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Buggy Voting Machines
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Potential problem: The vote isn't anonymous, which means that voters can possibly be intimidated into voting differently than they would otherwise.
"Look, Joey, we told you to vote for Mr. Smith. Now, our man in the voting office says you voted for Mr. Jones. Say goodbye to your kneecaps, Joey...."
My father used to work on B-52s. Nice plane.:) 'Course, he always refered to 'em as "a collection of mis-matched parts flying in loose formation", but he meant it in the best possible way.
The fact that Bush carried the el;ection by more votes than the anomalies could have caused is utterly beside the point -- what is at issue here is _why_ these anomalies exist at all and what we can do to eliminate as many of them as possible before the next election.
Every anomaly helps undermine confidence in the electoral process, disenfranchizing the general populace; this sort of doubt can actually (under extreme circumstances and over the long term) destabilize the government.
Hydraulic computing is nothing new -- I remember reading about something similar in Scientific American back in the eighties, being used as an EMP resistant backup for fly-by-wire systems on fighter jets.
Somewhere in the same time period, they also published something about implementing logic using model trains, just for fun.:)
... I want the most relevant search results based on the largest index possible...
Relevence is precisely the reason to personalize searches, because what is relevent to me may not be what is relevent to you. When I look up a piece of technology online, I'm much more likely to be looking for technical information on how it works, followed by product reviews, and _then_ possibly where to buy it, while Joe down the street might find the "Where to buy" information more relvent on average than I would. Would I use a search engine that had a smaller index but knew I preferred technical articles over one that buried me alive with several thousand pages of "buy it here!"? You bet I would.
I had no idea Doohan was in such poor health. Evidently I'm supposed to care about who Britney un-married instead (which I sort of do, I need to keep my options open)
You consider Britney's cast-offs to be options?
*blinkblinkblink*
What ever happened to the good ol' days where you would just get a couple friends, a couple baseball bats and crowbars, and 'leaving a message' instead of suing...
The lads with a baseball bats got their kneecaps sued off?
My wife just flew to Canada after having back surgery -- she was in a brace from neck to hip and down her right thigh. When we arranged the flight, we made sure to tell every representative we talked to about the brace, that she had to fly in it, and that she would need help bording the plane and getting from one plane to another at her layover. When we got to the airport, they called for a skyhop with a wheelchair, took her directly through security -- I had to wait in line -- and, after a quick sniff for explosives, she was in the terminal.
And all this at the self-same airport that at least two of the 9/11 terrorists used to get to Boston on the day of the attacks.
Really -- try telling them your situation, every single person you talk to, and, based on my experience, they _will_ accomodate your needs.
Here's a review of the most recent book I've read on the matter, and it hammers rather hard on Pons, Fleischmann, and particularly Bockris at Texas A&M:
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2843/is _n3_v18/ai_15383317
Pons and Fleischmann style cold fusion does not and never has worked -- the excess heat the observed was an artifact from their calorimetery equipment caused by the fact that neither of them knew how to properly use it....and the pseudoscientists have been running with the idea since.
Show me an independantly verifiable cold fusion experiment that gives a positive result, and _then_ it might be worth funding. Until then, so-called "hot" fusion is the way to go.
...Microsoft chairman Bill Gates has recently funded studies into time travel and large capacity space tugs. When asked why, he reportedly cackled maniacally and said something about "Damn the penguins. Damn them all!"
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Potential problem: The vote isn't anonymous, which means that voters can possibly be intimidated into voting differently than they would otherwise.
"Look, Joey, we told you to vote for Mr. Smith. Now, our man in the voting office says you voted for Mr. Jones. Say goodbye to your kneecaps, Joey...."
Point taken, but then the pun wouldn't've worked. ;)
Or so the Scots would have it. ;)
Never heard this old saw?: "Why do Scotsmen wear kilts? Because sheep can hear a zipper a mile away...."
And yes, I have Scotch blood, so I'm allowed to poke fun. Or is that Scotch in my blood? Bother....I can never remember.
You may not like it, but the Scotsmen will. ;)
....that .sig! You wouldn't happen to "...want to be consequence free..." would you?
Newfie music RAWKS!
Let the Blue Screen of Death jokes begin!
My father used to work on B-52s. Nice plane. :) 'Course, he always refered to 'em as "a collection of mis-matched parts flying in loose formation", but he meant it in the best possible way.
Miss ya, Dad. (Dead now 24 years to the day.)
The fact that Bush carried the el;ection by more votes than the anomalies could have caused is utterly beside the point -- what is at issue here is _why_ these anomalies exist at all and what we can do to eliminate as many of them as possible before the next election.
Every anomaly helps undermine confidence in the electoral process, disenfranchizing the general populace; this sort of doubt can actually (under extreme circumstances and over the long term) destabilize the government.
People get asbestosis and silicosis for just this reason.
And don't forget pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis, a disease similar to asbestosis caused by ultra fine volcanic ash.
Damn, but I've waited a long time to use that word in legitimate conversation. ;)
Hydraulic computing is nothing new -- I remember reading about something similar in Scientific American back in the eighties, being used as an EMP resistant backup for fly-by-wire systems on fighter jets.
Somewhere in the same time period, they also published something about implementing logic using model trains, just for fun. :)
Relevence is precisely the reason to personalize searches, because what is relevent to me may not be what is relevent to you. When I look up a piece of technology online, I'm much more likely to be looking for technical information on how it works, followed by product reviews, and _then_ possibly where to buy it, while Joe down the street might find the "Where to buy" information more relvent on average than I would. Would I use a search engine that had a smaller index but knew I preferred technical articles over one that buried me alive with several thousand pages of "buy it here!"? You bet I would.
Indeed. That's the population of the town I grew up in, right there, and then some. :(
Do you really want to think how many people would be killed if we a madman in the Whitehouse?
I know some might answer that question "Over a thousand and still counting...." ;) *innocent whistle*
Does that make them Ewokie-talkies?
Where the heck are Nemoy and Shatner?
Shooting another Priceline commercial, I expect.
I had no idea Doohan was in such poor health. Evidently I'm supposed to care about who Britney un-married instead (which I sort of do, I need to keep my options open)
You consider Britney's cast-offs to be options? *blinkblinkblink*
Funny...I never thought of the sidewalk in front of my place as mine. I always thought it was public property, like the street.
What ever happened to the good ol' days where you would just get a couple friends, a couple baseball bats and crowbars, and 'leaving a message' instead of suing...
The lads with a baseball bats got their kneecaps sued off?
Nonono...It's "Jesus saves, passes the puck, and....Gretsky scores!"
My wife just flew to Canada after having back surgery -- she was in a brace from neck to hip and down her right thigh. When we arranged the flight, we made sure to tell every representative we talked to about the brace, that she had to fly in it, and that she would need help bording the plane and getting from one plane to another at her layover. When we got to the airport, they called for a skyhop with a wheelchair, took her directly through security -- I had to wait in line -- and, after a quick sniff for explosives, she was in the terminal.
And all this at the self-same airport that at least two of the 9/11 terrorists used to get to Boston on the day of the attacks.
Really -- try telling them your situation, every single person you talk to, and, based on my experience, they _will_ accomodate your needs.
Good luck!
I know they don't have Einsteins on the payroll to review them, but come on!....
But they should -- think of the scientific progress! I mean, last time an Einstein worked at a patent office, we got General Relativity.... ;)
Here's a review of the most recent book I've read on the matter, and it hammers rather hard on Pons, Fleischmann, and particularly Bockris at Texas A&M: http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2843/is _n3_v18/ai_15383317
Pons and Fleischmann style cold fusion does not and never has worked -- the excess heat the observed was an artifact from their calorimetery equipment caused by the fact that neither of them knew how to properly use it....and the pseudoscientists have been running with the idea since.
Show me an independantly verifiable cold fusion experiment that gives a positive result, and _then_ it might be worth funding. Until then, so-called "hot" fusion is the way to go.
...Microsoft chairman Bill Gates has recently funded studies into time travel and large capacity space tugs. When asked why, he reportedly cackled maniacally and said something about "Damn the penguins. Damn them all!"
Ignorant people shouldn't yak...okay, but can they lex?