People do test, but there have been numerous verified reports of software on these machines being 'updated' after such tests took place. There are also verified reports of machines being connected to outside modems, where any sort of mischief can take place
Black Box Voting has reported Diebold's central GEMS tabulator program contains two sets of books, and an operator can change the count with no audit trail. Again, these machines are connected to outside lines, where any sort of mischief can happen.
None of these issues have been addressed, and the system is so full of holes as to be laughable. I honestly think these machines need to be banned in favor of paper ballots.
For letting it get so close that it could be stolen. If Kerry had run a truly effective campaign, he would have been 10 points ahead in the polls and even Diebold would not have been able to overcome that deficit.
Remember that paper that concluded it'd only require changing a couple of votes per machine to seriously skew election results? Don't you think that this already happens with paper ballots?
Changing a few electronic votes in every precinct with voting machines simply requires a corrupt programmer.
Changing a few paper votes in every precinct would require hundreds or thousands of corrupt poll workers.
This means that, after the voter verifies the ballot, it gets tossed in a box just like any other paper ballot, eliminating any connection to the voter, but providing a paper record should a recount be required.
Besides, if Diebold cannot provide a proer audit trail for a recount, then maybe we should just go to pure paper ballots and eliminate the technology (and the problem) entirely.
There is another huge difference between machines and paper, and that's the way the votes are tabulated.
With machine counting, you place your trust in an individual or small group of individuals (i.e. those programming and running the machines) With only a few people responsible for the count, one person can affect a LOT of votes.
With hand counting, you place your trust in dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of individuals. In this case, one person cannot affect nearly as many votes. This makes the count more secure and reliable. By having many people count the votes and watch each other count the votes, the opportunity for mass fraud is diminished -- no one person ever has control of enough votes to affect the results.
Funny how Diebold ATMs print a paper reciept and have a paper tape inside the machine to physically record every single transaction for both the customer and the bank.
Yet, voting machines produced by Diebold have none of those protections. You know they could build those features into the machines very easily, yet they don't.
So certain groups (i.e. Democrats) vote less on touch screen machines? If someone was shaving Democrat votes on those machines, wouldn't the results be the same?
We'll never know because there is NO AUDIT TRAIL.
The system is broken and will not be fixed until we have voter verified paper ballots.
Even if every radio station had a different format, internet radio would still be able to out diversify broadcast radio. It's a bandwidth issue.
I mean, look at Shoutcast. They have at least two or three stations for every genre and sub-genre of every music format ever invented. Radio simply can't match that kind of bandwidth.
Internet Radio - Tens of thousands of stations, if not more, plus you can listen to your favorite station in any city.
The huge variety of internet radio menas there literally is something for everyone. With more choices, there's bound to be migration to the more robust medium.
A dual CPU machine provides such a smooth operating environemnt. Never hiccups or pauses. I'm hooked on them. I hope dual core provides the same interactivity.
I do a lot of reviews of dual processor machines for publications that cover 3D animation and graphics. Usually the dual processor machines kick the single proc machines to the curb in every test. Dual CPU machines also give better interactivity, and the machines we use at the studio always are dual cpu for that reason.
This really is going to make me think twice about the need for separate CPUs. I really want to get my hands on one of these to test.
ATI's pro line, the FireGL cards, top out at 256Mb, as does nVidia's Quadro cards.
The only "Pro" cards offering more are 3DLabs Wildcat cards.
In most professional settings (3D animation, CAD) you really don't need that much RAM. Perhaps visualization or those using the 9 megapixel displays could use the extra ram, but they're a small segment compared to CAD and 3D.
Oh wait... every geek in the world has done this, or something close to it. I've used all sorts of hardware store parts to mount fans inside cases as have hordes of other geeks over the decades.
There are tons of things that aren't specifically listed in the Constitution. It's a framework, not a grocery list.
I do think we should fund weather monitoring. It's a huge benefit to the country in so many areas and supporting it pays itself back many fold. Obviously, lives are saved during hurricanes and tornadoes, in addition to the commercial benefits.
I do think we should call for a ban on wacky TV weathermen, however.
Spending $500 for one of these things seems a little out of my price range.
A few weeks ago, I ran across cheap enclosure for $20 that's battery operated, holds a 2.5 inch drive and also has a compact flash slot. I tossed an old 10GB laptop drive in it and that was it. I'm not sure who makes it, but I found it through Yahoo shopping.
Sure, it's the opposite end of the spectrum from the Epson and Archos, and it's pretty low tech (doesn't show the photos, copies the *entire* CF card to the drive, not just the pictures) Still, it works good for my purposes and my wallet is much, much fatter.
Quite honestly, I've never watched the show, but if you're right and it took four seasons for them to get it "right" then it was three and a half seasons too long.
It has nothing to do with politics, it has to do with ratings and budgets. If the show had been done "right" in season #1 or #2, then maybe it would have had the audience to generate the cash to see it through to season #7.
I wonder if this has anything to do with the conjectured cosmic griddle, which heats the primordial galactic batter and makes it te golden hue of our stars and sun?
I reviewed the new HP xw9300 for a print magazine. Didn't find any stability problems, though I tested it mostly against 3D apps like Maya. Not too many network tests. I ran it in production for a while and it was great. In fact it's still here sitting next to my desk.
We did request SLI, but HP sent a single card system because they told us SLI wasn't quite ready.
I have another system on my review schedule from another vendor, and when we suggested they ship us an SLI system, they backed off.
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People do test, but there have been numerous verified reports of software on these machines being 'updated' after such tests took place. There are also verified reports of machines being connected to outside modems, where any sort of mischief can take place
Black Box Voting has reported Diebold's central GEMS tabulator program contains two sets of books, and an operator can change the count with no audit trail. Again, these machines are connected to outside lines, where any sort of mischief can happen.
None of these issues have been addressed, and the system is so full of holes as to be laughable. I honestly think these machines need to be banned in favor of paper ballots.
I'll blame Kerry/Edwards for one thing...
For letting it get so close that it could be stolen. If Kerry had run a truly effective campaign, he would have been 10 points ahead in the polls and even Diebold would not have been able to overcome that deficit.
Well, when the CEO of Diebold actively campaigns for Bush, you certainly have a conflict of interest and a clear motive for something "sinister."
Diebold also fought several states that asked for paper records... but they're certainly not sinister... not Diebold... no sireee bob...
Remember that paper that concluded it'd only require changing a couple of votes per machine to seriously skew election results? Don't you think that this already happens with paper ballots?
Changing a few electronic votes in every precinct with voting machines simply requires a corrupt programmer.
Changing a few paper votes in every precinct would require hundreds or thousands of corrupt poll workers.
Which is more likely?
Let me clarify.
ATM - Receipt.
Voting machine - voter verified paper ballot.
This means that, after the voter verifies the ballot, it gets tossed in a box just like any other paper ballot, eliminating any connection to the voter, but providing a paper record should a recount be required.
Besides, if Diebold cannot provide a proer audit trail for a recount, then maybe we should just go to pure paper ballots and eliminate the technology (and the problem) entirely.
There is another huge difference between machines and paper, and that's the way the votes are tabulated.
With machine counting, you place your trust in an individual or small group of individuals (i.e. those programming and running the machines) With only a few people responsible for the count, one person can affect a LOT of votes.
With hand counting, you place your trust in dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of individuals. In this case, one person cannot affect nearly as many votes. This makes the count more secure and reliable. By having many people count the votes and watch each other count the votes, the opportunity for mass fraud is diminished -- no one person ever has control of enough votes to affect the results.
Funny how Diebold ATMs print a paper reciept and have a paper tape inside the machine to physically record every single transaction for both the customer and the bank.
Yet, voting machines produced by Diebold have none of those protections. You know they could build those features into the machines very easily, yet they don't.
I wonder why that is?
So certain groups (i.e. Democrats) vote less on touch screen machines? If someone was shaving Democrat votes on those machines, wouldn't the results be the same?
We'll never know because there is NO AUDIT TRAIL.
The system is broken and will not be fixed until we have voter verified paper ballots.
Even if every radio station had a different format, internet radio would still be able to out diversify broadcast radio. It's a bandwidth issue.
I mean, look at Shoutcast. They have at least two or three stations for every genre and sub-genre of every music format ever invented. Radio simply can't match that kind of bandwidth.
Broadcast Radio - a few dozen stations per city.
Internet Radio - Tens of thousands of stations, if not more, plus you can listen to your favorite station in any city.
The huge variety of internet radio menas there literally is something for everyone. With more choices, there's bound to be migration to the more robust medium.
Not all politicians are lawyers.
I thought all the rats moved to Washington.
A dual CPU machine provides such a smooth operating environemnt. Never hiccups or pauses. I'm hooked on them. I hope dual core provides the same interactivity.
I do a lot of reviews of dual processor machines for publications that cover 3D animation and graphics. Usually the dual processor machines kick the single proc machines to the curb in every test. Dual CPU machines also give better interactivity, and the machines we use at the studio always are dual cpu for that reason.
This really is going to make me think twice about the need for separate CPUs. I really want to get my hands on one of these to test.
ATI's pro line, the FireGL cards, top out at 256Mb, as does nVidia's Quadro cards.
The only "Pro" cards offering more are 3DLabs Wildcat cards.
In most professional settings (3D animation, CAD) you really don't need that much RAM. Perhaps visualization or those using the 9 megapixel displays could use the extra ram, but they're a small segment compared to CAD and 3D.
Why didn't anyone think of this before?
Oh wait... every geek in the world has done this, or something close to it. I've used all sorts of hardware store parts to mount fans inside cases as have hordes of other geeks over the decades.
There are tons of things that aren't specifically listed in the Constitution. It's a framework, not a grocery list.
I do think we should fund weather monitoring. It's a huge benefit to the country in so many areas and supporting it pays itself back many fold. Obviously, lives are saved during hurricanes and tornadoes, in addition to the commercial benefits.
I do think we should call for a ban on wacky TV weathermen, however.
Not only do we pay for those satellites, but the NOAA weather data is used extensively in the shipping and aviation industries.
Without that data, we'd be risking the lives of all those sailors and pilots, not to mention their passengers and cargos.
Why does Mr. Santorum hate our brave sailors and pilots? Why does he hate cruise ship passengers and people who fly in planes?
Spending $500 for one of these things seems a little out of my price range.
A few weeks ago, I ran across cheap enclosure for $20 that's battery operated, holds a 2.5 inch drive and also has a compact flash slot. I tossed an old 10GB laptop drive in it and that was it. I'm not sure who makes it, but I found it through Yahoo shopping.
Sure, it's the opposite end of the spectrum from the Epson and Archos, and it's pretty low tech (doesn't show the photos, copies the *entire* CF card to the drive, not just the pictures) Still, it works good for my purposes and my wallet is much, much fatter.
Quite honestly, I've never watched the show, but if you're right and it took four seasons for them to get it "right" then it was three and a half seasons too long.
It has nothing to do with politics, it has to do with ratings and budgets. If the show had been done "right" in season #1 or #2, then maybe it would have had the audience to generate the cash to see it through to season #7.
I wonder if this has anything to do with the conjectured cosmic griddle, which heats the primordial galactic batter and makes it te golden hue of our stars and sun?
The way we're headed in this country, there soon be only one company running all telecommunications.
Then it will merge with the one company that runs everything else.
Whatever happened to the Sherman anti-trust act?
I reviewed the new HP xw9300 for a print magazine. Didn't find any stability problems, though I tested it mostly against 3D apps like Maya. Not too many network tests. I ran it in production for a while and it was great. In fact it's still here sitting next to my desk.
We did request SLI, but HP sent a single card system because they told us SLI wasn't quite ready.
I have another system on my review schedule from another vendor, and when we suggested they ship us an SLI system, they backed off.
Looks like SLI isn't quite ready for prime time.
I'm putting my system on a low carb diet.
Except you have to buy cable's bundled service as well.