I caught an unmarked "police" car methodically casing our office complex parking lot. I happed to walk right by as he entered a dead end area of our parking lot. He had a laptop and there were four rectangle boxes mounted on the trunk with lenses pointing outward. Our security group confirmed from videos that they cased our lot as well as nearby businesses. So, at what point is this trespassing? We didn't invite law enforcement on to our lot to collect data. We now know it was the local police department and they've since added these readers to several marked vehicles and have stationed them alongside roadways collecting data. They've recently been sued over refusal to release information under state sunshine laws but I doubt that will stop them. We now have several police departments in the metro area using this. What next? Will they be installed on stop lights right next to the red light cameras?
Its a US story about a US installation. Why convert that to kilos? Should we also convert every US story that uses Dollars to some other currency? What else is too offensive for you that would need to be converted? Why not just use google to do the conversion for you if it bothers you that much.
I don't get it. None of your options speak of integrity. People can complain about the downfall of society all they want but if we promote ideas that contain little integrity then we add to the problem. You shouldn't expect others to respond with integrity if you don't use it yourself.
Yes, at least in the state I grew up in you could only get an absentee ballot if you had no other way to make it to the poll on election day. They also didn't count the absentee ballots unless there was a close race. Now you can get "early voting" for no more than just asking and it's counted. They now open up polling locations weeks early to vote in person if you like. All of this is a terrible idea in my opinion.
I'm with you on this. I'll also add that I want people to put some effort into voting. It shouldn't be so easy that it's just as casual as loading up Farmville or whatever. I also do not like fully electronic touch screen type voting that has no paper trail. I've been in IT my whole life and I know better than to trust these devices and my data to both intentional and incidental corruption. This electronic and early voting stuff is a slippery slope of corruption...
"Fair" is the point when the transaction is completed. Advertising has nothing to do with it at the point the transaction is completed unless there is an agreed upon terms to correct a mistake.
It's because your a user of technology. Non-citizens are just the excuse used by the US government when we know full well we're all losing our rights to privacy. In fact, I'd suggests non-citizens have more privacy. You're country may not subject you to constant government forced data collection in the form of "insurance" - medical, home, auto, etc. or law enforcement...whatever no privacy exists anywhere anymore.
What social program has actually been cut? I don't know of any of significance. I do know of more that have been added. And by cut I mean we no longer spend any money on the service provided by the program. Cutting a name to allow the same service to be provided under a different name or department doesn't count.
If they were doing everything right then why the need for the tax credit? Shouldn't it stand on its own without tax payers subsidizing the purchase? I have a coworker that just bought the P85 and says the same thing about the company and experience. The car is cool as hell and it's unusual to see a car without a tailpipe. I just don't think its reasonable for tax payers to fund this obvious luxury purchase. Not only that...he's no longer paying for gas or the gas taxes that pay for the roads he drives it on.
One thing that has disturbed me is how quickly all my efforts to control information about me are quickly undone by a friend or coworker who doesn't care in the same way. All those apps and games on people's phones and tablets with "read contacts" permissions are building a network of information out of my control because people I know also maintain my contact information. For example, the latest google maps update requests the following permission be added - read your contacts. With further description - "...read data about your contacts stored on you phone,...frequency....called, emailed, or communicated in other ways....may share contact data without your knowledge." WTF! it's a map application. People blindly update these things...
Search for FIPS 140-2. It's a paid for government certification for an implementation of an encryption routine. You can implement AES in your software but it's not officially FIPS 140-2 certified until you submit and pay for the certification. So in other words, you will not find any open source encryption certified by the government as FIPS 140-2 since that would require a submission and payment. If you search you will find the official list of software that is certified as FIPS 140-2.
How is your post even slightly +4 Insightful as rated at time of post? Texas doesn't need or ask for any help, Republican or otherwise. If anything they ask to be left alone.
2. Fuel will run out, and a transition must be starting now in any case.
Where are you getting this from? When will fuel run out? I've not seen any predictions within centuries. I've heard a geologist say the US has 1000 years of coal. New oil and natural gas reserves are frequently being found. There's no real urgency.
You realize you're just giving the power company extra money for something they've already been forced by government regulation to implement, right? You're purchase does nothing to change the equation because no current equation exists to provide 100% wind power to the power grid. I guess you could set up your own windmill and use it to charge your electric car.
But it's a UN Scientific Committee made up of scientists. We always believe scientist because we are not scientists and they are so we are not allowed to question their science.
I think liberals miss-interpret conservative resistance to government regulation with the adoption of smart ideas. As a conservative I like to make smart choices, not be forced by government regulation. That's why most stand against "green" and "global warming" because when the government gets involved it's usually about control and manipulation of people and not science.
Should be rated troll...oh wait, this is Slashdot tribalism so of course your comments are insightful because you "rightfully" used "conservative" in a negative way. In trying to prove your point you just joined your own "fuck themselves" tribe.
Um...but the battery technology requires resources from outside the US. When that finite resource gets strained it'll be "warlords and dictators" all over again.
You're kidding right? The power company is going to buy that with or without your surcharge - most likely due to federal and state mandates. All you're doing is giving them extra money.
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I caught an unmarked "police" car methodically casing our office complex parking lot. I happed to walk right by as he entered a dead end area of our parking lot. He had a laptop and there were four rectangle boxes mounted on the trunk with lenses pointing outward. Our security group confirmed from videos that they cased our lot as well as nearby businesses. So, at what point is this trespassing? We didn't invite law enforcement on to our lot to collect data. We now know it was the local police department and they've since added these readers to several marked vehicles and have stationed them alongside roadways collecting data. They've recently been sued over refusal to release information under state sunshine laws but I doubt that will stop them. We now have several police departments in the metro area using this. What next? Will they be installed on stop lights right next to the red light cameras?
My car has had this since I started to drive. It's called "using my brain".
Its a US story about a US installation. Why convert that to kilos? Should we also convert every US story that uses Dollars to some other currency? What else is too offensive for you that would need to be converted? Why not just use google to do the conversion for you if it bothers you that much.
I don't get it. None of your options speak of integrity. People can complain about the downfall of society all they want but if we promote ideas that contain little integrity then we add to the problem. You shouldn't expect others to respond with integrity if you don't use it yourself.
Yes, at least in the state I grew up in you could only get an absentee ballot if you had no other way to make it to the poll on election day. They also didn't count the absentee ballots unless there was a close race. Now you can get "early voting" for no more than just asking and it's counted. They now open up polling locations weeks early to vote in person if you like. All of this is a terrible idea in my opinion.
I'm with you on this. I'll also add that I want people to put some effort into voting. It shouldn't be so easy that it's just as casual as loading up Farmville or whatever. I also do not like fully electronic touch screen type voting that has no paper trail. I've been in IT my whole life and I know better than to trust these devices and my data to both intentional and incidental corruption. This electronic and early voting stuff is a slippery slope of corruption...
"Fair" is the point when the transaction is completed. Advertising has nothing to do with it at the point the transaction is completed unless there is an agreed upon terms to correct a mistake.
It's because your a user of technology. Non-citizens are just the excuse used by the US government when we know full well we're all losing our rights to privacy. In fact, I'd suggests non-citizens have more privacy. You're country may not subject you to constant government forced data collection in the form of "insurance" - medical, home, auto, etc. or law enforcement...whatever no privacy exists anywhere anymore.
I guess "most transparent" actually referred to us and not the government.
What social program has actually been cut? I don't know of any of significance. I do know of more that have been added. And by cut I mean we no longer spend any money on the service provided by the program. Cutting a name to allow the same service to be provided under a different name or department doesn't count.
If they were doing everything right then why the need for the tax credit? Shouldn't it stand on its own without tax payers subsidizing the purchase? I have a coworker that just bought the P85 and says the same thing about the company and experience. The car is cool as hell and it's unusual to see a car without a tailpipe. I just don't think its reasonable for tax payers to fund this obvious luxury purchase. Not only that...he's no longer paying for gas or the gas taxes that pay for the roads he drives it on.
One thing that has disturbed me is how quickly all my efforts to control information about me are quickly undone by a friend or coworker who doesn't care in the same way. All those apps and games on people's phones and tablets with "read contacts" permissions are building a network of information out of my control because people I know also maintain my contact information. For example, the latest google maps update requests the following permission be added - read your contacts. With further description - "...read data about your contacts stored on you phone, ...frequency....called, emailed, or communicated in other ways. ...may share contact data without your knowledge." WTF! it's a map application. People blindly update these things...
I seem to recall Superman having the ability to create ice by blowing a strong wind. Yep, must be Superman.
Search for FIPS 140-2. It's a paid for government certification for an implementation of an encryption routine. You can implement AES in your software but it's not officially FIPS 140-2 certified until you submit and pay for the certification. So in other words, you will not find any open source encryption certified by the government as FIPS 140-2 since that would require a submission and payment. If you search you will find the official list of software that is certified as FIPS 140-2.
How is your post even slightly +4 Insightful as rated at time of post? Texas doesn't need or ask for any help, Republican or otherwise. If anything they ask to be left alone.
2. Fuel will run out, and a transition must be starting now in any case.
Where are you getting this from? When will fuel run out? I've not seen any predictions within centuries. I've heard a geologist say the US has 1000 years of coal. New oil and natural gas reserves are frequently being found. There's no real urgency.
p>The only electric power source that produce less carbon per kilowatt hour produced is hydroelectric.
Seems like the Hoover Dam was built with enormous amounts of concrete. Much more than any nuclear plant that I've seen.
You realize you're just giving the power company extra money for something they've already been forced by government regulation to implement, right? You're purchase does nothing to change the equation because no current equation exists to provide 100% wind power to the power grid. I guess you could set up your own windmill and use it to charge your electric car.
If you're the gray haired guy looking for a job or the kid's giving him advice you've probably never heard of her.
But it's a UN Scientific Committee made up of scientists. We always believe scientist because we are not scientists and they are so we are not allowed to question their science.
really? So no oil at all is used in the making of an EV? No rubber tires or plastic parts? No perfectly maintained asphalt roads for it to drive on?
I think liberals miss-interpret conservative resistance to government regulation with the adoption of smart ideas. As a conservative I like to make smart choices, not be forced by government regulation. That's why most stand against "green" and "global warming" because when the government gets involved it's usually about control and manipulation of people and not science.
Should be rated troll...oh wait, this is Slashdot tribalism so of course your comments are insightful because you "rightfully" used "conservative" in a negative way. In trying to prove your point you just joined your own "fuck themselves" tribe.
Um...but the battery technology requires resources from outside the US. When that finite resource gets strained it'll be "warlords and dictators" all over again.
You're kidding right? The power company is going to buy that with or without your surcharge - most likely due to federal and state mandates. All you're doing is giving them extra money.