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more on Diebold sez "glitch-free," just don't touch those touchscreens - Engadget
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 14:49:20 -0400
Begin forwarded message: From: Rich Kulawiec <rsk () gsp org> Date: October 5, 2006 2:04:05 PM EDT To: David Farber <dave () farber net> Cc: Frode Hegland <frode () hyperwords net>Subject: Re: [IP] Diebold sez "glitch-free," just don't touch those touchscreens - Engadget
(a) I know I'm not the first person to point this out, and (b) I'm not quibbling with Frode, but... There are NOT "glitches". A "glitch" is something along the lines of a momentary delay in processing, or a misdrawn graphic in a GUI, or a typo in a screen message, or something equally transient/minor. These problems are failures of core system functionality. I'm sure Diebold would like the press and everyone else to continue to minimize them by calling them "glitches", but I don't think we should oblige them. Exercise of the franchise is a right for which people have fought and died; trivializing a failure of that process by calling it a "glitch" is disengenuous and insulting. ---Rsk ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as lists-ip () insecure org To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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