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by nawcom on Thursday August 07, @08:50PM (#24518291)
Attached to: Ohio Sues Over Missing Electronic Votes

I find the concept of a voting machine needing virus protection hilarious. Desktop anti-virus protection is the last thing you think a voting machine would need; pretty much explains what a shitty concept these (specific) machines are. I can't wait to use these pieces of shit next election:

Select ONE:

(a) John McCain

(b) Barack Obama

(c) GIANT PENIS POPPING PILLS GAIN 2 INCHES SATISFY LOVER

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  Technology: India Third to Appeal ISO's OOXML Approval 2008-05-30 17:56

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Friday May 30, @05:56PM
from the uphill-battle-not-over dept.
I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes "India is now the third country to appeal the ISO's approval of OOXML, with their appeal arriving just before the deadline last night. According to PC World, this makes OOXML the first BRM process under ISO/JTC 1 to be appealed, which leaves us in uncharted territory. Although there was substantial confusion in the comments on yesterday's story, Brazil is really appealing, not merely disapproving, of OOXML, having sent a letter that begins with 'The Associação Brasileira de Normas Técnicas (ABNT), as a P member of ISO/IEC/JTC1/SC34, would like to present, to ISO/IEC/JTC1 and ISO/IEC/JTC1/SC34, this appeal for reconsideration of the ISO/IEC DIS 29500 final result.' Groklaw speculates that this may have something to do with Microsoft hedging their bets by supporting ODF 1.1 in Office 2007, though we probably won't see any more countries appeal now that the deadline has passed."

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