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> Pencil, pen, hole punch, what's the difference? It is a mark on a physical piece of paper Hanging chads? You even brought up the 2000 election in the US your
by ploika 6y ago
> Pencil, pen, hole punch, what's the difference? It is a mark on a physical piece of paper
Hanging chads? You even brought up the 2000 election in the US yourself. Pencil and paper (and no machines) would have avoided that mess.
- godelski 6y agoThe punch card was brought about because it was more reliable than a pen and paper where marks are routinely inconsistent. This isn't a UI team where people are just changing the format willy nilly, they are making these changes for legitimate reasons. Sometimes the "simpler" solution isn't as simple and reliable as one would think from just guessing. They actually test this stuff and seek more reliable solutions. Sure, it is slow to implement the new solutions, but that doesn't mean it is less reliable than the previous one. So please stop just guessing.