Weeds and Seeds
With the election nearing it is worth noting that the move away from paper ballots to computerized voting has its faults.
The State of Maryland was... to buy and install touch-screen computer voting machines... the state has now ordered a review of the purchase because... the machines are essentially junk."and another:
Hundreds of computer scientists say electronic touchscreen voting machines could allow for massive election fraud.and, horror of horrors, in 2004,
Well, Florida knows what to do: recount. In fact, that was required by law. Trouble was, the machines didn't create any kind of paper trail."Beam me up Scotty" - Capt. James T. Kirk on too many occaisions to list.
The Air Force is paying for a 2-day workshop at the American Film Institute in which scientists can catch a glimpse of working in the world of films. The workshop is designed to improve the accuracy of the way science is presented in movies and, by portraying scientists positively, to encourage young people to enter science.
