• reddig33@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Meh. There are voting systems that:

      • take your vote electronically
      • print out a readable receipt of your selections so you can double check it
      • then scan your receipt to cast your vote

      This means you can get an instant result, audit the system, and do a hand recount. Not all voting computers are garbage. Both parties should be pushing for audits and hand counts as a safety check.

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      3 years ago

      The past decade of the tech industry has felt very snakeoil-y.

      INB4 “It always has been.”

      • jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works
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        3 years ago

        What’s sad is there are plenty of actual problems out there that could be solved with software. Most of the time they’re not that ‘sexy’ and management is so blinded by greed that they throw away all the good opportunities.

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        3 years ago

        If you’re good at building hype and have some connections, you can attract all sorts of investors hoping to get in on the ground floor of the next big thing.

        Dan Olsen’s NFT video from a year ago summed it up well, I think (link). People with money to invest today want to repeat the insane growth in wealth brought about by computers, the internet, social media, etc. So they will basically gamble on any new ideas that have an air of plausibility to kick off the next boom.