreens on Doubting Electronic Voting · · Score: 3, Interesting

    In January, 2002 the State Elections Board approved two touch screen voting systems, the ES&S Votronic
    DRE and the GBS Accu-Touch EBS 100 DRE.


    This spring I raised the system integrity issues with the Board, and persuaded them to revoke the certifications.


    It helped that after garnering over 10% in the last race for Governor, the Wisconsin Libertarian Party was able to place a representative on the Board, the only 3d Party State Elections Official in the US.

  2. Why did they use a curtain? on Stupid Censorship, Stupid Security · · Score: 1

    Couldn't find a burkha in her size.

  3. "Unless you are doing something wrong..." on Personal GPS in a Mobile Phone · · Score: 1

    Let's say the employer wants to know who's involved in a union organizing drive.
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  4. Re:Um... on False Information A-Okay in Primary FBI Database · · Score: 1

    So far as I know, I've been acquitted more than anyone else in the United States. In the matter in question, I was cleared of assault, convicted of disorderly conduct.

  5. Re:Here's the actual document on False Information A-Okay in Primary FBI Database · · Score: 1
    So if you wait a year, and send the request again, do you get a copy of your first request back?

    yes
  6. Glad I got my entry corrected last year. on False Information A-Okay in Primary FBI Database · · Score: 1

    From personal experience, the NCIC is a mess. Only contained about half of my arrests, and had chgarges and outcomes both wrong and missing.

    To get it corrected, I had to track the original court records, then persuade the State Attorney General to sign a certification.

    You don't want to be driving around with the only database available to the average traffic cop telling him, incorrectly, that you are a convicted cop batterer..

  7. This War brought to you by AOL/Time Warner on Strike on Iraq · · Score: 1

    US military psyops is bombarding Iraq with CD's offering 1 month free AOL.

  8. Re:I have to go hear him lecture next week on Al Gore Joins Apple's Board Of Directors · · Score: 1

    "Will you push Apple to develop a transparent vote-counting system?"

  9. You can still order bongs online... on Ashcroft v. Registrars on Domain Property Status · · Score: 1

    All the parts you need are available at homedepotbongs, try the button for "plumbing."

    Or assemble their "Indoor Marijuana Farm" kit, with a bank of 70 watt high pressure sodium lights.


  10. Astronaut's Last Words: on Space Shuttle Columbia Breaks Up Over Texas · · Score: 1

    "Can you hear me now?"

  11. "Free market" in Radio on Sen. Feingold Reintroduces Radio Competition Bill · · Score: 1

    would allow me to open a station in competition to Clear channel. but i can't, without facing a raid from the FCC. This bill attempts, clumsioly, to offset the protected monopoly created in the '30s.

  12. This could work, if... on U.S. Proposes Centralized Internet Surveillance · · Score: 2

    They impose speed limits on the "Information Superhighway."

    In the Soviet Union, they limited the number of long distance phone connections to the number of KGB agents available to monitor them.

    With our mighty American technology, all traffic could be monitored by outlawing connections faster than 300 baud.

  13. Re:Local and state governments on Largo Loving Linux · · Score: 2

    I just forwarded rob's article (with a couple introductory remarks, ie how much are we sending to Redmond each year) to every member of the Madison City Council, the Dane County Board, the Wisconsin Assembly and Senate, and our Governor-elect. Total time 11 minutes.

  14. The Last Straw! on Cyber Security Enhancement Act Passes Senate · · Score: 2

    I'm announcing my candidate for the Wisconsin seat in the Senate, against Herb Kohl, election in 2006. We need 2 Senators who'll defend the Constitution.

    I don't have to pick a Party til 2005.

  15. Could work, if... on The Free State Project · · Score: 2

    The Libertarians and Greens could team up. Oh well.

  16. Re:just so you know, it means nothing on ACLU Campaign Challenges Patriot Act · · Score: 2

    The resolution directs that the Police Dept. not turn Video of protests over to John Ashcroft's facial recognition database.

  17. Re:Legality on Former FBI Chief Keeps Up Anti-Crypto Campaign · · Score: 1

    *&^%# that.

  18. Dole will win this one. on Spam, Spam, Spam, Dole & Spam · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Political speech gets a higher level of 1st Amendment protection than commercial speech.

    Fer instance, municipalities may prohibit commercial signs on your front yard, but not "vote for" signs.

  19. Email Aurora alerts on Aurora Season Begins · · Score: 4, Informative

    Sign up here.

    http://angwin.csl.uiuc.edu/~haunma/aurora/

  20. Email directly to the relevant aide on Handling Email Overload in Congress · · Score: 3, Informative

    Go to a campaign appearance by your Rep. Find out the name of the aide who handles the issues you're interested in. Email directly to this aide. The format is firstname.lastname@mail.house.gov

  21. Re:From opensecerts.org on Congress to Ashcroft: Go After Song Swappers · · Score: 2
    Of those listed most have the entertainment industry as one of there top contributors, save John Conyers, I have no idea why he thinks this is a good idea.

    Motown Records.

  22. Good as far as it goes.... on Plastic Made From Corn · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    But better would be working from a plants which require less chemical (read cash) inputs than corn.

    These plants are called weeds.

    Isn't Nebraska awash in feral hemp?

  23. Where do Un-enumerated Rights go... on FCC Reinstates CALEA Surveillance Capabilities · · Score: 2

    ...when The People don't Retain them?

  24. Titanium cookware on The Sexiest Metal · · Score: 2
  25. Re:Why so expensive on The Sexiest Metal · · Score: 2

    Takes a lot of energy to refine.