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[[First Man sitting at computer reading an article]]
Article: Premier Election Solutions (formerly Diebold) has blamed ohio voting machine errors on problems with the machines' McAfee antivirus software.
First Man: Wait. "Antivirus software"? On voting machines? {{italics}} You're doing it wrong.
[[Second Man enters the frame and speaks to First Man]]
Second Man: Why? Security is good, right?
First Man: Of course. But, well-
First Man: Imagine you're at a parent-teacher conference, and the teacher reassures you that he always wears a condom while teaching.
Second Man: Ah. Strictly speaking, it's better than the alternative.
First Man: -Yet someone is clearly doing their job horribly wrong.
{{Alt Text: And that's *another* crypto conference I've been kicked out of. C'mon, it's a great analogy!}}
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