26 Oct 2004
E-voting paper suit dismissed in Florida

This is just more fuel for the legal fires that will ignite in Florida on November 3rd - a disaster waiting to happen.

The state does not need to create a paper record for touch-screen voting machines in case recounts are needed in tight races, a federal judge ruled Monday, upholding the state's emergency rule that set standards for e-voting recounts.

(link) [CNN]

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Farting robot wins toy of the year

We don't need one - we have two dogs ... and my wife would probably add that she has me.

The Robosapien claims to be the first robot based on "biomorphic robotics". It is also almost definitely the first robot capable of both farting and belching. If these forms of communication fail him the robot can also manage "fluent international 'caveman' speech".

(link) [The Register]

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