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Software problems block same-sex marriage registration in Germany
Deutsche Welle ^ | 08.29.2017 | Alistair Walsh (with DPA)

Posted on 08/29/2017 7:40:35 PM PDT by Olog-hai

Germany’s bureaucratic computer systems will be unable to cope with the legalization of same-sex marriage in Germany, Berlin authorities announced on Monday.

When the new same-sex marriage law takes effect on October 1, registry systems will not allow bureaucrats to enter two people of the same gender into one marriage, German news agency DPA and daily newspaper Berliner Morgenpost, reported.

Same-sex marriage was spontaneously legalized in Germany in July, after German Chancellor Angela Merkel allowed members of her ruling Christian Democratic party (CDU) to vote according to their conscience. The CDU had previoulsy opposed the granting of full marriage rights for all. […]

The problem was previously thought to be contained to registry offices in the state of Berlin, but the Interior Ministry confirmed on Monday that the issue was nationwide.

It will take more than a year to update the software to allow two people of the same gender to be registered in one marriage. Until that date, bureaucrats will be forced to enter the incorrect gender for one of the people getting married. …

(Excerpt) Read more at dw.com ...


TOPICS: Computers/Internet; Local News; Society
KEYWORDS: gaymarriage; germany; homosexualagenda; ssm
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1 posted on 08/29/2017 7:40:35 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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what a shame, no problem though since muslims will dominate the country and over turn that marriage law.


2 posted on 08/29/2017 7:42:21 PM PDT by manc ( If they want so called marriage equality then they should support polygamy too.)
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To: Olog-hai

Appropriate since the hardware is also incompatible......


3 posted on 08/29/2017 7:43:49 PM PDT by G Larry (There is no great virtue in bargaining with the Devil)
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4 posted on 08/29/2017 7:46:28 PM PDT by Slyfox (Are you tired of winning yet?)
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To: Olog-hai
"Software problems block same-sex marriage registration in Germany"

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Warning! Warning! Same sex marriage does not compute!!

5 posted on 08/29/2017 7:46:54 PM PDT by ETL (See my FR Home page for a closer look at today's Communist/Anarchist protest groups)
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To: Slyfox

Lol! That’s a very subtle, but accurate, way of putting it!


6 posted on 08/29/2017 7:48:20 PM PDT by ETL (See my FR Home page for a closer look at today's Communist/Anarchist protest groups)
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To: Slyfox
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7 posted on 08/29/2017 7:49:52 PM PDT by ETL (See my FR Home page for a closer look at today's Communist/Anarchist protest groups)
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Can’t argue with science, eh?


8 posted on 08/29/2017 7:50:07 PM PDT by Slyfox (Are you tired of winning yet?)
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9 posted on 08/29/2017 7:54:19 PM PDT by ETL (See my FR Home page for a closer look at today's Communist/Anarchist protest groups)
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10 posted on 08/29/2017 7:55:30 PM PDT by ETL (See my FR Home page for a closer look at today's Communist/Anarchist protest groups)
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To: ETL

Ha, ha, good one!


11 posted on 08/29/2017 8:05:35 PM PDT by River Hawk
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To: ETL
Lotta truth here:


12 posted on 08/29/2017 8:06:09 PM PDT by Slyfox (Are you tired of winning yet?)
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To: Olog-hai

It’s a hardware problem.


13 posted on 08/29/2017 8:18:58 PM PDT by nonsporting
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Maybe computers can’t handle ambiguous input erhhh... something like that


14 posted on 08/29/2017 8:48:17 PM PDT by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wH-pk2vZG2M)
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And we DO, after all, run on electricity. Atoms, the stuff of which we are made, and as mysterious as they remain, basically consist of negatively charged electrons and positively charged protons. All chemical reactions rely on their interactions.


15 posted on 08/29/2017 8:48:31 PM PDT by ETL (See my FR Home page for a closer look at today's Communist/Anarchist protest groups)
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Possible proof we’ve breached the singularity in AI.


16 posted on 08/29/2017 9:12:48 PM PDT by Ouchthatonehurt (Sehnsucht)
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HAL 9000: “I’m sorry Dave, I’m afraid I can’t do that.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARJ8cAGm6JE


17 posted on 08/29/2017 9:21:07 PM PDT by thecodont
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I can see some outrage bubbling up as a result of this.

As regards a “lesbian” couple, then there will be outrage that some government clerk decided which one was the man.

And the “lesbians” will debate and discuss and dissect the event all evening, as they recount how some lame bureaucrat decided one of them was the man in the relationship.


18 posted on 08/29/2017 9:43:02 PM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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To: ETL

I really like this meme.


19 posted on 08/29/2017 10:14:30 PM PDT by NetAddicted (Just looking)
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Why?


20 posted on 08/29/2017 10:34:38 PM PDT by ETL (See my FR Home page for a closer look at today's Communist/Anarchist protest groups)
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