Manga Egg

An egg decorated in the Manga style by my daughter Zoe.

E-voting Technology is Too Advanced

"Ten years ago, the replacement of pencils and ballot papers by machines was seen as a badge of modernity. But technology was not sufficiently advanced to guarantee security of the new system."

I disagree with this assertion. I think the technology is /too/ advanced to guarantee security of the system. I'm reminded of Clarke's 3rd law: "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." We cannot have a trusted system of democracy if voting works by magic. Voting needs to work in a way that everyone can fully understand.

Robert 'Jamie' Munro, commenting here on this post by Peter G. Neumann.

Floordrobe

This morning I was browsing my way through Waterstones when I came across Kitchen Table Lingo by the English Project, a celebration of new words that have been invented and used within families.  'Floordrobe', my favorite, is a term for the place where a teenager keeps their clothes (ie: the floor as opposed to a wardrobe).