The ballot itself is not connected with an individual, it's mailed in an envelope that has to be signed off on by the voter.
Then it's connected to the individual. It can be verified that a particular person voted a particular way; All it takes is the person opening the envelopes to take note (mentally or otherwise) of how target individuals voted. =Smidge=
The problem with ALL of your suggestions is it ruins one of the most critical features of a fair ballot: Anonymity. If it's possible to connect a vote to a person, then it's possible to pay and/or coerce that person to vote a certain way.
Mailing in ballots? How to you prove that the ballot was filled in by the person who's supposedly casting it? Or that nobody was watching over their shoulder to make sure they voted a certain way? This problem exists with absentee ballots already, but they are a small enough proportion of total votes that there's little or no incentive to risk trying to influence an election like that... but if a significant proportion of ballots are mail-in that would likely change the incentive-risk balance.
Ditto with phone-cast ballots, but with the extra complication that the digital data stream itself cannot be trusted.
And serializing the ballots is fucking insane. You might as well have people staple a photocopy of their social security card/driver's license/passport to it.
So congratulations on failing to solve the first problem while introducing another, much worse problem. =Smidge=
And how do you verify the integrity of the machine that's used to verify the integrity of the voting machine? (Not that this secondary system can guarantee the integrity of the first system in the first place...)
Yes, yes I do.
The same election officials who have been implicated in various negligence and election tampering incidents? Taking data cartridges home, turning in unsealed bags of paper ballots, throwing out certified ballot rolls, etc? =Smidge=
And yet, after all that, there is no way for anyone to reliably confirm, on election day, that the software and data on the machine are exactly as they are supposed to be. Any verification mechanism would necessarily rely on the system in some way, which could be rigged to fake its own authenticity.
Wait, no way? Seriously? You cannot imagine a way? You can't picture, say, election officers using compilers themselves built from verified sources installing the software into the election machines on election day?
You honestly think that these "election officials" would be tech savvy enough to know what a verified source is, and be able to use a compiler? They can't even calibrate a touchscreen properly.
More importantly, you honestly think that they would CARE? Smidge=
There is no way to verify the integrity of the machines on voting day, nor to safeguard the integrity of the polling data between the voting machine and the final tally. Open source means nothing here.
Electronic voting as a whole is a gigantic boondoggle. There are only three reasons for it to exist: People who are too impatient to wait for manual counting, people who are looking to make a tidy profit selling a broken solution to a problem that doesn't need solving, and people who are interested in a way to fuck with the polls without getting caught.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with a slip of paper and a pen. Or have people dip their finger in ink like we've all seen done... =Smidge=
The Community Reinvestment Act has never FORCED a bank to loan anyone money. Ever. It merely required that the banks stop discriminating by having different loan terms based on neighborhood.
That doesn't mean they were required to loan anyone money, only that they had to treat everyone the same.
And there was nothing in the law - any law - that required the banks to over-leverage, or lie about the ratings of their investment instruments, or to hide the poisonous mortgages in bundled-tiered-re-bundled packages.
> Conservative economists were warning about the bubble but were ignored.
Seriously, why is it so much to ask that people not make personally identifiable ballots?
If you don't allow ballot selfies, then you don't have to worry about people buying/coercing votes, people trying to fake who they voted for, dealing with spoiled ballots/revotes, or any accusations or legal complications that might arise.
Just don't fucking allow it. Problem avoided! =Smidge=
Presumably the fix would be to have the car always run in "cheat" mode, rather than removing the cheat. The cars are clearly capable of generating fewer emissions or the cheat wouldn't have worked in the first place.
The result will be lower performance, of course, but the vehicles will have emissions ratings in line with what everyone was led to believe. =Smidge=
That's exactly what my router has. But we can take it a step farther and perhaps even simpler;
Disable the device's full functionality until a new password is set. This is a firmware change and doesn't add a single cent to the manufacturing costs. No labels, no special programming for each device.
Lost your password? Use the hardware reset button. Device is disabled again until a new password is set. =Smidge=
I guess it depends on what qualifies as a "technical measure" then?
From what I understand, a very large portion of the devices were compromised because they used default passwords that were never changed. I would consider having a device disabled/crippled out of the box until a new password was set to be a technical measure. =Smidge=
However, taking ALL of the data into account ( from all sides ), you can start to get a clearer picture of what's really going on.
Argument to moderation. You are assuming both sides are equally trustworthy (or non-trustworthy) and are basically symmetrical in their levels of manipulation. For example, Group A might be withholding information. Group B might be providing false information. The truth, therefore, is not somewhere between partial and wrong information.
That kind of thinking is exactly what makes propaganda effective. Congratulations on being a stooge. =Smidge=
Mangetosphere has no mass. The generating equipment does, but it might be less than the mass of the lead (I haven't done the math of course) and likely much more compact.
OTOH you could shield the craft with a jacket of water, which you'll need anyway and is an excellent radiation shield. =Smidge=
Since others mentioned Jameco and Digikey, I'll also offer Mouser as a source for electronics bits.
There are punishingly few components on Amazon worth the price and shipping time. If I ever buy electronics there, it's always part of a larger order and thrown in for shits and giggles rather than something I specifically need. =Smidge=
If you RTFA (yeah yeah...) you'd notice that this is not an indictment of transportation, but a sign that efforts to reduce emissions from power generation are succeeding. In other words, it's not that transportation emissions are unusually high, it's that other sources of emissions are on the decline.... so you can now unbunch your panties.
The article then laments that efforts to curb transportation emissions haven't gained much traction yet, and notes that higher fuel prices are the best chance to drive efficiency gains and adoption of alternatives. Boo hoo! =Smidge=
So you'd have no problems citing a source for that, then? A photo of an epipen showing an expiry date of 2021 or something?
Epinephrine degrades steadily with time and expired doses are not as effective as fresh ones. I've not been able to find anything to suggest a 5-year shelf life for an epipen anywhere, so if you'd be so kind... =Smidge=
Ibuprofen isn't quite the same thing. Most drugs absolutely lose potency over time, and in the case of common over-the-counter analgesics that's not a huge problem since, at worst, you'll be getting a slightly lower dose than the label indicates. No big deal.
But in some cases, like with adrenaline shots, a lower than needed dose could be fatal.
As with food, "expiration date" is usually another way of saying "sell by" date - it is not a magical date when the food becomes inedible, but there are legal requirements to not sell food that is old to eliminate the possibility that spoiled food is sold... completely different from the rationale behind putting expiration dates on medicines. =Smidge=
It's my non-expert understanding that epinephrine has a short shelf life, and that the dose is fairly critical so using expired vials/doses is not really an option... the recommendation is that Epipens be replaced after 12-18 months but apparently the vials/normal syringes only last about two months. I can only imagine that in a system like this, the exposure to oxygen would shorten it even more.
So you'd probably need to replace the syringe and dose daily, or every other day, for both dose freshness and sterility reasons. I'm sure you're still saving money in the long run but it's now a lot more effort, time and material to make sure it's ready to use... =Smidge=
I suppose now you're going to pout and claim that there's no specific specific evidence that Apple specifically lobbied for specific tax rules specific to their business, or some weasel-worded shit like that... but all that will mean is you just want to stick your head in the sand. =Smidge=
And on several occasions it's been shown that bills submitted by representatives were essentially (sometimes literally) word-for-word copies of legislation drafted by lobbying groups.
It's cliche' that if you're rich you buy yourself a politician. If you're rich and smart, you buy yourself a lobbyist - lobbyists can't be kicked out with an election. =Smidge=
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The ballot itself is not connected with an individual, it's mailed in an envelope that has to be signed off on by the voter.
Then it's connected to the individual. It can be verified that a particular person voted a particular way; All it takes is the person opening the envelopes to take note (mentally or otherwise) of how target individuals voted.
=Smidge=
The problem with ALL of your suggestions is it ruins one of the most critical features of a fair ballot: Anonymity. If it's possible to connect a vote to a person, then it's possible to pay and/or coerce that person to vote a certain way.
Mailing in ballots? How to you prove that the ballot was filled in by the person who's supposedly casting it? Or that nobody was watching over their shoulder to make sure they voted a certain way? This problem exists with absentee ballots already, but they are a small enough proportion of total votes that there's little or no incentive to risk trying to influence an election like that... but if a significant proportion of ballots are mail-in that would likely change the incentive-risk balance.
Ditto with phone-cast ballots, but with the extra complication that the digital data stream itself cannot be trusted.
And serializing the ballots is fucking insane. You might as well have people staple a photocopy of their social security card/driver's license/passport to it.
So congratulations on failing to solve the first problem while introducing another, much worse problem.
=Smidge=
And how do you verify the integrity of the machine that's used to verify the integrity of the voting machine? (Not that this secondary system can guarantee the integrity of the first system in the first place...)
Yes, yes I do.
The same election officials who have been implicated in various negligence and election tampering incidents? Taking data cartridges home, turning in unsealed bags of paper ballots, throwing out certified ballot rolls, etc?
=Smidge=
And yet, after all that, there is no way for anyone to reliably confirm, on election day, that the software and data on the machine are exactly as they are supposed to be. Any verification mechanism would necessarily rely on the system in some way, which could be rigged to fake its own authenticity.
=Smidge=
Wait, no way? Seriously? You cannot imagine a way? You can't picture, say, election officers using compilers themselves built from verified sources installing the software into the election machines on election day?
You honestly think that these "election officials" would be tech savvy enough to know what a verified source is, and be able to use a compiler? They can't even calibrate a touchscreen properly.
More importantly, you honestly think that they would CARE?
Smidge=
There is no way to verify the integrity of the machines on voting day, nor to safeguard the integrity of the polling data between the voting machine and the final tally. Open source means nothing here.
Electronic voting as a whole is a gigantic boondoggle. There are only three reasons for it to exist: People who are too impatient to wait for manual counting, people who are looking to make a tidy profit selling a broken solution to a problem that doesn't need solving, and people who are interested in a way to fuck with the polls without getting caught.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with a slip of paper and a pen. Or have people dip their finger in ink like we've all seen done...
=Smidge=
The Community Reinvestment Act has never FORCED a bank to loan anyone money. Ever. It merely required that the banks stop discriminating by having different loan terms based on neighborhood.
That doesn't mean they were required to loan anyone money, only that they had to treat everyone the same.
And there was nothing in the law - any law - that required the banks to over-leverage, or lie about the ratings of their investment instruments, or to hide the poisonous mortgages in bundled-tiered-re-bundled packages.
> Conservative economists were warning about the bubble but were ignored.
Cite one.
=Smidge=
Why even risk it?
Seriously, why is it so much to ask that people not make personally identifiable ballots?
If you don't allow ballot selfies, then you don't have to worry about people buying/coercing votes, people trying to fake who they voted for, dealing with spoiled ballots/revotes, or any accusations or legal complications that might arise.
Just don't fucking allow it. Problem avoided!
=Smidge=
Presumably the fix would be to have the car always run in "cheat" mode, rather than removing the cheat. The cars are clearly capable of generating fewer emissions or the cheat wouldn't have worked in the first place.
The result will be lower performance, of course, but the vehicles will have emissions ratings in line with what everyone was led to believe.
=Smidge=
That's exactly what my router has. But we can take it a step farther and perhaps even simpler;
Disable the device's full functionality until a new password is set. This is a firmware change and doesn't add a single cent to the manufacturing costs. No labels, no special programming for each device.
Lost your password? Use the hardware reset button. Device is disabled again until a new password is set.
=Smidge=
I guess it depends on what qualifies as a "technical measure" then?
From what I understand, a very large portion of the devices were compromised because they used default passwords that were never changed. I would consider having a device disabled/crippled out of the box until a new password was set to be a technical measure.
=Smidge=
However, taking ALL of the data into account ( from all sides ), you can start to get a clearer picture of what's really going on.
Argument to moderation. You are assuming both sides are equally trustworthy (or non-trustworthy) and are basically symmetrical in their levels of manipulation. For example, Group A might be withholding information. Group B might be providing false information. The truth, therefore, is not somewhere between partial and wrong information.
That kind of thinking is exactly what makes propaganda effective. Congratulations on being a stooge.
=Smidge=
Personally, I don't care WHO digs up the information.
You do, you just won't admit it.
For example, in other posts you explicitly admit that you put more trust in foreign agencies over domestic agencies.
So you clearly DO care, as long as it reaffirms your biases.
=Smidge=
But requires energy.
You have options for that.
On the other hand, a ship with tons of lead shielding will need proportionally more fuel.
=Smidge=
Mangetosphere has no mass. The generating equipment does, but it might be less than the mass of the lead (I haven't done the math of course) and likely much more compact.
OTOH you could shield the craft with a jacket of water, which you'll need anyway and is an excellent radiation shield.
=Smidge=
The link to the SpaceX "evidence" is an alien conspiracy video.
A SATIRICAL conspiracy video... but yeah it seems awfully out of place.
=Smidge=
Since others mentioned Jameco and Digikey, I'll also offer Mouser as a source for electronics bits.
There are punishingly few components on Amazon worth the price and shipping time. If I ever buy electronics there, it's always part of a larger order and thrown in for shits and giggles rather than something I specifically need.
=Smidge=
If you RTFA (yeah yeah...) you'd notice that this is not an indictment of transportation, but a sign that efforts to reduce emissions from power generation are succeeding. In other words, it's not that transportation emissions are unusually high, it's that other sources of emissions are on the decline.... so you can now unbunch your panties.
The article then laments that efforts to curb transportation emissions haven't gained much traction yet, and notes that higher fuel prices are the best chance to drive efficiency gains and adoption of alternatives. Boo hoo!
=Smidge=
So you'd have no problems citing a source for that, then? A photo of an epipen showing an expiry date of 2021 or something?
Epinephrine degrades steadily with time and expired doses are not as effective as fresh ones. I've not been able to find anything to suggest a 5-year shelf life for an epipen anywhere, so if you'd be so kind...
=Smidge=
Ibuprofen isn't quite the same thing. Most drugs absolutely lose potency over time, and in the case of common over-the-counter analgesics that's not a huge problem since, at worst, you'll be getting a slightly lower dose than the label indicates. No big deal.
But in some cases, like with adrenaline shots, a lower than needed dose could be fatal.
As with food, "expiration date" is usually another way of saying "sell by" date - it is not a magical date when the food becomes inedible, but there are legal requirements to not sell food that is old to eliminate the possibility that spoiled food is sold... completely different from the rationale behind putting expiration dates on medicines.
=Smidge=
It's my non-expert understanding that epinephrine has a short shelf life, and that the dose is fairly critical so using expired vials/doses is not really an option... the recommendation is that Epipens be replaced after 12-18 months but apparently the vials/normal syringes only last about two months. I can only imagine that in a system like this, the exposure to oxygen would shorten it even more.
So you'd probably need to replace the syringe and dose daily, or every other day, for both dose freshness and sterility reasons. I'm sure you're still saving money in the long run but it's now a lot more effort, time and material to make sure it's ready to use...
=Smidge=
It's not just banking - it's virtually *any* publicly traded business.
When pressure is on to look good on the quarterly reports, you quickly lose any sense of ethics.
=Smidge=
I said nothing because that was the first post I ever made in this thread.
That said, you're a fucking idiot if you don't think Apple is in on it.
https://www.opensecrets.org/lo...
I suppose now you're going to pout and claim that there's no specific specific evidence that Apple specifically lobbied for specific tax rules specific to their business, or some weasel-worded shit like that... but all that will mean is you just want to stick your head in the sand.
=Smidge=
http://www.citizen.org/documen...
And on several occasions it's been shown that bills submitted by representatives were essentially (sometimes literally) word-for-word copies of legislation drafted by lobbying groups.
http://www.npr.org/sections/it...
It's cliche' that if you're rich you buy yourself a politician. If you're rich and smart, you buy yourself a lobbyist - lobbyists can't be kicked out with an election.
=Smidge=
A Flying Dutchman? I thought this was a car crash, not a shipwreck...
=Smidge=