Another E-Voting Mess in the Making

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Michelle Malkin: ALAN KEYES IS MAKING A
MESS

Michelle Malkin: ALAN KEYES IS MAKING A
MESS 08/18/2004 04:51 PM
Alan Keyes Now Supports Reparations? (Worst. Candidate. Ever.) .. Michelle Malkin

michellemalkin.com/archives/000407.htm
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Iraq: The Bungled Transition, How bad
can things get? The Making of a Mess Far
graver than Vietnam

Iraq: The Bungled Transition, How bad
can things get? The Making of a Mess Far
graver than Vietnam 09/22/2004 12:37 AM
Iraq: The Bungled Transition. Iraq: How bad can things get?--The Making of a Mess. Far graver than Vietnam, some now see a Classic guerrilla war forming in Iraq with an Enemy With Many Faces. Iraqi Shiite philosopher--as Juan Cole calls him--and blogger Abbas Kadhim of Calling It Like It Is, likens the Allawi government to an onion farm--This lack of discipline within the Iraqi interim government is not accidental. Indeed, it is the manifestation of a bigger problem: the members of the cabinet consider themselves above the restraints of their respective positions in the government... After all, their nominal chief, Allawi did not choose them, like all prime ministers do to a certain degree. They were simply imposed upon him, and for all practical purposes, he is unable to dismiss any one of them. Iyad Allawi is stuck with a concoction of personalities that may compose a parliament rather than an executive branch.--and as US-backed armies firing blanks notes: Since the US-led invasion of Iraq in March 2003, Washington has been struggling to create a 40,000-strong military force... according to Brigadier General James Schwitters, who is part of the US command responsible for training Iraq's new army, only 3,000 of the soldiers could be regarded as having been militarily trained, as of early August. From March to 2003 to August 2004, the Coalition trained 3,00 Iraqi soldiers. Well? Feelin' lucky, punk? /Dirty Harry (More Inside)

Making E-Voting Systems With Paper
Receipts Even Better

Making E-Voting Systems With Paper
Receipts Even Better 06/08/2004 10:50 AM
With all the talk lately about e-voting, one thing that continually gets mixed up is exactly what the fight is over. Those who are fighting to keep the existing machines like to claim that those who want a verifiable paper trail are fighting against progress - trying to go backwards away from electronic voting to a paper world. Of course, nothing can be further from the truth. Those who want the verifiable paper receipt aren't against electronic voting at all. They just understand the technology enough to realize that the current system isn't particularly secure or reliable and they want to make it better. Once you start going down that trail, however, you need to come up with a system that really is more secure and reliable, and that's where some researchers are putting a lot of attention these days. They're trying to go beyond just adding a verifiable paper ballot, to using systems to make sure that you can check after-the-fact, to guarantee that your vote really was properly counted. Most of the article focuses on David Chaum's system, which tends to bring out very strong opinions in people (too often focused on Chaum, himself, rather than the system). The argument against such systems is that they're either too complex or too expensive (or both), but no one ever said democracy was supposed to be cheap.

Mess with the best 1

Mess with the best 1 12/29/2004 08:39 PM
A theme featuring Tux and hacker nostalgia.

From mess to MES

From mess to MES 07/15/2004 09:56 PM
Sunday Times South Africa Jul 16 2004 2:33AM GMT

Voting Machine Companies Make Political
Contributions to Both Democrats and
Republicans - New Report Traces Campaign
Contributions of Companies that Produce
E-Voting Machines

Voting Machine Companies Make Political
Contributions to Both Democrats and
Republicans - New Report Traces Campaign
Contributions of Companies that Produce
E-Voting Machines 08/13/2004 03:15 AM
New research on the political campaign contributions made to Democrats and Republicans by voting maching companies. [PRWEB Aug 13, 2004]

MCI mess looms

MCI mess looms 06/30/2004 04:54 AM
USA Today Jun 30 2004 9:38AM GMT

The Patent Mess

The Patent Mess 05/03/2004 12:08 PM
MSNBC is running yet another article that looks at problems with the patent system, focusing on the problem we most discuss around here: small intellectual property houses that buy up perfectly obvious patents, or those with prior art, and then go around threatening small sites to get them to pay up rather than fight the ridiculous patent. In most cases, the patent is for taking some sort of obvious action and moving it onto the internet. Even a strong defender of patent rights admits in the article that the "pendulum may have swung too far." No one is saying their shouldn't be patents, but there are way too many cases where these sorts of patents are clearly being used to hold back innovation - which is against the very point of the patent system.

"Great mess, A+"

"Great mess, A+" 01/03/2005 03:18 AM
Messy desks were submitted for a contest at bash.org. Most of them are n't that messy, but a few are unforgettable. If you would like to cut to the chase: here is the winner and here is the Honorable Mention (NSFW). (Many of the comment threads are also NSFW)

Pardon the mess

Pardon the mess 12/31/2003 02:47 AM
Stylesheet revision in progress. Apologies if things look wonky. Check back soon....

"Blueprint for a Mess"

"Blueprint for a Mess" 11/02/2003 03:13 PM

Don't mess with the Bushes

Don't mess with the Bushes 09/14/2004 09:14 AM
In her new book, Kitty Kelley shows how the first family intimidates those who've tried to expose the clan's dark secrets of drugs, drinking, womanizing and nepotism. Now they're coming after her.

A fine mess

A fine mess 01/07/2004 05:23 PM
James DeLong: "The [Verizon] decision also ensures that the Digital Millennium Copyright Act will be reopened in the next Congress, which will create a thorough mess."

A thorough mess perhaps, but a necessary one. The DMCA is so clearly out of step with reality that reopining it is inevitable. However, I won't dismiss the possiblity that the "reopening" process will lead to something worse.

noodleboxxx / the mess below

noodleboxxx / the mess below 11/10/2003 11:26 PM
I'm tinkering with the templates on the site a little (I'm real-time templateblogging!!!!), so if things look a little noodles for awhile, that's why. Ok, I...

Don't Mess With Librarians

Don't Mess With Librarians 09/15/2004 05:32 AM
The timid media won't do it, so 'radical' librarians are standing up against the government to protect free speech and fight censorship. Commentary by Adam L. Penenberg.

Message mess

Message mess 12/03/2003 03:47 PM
CNET Asia Dec 3 2003 3:14PM ET

Munchies mess with ISS

Munchies mess with ISS 12/31/2004 06:35 AM
USA Today Dec 31 2004 11:10AM GMT

The Officer's Mess

The Officer's Mess 04/01/2005 01:14 AM
Last week I spent some time in New York, followed by a conference in Chicago and finally Charlotte, North Carolina to visit my parents and grandparents (we are not from North Carolina -- they moved there three years ago because...

eUniverse, a Universal Mess

eUniverse, a Universal Mess 01/28/2004 06:39 PM
Sometimes you just can't make this stuff up.

It's nice, but it's gonna mess 'em up

It's nice, but it's gonna mess 'em up 11/01/2003 08:35 AM
Tampabay: From scared to sacred .. this type of stuff .. blah, blah, blah

sptimes.com//2003/10/31/Tampabay/From_scared_to_sacred.shtml
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Hey Dogs: Don't Mess With Texas! (AP)

Hey Dogs: Don't Mess With Texas! (AP) 04/16/2004 11:31 AM
AP - Dog owners in the state capital are under federal orders to stay off the grass downtown.

Just a whole mess of random stuff

Just a whole mess of random stuff 12/02/2003 01:19 AM
I learned this morning that it's not a good idea to be wearing a green face mudd mask when attempting...

The Comair Mess Revisited

The Comair Mess Revisited 12/28/2004 05:13 PM

Airlines' computer systems questioned: In the wake of the big Comair systems meltdown over the holdays, CNN has an article about why airline's systems are so rickety. It's notable for a quote from uber-security expert Bruce Schneier that tells the naked truth of it.

Bruce Schneier, a computer security expert in Mountain View, California, said the issue boils down to cost versus benefit.

Airlines could upgrade existing computers to handle more transactions, install sophisticated backup systems that come on when the primary system fails or buy high-performance software that is used by NASA, nuclear plants and medical facilities to keep critical systems running at all times, Schneier said.

"It's certainly feasible, but it's my guess it's not economic," Schneier said. "My guess is it is cheaper for the airline to absorb this loss, which doesn't happen often, than to fix the problem.

Isn't that the truth? Absorb the damage, move on, and wait for it to happen again. Nice. Who gets to miss Christmas next year?

Mass Transit Mess

Mass Transit Mess 05/13/2004 03:33 PM
I've been without a car for a while now and right now I'm in no rush to get another one...

Microsoft's patchwork mess

Microsoft's patchwork mess 07/03/2004 08:57 AM
ZDNet's David Berlind explains why a sometimes infuriatingly complicated patch process reveals both timing flaws and potential vulnerabilities in Microsoft's thinking.

Microsoft, Mind Your Mess

Microsoft, Mind Your Mess 06/10/2004 09:52 AM
ABCNEWS.com Jun 10 2004 1:50PM GMT

It's amazing what you find in a mess

It's amazing what you find in a mess 03/14/2005 05:38 PM
Some of the things I had no idea were on my computer's desktop, discovered while cleaning it up: A recipe for Pickled Oysters with English Cucumber "Capellini" and DillA map of the Madaket (Nantucket) bus routeVarious torrents of things I never listened to, like Jon Stewart's Crossfire appearanceMore strange .pdf files that I must have inadvertantly downloaded than I care to admitAn Excel spreadsheet from 4/2003 comparing the costs of purcasing an espresso machine to going to the local coffee shop to making due with my French Press pot at homeMy brother's "updated" résumé from early 2004 From here on out, I resolve to be neater! Next job: cleaning up the 6,935 emails in my inbox (all either read or skimmed), oldest dating back to 9/13/01!

Sternform Magnetic Mess Kit

Sternform Magnetic Mess Kit 04/11/2005 08:18 AM

It might not be suitable for burning a can of franks and beans over an dangerously oversized open flame, but the Sternform mess kit is clearly a more modern solution than the wing nut-handled aluminum pots and pans of traditional Boy Scout issue. Sort of a thermal detonator for soup, the Sternform bowls have rubber tops and vacuum hollows, keeping the contents warm. Built-in magnet rims cause them to clip together, holding themselves secure in your pack or on the included strap.

Painfully, the Sternform bowls are just a concept design, so be prepared for dissapointment.

Project Page [SternformDE via CollisionDetection via SensoryImpact]

[H] to Infinium: don't mess with Texas

[H] to Infinium: don't mess with Texas 03/06/2004 01:54 AM
In other legal news (apart from the SCO development reported below), [H]ardOCP is suing Infinium Labs.

Solving the gay marriage mess

Solving the gay marriage mess 03/06/2004 01:59 AM
Massachusetts' old-style (= corrupt) House Speaker, Thomas Finneran, no longer backs a compromise amendment to the state constitution that would permit civil unions but ban same-sex marriages. Instead, he wants two amendments. The first would say: "It being the public policy of this Commonwealth to protect the unique relationship of marriage, only the union of one man and one woman shall be valid or recognized as a marriage in Massachusetts." According to the report in the Boston Globe, the second amendment "would include language saying that the Legislature 'shall establish civil unions,' but would call for the Legislature to define...

Mergers mess with Motorola

Mergers mess with Motorola 02/01/2005 09:49 PM
Chicago Tribune Jan 30 2005 12:42PM GMT

Security's disorderly mess

Security's disorderly mess 08/11/2004 06:13 AM
Jon Oltsik explains why a new computing security conundrum presents CIOs with a problem that's not given to an easy solution.

Cima's Breakup Mess

Cima's Breakup Mess 08/13/2004 10:40 AM
The pharmaceutical company seeks to recoup its fees plus damages from a former suitor.

Fixing the Social Security Mess

Fixing the Social Security Mess 06/17/2004 08:35 AM

A Washington Bank, a Global Mess

A Washington Bank, a Global Mess 04/10/2004 07:06 PM
Investigators are scouring Riggs National Corporation accounts in a wide-ranging inquiry revolving around the netherworlds of terrorist financing, money laundering and Big Oil.

Other News: Laptop Security Mess

Other News: Laptop Security Mess 06/09/2004 10:31 AM
It's WAY to easy to pull sensitive private information from laptops sold at auction.

America's Health Care Mess

America's Health Care Mess 07/14/2004 03:30 PM
Another chapter in the health care meltdown: Sometime in the next few weeks, barring a surprising turn of events, the state of California will formally approve the merger of two health insurance giants. An Indiana company called Anthem will acquire WellPoint Health Networks, the Southern California outfit that owns Blue Cross of California, for about $16.4 billion. The deal has drawn harsh criticism for many reasons. Not least is the display of raw greed by the insider executives who stand to collect somewhere between $200 million and $600 million in payouts after the buyout is concluded. More...

California's Continuing Budget Mess

California's Continuing Budget Mess 05/18/2004 11:44 AM

Mercury News (reg req): Future budgets sure to fall short, state analyst says. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's plan to balance the upcoming budget would exacerbate California's long-term mismatch between spending and income, creating a nearly $8 billion shortfall two years from now, the non-partisan legislative analyst warned Monday. The governor has ``missed an opportunity in good economic times to ensure that we are moving toward fiscal stability,'' said Legislative Analyst Elizabeth Hill.

After campaigning on a promise to make the hard choices and genuinely deal with this problem, Schwarzenegger has done exactly what Gray Davis did before him: Punt. Except that the current governor, unlike Davis, had the clout to actually get something done. He's squandering the opportunity, and California will suffer as a result. The Legislature shares the responsibility for this ongoing debacle, because the lawmakers are the ones who've enacted such ridiculous budgets over the years and now refuse to face up to what they've done. But the one person in Sacramento who could have broken the logjam has declined. A shame.

ClickTracks: Powerful Data Without the
Mess

ClickTracks: Powerful Data Without the
Mess 12/15/2003 08:04 PM
The software can import data reports from Google and Overture, and can also be configured to track the performance of other campaigns, like e-mail and banner ...
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