Ryano Stuff

The first report of the Commission on Electronic Voting has been released and makes for interesting reading. Also available is the text of every submission made to the Commission. These range from observations of just a few paragraphs to extremely detailed reports. Of particular interest (in my view) are the reports of Irish Citizens for Trustworthy e-Voting, Joe McCarthy, the Green Party and of course Powervote, the vendors of the system.

The Graphing Calculator Story is a bizarre and strangely touching story of how the Graphing Calculator which used to ship with every Mac was developed by a couple of programmers who were effectively volunteering at Apple without the company’s knowledge. It’s interesting that everyone involved, including those who assisted the pair to continue their work despite the fact that they had no clearance to be in the building, were motivated by the desire to see good work reach completion.