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  1. Re:Universal income on The First Basic Income Experiment in Germany Will Start in 2019 (basicincome.org) · · Score: 1

    What a load of crap. Everything spouted here is based upon wishful thinking, ideal conditions and the HOPE that the people in power won't abuse it. Recent Soviet and Venezuelan history shows where it leads.

  2. Re:Is this worth the inevitable class action lawsu on AT&T Will Put a Fake 5G Logo On Its 4G LTE Phones (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    The class could be non-current ATT customers that are considering ATT.

  3. The ACLU Committed Suicide a Month Ago on ACLU To Feds: Your 'Hacking Presents a Unique Threat To Individual Privacy' (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    https://www.theatlantic.com/id...

    When someone stands accused of sexual assault in criminal court, does the ACLU believe in the “beyond a reasonable doubt” standard merely because that is what the Constitution requires, or because it is better to leave some guilty people unpunished than to punish many innocents? “The old-school ACLU knew there was no contradiction between defending due process and ‘supporting survivors,’” David French writes. “Indeed, it was through healthy processes that we not only determined whether a person had been victimized, but also prevented the accused from becoming a ‘survivor’ of a profound injustice.”

    Says the criminal defense attorney Scott Greenfield:

    The ACLU cannot love constitutional rights only when it serves to further a cause on behalf of their favored marginalized group, then hate it when it doesn’t, and still be given credit as a voice for civil liberties Remember, due process “inappropriately favors the accused.”

    Those four words are the ACLU’s epitaph.

  4. Re:MATTIS JUST RESIGNED OVER SYRIA. on China Hacked HPE, IBM and Then Attacked Clients, Report Finds (reuters.com) · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    and expected withdrawal from Afghanistan. Mattis is also allegedly “among the strongest skeptics about the pledge of denuclearization” from North Korea within the administration.

    Congratulations to soon-to-be Defense Secretary Rand Paul.

  5. How is this not an act of war? on China Hacked HPE, IBM and Then Attacked Clients, Report Finds (reuters.com) · · Score: 1, Interesting

    At what point does the US say 'enough', and punches back twice as hard?

  6. If you want to use those TLDs you make that choice for yourself, you don't make it for me.

    This is no different than blocking IP spaces from Trashcanistan.

  7. Would a typical drone cause this much damage? on Boeing 737 Passenger Jet Damaged in Possible Midair Drone Hit (bloomberg.com) · · Score: 0
  8. How are they getting in? on Chinese Hackers Breach US Navy Contractors (wsj.com) · · Score: 1

    We don't need contractor names but It would be nice to learn from other people's mistakes.

  9. 'They threw us under the bus at every opportunity& on Facebook Doesn't Care About Fixing Fake News Problem On Its Platform (theguardian.com) · · Score: 5, Informative

    https://www.businessinsider.nl...

    "Two former employees for the fact-checking site Snopes said Facebook threw fact-checkers under the bus when their work prompted a backlash."

  10. Why? What problem are they trying to solve? on Louisiana Adopts Digital Driver's Licenses (ieee.org) · · Score: 3, Interesting

    How is this better than a physical document? This looks more like an attempt at showing off how cutting edge they are.

    Our K-12 schools are shite but we issue digital driver's license.

  11. Already too many STUPID events that are not sports on Video Games Won't Be Part of the Paris Olympics (fortune.com) · · Score: 1

    Just because there is a physical component does not make it a sport. It is not a sport if ...
    The winner is determined by the subjective viewing of judges
    The activity is totally choreographed ahead of time
    The activity is called a 'performance' or 'artistic expression'

    What you are describing is closer to ballet than a sport.

  12. So who has the best burner phones? on Facebook Employees Are So Paranoid They're Using Burner Phones To Talk To Each Other (nymag.com) · · Score: 1

    Asking for a friend.

  13. US sets Trade rules on US originating technologies on Canada Arrests Top Huawei Executive For Allegedly Violating Iran Sanctions (theglobeandmail.com) · · Score: 5, Informative

    Julian Ku, a professor at Hofstra University Law School, wrote on Twitter that the move was justifiable. “US law prohibits exports of certain US-origin technologies to certain countries,” he said. “When Huawei pays to license certain US tech, it promises not to export to certain countries like Iran. So it is not unreasonable for the US to punish Huawei for flouting this US law.”

  14. Taxi and Limousine Commission is Voting, not NYC on NYC Votes To Set Minimum Pay For Uber, Lyft Drivers (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 0

    The citizens of NYC are not voting
    The elected representatives of the citizens of NYC are not voting

    The voting is being done by unelected, unaccountable bureaucrats who have allegiances to the taxi and limousine industries.

  15. Change != Improvement on Microsoft Releases Windows 10 Build 18290 With Start Menu Improvements (betanews.com) · · Score: 5, Interesting

    If MS really wanted to improve windows 10 they would start by moving PC Settings back to Control Panel. And don't install so many services and apps until the user starts them for the first time.

  16. So it's going to be preachy and condescending? on Amazon is Teaching Alexa To Speak Like a Newscaster (theverge.com) · · Score: 1

    Don't we get enough of that from the political elites?

  17. Re:Pensions & union contracts don't help. on NYC Subway, Bus Services Have Entered 'Death Spiral,' Experts Say (theguardian.com) · · Score: 5, Informative

    To add this this...
    How excessive staffing, little competition, generous contracts and archaic rules dramatically inflate capital costs for transit in New York.

    An accountant discovered the discrepancy while reviewing the budget for new train platforms under Grand Central Terminal in Manhattan.

    The budget showed that 900 workers were being paid to dig caverns for the platforms as part of a 3.5-mile tunnel connecting the historic station to the Long Island Rail Road. But the accountant could only identify about 700 jobs that needed to be done, according to three project supervisors. Officials could not find any reason for the other 200 people to be there.

    “Nobody knew what those people were doing, if they were doing anything,” said Michael Horodniceanu, who was then the head of construction at the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which runs transit in New York.

  18. Re:Isn't this the point of a license plate? on EFF, MuckRock Partner To See How Local Police Are Trading Your Car's Location (eff.org) · · Score: 1, Troll

    Not even close. ALPR data should require warrant access no different than that required for adding a GPS device to a vehicle.

  19. The CFPB is probably unconstitutional on A New Senate Bill Would Hit Robocallers With Up To a $10,000 Fine For Every Call (gizmodo.com) · · Score: 1

    This is an agency with broad authority, but no accountability to or oversite by elected officials.
    https://www.washingtonpost.com...

    It got so absurd that the former head of the CFPB felt he had the authority to name his own replacement. And their budget comes from the fed and not Congress.

  20. I hope this is a loser pays lawsuit on Nasty Adobe Bug Deleted $250,000 Worth of Man's Files, Lawsuit Claims (gizmodo.com) · · Score: 1

    So super Dave Cooper is going to blame Adobe because HE failed. Good luck with that.

    “Destiny doesn’t make appointments, nor does she waste her time with the naive and unready!”
    - Farnam

  21. NY taxpayers to pay $48,000 per job on Amazon Picks New York, Northern Virginia For HQ2 [Update: Confirmed] (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 1

    http://www.fox5ny.com/news/48k...

    According to Amazon, the cost per job for New York taxpayers is $48,000, compared to $22,000 for Virginia and $13,000 for Tennessee.

  22. Re:Not sure if this can be profitable on Researchers Explore New Batteries To Power Electric Planes (technologyreview.com) · · Score: 2

    A 12-50 person aircraft is often used by people with more money than sense, such as CEOs or hollywood types. Cost per passenger mile may be less important than the appearance of being environment conscience. They can also write these costs off as a business expense.

  23. Is there a potential for grower pushback? on Bill Gates Backs A Company That Doubles the Shelf Life of Vegetables (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    The grocery stores were ordering X amount of product because everyone knew that on average a certain percentage was going to spoil. Now that order is going to be less because of less spoilage, and lower prices.

  24. Please Fix the title on At Least Two Million Children Now Using Smart Speakers in the UK: Report (strategyanalytics.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    At Least Two Million Children in UK Now Under Audio Surveillance