PCOS Memory Card Recalled!

[Monseratto]

Sadya ba o sabotage...

Glitches prompt Comelec to stop testing of poll machines


After some voting machines malfunctioned on Monday, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has decided to cancel the testing and sealing of other Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS) machines on Tuesday.

In a phone interview with GMANews.TV, Comelec spokesman James Jimenez said they decided to cancel the tests at midnight on Monday after reports came in saying some of the PCOS machines being tested have malfunctioned.

A Comelec source said the memory cards from all PCOS machines, which are already pre-positioned around the country, may need to be retrieved.

On Monday, voting machines tested in Makati, Muntinlupa, Pateros, Batangas and Mindoro counted votes for those who were not even marked on the ballot, among other discrepancies. [See: Some poll machines fail to read votes accurately]

Jimenez admitted that the "glitches" experienced by the PCOS units were the primary reason for the cancellation. He noted, however, that this was a good thing because they will be able to remedy the problem on time.

"Napigilan natin (We were able to stop it)," he said. He said that about 15,000 PCOS machines were supposed to be tested on Tuesday.

But Jimenez refused to elaborate any further, saying that the Comelec will be holding a press conference later in the day.

Poll machine supplier Smartmatic spokesman Gene Gregorio told GMANews.TV in a text message that they have yet to confirm when the tests will resume.

Testing and sealing of the PCOS machines are scheduled to be conducted three to seven days before election day, ensuring that the equipment are in good working order.

The Board of Election Inspectors — composed mostly of teachers — are expected to test 10 pre-shaded ballots and see whether the PCOS unit will be able to read the votes.

Some 82,000 PCOS machines will be used in next week's polls, with about 6,000 as spares. — RSJ/HGS, GMANews.TV

[uls]

know why the country's first automated election will either be a partial failure or a total failure?

Murphy's law

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murphy's_law

Anything that can go wrong will go wrong

Anything that can possibly go wrong, does

There were a number of particularly delightful incidents. There is, for example, the physicist who introduced me to one of my favorite "laws," which he described as "Murphy's law or the fourth law of thermodynamics" (actually there were only three last I heard) which states: "If anything can go wrong, it will."[4]

Murphy's law is sometimes strengthened, as Finagle's law. The comparative of Murphy's law then is: If anything can go even worse, it will go even worse. Or more comprehensive, as: "Whatever can go wrong will go wrong, and at the worst possible time, in the worst possible way."

Murphy's Extended Law: If a series of events can go wrong, they will do so in the worst possible sequence.

[Chikselog]

Naisip ko lang, kung ano na kayang mangyayari kung magka-failure of elections nga.. Matutuloy kaya yung nababalitang people power? Suportado pa raw ito ni Erap sakaling magka failure..

[uls]

people power yan sigurado

first, if the elections fail, GMA will remain president

dami hindi papayag... people power yan

who can force GMA out?

the military

so military govt?

if military wants a civilian leader, who does the military chose to be the civilian leader?

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let's say hindi total failure ang elections...

meron na-proclaim na president, pero hindi si Noynoy, people power yan

pag na-proclaim si Noynoy, will Villar accept defeat? will Erap accept defeat?

what is Villar and Erap gonna do?

how about the other losing candidates?

what are they gonna do?

will there be an orderly transfer of power?

or will they try to stop the transfer of power?

dami pwede mangyari after May 10

May 10 is just the beginning

hang on

[Chikselog]

Baka magaya tayo sa Thailand ..

By May 8 daw accdg. to James Jimenez they'll have another testing
(source: Balitanghali)

[chua_riwap]

Baka NoEl na yan ah..........

[harmlesschick]

Naisip ko lang, kung ano na kayang mangyayari kung magka-failure of elections nga.. Matutuloy kaya yung nababalitang people power? Suportado pa raw ito ni Erap sakaling magka failure..

and guess what si Noynoy ang maninimula nanaman ng people power. same old crap.