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  1. Re:Laughing out loud on Huge Reduction in Meat-Eating 'Essential' To Avoid Climate Breakdown (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    I’m a second tier vegan, the first tier are generally herbavoirs. I’m second tier, I eat the first tier. ...

    But seriously scaffold grown factory beef will likely become more economical before I eat a diet of beans and pulses? And were do those green house gases from meat animals come from? It’s the circle of life. Carbon from the atmosphere is sequestered in plants. Animals eat those plants and release the carbon back into the environment. Same thing happens when people eat beans... burn coal? You’re adding carbon from plants back into the air. For current plants to use.

  2. We represent a group that thinks mucking up the ecology of the ocean will be perfectly clear of unintended consequences. The ecology there will scarecely be affected. The cycle of krill and plankton growth can’t possibly be affected. It all good. We modeled it.

  3. The only time I needed ID this last year was renewal of my drivers license, and picking up a minor relative at the airport, so I could get to the gate.

  4. In all but 4 states your requirement is to give your name and address, and if loitering and suspected of intent to commit a crime state your business in the area. No ID required. In Nevada the SCOTUS ruled giving your name was sufficient and further identification documents weren’t required.

    There is a difference between providing identification and needing an ID document. If it is true, replying with I don’t have any ID document doesn’t mean you’re violating the statutes.

    I imagine if the state provided an ID at no cost, and covered supporting document costs, so the citizen paid zero dollars then there is a slim argument the state could require an identification document, but unlikely.

  5. Federally still illegal...

  6. Only 4 states require you provide identification, Nevada, Indiana, Arizona and Louisiana. But other stop and identify states have the requirement met by merely stating your name to the police. Nevada had a case go to the Supreme Court, and the ruling was the person stating their name satisfied the intent of Nevada’s statute. That precedent likely would, upon a case in court, carry in the remain8ng three states.

    Additionally they still need probable cause to detain you. They can’t just stop a random person and demand questions be answered. But as always being polite is the best course, and if you ask “am I free to go” they should answer properly. If they say “no” you’re effectively under arrest. If they say “yes” feel free to leave. At least that is the generally thought of consensus opinion. I am not a lawyer, and acting on what I say without form8ng your own opinion by consulting a licensed attorney or by other means you take responsibility for, that’s your own lookout.

    As to needing ID. Well, I can take jobs where I’m paid in cash, and since my social security card is not legally ID, pay taxes without ID, by groceries and pay rent in cash, and so on. So, you can’t drive without ID, but you can ride a horse or bicycle. Sadly you need ID to hunt in most jurisdictions. Or fish. But you can buy a house without ID. You can grow a garden without ID, and if a family member gifted you a firearm, you can take invasive animals that eat your garden, like deer. In some places you’re obligated to surrender them to the state, but not everywhere. And you can even get prepaid phones without ID. Or sign up for utilities. So a downtown apartment is a possibility, as is a house in the country, all based on cash. I went cash only for almost ten years in the late eighties to early nineties. My LLC was hired for consulting and they did my taxes as an employment perk and I was paid in cash.

    Want to have some fun. Open a bank account and don’t provide ID.

  7. Quick synopsis. The paid ads were inconsequential. The real influence was the use of the Trolls of Olgino, the horde of employees of the Russian Government owned Internet Research Agency, trolling social media to influence the weak minded with false narratives.

    Quicker summary. The Russians trolled social media. That’s what some think had the most impact.

  8. Re:Smaller phones? on Apple's New Strategy: Sell Pricier iPhones First (wsj.com) · · Score: 1

    Apple of late reduces the price of previous generations phones instead of engineeering an entry level device, like the SE. So hang on to your 6s for a few more years, the when the iPhone 12 is out, upgrade to the iPhone X.

    Personally I want a simplified “dinner out” iPhone ... 640x960 real pixels but 3 inch diagonal screen. No camera, or rear camera only. Edge to edge OLED no home button, so using the modern gesture interface only, speakers and microphone through the bezel. WiFi and Bluetooth. Wireless charging, and 2-3 day battery life. Over the air sync only.

    Only available with a sapphire glass front and DLC black case. So rugged. eSIM with the ability to clone the eSIM from your “day phone”, and 2-4GB Ram, 32GB flash.

    This allows Retina display with the same “point” count as the original iPhone, and could be made with a BOM cost of well under $100 and sell for around $250 and be profitable. GPS May be a must have, but really is nearly 0 cost considering the reuse of chipsets would be the cheapest way, rather than supporting a non-GPS ‘cell’ chipset.

    Fits in a Jean watch pocket, fits in a waistcoat watch pocket.

  9. The problem with this argument ... on Apple's New Strategy: Sell Pricier iPhones First (wsj.com) · · Score: 2

    The problem with this argument is the predecessors are still for sale. The model 7 and 7 plus, as well as the 8 and 8 plus. And at reduced prices over their introduction, and for the 7s a further reduction.

  10. Feel free to try on Time To Regulate Bitcoin, Says UK Treasury Committee Report (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Regulate bitcoin exchanges in your own country, sure. But feel small. There is no way to regulate bitcoin worldwide from the small corner you reside in. I and others will always be able buy items for bitcoin, without regard to the unenforceable restrictions of either the countries on either end of the transaction. I will be able to meet someone in a cafe, receive cash, and transfer bitcoin. The governments involved will just have to trust their citizens. In America at least, in theory, the people ARE the government. It is no different than buying gold bullion. I can go to a cafe and buy a Canadian Maple Leaf. Later I can buy a houseboat with my horde of gold coins. So, sure, regulate commercial sales of Mapleleaf coins. Regulate commercial exchanges for bitcoin. But whether considered an asset or money, the private transfer is beyond the government to control.

  11. Re:The Verge, reference site for professionals... on Which Company Makes the Best Camera Phone in 2018? Not Apple · · Score: 1

    Oh, yes I now the Pixel 2 when it came out edged out the iPhone X by 1 point. IPhone X still ruled in the categories most important to the casual user. Well, ruled by the slimmest of margins. Pixel 2 bokeh won, but the XS line has very smart bokeh, including altering the effect after the shot. The neural net linked to the image processor is tough to follow. But I won’t place a bet until the professionals weigh in.

  12. The Verge, reference site for professionals... on Which Company Makes the Best Camera Phone in 2018? Not Apple · · Score: 5, Informative

    ... but not professional photographers. DXO Mark is a bit more respected, and put the iPhone X at the top, and we can wait and see for the new crop. Some layman saying “I like ...” is not a great metric.

  13. What Big Fast Food should do... on American Eating Habits Are Changing Faster than Fast Food Can Keep Up (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 1

    They should aggregate and create a delivery service that jointly operates across their restaurants. And lower end chains like Denny’s and Applebee’s as well. The delivery fee should be at the cost of delivery, so customer service not a profit center. They can then, at the regional “dinner time” and “lunch time” do free delivery for orders placed 1 hour in advance of desired delivery slot. Consumers still cover the delivery cost the majority of the time, the store covers delivery cost when they are having peak profits. Extend free delivery slots to major televisied events, possibly getting the televisied event to cover the delivery fee. This can be passed on to the purchasers of commercials to these premium events. Think different or get left behind.

  14. I’ll stick to my etymotics and Earstudio thanks. Wireless high fidelity. And it works on iPhone, iPad, Amazon Fire Phone (great hardware they abandoned after a year, but awesome at the time for Android contracts) Fire Tablet, Motorola Droid, Mac Desktop, and Mac desktop, and a large number of mixed vintage machines through a KVM with Bluetooth transmitter adapter. No misc. cords or dongles to get lost, save the one for the KVM and the Earstudio with my headphones. Headset jack? We don’t need no stink’n headset jack...

  15. So which 3.5mm headset standard, or did you mean 2.5mm. And the Nokia plug or the Apple choice. Or the few different 3.5mm plugs with video. Or Motorola using a micro USB for audio, or all the USB-C for audio that’s cropping up. Yep, Bluetooth it is.

  16. Re:It seems like Apple wants us to ditch adapters. on Someone With an iMac, iPhone, and iPad Might Soon Need Three Different Headphone Adapters (9to5mac.com) · · Score: 1

    Better corded headphones realize this and the cords are replaceable.

  17. Re: It seems like Apple wants us to ditch adapters on Someone With an iMac, iPhone, and iPad Might Soon Need Three Different Headphone Adapters (9to5mac.com) · · Score: 1

    Me too. Microwave ovens work by vibrating water molecules (or even better the bonds in oil and fat) ... so while they’ll cook you, they won’t give you cancer. But you need to be a bit farther away, like 20 feet from a 1500 watt microwave (1000 Watts radiated) to drop below the FCC danger recommendations with lots of assumptions made for beam width etc. for a 30 minute exposure. Around 220 MHz the human body is resonant and a great antenna. So more efficient absorption than microwaves. But we are talking 1000 Watts for a microwave experiment, and it harms by heating you/cooking you. Cell phones output .6 Watts (though up to 3 for older ones was possible) typical in a city might be 100 milliwatts. Bluetooth varies between 1 milliwatt and 100 milliwatts. Headphones fall toward the lower power side as they need small batteries to last longer... So it wouldn’t damage you much using a cellphone or Bluetooth near your head. Just warm you up minuscule fractions of a degree.

    And I avoid both issues (dongles, and power at the head) by using a headphone Bluetooth adapter. Mine provides both an unbalanced 3.5 mm Jack and a 2.5 mm balanced jack for higher fidelity. It clips to a sleeve or button front, or jeans pocket. So ... Bluetooth all the way. No financial stake but Earstudio and others like it can relocate the RF people object to.

  18. Having run a B2B internet provider... on Net Neutrality Gives 'Free' Internet To Netflix and Google, ISP Claims (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    I had a company that hosted equipment and virtual sites for customers. We paid the backbone providers on a fixed price for a committed rate, plus cost overages for peak usage over our commited rate. We charged our business clients similarly. So Google, Facebook, Apple, et al. already pay for internet access. These ISPs are proposing something downright stupid. It would be like me charging my clients customer’s ISPs for accessing the sites we hosted. Since Google, etc. are “huge-enough” they have backbone connections, more or less, directly without an ISP as traditionally thought of, in the way. Much as our company did before selling access, we had a Sprint backbone connection and a backup MCI connection. So we decided to defray the cost, increase our bandwidth and become an ISP for businesses. Over 20 years ago. So the concept of an ISP charging Google, et al., for access by their clients/customers/the world is laughable. It’s purely greed driven.

  19. Under the ACA my rates were up 4-500%. I couldn’t keep my plan. My deductible is higher. And to keep my physician required either a much worse plan or a gold or better plan ... no silver plan allowed it. And a gold or better plan was required to get similar coverage at even higher rates. I have zero overnights in a hospital, which my prior plan could take into account. Obamacare couldn’t. I’m not the “all”, that one size fits all. I’m technically morbidly obese, though a 100-110 over 55-65 bp, resting pulse rate 59 bpm just now. And generally active ... I do have low thyroid. And flush electrolytes too fast. But not so much any doctor has cared. I qual’ed for 5x salary life insurance after an exam a few years back. My insurance company used to be able to adjust my rates to reflect this. The ACA tries to spread the risk cost over the entire population. And as I pay my own insurance and don’t qualify for subsidy, because they limit what counts as expenses, the ACA is painful and for me borders on unaffordable. Obama kept zero of the ACA promises in my book.

  20. Alex Stamos, Berkeley graduate, liberal politics. Computer security specialist. His views on Putin’s motivations are speculative. Putin attacked Trump as well as Hillary. The Steele Dossier was likely, in my opinion, produced by Russian government operatives. We know the agents working with Steele were Russian insiders. So the extrapolation is similar to what US Intelligence agencies came to understand. Putin’s goals weren’t anti-Hillary. They were to spread FUD ... and the liberals bought in hook line and sinker. Russia wants the focus turned away from them. Away from their internal and imperialistic actions. And so far it’s working. Both parties are point8ng fingers. The election rhetoric is so decisive and the atmosphere so charged that the work of running America is slowed ... Kavanaugh is a great example. Unanimously approved as a nominated federal judge. Sure, that’s not a Supreme Court Justice. But unanimous. Now the chairperson of the committee got three words into the opening statement and interrupted. And dozens of interruptions to the proceedings.

  21. There can be no public taking without compensation. The prisoners paid for the players, and paid for .the digital rights. They can perhaps confiscate and store them, but not steal them from the prisoners. And the value, well the prison contracts set that. $100 for the player and $1.70 for each song purchased. The songs don’t depreciate. Bits are bits. The state legislature should get involved, as should the prisoner advocate organization. This is purely profit motivated move on the prisons part.

  22. Make sure the guidelines follow the constitutional equal protection under the law. Let’s see. How would I cope with extremely large corporations being extremely taxed? I’d create a parent company that holds a plethora of companies that don’t meet the uber tax for extremely large companies. Even if that’s one per wharehouse. It’s all cost benefit related.

  23. Microsoft commissioned study says it all. Big tech companies are pushing this coding for everyone initiative. They are doing this, in my opinion, as a fallback to the pressure on H1B visa reduction. They want to create a large cadre of labor which will drive salary requirements down for programmers. It’s a systematic reaction to reduce costs by having the training supported with tax dollars. And in turn they’ll be creating a huge population of disappointed not-good-enoughs. People joke about not ever needing algebra after graduation. With the rate programming paradigms and languages change they better not take a break after graduation!

  24. Idiots on the bench and state AGs on Federal Judge Rules Against Trump Administration on 3-D Gun Blueprint Case (latimes.com) · · Score: 1

    It’s not incomprehensible. “... shall not be infringed.” Is clear language, as is the first amendment since these files are nothing more than modern descriptions of a firearm.

    And, one can legally produce unserialized firearms for personal use already. And one can find instructions online and buy the parts for less than $20 to make a slam fire shotgun. And one can buy an “80%” receiver and make an inexpensive 45 pistol, AR-15, AK-47, etc.

    This is nothing but legislating a specific technology. Where in the Constitution is it specified a Judge can overrule the Executive Branch? They need to uphold the laws and rights allowing publication, not judicially create new law.

    It’s time to consider impeaching activist judges that legislate from the bench. Maybe a judicial review panel that refers impeachment’s to the Congress of activist judges. Surely some activist judge can create such a panel. ... or properly a law could create one.

  25. So what about all female boards? on California May Become First State To Require Companies To Have Women On Their Boards (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    Is the proposal inclusive. What of companies with female board of directors? Is the language such that a 5 member board is required to have 2 men, that a 6 member board is required to have 3 men?

    So much for the ability to choose the best people for the job. I guess Travelzoo will need to fire some women on their board!