Sample counting of votes was still practised in this election. Until today, I still cannot figure out any good or sensible reason for such a process. It is purely a waste of time and resources. There are very good reasons for a chef to taste a sample of the food he is preparing to ensure it is just right. Sample tasting gives the chef a chance to correct anything that he has missed. He may need to add a little more salt if it is not enough, or add a little more water if there is too much salt. Sample tasting is a last chance to make any final adjustment or correction.
Sample counting does not give anyone a chance for any final adjustment or correction. The votes have been cast and are all lying in the boxes or on the table. So, what is so great about knowing a sample count that may be close to the total count or may not be? What if the sample count says there is a big swing of votes for or against the ruling party? Premature ejaculation or agony for the candidates or their supporters?
With so many AI platforms available, some even for free, why not take advantage of AI to make sample counts, easy, fast and efficient. After all sample count is just sample count, a kind of an educated guess. In the 21st Century, in a modern smart city or wanting to be a smart city, does Singapore still needs to depend on the fingers to do the counting, like in sample counting? The farmers also no longer use human fingers to pick cotton.
Just musing.
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Ng Chee Meng, who won Jalan Kayu, tells Lawrence Wong not to assign him a position in Government. This is on the back of a scandal unfolding over his presence at a dinner with Su Haijin, one member of the group that was involved in the money laundering scam. Others caught at the same dinner were Ong Ye Kung and Chee Hong Tat. Ng, Ong and Chee denied knowing Su Haijin personally. Let us see how this is going to evolve.
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