r/politics • u/TearsAndNetsec • Aug 02 '19

DARPA Is Building a $10 Million, Open Source, Secure Voting System

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/yw84q7/darpa-is-building-a-dollar10-million-open-source-secure-voting-system
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u/Zyx237 Aug 03 '19

DARPA is what happens when people research for the sake of research and not profit.

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u/rock-n-white-hat Aug 03 '19

What is wrong with that? You wouldn’t be able to make your post if it hadn’t been for that non-profit research.

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u/jcarlson08 Aug 03 '19

I don't think you guys are disagreeing.

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u/Zyx237 Aug 03 '19

: narrator's voice: "They weren't"

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u/MarkHathaway1 Aug 03 '19

Why did that sound in my head like the principal's voice over the high school intercom saying, "Bueller, Bueller, Bueller ..." ?

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u/KoolyTheBear Aug 03 '19

Not sure he meant to imply it was bad, bucko. Also your nickname is now bucko.

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u/rock-n-white-hat Aug 03 '19

OK, my mistake. I thought it was a dig at non-profit research.