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today I voted on a Dominion "voting machine"

obviously, in the country where we pretend to have invented AI, voting starts with a line

line not bc so many people were voting, the machine reported 93

instead greater demand for pen+paper voting:

Table+DungeonMasterScreen+Pen

they could have setup more, but.. complex i guess?

what is truly odd, the "voting machine", prints out a paper ballot. not similar, the same

thanks Dominion printing machine, im sure its worth every penny

@ekis There is absolutely nothing wrong with mark sense voting. It does not require electricity or sysadmins. It can be counted at machine speed, and examined by hand if the election is close enough to warrant that. Best of all, it can be supervised using basic human skills like counting and observation. You do not have to trust a machine or an expert.

@mike805 I'm a little confused, I never suggested or said there was anything wrong with it. I simply reported my experience

I understand why people think its safer

Though I also understand that makes little sense because at any moment we could have a completely secure voting system, using PKI, the government uses it everywhere for security + authentication .. but not voting

i would expect anyone hacking an election system to just be efficient, and manipulate the database of results directly

mike805

@ekis Not attacking, just arguing for my preferred system.

We could fix a lot of things with a universal PKI system. People would scream "big brother mark of the beast" if they tried, but giving everyone a security token would solve a LOT of problems. From IRS fraud to voting.

Offer a prize of one billion dollars for anyone who could crack it.

Nov 06, 2024, 07:24 · · · Web · 0 · 2

@mike805 I get it, I'm just trying to understand what your position is a little better, so I don't miss your point.

@mike805 I know you are not attacking <3 I apologize for being pokey myself