On Mon, 25 Oct 2004 01:00:46 EDT, "Atom 'Smasher'" said: > Herrera said she's heard stories from Democrats and Republicans. > In some cases, when people have tried to vote a straight ticket, the > screen has given their votes to every candidate in the opposite political > party, she said. > > She believes it's a people problem. "I have confidence in the > machines," she said. "They are touch screens. People are touching them > with their palms, or leaning their hand. ... They're hitting the wrong > button." If it's a widespread people problem, it's not the people's problem, it's the UI designer or programmer's problem. Synaptics makes a touchpad often used in laptops that can *do* palm detection. Knowing this, the machine should either be built with equivalent technology, or a *BIG* sign: *** CAUTION: UNGROUNDED ELECTRICAL MACHINERY!!! *** ONLY TOUCH MACHINE WITH ONE FINGER. ALLOWING ANY OTHER PART OF YOUR HAND OR BODY TO COME IN CONTACT WITH THE MACHINE MAY EXPOSE YOU TO DANGEROUSLY HIGH VOLTAGES!!
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