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benburch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-08-06 06:34 PM Original message |
How vandals destroy a touch-screen. |
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EST (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-08-06 06:41 PM Response to Original message |
1. So we have. |
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Poll_Blind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-08-06 06:44 PM Response to Original message |
2. Thank you for the warning! n/t |
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jody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-08-06 06:47 PM Response to Original message |
3. Thanks. n/t |
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Fridays Child (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-08-06 06:51 PM Response to Original message |
4. Oh, no! |
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mojowork_n (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-08-06 06:52 PM Response to Original message |
5. Have you forwarded this info? |
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benburch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-08-06 06:54 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Zero research involved... |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-08-06 06:57 PM Response to Original message |
7. Do you know.... |
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benburch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-08-06 06:59 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Not random. |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-08-06 07:08 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. So how can a voter tell? |
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benburch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-08-06 07:13 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Maybe. |
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karlrschneider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-08-06 06:59 PM Response to Original message |
8. Heh. Heh. |
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MelissaB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-08-06 07:00 PM Response to Original message |
10. Have you been playing with a new toy? |
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benburch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-08-06 07:10 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. I helped design the world's first wireless PDA. |
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electropop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-08-06 07:23 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. Hello from a fellow engineer! |
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benburch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-08-06 07:26 PM Response to Reply #16 |
19. But in most places... |
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electropop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-08-06 08:15 PM Response to Reply #19 |
25. Gee, wonder why that is? |
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benburch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-08-06 08:25 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. I think you see to the heart of this issue. nt |
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BrotherBuzz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-08-06 07:07 PM Response to Original message |
11. So tell me again, how do you corrupt an indelible marking device? |
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eppur_se_muova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-08-06 07:21 PM Response to Original message |
15. That's nothing compared to what a Tesla coil would do to the chips inside. |
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benburch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-08-06 07:24 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. True! |
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SmokingJacket (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-08-06 07:25 PM Response to Original message |
18. If vandals did this, they might have to resort to paper ballots |
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benburch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-08-06 07:32 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. Yep. But that election would be trashed. |
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FogerRox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-08-06 07:47 PM Response to Reply #18 |
22. Older DRe designs like the Sequoia Advantage use push buttons |
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benburch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-08-06 07:52 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. Good. Those cannot be vandalized in the manner I described. |
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SmokingJacket (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-08-06 07:58 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. interesting info. thanks! nt |
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Touchdown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-09-06 11:26 AM Response to Reply #22 |
39. I vote on those in Denver. |
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benburch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-09-06 04:12 PM Response to Reply #39 |
40. Indeed, why use a computer at all? |
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Little Star (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-08-06 07:36 PM Response to Original message |
21. I am in a very blue district in MA |
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FogerRox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-08-06 08:20 PM Response to Reply #21 |
26. Most of the voting machines sold in the last few years will be replaced by |
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long_green (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-09-06 11:07 AM Response to Reply #26 |
38. a threat to democracy AND a waste of money |
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greiner3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-08-06 08:25 PM Response to Original message |
28. Thanks! Another gotcha we have to be on the lookout for; |
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FogerRox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-08-06 09:51 PM Response to Reply #28 |
29. about a 6 billion dollar gotcha, in 2008 |
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benburch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-08-06 11:07 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. All that money down the drain. |
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FogerRox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-08-06 11:11 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. yeah I know, |
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dsc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-08-06 11:18 PM Response to Original message |
32. so why do banks use these? |
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benburch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-08-06 11:25 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. Many banks have switched away from touchscreens. |
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mcscajun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-09-06 09:59 AM Response to Reply #33 |
36. I only became aware of the "gloved hand" issue last month. |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-09-06 04:56 AM Response to Original message |
34. Poll Watchers: Get there early to keep an eye out for vandals. |
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mcscajun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-09-06 09:58 AM Response to Original message |
35. Horrifying...and very, very difficult to detect. |
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benburch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-09-06 11:04 AM Response to Reply #35 |
37. I can see very little other than trying to remember faces. |
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