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usonian

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10. I don't miss machines at all.

Reply to Quiet Em (Original post)

Sat Jun 20, 2026, 09:10 PM

11 hrs ago

Long story short. Those machines can be physically hijacked, and hacked.

Computer hacks are a matter of "when" not "if". Safeguards on one central machine are more robust and scrutinized. And there's always the damn piece of paper you dotted.

I'd rather touch a rattlesnake than a touch screen, where electrons buzz about, doing what software tells them to do. Like LLM's software can lie and cover its tracks.

Software in NEVER secure. Never ever. It only approaches security.

Example

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Therac-25

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I miss stepping into the old voting booth machines, pulling that lever to close the curtain, [View all] Quiet Em 12 hrs ago OP

Problem: 227 bomb threats in 2024, all in Democratic precincts. mahina 12 hrs ago #1

I don't think those old mechanical voting machines have been used anywhere in decades. Ocelot II 12 hrs ago #3

..That's unfortunate. n/t. whathehell 11 hrs ago #5

I'm in New York. Quiet Em 12 hrs ago #4

Sentimental and fun memory... QueerDuck 12 hrs ago #2

I miss having independent press & media present actual facts Attilatheblond 11 hrs ago #6

I hear ya. Quiet Em 11 hrs ago #7

yeah - heck with those ancient machines GenThePerservering 7 hrs ago #11

There was something satisfying about the soft metallic click each of the little levers made... 3catwoman3 11 hrs ago #8

I always liked that.... electric_blue68 11 hrs ago #9

I don't miss machines at all. usonian 11 hrs ago #10

Never experienced curtains with levers. Experienced push pins to remove the chads BlueWaveNeverEnd 2 hrs ago #12

I remember that, but it was over 50 years ago for me. DFW 2 hrs ago #13

Analog voting machines (as opposed to digital ones). I remember them well. Pulling the lever was satisfying. Intractable 2 hrs ago #14

I would bring one of my children into the booth with me Mossfern 15 min ago #15