"OK" looks really bad in an email. I'm quite happy with it, but there's no point speculating about the result. We're not getting the results until around Xmas.
Padraig, this isn't my journal! Your after making a comment on a story about the great Alan Cox. Although this is an old story so it will do. How's tricks?
> Is there any reason you are against e-voting in principle? Given that you admit to not being aware of the situation, I'm guessing this is not a considered viewpoint, one which you should consider.
I've always been interested in voting systems, and understand the STV system well. And I've followed the electronic voting debate for some time and am convinced it can never be implemented to my satisfaction. It'd make it easier for someone to rig an election, but even if all Irish politicians were uncorruptible (!), there's always the fact that computers are just as unreliable as the people who build and program them.
And anyway, I like the excitement of results taking days to count;-)
I just didn't know the exact details of what was being proposed in Ireland (I live Northern Ireland now so don't get to see much news for the Republic of Ireland).
Anyway, I'm 3 or 4 days late with this reply, have a good Bank Holiday (I'm one of the few in work today)
You're right.
I was just about to correct my earlier post by posting a link to this document from the Irish Labour party.
Sorry everyone! Mod grandparent down.
AFAIK, the proposed electronic voting system in Ireland was going to have a paper trail. The voter would be given a printout which would be put in a ballot box and used for recounts.
As an Irish person myself, I should have found out for sure what the situation was! Can someone confirm or deny this?
All I know for sure is that they weren't considering Diebold. The system was called Nedap or something.
Either way though, I'm against any electronic voting.
Excuse my ignorance, but why are they doing this? I assume it's to allow them to access some 'GPL only' functionality.
This reminds me of the court case where a console game maker was allowed by the court to insert some copyrighted text because it was the only way to make a game that would work. Is there any similarity, lawyers of/. ?
Now I'm waiting until the/.ing is over so I can RTFA and get some facts!
> From the Republic of Ireland? If so then you should know better. You have a great economy at the moment
My point exactly. I'm all for more trade. I'm all for the free movement of goods, capital and labour.
I'm happy that the Republic of Ireland is now a net contributor to the EU, which will help Eastern Europe develop as much as we have recently.
But the point of a Constitution is to create a new country. This includes throwing out many of the rights and freedoms of a 'freeborn Englishman' (which the Irish inherited) built up since Magna Carta.
It is important for everyone to realise that this is nothing to do with economics, but about winding up many sovereign states with centuries of history.
If you're going to chuck a country out of the EU for blocking European 'progress', then where will it end? I wouldn't be surprised if Britain isn't the only big country to say 'No'. The French only voted 50.5 to 49.5 for the Euro currency.
The EU is incredibly currupt, financially and morally. They should get their house in order, and prove they deserve our respect before making the EU anything other than a trade bloc.
Europeans everywhere - read the small print before voting.
Also, even Tony Blair will tell you a 'No' vote doesn't mean Britain would have the leave the EU. There are a few countries, such as Norway and Switzerland, who are in the free trade area, but they don't sign up to all the other nonsense.
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Not trying to nitpick - congrats on great joke.
"OK" looks really bad in an email.
I'm quite happy with it, but there's no point speculating about the result. We're not getting the results until around Xmas.
Exam was OK. I'll ring you now. You can start your own journal in ~padraigmcgivney
I see now why your replied to this. It's a comment by me. I thought you'd just replied to a random comment in a story.
Padraig, this isn't my journal!
Your after making a comment on a story about the great Alan Cox.
Although this is an old story so it will do.
How's tricks?
Wales doesn't exist, according to the EU
> Is there any reason you are against e-voting in principle? Given that you admit to not being aware of the situation, I'm guessing this is not a considered viewpoint, one which you should consider.
;-)
I've always been interested in voting systems, and understand the STV system well. And I've followed the electronic voting debate for some time and am convinced it can never be implemented to my satisfaction. It'd make it easier for someone to rig an election, but even if all Irish politicians were uncorruptible (!), there's always the fact that computers are just as unreliable as the people who build and program them.
And anyway, I like the excitement of results taking days to count
I just didn't know the exact details of what was being proposed in Ireland (I live Northern Ireland now so don't get to see much news for the Republic of Ireland).
Anyway, I'm 3 or 4 days late with this reply, have a good Bank Holiday (I'm one of the few in work today)
You're right.
I was just about to correct my earlier post by posting a link to this document from the Irish Labour party.
Sorry everyone! Mod grandparent down.
> You'll have some e-voting ... Go on go on go on go on go on
E-voting? That would be an ecumenical matter, your grace.
AFAIK, the proposed electronic voting system in Ireland was going to have a paper trail. The voter would be given a printout which would be put in a ballot box and used for recounts.
As an Irish person myself, I should have found out for sure what the situation was! Can someone confirm or deny this?
All I know for sure is that they weren't considering Diebold. The system was called Nedap or something.
Either way though, I'm against any electronic voting.
Excuse my ignorance, but why are they doing this?
/. ?
/.ing is over so I can RTFA and get some facts!
I assume it's to allow them to access some 'GPL only' functionality.
This reminds me of the court case where a console game maker was allowed by the court to insert some copyrighted text because it was the only way to make a game that would work.
Is there any similarity, lawyers of
Now I'm waiting until the
> Imagine - oil would no longer have much value, and so the Middle East would no longer be a constant battleground
As another poster has just pointed out, there's more to the Middle East than oil.
Think about the Suez Canal. It's not just oil that passes through. 14% of the world's shipping passes through it.
> From the Republic of Ireland? If so then you should know better. You have a great economy at the moment
My point exactly. I'm all for more trade. I'm all for the free movement of goods, capital and labour.
I'm happy that the Republic of Ireland is now a net contributor to the EU, which will help Eastern Europe develop as much as we have recently.
But the point of a Constitution is to create a new country. This includes throwing out many of the rights and freedoms of a 'freeborn Englishman' (which the Irish inherited) built up since Magna Carta.
It is important for everyone to realise that this is nothing to do with economics, but about winding up many sovereign states with centuries of history.
> Let me guess - you're British!
I'm Irish actually.
If you're going to chuck a country out of the EU for blocking European 'progress', then where will it end? I wouldn't be surprised if Britain isn't the only big country to say 'No'. The French only voted 50.5 to 49.5 for the Euro currency.
The EU is incredibly currupt, financially and morally. They should get their house in order, and prove they deserve our respect before making the EU anything other than a trade bloc.
Europeans everywhere - read the small print before voting.
Also, even Tony Blair will tell you a 'No' vote doesn't mean Britain would have the leave the EU. There are a few countries, such as Norway and Switzerland, who are in the free trade area, but they don't sign up to all the other nonsense.
"Vote No to European Constitution"
I would give out login details for sweets
But they wouldn't be real.
Who says the researchers were given real details by everyone?