[–] thirdsargon 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

I think you realize that the incompetence is by design.

I once worked with a psychopath, and I spent months getting our international payments to happen smoothly so that the staff and vendors could be paid on time. Every time I started closing in on a solution to our payments problem, he would find some way to fuck it up, or make it impossible, or just not be available to sign something for a couple of month and then tell me why that particular solution wasn't acceptable.

It took me a long time to realize the problem was not supposed to be solved. In retrospect, it's hard to believe it took me so long to realize.

[–] getshanked 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago  (edited ago)

It took me a long time to realize the problem was not supposed to be solved.

I knew a guy in the public housing department here in Australia. It’s an open secret that trying to fix problems will put a target on your back. I imagine it’s the case in most government departments. Thomas Sowell said the same thing about his time at the Department of Labor.

[–] chirogonemd 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago 

Great post. I'd just highlight the issue of scope here. There is an argument that your clientelle and their needs are highly specialized, so generalizing the methodology you use across the board might be inappropriate.

But, I'd reply to that by questioning how much we value the performance of our votes, and the accuracy of the system in which they perform.

If every single educated voter values these parameters as much as your industry clientele values the parameters of their expensive tool, then we have a duty to make these things transparent.

Given the importance of the voting process to this nation's overall function as a representative republic, I'd say, um, abso-fucking-lutely these software should be taken as seriously as one a corporate client might order.

They should be some of the most error free software that our society has produced. At least up to the quality of strict industry standards.

[–] Hand_of_Node 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

If every single educated voter values these parameters

I like the "educated" qualifier, but that's not what we have, nor is the accuracy of the system a concern for a large percentage of voters. Winning is the desired performance, and "thinking outside the box rules" can achieve that result.

There's a perspective out there that sees "autistically adhering to a set of arbitrary rules" as a losing strategy, and essentially crippling your chance of winning. The importance of winning is that you can then adjust the rules as you wish.

Counting the opinions and votes of every person only works in a homogeneous society, which we no longer have. Our society is now a battleground between the original inhabitants and the invaders, and the literally crazy thing is that the invaders are allowed to change our society as they wish, once their invasion numbers are large enough.

Voting is a weapon in a multicultural society, and the side that ties their hands behind their backs in the war is going to lose. The side that fires the most bullets is going to win, when the only criteria that matters is having the largest number.

[–] chirogonemd 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Excellent insight.

The concept of voting as a weapon in a multicultural society is so accurate.

[–] screamingrubberband [S] 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago 

They should be some of the most error free software that our society has produced.

That is what I was hoping was the point that people would get from my post. You just use better words than I do!

[–] LeeDoverwood ago 

LOL. You techies never did really understand how to explain it to the rest of us but that's ok, we still love you.

[–] chirogonemd 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Yeah, it is a great point that I imagine is lost on most normies who are listening to these reports about software glitches. I'd want to say stop, and think about that for a second.

Given the significance of an election, wouldn't you imagine these things were being tested and refined all of the time?

How do we get to election day and have malfunctioning software, not just that but as frequently as we are seeing.

It strains common sense to think that this would happen naturally, as in pure incompetence or something. Maybe. Maybe since the government doesn't collect money directly for this surety there is no incentive for them to do this quality assurance? I don't know. It might just get pulled into the general problem of our tax dollars not serving our interests.

[–] AntiMason 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago  (edited ago)

Same here. It would be a piece of cake.

[–] Noctis_Labyrinthus 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago  (edited ago)

For a second I thought you were trying to claim you are a machinist who writes G-Code. I was about to light into you saying G-Code is not the same things as a software engineer who writes code to interface with specific API's or board level IC's at the bit level.

However it sounds like you are, for a lack of better terms, writing the brains for the machine that uses G-code inputs.

Glad you're here

[–] screamingrubberband [S] 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Thx. I generally only get as far as "Well, with G code..." before getting blasted that "Oh so you don't know what you're talking about" when in reality, most of the (computer) code strategies in most languages can also be used in G code, but very few people use available functions to do that. It allows some really amazing G code programs... When I have more time I may brag about some of my successes. I may be heading to /v/machinists later on today.

[–] Noctis_Labyrinthus 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

I might swing by and take a look as well. G-code has always interested me. I have been confined to my C++, java, python, sql bubble for too long.

[–] Smokybubbles 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago 

Why would the government want to be accountable to all the peon fucktard citizens? Guess how many hundreds of billions of dollars go into contractor black projects for strippers and caviar as they screw around doing nothing?

[–] RedBullTrooper 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

This is what happens inside a voting machine when you try to vote for a Republican.

https://youtu.be/Nqk_nWAjBus

[–] 26290971? 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

Yep, this sounds quite reasonable. Always wanted to see CNC type software from the inside.

Consider also medical software, software for aircraft control systems, software for nuclear power plants. Mission critical software engineering is not an old field, but it is old enough that there are plenty of successful companies out there that can write software that doesn't fail.

The moron in Imperial College who created that atrocity of a pandemic modeling system must have started up this voting software company.

How do you fuck up voting software? It's not an operating system. It should be straightforward. And how does it possibly fail in the field like that?

Smells bad.

[–] n_word 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Hear! Hear!

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