I could see the death penalty as being more to consider back when jails were less secure. If someone is really dangerous with a potential for escape, you could make an argument that society depends on ensuring that a truly violent, dangerous person cannot have a chance on getting back out there. Now, though, jails are far more secure. The cost of keeping a person away from society is lower than the cost of appeals, reviews, etc. to put someone to death.
I have a Flipper Zero, and it has been a very handy tool. It's also motivated me to learn a little bit more about security; if it could crack its way into a car, is mine at risk from another owner? Nope. Some early keyfob cars are susceptible, but current electronic security is impressive (even if the keyfobs are grossly overpriced and take too much pocket space). Good security cards have similar protocols.
Basically, if your devices, businesses, or vehicles are vulnerable to the Flipper, then you need to stop purchasing your security devices off of Wish.
Too many use the rifle for evil, but many (most?) enjoy the ability to build and customize. Imagine what would happen if we had a specification that would allow us to get a frame from GM, an engine from Ford, and a transmission from Toyota to have them fit and work together. I don't think I'm the only person that would be in a rush to clear space in the garage and start the process. Furthermore, if such a set of specifications allowed for building without the trash "options", I wouldn't care if the end product actually cost a bit more. I would love to have a car without the center digital console, heated seats, cameras, etc.
Regards
Ten years or so ago, some websites would still only properly render on Windows' Internet Explorer. One executive and I were talking about how their devices would only connect through the internet if running Explorer, and he was very dismissive of customers that wanted other browsers for security reasons.
Is this an issue that we could tackle with bots to create fake data about nonexistent actions from nonexistent people? Could bots help to restore privacy by diluting real data with noise?
HP used to be a name to respect. In school, I lusted after the HP-41CV calculators that I couldn't afford. They were built like a tank! The gas chromatograph that my school bought in the 1980s is still running. For the past few decades, they've redirected to a focus on consumer-grade crap. The HP-49 that I got in the '90s was an insult to the quality of the decade before, and HP has continued to sink.
HP has become this decade's version of Packard Bell. If you're too young to remember the Packard Bell crap PCs, be grateful.
1) Deevers' level of oppression is extremely offensive to me, so can we start abridging his speech?
2) We must not be too serious about stamping out 'offensive' when you can get pineapple on pizza in about any town. (I'M KIDDING!)
So, TV prices have gone down as a result of selling our information that they gather (a $400 TV today beats the hell out of a $400 TV from the early '70s). However, auto manufacturers are making money selling our information while also looking for more.
The insurance gets crazy levels of discounts
(95%) from hospitals and then makes it look like
they paid the full amount.
I found this out with respect to glasses. The last couple of times I've bought glasses, the initial price gave me sticker shock, but then the price dropped to merely being mildly obscene. The places told me that it was thanks to "your very good insurance." Yeah, right.
The place my company uses is very convenient, but they don't take optical insurance. I needed a new prescription, I was in a bit of a rush, so I scheduled an exam there. It wasn't "free" the way my "insurance" lets me have "free" exams, but not bad. Then, I started looking at the glasses and decided to buy my own pair as well as getting the company-paid safety glasses. Overall, I spent less than half of what I spent at the places that take insurance.
10-12 years ago, there were regularly articles like this about Microsoft benefiting from piracy:
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-apr-09-fi-micropiracy9-story.html#:~:text=Although%20the%20world's%20largest%20software,from%20free%20open%2Dsource%20programs.
Over 60 cases lost for lack of any real evidence, and Trump is upset over being called a liar. Wow! If he had any intelligence at all, he would be relieved that he wasn't rightfully being called the "Stupid Fool," and Trump hates to be reminded how stupid he is.
Granted, chessboards, playing cards, dice, etc. are far easier to recreate than a video game, but we would be so much culturally poorer without them. One problem is that the hardware and software that enable the games eventually getting in the way.
I love the game Hack and the later games NetHack. However, the game that I used to play on MS-DOS in the late '80s will not play on Windows. The same is true with Dungeon Keeper, which is a great, silly game.
Copyright made more sense for books and recordings* than for software, where the advance of technology is far, far faster. By the time interest in a game has faded, hardware and OS have also moved on. Backwards compatibility is no longer a consideration much of the time. We really need to shorten copyright for software and make the code available at the end of copyright to preserve this part of our culture.
*Copyright made some amount of sense before Sonny Bono and Disney got involved.
Somewhere I read that studies on fingerprint reliability were forbidden, though I can't cite the source, so we can't say whether the article (or my memory) are reliable. HOWEVER, with the 'infallible' ballistics now being fallible, I'm wondering how dependable fingerprint analysis is.
I would like for bigot-driven businesses to be open about it. In a perfect world, they'd be up-front about who they don't want to serve, and then most of us would do business with just about anyone else. I've got a feeling that too many would then go back to being quiet bigots, while too many of the customers would be apathetic.
"Rather than join California in protecting our children,
your association, which represents major tech companies
including Google, Meta, TikTok, and Twitter, chose to
sue over this commonsense law. "
I've realized that "commonsense" is a word people pull out to demean opposing opinions. If you want to make an argument, use facts; don't passive-aggressively dump on anyone that might disagree with you.
A quick look didn't turn up the NDA, but I would love to see it. Donald Trump has a habit of demanding NDA terms that make them very questionable. I've had to deal with a number of them over my career, in addition to having worked a number of attorneys to craft them. What has been consistent is that the enforceability of an NDA is inversely related to the breadth. A limited, well-defined NDA is not difficult to enforce, while a broad, barely-limited NDA is not enforceable. From what I have seen of the terms that Trump demands, the broad scopes and long time periods would make them a legal joke.
A few years ago, I bought what will either be my last vehicle or my last non-vintage vehicle. All of the added crap is just more stuff to break and more distraction from driving. If I have to get another car, I'll go to one of the consignment shops where car restorers sell to fun their next restoration projects.
jailbreaks aren't so common now
I could see the death penalty as being more to consider back when jails were less secure. If someone is really dangerous with a potential for escape, you could make an argument that society depends on ensuring that a truly violent, dangerous person cannot have a chance on getting back out there. Now, though, jails are far more secure. The cost of keeping a person away from society is lower than the cost of appeals, reviews, etc. to put someone to death.
THIS!!! JUST THIS!!! ABSOLUTE TRUTH!
I have a Flipper Zero, and it has been a very handy tool. It's also motivated me to learn a little bit more about security; if it could crack its way into a car, is mine at risk from another owner? Nope. Some early keyfob cars are susceptible, but current electronic security is impressive (even if the keyfobs are grossly overpriced and take too much pocket space). Good security cards have similar protocols. Basically, if your devices, businesses, or vehicles are vulnerable to the Flipper, then you need to stop purchasing your security devices off of Wish.
wish list: a set of specifications for cars similar to those for the AR-15
Too many use the rifle for evil, but many (most?) enjoy the ability to build and customize. Imagine what would happen if we had a specification that would allow us to get a frame from GM, an engine from Ford, and a transmission from Toyota to have them fit and work together. I don't think I'm the only person that would be in a rush to clear space in the garage and start the process. Furthermore, if such a set of specifications allowed for building without the trash "options", I wouldn't care if the end product actually cost a bit more. I would love to have a car without the center digital console, heated seats, cameras, etc. Regards
Well color me offended!
Browser-specific sites
Ten years or so ago, some websites would still only properly render on Windows' Internet Explorer. One executive and I were talking about how their devices would only connect through the internet if running Explorer, and he was very dismissive of customers that wanted other browsers for security reasons.
bots to the rescue?
Is this an issue that we could tackle with bots to create fake data about nonexistent actions from nonexistent people? Could bots help to restore privacy by diluting real data with noise?
HP's debasement is as extreme as it is sad
HP used to be a name to respect. In school, I lusted after the HP-41CV calculators that I couldn't afford. They were built like a tank! The gas chromatograph that my school bought in the 1980s is still running. For the past few decades, they've redirected to a focus on consumer-grade crap. The HP-49 that I got in the '90s was an insult to the quality of the decade before, and HP has continued to sink. HP has become this decade's version of Packard Bell. If you're too young to remember the Packard Bell crap PCs, be grateful.
So Obscenity has no First Amendment Protection?
1) Deevers' level of oppression is extremely offensive to me, so can we start abridging his speech? 2) We must not be too serious about stamping out 'offensive' when you can get pineapple on pizza in about any town. (I'M KIDDING!)
Do I understand correctly?
So, TV prices have gone down as a result of selling our information that they gather (a $400 TV today beats the hell out of a $400 TV from the early '70s). However, auto manufacturers are making money selling our information while also looking for more.
Our auto problems start with our 'training'
A big problem here in the US is that we don't take training as seriously as other countries. We effectively hand out licenses like Halloween candy.
Insurance "Savings"
Piracy and Economic Benefit
10-12 years ago, there were regularly articles like this about Microsoft benefiting from piracy: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-apr-09-fi-micropiracy9-story.html#:~:text=Although%20the%20world's%20largest%20software,from%20free%20open%2Dsource%20programs.
So Trump is Upset to Have the Benefit of the Doubt
Over 60 cases lost for lack of any real evidence, and Trump is upset over being called a liar. Wow! If he had any intelligence at all, he would be relieved that he wasn't rightfully being called the "Stupid Fool," and Trump hates to be reminded how stupid he is.
History versus Present Day
What if we hadn't preserved Chess, playing cards, etc.?
Granted, chessboards, playing cards, dice, etc. are far easier to recreate than a video game, but we would be so much culturally poorer without them. One problem is that the hardware and software that enable the games eventually getting in the way. I love the game Hack and the later games NetHack. However, the game that I used to play on MS-DOS in the late '80s will not play on Windows. The same is true with Dungeon Keeper, which is a great, silly game. Copyright made more sense for books and recordings* than for software, where the advance of technology is far, far faster. By the time interest in a game has faded, hardware and OS have also moved on. Backwards compatibility is no longer a consideration much of the time. We really need to shorten copyright for software and make the code available at the end of copyright to preserve this part of our culture. *Copyright made some amount of sense before Sonny Bono and Disney got involved.
Fingerprint reliability tests?
Somewhere I read that studies on fingerprint reliability were forbidden, though I can't cite the source, so we can't say whether the article (or my memory) are reliable. HOWEVER, with the 'infallible' ballistics now being fallible, I'm wondering how dependable fingerprint analysis is.
In a perfect world...
I would like for bigot-driven businesses to be open about it. In a perfect world, they'd be up-front about who they don't want to serve, and then most of us would do business with just about anyone else. I've got a feeling that too many would then go back to being quiet bigots, while too many of the customers would be apathetic.
a commonsense red flag
NDAs and limitations
A quick look didn't turn up the NDA, but I would love to see it. Donald Trump has a habit of demanding NDA terms that make them very questionable. I've had to deal with a number of them over my career, in addition to having worked a number of attorneys to craft them. What has been consistent is that the enforceability of an NDA is inversely related to the breadth. A limited, well-defined NDA is not difficult to enforce, while a broad, barely-limited NDA is not enforceable. From what I have seen of the terms that Trump demands, the broad scopes and long time periods would make them a legal joke.
Fed Up with Fru-Fru Anyway
A few years ago, I bought what will either be my last vehicle or my last non-vintage vehicle. All of the added crap is just more stuff to break and more distraction from driving. If I have to get another car, I'll go to one of the consignment shops where car restorers sell to fun their next restoration projects.