This is similar to the e-voting machine issue. How can the public trust a voting machine run by invisible proprietary code? (Answer: ignorance.) The old relay based voting machines were "programmed" with patch cords - but the cords and relay counters were visible, and could be checked by representatives of all parties.
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This is similar to the e-voting machine issue. How can the public trust a voting machine run by invisible proprietary code? (Answer: ignorance.) The old relay based voting machines were "programmed" with patch cords - but the cords and relay counters were visible, and could be checked by representatives of all parties.
"Sandler has a defibrillator."
As in, "if too many people listen to her, we'll have to ensure she has a heart attack". Scary.