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> Electronic voter machines didn't exist It's not one of Carlin's, I think, but there's this old joke Tech enthusiasts: My entire house is smart. Tech worker

by blfr 4y ago

> Electronic voter machines didn't exist It's not one of Carlin's, I think, but there's this old joke Tech enthusiasts: My entire house is smart. Tech workers: The only piece of technology in my house is a printer and I keep a gun next to it so I can shoot it if it makes a noise I don't recognize.

ziddoap 4y ago
While a funny joke, the point isn't really applicable here. Parent poster, as I understood their comment, wasn't asserting that electronic voter machines are impossible to defraud. They were pointing out that you cannot reasonably make a comparison between elections 70 years apart because way too much has changed (one large change being electronic voting machines) for them to be comparable anymore.
- pessimizer 4y ago
  The passage of time isn't an argument. If the only things cited are voting machines, then voting machines are immediately conceded as untrustworthy, no argument has been made.
  - skybrian 4y ago
    Yes, it wasn't a full-fledged argument, more of a sketch. But assuming that how elections happen doesn't change over the years doesn't seem like a great default either?
teddyh 4y ago
You slightly butchered the joke; how would a printer, by itself, be useful? Here’s what I believe to be the original: > Tech Enthusiasts: Everything in my house is wired to the Internet of Things! I control it all from my smartphone! My smart-house is bluetooth enabled and I can give it voice commands via alexa! I love the future! > Programmers / Engineers: The most recent piece of technology I own is a printer from 2004 and I keep a loaded gun ready to shoot it if it ever makes an unexpected noise. — https://imgur.com/6wbgy2L https://imgur.com/6wbgy2L
- blfr 4y ago
  Yes, good fix.