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Angsuman Chakraborty

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Austria Figures Electronic Vote Counting Machines Were Fingered by Cosmic Rays

Posted: Jan 9, 2007 12:06 AM

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Original Post: Austria Figures Electronic Vote Counting Machines Were Fingered by Cosmic Rays Feed Title: Simple Thoughts - Java and Web Technology Blog Feed URL: http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/feed/ Feed Description: News and views as a Software Architect and Entrepreneur on Java and Web Software.	Latest Java Buzz Posts Latest Java Buzz Posts by Angsuman Chakraborty Latest Posts From Simple Thoughts - Java and Web Technology Blog

An electronic vote-counting machine in Schaerbeek, a suburb of Brussels, declared that 4096 more people had cast their vote than the ballot slips testified. The machine had been thoroughly tested and deemed perfect. So what went wrong? Scientists pointed the finger of blame at cosmic rays which can wreak havoc with highly sensitive microelectronic circuits. “The [...]

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