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Diebold Sued for GPL Violations, Allegations of Puppy Kicking to Come
Artifex, makers of the Linux Ghostscript Postscript interpreter, is suing Diebold for breaking the fair use terms of its software. Diebold used the freely-available software, which is fine, but when they authored some changes to Ghostscript Postscript, they neglected to follow the very reasonable rules such use requires. Biggies like HP, Xerox, and IBM all use Ghostscript legally and honestly, so why can't Diebold? More »
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By Dan NosowitzComment by vista64guy: Those Diebold voting machines are so rigged by the right wing! How can there be no oversight on them?... 6 Responses | Other threads
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Homer Simpson Explains the Problem with Electronic Voting
Conspiracy theorist or not, any time I'm typing information into a computer at any time of the day, I know that it can be lost at a moment's notice, by the simple glitch of a program or power supply. There's simply no permanence to digital information, which makes the potential alteration of such data both frightening and perfectly realistic. Apply that principle to something like a presidential election, and the prospects become downright scary. That is, unless you're Homer Simpson. Then it's just kind of funny. [via Wonkette - Thanks Diebold!]
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By Mark WilsonComment by Dancing Milkcarton: What's much more frightening than electronic voting is the voter fraud going on right now in Ohio. Watch as Republican federal... 13 Responses | Other threads
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voting
Ohio Voting Machines Lose Votes, Cannot Be Fixed Before Election Day
The maker of the evil, wonky voting machines in Ohio that are going to be used for the election despite the fact they're broken has admitted that the machines do in fact lose votes (before, Premier, aka Diebold, said it was "user error"). It gets better! They can't be fixed before election day. Hey, it's not like anyone asked for your opinion anyway. Okay maybe they did, but that's beside the point, I think. [Columbus Dispatch via Slashdot]
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Comment by krom: @Rabid Penguin: Actually that is not fully true. The way the US presidential electoral system works, makes some votes count... more » | Other threads
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election
Ohio Sues E-Voting Machine Maker But Keeps Same Crappy E-Voting Machines
Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner is suing e-voting machine maker Diebold, now known as Premier Election Solutions, seeking damages for the mess the malfunctioning machines caused in the super swing state in 2004 and 2006—the same machines which will, frighteningly enough, still be used to gather and/or misplace Ohio votes in the upcoming McCain-Obama contest. More »
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By Dan NosowitzComment by skulldriveshaft picasaweb and youtube: Good luck everyone. I hope the person that becomes the next president doesn't sit on their ass crying about everything that... more » | Other threads
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politics
Diebold Accidentally Leaks 2008 Election Results Early
Diebold, the company run by unscrupulous Republicans that manufactures crappy, easily-hacked voting machines, has done a bang-up job of pretty much destroying many people's confidence in the legitimacy of the democratic process. No one is better at calling out such depressing aspects of our country with biting humor like The Onion, who here tell us about how all the fun of the election this year was ruined because Diebold accidentally leaked the results ahead of time. It's funny because it could be true! Ha… ha? [The Onion]
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By Adam FrucciComment by davideckels: [Journal entry for 2008-02-28] Stuck toe in comment waters. Still tremendously political for a gadget blog. Will continue to fail... more » | Other threads
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voting
Diebold Pulls a Reverse Cingular, Rebrands Voting Machine Division
Diebold takes such pride in the secure craftsmanship of its voting machines that it's changing the name of that division to Premier Election Solutions Inc., and even giving it its own board of directors. This is after no one stepped up to take the division off of Diebold's hands, probably because they'd feel guilty for relieving it of such a stellar asset. Wonder why they wouldn't want their ATMs and safes associated with their voting machines? [Threat Level, Image via Flickr]
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Comment by BigDanInTX: Altering Wikipedia entries, shoving a bad product into a new name. Sounds like a great marketing ploy to me!... more » | Other threads
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gadgets
Diebold Sues Massachusetts Because the State Doesn't Like Them
Diebold, everyone's favorite manufacturer of easily hacked voting machines, wasn't happy when the Commonwealth of Massachusetts decided to go with one of their competitors when purchasing voting machines for the disabled. In fact, their feelings were so badly hurt by the snub that they've decided to sue the state. More »
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By Adam FrucciComment by anthropromorph: I will bet you that the suit is over breach of contract. Most big purchases are done on a... more » | Other threads
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Comment by Accelerata: DeadWriter, if you watch the documentary Hacking Democracy, you'll see that even "zero'ing" out the machines does not stop vote... more » | Other threads
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gadgets
Electronic Voting Machines Vulnerable To Foreign Influence?
Could it be that those evil Venezuelans are trying to screw with our electronic voting machines, the same machines that we use to elect our fine leaders? That's what U.S. federal investigators are trying to determine after learning that company that makes the software running the electronic voting machines are from Venezuela. No conclusions yet, but it's pretty responsible to assume the worst in situations like this. Naturally, that means there's evil afoot. More »
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By GizlocoComment by HelperMonkey: Thanks to Illinois' new early voting program, I just voted on one of these Sequoia machines this past weekend. ... more » | Other threads
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By Jason ChenComment by bobby55: People from Princeton are stupid morons. You can't hack these things. Go ahead and try, and when you... more » | Other threads
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