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AllegroRondo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-01-06 11:25 AM
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7. and an incredibly easy 'bug' to program
If I had to come up with a program to do this...

First, we know that touch screens like these are a bit unstable and need regular calibration, and maybe 1 out of 100 screen touches will 'undetermined'. You just use that to your advantage. Set the 'default' selection to "R". If the voter touches the screen and the machine has difficulty telling exactly what was selected, it automatically selects the "R" for you. Very simple program. And it doesnt take a lot of extra code or look that bad.
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  -Florida Touch Screen Machines Strangely Attracted To Republicans Jcrowley  Nov-01-06 10:34 AM   #0 
  - This is EXACTLY what happened to me in 2002.  KaryninMiami   Nov-01-06 10:43 AM   #1 
  - Here's an idea  spag68   Nov-01-06 10:47 AM   #3 
  - If this is true  spag68   Nov-01-06 10:45 AM   #2 
  - Because most of our Democratic leaders live in a state of denial  KaryninMiami   Nov-01-06 11:41 AM   #11 
  - "Strangely?" I think not  TechBear_Seattle   Nov-01-06 10:48 AM   #4 
  - One-Way glitches, odd ain't it?  Jcrowley   Nov-01-06 11:13 AM   #6 
  - and an incredibly easy 'bug' to program  AllegroRondo   Nov-01-06 11:25 AM   #7 
     - A worthwhile insight. Thanks!  FredStembottom   Nov-01-06 11:35 AM   #8 
     - seems to me  marions ghost   Nov-01-06 11:38 AM   #9 
     - Why do you think the source code is proprietary?  TechBear_Seattle   Nov-02-06 08:43 AM   #21 
  - Fiddled with it a bit? WTF!!!!!!!  Joe_VB   Nov-01-06 10:53 AM   #5 
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  - Yeah, this is no accident.  meldroc   Nov-01-06 11:47 AM   #12 
  - This is one way to get "undecideds" to vote for a Repub  jsamuel   Nov-01-06 11:49 AM   #13 
  - I note this story is being told in the UK. The rest of the world doesn't  Nothing Without Hope   Nov-01-06 11:58 AM   #14 
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  - Glad I'm voting absentee.  seawolf   Nov-01-06 01:31 PM   #17 
  - Their machine is in full swing  Xenotime   Nov-01-06 04:58 PM   #19 
  - This article is evidence of strong news coverage  joeunderdog   Nov-01-06 05:07 PM   #20 
 

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