On Fri, May 31, 2002 at 02:32:34PM +0100, sean.odonnell at sentia.ie wrote:
> much easier to get away with than setting a fire,
Disrupting the vote itself is relatively easy. "Wiping" the votes
wouldn't actually change a result. Appropiate action would presumably be
taken against such an attack on democracy. If a real threat existed
along those lines, I'm sure measures would be put in place to prevent
the magnet from doing damage. It'd probably want to be a pretty big
magnet in any case, no?
Incidentally, this link makes it sound as if the source code and specs
were to be placed in the Dail Library:
http://www.irlgov.ie/debates-01/22june/sect1.htm
Brian.
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