Three out of three
The Remainers have lost three referendums now, each stronger and clearer than the previous.

Will Boris actually do it now? Will he GET THE FUCK OUT OF EU? Hard to tell. I'll be genuinely (but pleasantly) shocked if he turns out to be serious.

The one DEFINITELY GOOD thing about all British elections is that they prove the superiority of PAPER BALLOTS COUNTED BY HAND. The entire country was counted the CORRECT WAY, and it took FIVE HOURS to settle and determine the vote.

We use a mix of crazy electronic shit. It takes us much longer than five hours to determine a city or county election here in Spokane, even though most of the votes already came in by mail before the counting day.

Along the same lines, BBC has a neat PHYSICAL graphic of the results. A huge map of Britain:



Each constituency is a hexagon tile, and each is replaced with a different color as the results are settled. [I'm pretty sure this wasn't CG, though it can be damned hard to distinguish. You could see the tiles sliding a bit as the girl stepped on them. I don't think CG creators would go that far!]

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Later note from BBC: some constituencies make fast counting a matter of pride and competition.

Sunderland is normally the first to declare its results but in 2017 it lost out to its neighbour Newcastle Central. This year, a new constituency threw its hat into the ring. Blyth Valley wanted to steal the crown and was aiming to declare in 44 minutes.

But that result was delayed because it needed a recount (It turned out to be the first shock result - with the Tories taking the seat from Labour for the first time since 1950.)

So this year Newcastle managed to hang on to its title - declaring at 23:26.

They counted 35000 votes within the polling day, plus 26 minutes after the close for summing and checking. Hand counting is FASTER than electronic counting, and VASTLY more reliable. The paper ballots are still there for a recount, and there's no invisible way to hack them from a distance. Obviously there are plenty of ways to hide or dump paper ballots, but all of those ways are VISIBLE, and all require PHYSICAL PRESENCE by the cheaters.

Britain killed its own industrial skills even faster than USA, but at least Britain continues to celebrate and develop human bookkeeping skills!

Labels: Patient things, skill-estate

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