I'm seriously concerned that my vote isn't going to be counted properly.
I'm seriously concerned that given the fact that this fall's election is bound to be close, and that these machines will make true recounts impossible, we're likely to see civil unrest at an unprecendented scale. Whichever way it goes.
Fucking with the voting system at a time of extremely divisive politics is a bad, bad idea.
I think you would find complaints . . . it is very difficult to be sure that any machine running software hasn't been tampered with by someone involved in its creation. Unbiased third-party review is practically impossible.
When the experts in a field are telling you that extending a process into that field is a bad idea, you should really listen. What, exactly, is wrong with paper ballots? And don't say "Florida 2000" . . . those problems were specific to 1) the specific properties of those poorly-designed machines and 2) the political climate surrounding the recounts.
Where it will hurt people is the technologically illiterate, who simply take the default Dell configuration or whatever and then wonder why their systems are always low on RAM.
I would hope that the only thing needed to work in 30 years is a compatible power plug.
That, and the ability to actually get the data off the ancient computer. That is, unless you just want to look at it using the 30-year-old "cheapest possible LCD or monitor".
If I burn at more than 4x, CDs won't play in my crappy car stereo. That tells me there's a difference. Whether this affects decay rate is debatable, but seems likely.
while I feel bad for the folks who are having their ability to vote without assistance taken away from them, it has to be better than having broken machines at which no voting at all can take place.
I disagree. If no voting at all can take place, the system will get fixed and ultimately no one will be disenfranchised.
Why doesn't he do it with a parachute? That way he could (theoretically) burn straight up for the full minute, going WAY higher, then parachute back down . . .
Why? A biometric is simply a number. Store it with each vote, then during the tally later tell the computer to remove any duplicates and count only the first vote by any given person.
I'm not saying it's a good idea, or not full of other holes, but cheap technology is easily capable of doing that part.
Electricity has a natural price cap: about where personal power generation becomes feasible. I can't drill for oil in my yard; I can install solar panels on my roof (for enough money).
Since you seem to be an expert, do you have a link to a version of the original (350 point) Adventure, ported to Linux (or POSIX)? I'm not having much luck finding one.
Some people are not interested in learning about computers, but are very interested in learning about other things. A web browser is the ONLY app needed for that.
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I'm a commercial bulk emailer.
Does telling yourself you're not a spammer make your money seem less dirty?
Tragedy of the commons refers to crimes that can be rationalized as "not really hurting anyone specific", not the individualized crimes you mention. Selling CPU cycles to a spammer is a good example; murder is not.
I don't understand what's wrong with the common-sense idea that an operating system license always goes with the computer when sold unless other arrangements are made.
What's wrong with the idea that the license should allow the software to be installed on any one machine, by anyone? This is how virtually all other types of goods work.
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I'm seriously concerned that given the fact that this fall's election is bound to be close, and that these machines will make true recounts impossible, we're likely to see civil unrest at an unprecendented scale. Whichever way it goes.
Fucking with the voting system at a time of extremely divisive politics is a bad, bad idea.
When the experts in a field are telling you that extending a process into that field is a bad idea, you should really listen. What, exactly, is wrong with paper ballots? And don't say "Florida 2000" . . . those problems were specific to 1) the specific properties of those poorly-designed machines and 2) the political climate surrounding the recounts.
In other words, almost everyone buying computers.
That, and the ability to actually get the data off the ancient computer. That is, unless you just want to look at it using the 30-year-old "cheapest possible LCD or monitor".
If I burn at more than 4x, CDs won't play in my crappy car stereo. That tells me there's a difference. Whether this affects decay rate is debatable, but seems likely.
I disagree. If no voting at all can take place, the system will get fixed and ultimately no one will be disenfranchised.
Remember the military-industrial complex Eisenhower warned us about as he was leaving office?
. . . vote for Nader.
Why doesn't he do it with a parachute? That way he could (theoretically) burn straight up for the full minute, going WAY higher, then parachute back down . . .
I guess I should have updated it fully, and said "PT Cruiser full of DVDs".
OK, now how does it stack up against the proverbial station wagon full of DVD's?
No they can't. Not when closed software is involved.
In fact, not when software is involved at all (you can never be sure the code you saw is actually what the machine runs).
I'm not saying it's a good idea, or not full of other holes, but cheap technology is easily capable of doing that part.
In any case, any set of HID lights will blind you when the oncoming car is angled up (top of a hill, etc.). Which happens ALL THE TIME where I live.
Electricity has a natural price cap: about where personal power generation becomes feasible. I can't drill for oil in my yard; I can install solar panels on my roof (for enough money).
Sounds like my last date. ZING!
Since you seem to be an expert, do you have a link to a version of the original (350 point) Adventure, ported to Linux (or POSIX)? I'm not having much luck finding one.
Not if they want to be able to use the web to the fullest. Do you use all the features on your microwave *just* because they're there?
Some people are not interested in learning about computers, but are very interested in learning about other things. A web browser is the ONLY app needed for that.
Does telling yourself you're not a spammer make your money seem less dirty?
Tragedy of the commons refers to crimes that can be rationalized as "not really hurting anyone specific", not the individualized crimes you mention. Selling CPU cycles to a spammer is a good example; murder is not.
I've got one of those mounted at /dev/null. Blazing fast, too.
And this new doohickey is better how?
KDE 3.2 fixes that.
What's wrong with the idea that the license should allow the software to be installed on any one machine, by anyone? This is how virtually all other types of goods work.