Except the "Have faith" part, which seems to be the intended point of this method. I am not saying this introduces new problems, but it doesnt actually solve the problem it intends to. The sheet need only lie about which hole means which letter (a problem which exists for all modern voting machines) to thwart this system. Given that this system would likely still be implemented using electronic voting machines (for ease of tallying), nothing has changed.
The problem was never "I need to be able to verify my ballot while others can't". That is a very easy thing to do.
The problem is "I need to be able to have faith my ballot was counted properly, while being unable to prove to anyone (or have proven by anyone) that I voted a particular way".
Push buttons like they have at ATMs? The ones where you need to count how far down the choice you want is because the buttons are never anywhere near the choices they represent? (unless you happen to be the exact height the machine was set up for, which seems to be about three feet below the monitor)
I tried a nintendo DS once in walmart. One used by hundreds of people who werent familiar with the exact pressure required to register a click. That one wasnt very well calibrated (surprise!)
Push buttons like they have at ATMs? The ones where you need to count how far down the choice you want is because the buttons are never anywhere near the choices they represent?
I dont know where you get your news, but I tend to hear an even spread of wild accusations around election time from both sides. (Each side claiming that you'll never hear any mention of it from the other side)
Furthermore, if the candidates are always listed in a particular order (Republican, then Democrat), it's easy to see how a miscalibration across the board which tends to register a little lower than a person actually presses (again: have you ever actually used a touch screen? Ones which show a mouse pointer as you move demonstrate this very common miscalibration clearly), would favor one candidate over the other.
Among touch screens which show a mouse pointer (and so are able to clearly show how the screen is calibrated as you are using it), I have NEVER seen one which was dead-on "correct".
I use libraries when I write code. Sometimes I use those libraries to write other libraries (which I later use). My boss can write directly in assembler when it's needed, but he's still calling existing system functions which are just inaccesable from C. If you really want to get down to it, the people who made those system functions were just using the instructions already built into the hardware, which I hear is increasingly being created using higher-level tools.
My post should not have been taken as a defense of the machines or the people running them, merely as a "you are dumb" to people who say "Misaligned screens! Must be the republicans!"
You seem to have never used a touch screen in your life. Allow me to explain: They are always poorly calibrated peices of shit due to the seperation between the display and the sensors. They often read inputs a bit above or below what you intend to push. Depending on the type of touchscreen, this often is due to the height of the user, though simple poor maintenence is also an issue and can lead to left/right problems as well. People in Florida are well known for not knowing what to push based on what they see and how tall they are, see: http://www.newyorkslime.com/florida-ballot.jpg
Indeed. The mythbusters episode in question saw several positive results, and threw those out. They eventually proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that plant telepathy cannot penetrate large metal shipping containers often used on the show as blast chambers.
IRC is just a message board you update frequently. With RSS and AJAX, there is no longer any difference on that level. Take five minutes and get rails to make one for you.
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That's not Ironic! It's just mean!
Can't all be the 360
Sounds like something he'd do, not bothering to do enough research to see that Linux doesn't support "games"
Vote against the incumbant!
Except the "Have faith" part, which seems to be the intended point of this method.
I am not saying this introduces new problems, but it doesnt actually solve the problem it intends to. The sheet need only lie about which hole means which letter (a problem which exists for all modern voting machines) to thwart this system. Given that this system would likely still be implemented using electronic voting machines (for ease of tallying), nothing has changed.
The problem was never "I need to be able to verify my ballot while others can't". That is a very easy thing to do.
The problem is "I need to be able to have faith my ballot was counted properly, while being unable to prove to anyone (or have proven by anyone) that I voted a particular way".
You have solved nothing.
I've said this before, I'll say it again:
Push buttons like they have at ATMs? The ones where you need to count how far down the choice you want is because the buttons are never anywhere near the choices they represent? (unless you happen to be the exact height the machine was set up for, which seems to be about three feet below the monitor)
I tried a nintendo DS once in walmart. One used by hundreds of people who werent familiar with the exact pressure required to register a click. That one wasnt very well calibrated (surprise!)
Push buttons like they have at ATMs? The ones where you need to count how far down the choice you want is because the buttons are never anywhere near the choices they represent?
I dont know where you get your news, but I tend to hear an even spread of wild accusations around election time from both sides. (Each side claiming that you'll never hear any mention of it from the other side)
Furthermore, if the candidates are always listed in a particular order (Republican, then Democrat), it's easy to see how a miscalibration across the board which tends to register a little lower than a person actually presses (again: have you ever actually used a touch screen? Ones which show a mouse pointer as you move demonstrate this very common miscalibration clearly), would favor one candidate over the other.
Among touch screens which show a mouse pointer (and so are able to clearly show how the screen is calibrated as you are using it), I have NEVER seen one which was dead-on "correct".
In georgia, that's how it works (the light up part, not the McCheese part). I suspect the people complaining here are just idiots.
I use libraries when I write code. Sometimes I use those libraries to write other libraries (which I later use). My boss can write directly in assembler when it's needed, but he's still calling existing system functions which are just inaccesable from C. If you really want to get down to it, the people who made those system functions were just using the instructions already built into the hardware, which I hear is increasingly being created using higher-level tools.
My post should not have been taken as a defense of the machines or the people running them, merely as a "you are dumb" to people who say "Misaligned screens! Must be the republicans!"
You seem to have never used a touch screen in your life. Allow me to explain: They are always poorly calibrated peices of shit due to the seperation between the display and the sensors. They often read inputs a bit above or below what you intend to push. Depending on the type of touchscreen, this often is due to the height of the user, though simple poor maintenence is also an issue and can lead to left/right problems as well.
People in Florida are well known for not knowing what to push based on what they see and how tall they are, see: http://www.newyorkslime.com/florida-ballot.jpg
I recommend getting rid of all the short people.
Indeed. The mythbusters episode in question saw several positive results, and threw those out. They eventually proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that plant telepathy cannot penetrate large metal shipping containers often used on the show as blast chambers.
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No, private schools suck too.
TYHAN YUO FIR EXPALNTING JOEK@@!
Reason: Don't use so many caps. It's like YELLING.
Reason: Don't use so many caps. It's like YELLING.
since when do I need an excuse?
Action.
Our business model is dependent on the non-existence of this other business model. Please outlaw the other one.
Sincerely, Lawl Kathaxbie.
The GPL does not require you to accept the GPL in order to /use/ the software. Implying otherwise violates the GPL.
Yeah, I know; but, http://www.mugshots.org/misc/bill-gates.html
Can't type, wind the crank, and wind the crank, all at the same time. An internet ready computer that can't be used for porn? Amazing!
IRC is just a message board you update frequently. With RSS and AJAX, there is no longer any difference on that level. Take five minutes and get rails to make one for you.