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In FL, missing e-votes cast doubt on House race: In FL, missing e-votes cast doubt on House raceI have an idea!Why don't we give the citizens of the great State of Florida a pen and a piece of paper? They weren't able to "punch" vote and now they seem to have problems with electronic voting.To borrow a phrase...; Tags: E-voting, e-vote; Discussion threads 2006-11-13
In FL, missing e-votes cast doubt on House race: A Florida Democrat who lost his House race is seeking a recount after dozens of people reported problems using Sarasota County’s touch-screen voting machines and a significant number of ballots had no recorded votes in the high-profile race, The New York Times reports. Christine Jennings lost to...; Tags: Government technology, State &, Local Govt, Elections, Christine Jennings; Blog posts 2006-11-10
Academics land e-vote research funding: Academics land e-vote research fundingGet RealTo have a secure sytem you should hire hacker's they spend 90% of their lifes trying to break into the systems so they know the major flaws and what some of the future ones already and would not cost millions.; Tags: E-voting, e-vote; Discussion threads 2005-08-20
California to sue e-vote machine maker: California to sue e-vote machine makerCookies in eVoting machinesDid you catch this:http://www.blackboxvoting.org/?q=node/view/78Seems to me there is nothing to stop me writing voting machine software, so that if I tap five times in the top left corner the Democrat wins, if I tap five times in the right corner the Republican...; Tags: E-voting, Tools & Techniques, Diebold Inc., John L. Ries, election official, e-vote; Discussion threads 2004-09-08
House requests e-vote probe: House requests e-vote probeThank you, Diebold."I am committed to helping Ohio deliver its electoral votes to the President next year."- Wally O'Dell, CEO Diebold Pop Quiz:Name the country where people don't trust their election results. a)Cambodia b)China c)United States of America d)All of aboveD!It doesn't...; Tags: E-voting, Viruses and worms, e-vote, Wally O'Dell, Diebold Inc.; Discussion threads 2004-05-17

Under fire, e-vote companies form a trade group: Under fire, e-vote companies form a trade groupTrade Group?We are going to be protected now. Im sure these people will make some serious campaign contrabutions to see that we have the opertunity to vote on their machines.Diebold?Could anyone trust a company that uses Windows XP embedded in ATMs? I...; Tags: Network technology, NETWORKING, E-voting, ATM, Diebold Inc., Microsoft Windows, e-vote; Discussion threads 2003-12-09
Students fight e-vote firm's DMCA claims: Students fight e-vote firm's DMCA claimsWhat Copyright InfringementCopyright is supposed to protect income potential from the copyrighted material. Therefore it would seem that if there is no intention to publish for profit, copyright infringement would be impossible. Possibly theft of proprietary information is involved, but not copyright infringement.funny -...; Tags: Sure Windows, information technology, DMCA, copyright law, e-vote; Discussion threads 2003-11-17

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The Obama Party and the Googlization of politics: The Obama Party and the Googlization of politicsTheres that loophole again........that doesn't exist. I dislike the idea of the ASP loophole. Its not a loophole. Its a change in principle thats causing the problem if you ask me. The idea of FOSS was software you could do whatever you want...; Tags: Tools & Techniques, OPEN SOURCE, Stallman, software, F/OSS, Obama Party; Discussion threads 2008-05-09
The Obama Party and the Googlization of politics: Barack Obama is the Google of modern American politics. MyBarackObama and Google share strengths and, perhaps, weaknesses. I just described Google's problem with the ASP loophole. By supporting the loophole Google maintains its proprietary advantage but risks losing friends in the open source community....; Tags: Movement, Google Inc., Barack Obama, Stoller, Open Source, Blogging, Internet, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-05-09
My OS is the best OS because ...: My OS is the best OS because ...I stick with Dos 6.6rotflThat's because linux users are too busyrecompiling their kernels. Ha!this looks like another flamebait article to me.OK, OK....Ubuntu 8.04 is the best OS. Because it's easy, secure, stable, easy on the resources and free.Tip: for the time being, I...; Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Linux User, Ubuntu 8.04, operating system, Linux, Microsoft Windows 98, Gentoo; Discussion threads 2008-05-06
MobileTechRoundup show #132, AT&T/iPhone rumors, new REDFLY, Advantage, Kindle and more: Listen here (MP3, 31.5 MB, 34:20 minutes) Subscribe to the show with this link (RSS) T-Mobile is finally starting to rollout their 3G network and there was much rejoicing to start off MobileTechRoundup show #132. We...; Tags: MobileTechRoundup, Podcasts, Internet, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2008-05-04
Poll: No Microhoo for you: Good or bad?: Over the weekend, Microsoft announced that it was ending its bid to buy Yahoo!. The proposed deal, and its ultimate demise, was the subject of speculation for weeks. Now that it's over, what do you think about the outcome? Are you happy with the decision for the two companies not...; Tags: Ed Burnette; Blog posts 2008-05-04
OOXML expert: ODF standard is broken: OOXML expert: ODF standard is brokenI guess this guy is digging a deeper hole for himself...He's already been debunked (See http://www.robweir.com/blog/2008/05/odf-validation-for-dummies.html), and he may be in trouble in the UK for being one of the key figured in switching the UK vote on OOXML.Fair enoughPropose amendments to fix the flaws...; Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), OpenDocument Format, Office Open XML; Discussion threads 2008-05-02
MobileTechRoundup show #131, WiFi or 3G, what is the mobile users preference?: Listen here (MP3, 31.5 MB, 34:20 minutes) Subscribe to the show with this link (RSS) AT&T is starting to take over for T-Mobile in providing WiFi access at Starbucks and other locations so to kick off...; Tags: MobileTechRoundup, Mobile, Wi-Fi, 3G, Podcasts, Advertising & Promotion, Wireless, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Internet, Marketing, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2008-05-01
Silverlight going to be all over the Democratic National Convention: Silverlight going to be all over the Democratic National ConventionGlad MS picked a winner...unlike Google who picked the RNC to back this election cycle.I guess this means that Google stands for: misleading the US to war, torture, gutting of the Bill of Rights, right-wing social conservative nut jobs, wiretapping, incompetence,...; Tags: Linux, Microsoft Silverlight, Democratic National Convention; Discussion threads 2008-04-29
Mac BU releases Messenger for Mac 7: Today the Mac BU of Microsoft released Messenger for Mac 7. The new version was announced back in November 2007 and adds audio/video support for corporate users only. According to Microsoft, it continues to work with the Windows Live team to bring full A/V functionality to all users. ...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, Desktops, Hardware, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-04-29
Email voting for overseas troops?: Email voting for overseas troops?So what's wrong with absentee ballots?I'm under the distinct impression that mail call is still a major part of military life. I think it's even still possible to send US mail out of war zones.A couple of more comments1. The Australian ballot, if my...; Tags: ballot, e-voting, e-mail; Discussion threads 2008-04-29
Email voting for overseas troops?: The Pentagon is pushing states to allow email balloting for troops overseas but so far few states are playing along, AP reports. "The personnel that fight our wars, the people who are most affected by the decisions on the use of the military, are being...; Tags: State, E-voting, E-mail, Corporate Governance, Government, Online Communications, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-04-29
Why client-server fails: The client-server idea goes back at least to the early 1960s and was, at least initially, a fairly direct extension of hardware co-processor ideas already in wide use throughout the industry. Thus the vision going into the IBM Future Systems project in 1968 was simple: build future...; Tags: Client-server, Client-server Idea, Serialization Problem, E-voting, Servers, Government, Hardware, Paul Murphy; Blog posts 2008-04-29
Microsoft lands Democratic National Convention, ties Google in convention race: Microsoft and Google duke it out on multiple fronts: Search, applications, the Web and now political conventions. Microsoft said Monday that it will be the official software and "HD Web content provider" for the 2008 Democratic National Convention. For those of you keeping score at home, Google announced...; Tags: Software, Google Inc., Microsoft Silverlight, Convention, Video, Microsoft Corp., Corporate Communications, Tools & Techniques, Marketing, Management, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-28