[ale] Is there any way to stop this travesty? -- NO, of course not!

[kilpatms at mindspring.com (Sean Kilpatrick)]

Let me quote from today's AJC:

By Michael Pearson
"Software problems and human error prevented some voters
in Tuesday's primary from trying out Georgia's new touch-screen
election system.

<SNIP>

"In Fulton County, at least 11 percent of the touch-screen
machines failed.  Some froze up like balky home computers, while
others got stuck in a mode that effectively locked up the
machines. . . .<snip>

"Chris Rigall, a spokesman for the secretary of state's office,
attributed the problems to errors by poll workers, a glitch in the 
Windows operating system and problems with electronic cards that
replace paper ballots and ballot boxes."

Why would _anybody_ create a mission critical application atop a
Windows OS?

Sean

full story is here:

http://www.accessatlanta.com/ajc/epaper/editions/today/metro_d3569ddbd46e52ed0013.html

if that breaks,
then use this link:

http://makeashorterlink.com/?F2CF62791


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