Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/11/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]. . .And what I saw was those old-fashioned voting machines. You pull little levers to vote for each candidate or measure, and then register your vote by pulling that big red lever you can see on the open machine on the left. The machine makes a very satisfying "kerchunk" sound as your contribution to democracy is mechanically registered. These machines made voting a physical and satisfying act. Thanks for the memories, Sonny. :-) That was back in Massachusetts in my first years as a voter. Here in the Seattle area, we used to use punch cards. The act of punching the cards was tactile and still satisfying, though less so than the mechanical wonders. But since Florida's famous hanging chads, they are no more. Now we blacken little ovals next to the candidate's names. Reminds me of taking the SATs*. Ugh. I know it's probably more accurate, but still, ugh. * Note to those outside the U.S.: The SATs are the standardized tests most college-bound kids take, and upon which a fair portion of many admissions decisions are based. --Peter (reading the LUG and occasionally updating the cnn.com page) At 06:36 AM 11/2/04 -0800, Sonny wrote: > > No lines, no hassle when I took this > > picture. > > > > http://www.sonc.com/vote.htm And Ken Frazier commented: >How the mind does work! As I looked at this one, Sonny, I couldn't help >but imagine a teenager driving hard for the basket on a layup, and going >right out those double doors!