4 ms·

Cosmic ray giving 4096 votes incident

• deleted 2y ago
  [deleted]
• cluckindan 2y ago
  ”Cosmic ray” from an unmarked van parked outside the building, perhaps?
• barbazoo 2y ago
  Might be because I don’t have an account so I don’t see it but is there more to it than that one tweet making the claim?
  • rererereferred 2y ago
    Add "cancel" after x. > A thorough investigation ensued, initially suspected to be a software bug in the Digivote system. > Surprisingly, the code was released open source just a few days after the election. > The code was of low quality, and rife with bugs...but none that would cause a bit inversion. > [Screenshot of lousy code] > Although impossible to confirm, with all other likely possibilities ruled out, the most likely explanation was a cosmic one. > A single-event upset caused by a cosmic ray inverting the 13th bit remains the main suspect. > Digivote's poor code quality offered no protection.
• scics 2y ago
  Solution to democratic elections: - Candidates are chosen at random from the public. They can decline or accept. - Each candidate must pass a rigorous psychological exam. - Voting consists of people walking into a chamber where the candidates each sit in a chair held up by a rope. The voter pulls a mechanical lever to nick the rope of candidates they dislike. Heavily disliked candidates will have their ropes cut and fall onto the sea. - If selected, candidates are guaranteed to be provided with food, shelter, and healthcare for life.