[ale] OT: just in case anyone's been hiding under a rock of late...

[Geoffrey]

Charles Shapiro wrote:
> Yeh, this was in the NYT as well.
> http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/12/us/12vote.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
> 
> I 'specially liked the quote:
> 
> David Bear, a spokesman for Diebold Election Systems, said the potential
> risk existed because the company's technicians had intentionally built the
> machines in such a way that election officials would be able to update 
> their
> systems in years ahead.
> 
> "For there to be a problem here, you're basically assuming a premise where
> you have some evil and nefarious election officials who would sneak in and
> introduce a piece of software," he said. "I don't believe these evil
> elections people exist."
> 
> Phew. That makes me feel a LOT happier about the elections.

Makes me wonder what kind of reality Diebold employee's live in.  Or, do 
you think this was the PC thing to say? :(

-- 
Until later, Geoffrey

Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little
security will deserve neither and lose both.  - Benjamin Franklin