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  1. Samsung phones have a similar feature on Why Tens of Thousands of Perfectly Good, Donated iPhones Are Shredded Every Year (vice.com) · · Score: 3, Informative

    Do a factory reset and you have to log into the original owners samsung account

  2. It's hard to out evil a company that has HR practices on how to advise employees on application for public assistance.

  3. And the subscription model creeps into car sales on Tesla Ends Online Sales of $35,000 Model 3 (nytimes.com) · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Has anyone noticed that Panasonic is backing away from Tesla now too?

  4. As awful as video visits are on More Jails Replace In-Person Visits With Awful Video Chat Products · · Score: 0

    I need to point out that a certain pharma CEO was caught running businesses from the inside using smuggled cell phones.

    Probably a CO brought it it, but if his facility has video visits, friends (he has them?!) or relatives won't be bringing it in for him and it increases the "attack surface" on the corrupt COs. I can't see that as bad, at least in this case.

  5. It's the reverse of methane reforming on Canadian Company Gets $68M Investment To Turn CO2 Into Fuel (bbc.com) · · Score: 1

    why not just stop at carbonate formation?

  6. Is this even a serious question? on Does India's Anti-Satellite Missile Test Mean The Weaponization of Space? (reuters.com) · · Score: 4, Interesting

    "Is this the weaponization of space?"

    "Space" has been weaponized since at least 1966, when Robert Heinlein wrote The Moon is a Harsh Mistress... Remember dropping grain carriers loaded with tons of rocks?

    Just as geosynchronous satellites became a foregone conclusion once Clarke postulated about the math for them in 1945.

    Duh

  7. Re:Ah we have a name for these on Is Social Media Losing Ground To Email Newsletters? (qz.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    No, SPAM is when you didn't ask for it to be sent.

  8. Re:Benefits not shared with workforce on Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Says Labor Shouldn't Have To Fear Automation (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 0

    Eight hours? Try sun up to sun down.

    Eight hours is a construct of post industrial collectivism.

    Of course now we operate in an individualistic "meritocracy" so working eight hours tends to be much more.

    So much for progress.

  9. Re:No real benefit on Solar Panel Splits Water To Produce Hydrogen (ieee.org) · · Score: 1

    Hydrogen is energy PRODUCTION it's energy STORAGE.

    PV harvesting tends to result in more energy than can be consumed... And results in no energy when you need it, like at night.

    I think you might want to provide a citation on "CO2 poisoning". Walmart wants to know about that. They use fuel cell powered forklifts in their warehouses (See Plug Power and Ballard).

  10. Re:Not bad, but... on Solar Panel Splits Water To Produce Hydrogen (ieee.org) · · Score: 1

    200 BAR = 2900 PSI.

    That's handy to know about though.

    Most of the cars on the road run at 5000 PSI (344 BAR). The Mirai is an exception at 10000 PSI. The Nicola One truck deliberately avoided 10000.

  11. College is THE way to get ahead no matter the cost on Actresses, Business Leaders, and Other Wealthy Parents Charged in Massive College Admissions Scandal (npr.org) · · Score: 1

    Look at all the student loans.

    This is a surprise somehow?

  12. Re:Considering the fact that on How Badly Are We Being Ripped Off On Eyewear? Former Industry Execs Tell All (latimes.com) · · Score: 1

    I know people who've had lasik performed... Now their sight is "better" but they can't tolerate "bright" lighting and need to be in dimmer environments. No thanks.

  13. "...To scratch my itch, not yours" on Debian Package Maintainer Steps Down, Complaining About 'Old Infrastructure' (stapelberg.ch) · · Score: 1

    Is what we so often hear in OSS, often followed closely by "and if you don't like it do yourself"

    Now what were hearing, in this instance, is what he wanted didn't scratch someone else's itch and he doesn't like that answer.

    Gee, I wonder why?

    Never ask for justice. Karma will tend to apply it you just to see if that's what you really want.

  14. Re:Almost interesting, but actually ilegal on Coders Used Ham Radio To Send Bitcoin From Canada To San Francisco (coindesk.com) · · Score: 1

    A simple one time pad is NOT permissible under the rule.
    Transmissions on the amateur bands that are NOT readable to ANY listener are NOT permissible.
    Any transmission on the amateur bands that is obscured is NOT permissible.
    Period. Full stop.

    This kind of thinking what leads to "Facebook". "I can TECHNICALLY do it, so I do."

    sigh

  15. Re:Hate Groups on Amazon's Charity 'AmazonSmile' Funds Anti-Vaccine Groups (theguardian.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Maybe because anti-vaxer stupidity has triggered extremely dangerous outbreaks of disease?

    Just a thought.

  16. This is what happens on Amazon's Charity 'AmazonSmile' Funds Anti-Vaccine Groups (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    When:

    a.) a 501c3 is issued without vetting
                  AND
    b.) a 5013c certification is simply accepted without looking into it who/what is behind it.

    If the system allows it, it NOT the users fault. Just because you CAN, doesn't mean you should. Go fast. Break things.

  17. the wayback machine anyone?
    Maybe they should talk about that too.

  18. Re:Dead Programming Language? on America's Cities Are Running on Software From the '80s (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Yes, but that needs to have monew, SCARCE TAX DOLLARS, allocated. And it's next to impossible to OBTAIN enough to do the basics... Like public transit, house the homeless, pay teachers etc, etc, etc.

    The comment reminds of when my three year old sister was told there was no money to buy what she wanted. She told our parent to just "write some" (write a check). We all laughed.

    How about if we make Apple, Google, Facebook et al pay what they should have instead of stashing it overseas accounts?

  19. Re:Why can't they assess the situation better? on What Happens When Police License Plate Readers Make Mistakes? (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Yeah, maybe so. It's kind of not nice to have random gun play going on.

  20. Re:Why can't they assess the situation better? on What Happens When Police License Plate Readers Make Mistakes? (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Maybe so. And I think we also have to recognize that in the ye olde west, when the gunslinger (thug hired to run out the other thugs) cleaned up the town, he was usually "asked" to move on.

  21. Re:doesnt seem like an honest mistake on What Happens When Police License Plate Readers Make Mistakes? (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Well... I MIGHT buy the setup idea... Except it was a rental he was in.

    That makes a setup a whole lot harder to pull unless you believer is like TV.

  22. Re:Infrared frames on What Happens When Police License Plate Readers Make Mistakes? (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    They don't have to "find" a reason. You just gave them one. doing ANYTHING to obscure the plate, even with IR is illegal. period. full stop,

  23. Re:Wrong problem on What Happens When Police License Plate Readers Make Mistakes? (theverge.com) · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Geewhiz! Look at the cop in Vallejo. It was exactly the textbook you quoted.

    The driver pulled to the side as instructed, turned "get his license" and when he turned back, opened fire. The cops partner on the other side then shot the driver.

    All calm and peaceful right up to the moment the driver shot the cop.

    How's your assessment now?

  24. Re:Why can't they assess the situation better? on What Happens When Police License Plate Readers Make Mistakes? (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Fatality IS one measure, sure. Ever been shot? I have. Even if you don't die (and most gunshot events aren't fatal), As gram'ma used to say "that's gonna leave a mark". It's not TV where two days later you're off running around the block.

    If ya don't believe me, try it for yourself. We'll wait for you to report back.

  25. Re:Why can't they assess the situation better? on What Happens When Police License Plate Readers Make Mistakes? (theverge.com) · · Score: 1, Interesting

    Obviously you haven't seen (or don't care about) recent the body cam video of a traffic stop in Vallejo California where the driver turned to "get his license" and got off two rounds before the another officer shot him.

    I love the one where the guy was on his back, hands up, was told to stay put and he rolled toward the gun... And people wonder why the cop shot him. All on body cam footage.

    Yes, the cops are more than a little "high strung"... Try getting shot at yourself once or twice and show me how calm you stay in the long term.

    I don't care one little tiny bit for cops, but cowboys, "gangsta's" and gunslingers is what they (and the rest of us) get to contend with. I sit in my home, night after night and listen to the small arms fire in the distance. And THAT'S an improvement... It used to be the purr of automatic weapons and shotgun blasts!