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  1. Counter AI? on Experimental AI Lie Detector Will Help Screen EU Travelers (engadget.com) · · Score: 1

    Somebody will create an AI using my image to answer the questions, without the indicators that I may be lying.

  2. It's 2018 and the report suggests a blacklist? on Civil Servant Watching Porn At Work Blamed For Government Malware Outbreak (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    "Investigators recommended that USGS enforce a “strong blacklist policy” of known unauthorized websites and “regularly monitor employee web usage history.”

    WHITELIST FFS. Not perfect but infinity better than a blacklist, also know as wack-a-mole.

  3. This van looks like what Steve Bannon would turn into if he was a Transformer

    - Twitter

  4. Yes. This was a probing action to determine the push back.

    The response should be severe, everyone that knew and didn't try to stop it should go to jail. And Google should be fines $1B.

  5. No mention of the bus drivers' union? on Feds Shut Down Self-Driving School Bus Pilot In Florida · · Score: 0

    There is no way something like this is going to get off the ground if it takes jobs from SEIU members.

  6. Reminds me of the Einstein that was going to blackmail Batman

  7. When I said not fit to be a parent I was referring to the state taking children from parents.
    https://reason.com/blog/2018/0...

  8. How soon until a bureaucrat uses this data to determine that you shouldn't be permitted to own a firearm or are not fit to be a parent.

  9. The FTC should ask the largest retailers to remove these devices from their stores as an internet health hazard.

  10. 'Massive' is a subjective description. 1 meter, 100 meters, 1 kilometer?

  11. How is this not criminal trespass? on Facebook Is 'Teeming' With Fake Accounts Created By Undercover Cops (nbcnews.com) · · Score: 1

    FB is private property. FB has said you are not permitted to use our service for this purpose. If the police tried to move into your upstairs bedroom to try and get evidence on a neighbor they would have to get your permission. How is this different?

    I could also see FB TOS saying that any law enforcement entity using our service without permission agrees to pay us $10000 day for as long as the account was active. Then send them a bill.

  12. Because PLUTO is still planet 9 and a giant mystery planet must be name “PLANET X.”

    And because X means 10.

  13. Re:Driving is a privilege, not a right on The US Government Is Using Road Signs Showing Drivers How Fast They're Going To Capture License Plate Data (qz.com) · · Score: 3, Informative

    I would say this SCOTUS ruling does not support that statement:
    United States v. Jones - Wikipedia
    " using the device to monitor the vehicle's movements constitutes a search under the Fourth Amendment."

  14. Since these Ivy Leaguers may be involved in writing some kind of privacy policies or legislation that gets imposed upon the rest of us.

  15. Re:A reversal of precedent on US Government Loses Bid To Force Facebook To Wiretap Messenger Calls (techcrunch.com) · · Score: 1

    Does the audio go through FB servers or do the FB servers just set up the call and the audio is P2P?

  16. Re:Striped for spares or for training on Coding Error Sends 2019 Subaru Ascents To the Car Crusher (ieee.org) · · Score: 1

    Or use as the classroom vehicle at Subaru training. I'm sure high school automotive shop classes would welcome them.

  17. Re:Fires on Southern California Sees Its Longest Streak of Bad Air In Decades (sfchronicle.com) · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Nice try.

    “We have 100 years of fire suppression that has led to this huge accumulation of fuel loads, just dead and downed debris from trees and plant material in our forests, and in our woodlands,” says Berleman. “As a result of that, our forests and woodlands are not healthy, and we’re getting more catastrophic fire behavior than we would otherwise.”
    https://www.motherjones.com/en...

    Jerry Brown would rather spend the money on a train to nowhere and banning plastic straws.

  18. The latest 5 year plan from the Cali politburo on California Governor Says 100 Percent Clean Electricity Not Enough, State Must Go Carbon Neutral (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    You have a state that is headed for fiscal bankruptcy, the cost of living is so high the middle class is leaving in droves and you have one of the worst K-12 education systems in the nation.

    The bottom line is that California is on a path to duplicate the failures of Venezuela and they are working on energy emission plans for 2045.

  19. If it were Russia, the screams would be unbearable on Rights Groups Are Demanding That Google Doesn't Release A Censored Search Engine In China (buzzfeednews.com) · · Score: 1

    https://www.washingtonpost.com...

    The fact is that most of K Street and Congress are bought and paid for by China, and the more people see Putin hiding in their closet, the more China will be able to strengthen its economic, military and social engineering hegemony.

  20. x2: Feinstein staffer was reportedly a Chinese spy on GE Engineer With Ties To China Accused of Stealing Power Plant Technology (thestreet.com) · · Score: 3, Interesting

    https://www.theblaze.com/news/...

    The driver had been employed by Feinstein for 20 years. He also acted as a gofer in the senator’s office in San Francisco and as a liaison to the Asian-American community. In this role, he attended multiple Chinese Consulate functions on the senator’s behalf.

  21. Why is this a federal responsibility? on Senate Rejects New Money For Election Security (apnews.com) · · Score: 2

    Elections are managed by the states.

    Not everything is the Federal government's job to fix or manage. God knows they've screwed up enough things already.

  22. Futile and Unconstitutional Effort on Judge Blocks Release of Blueprints For 3D-Printed Guns (nbcnews.com) · · Score: 5, Insightful

    A federal court has issued a prior restraint on speech (it’s attempting to block the spread of information; it is not blocking the lawful home manufacture of firearms) that is already thoroughly and completely moot. The files are out. They’re all over the internet. They’ve been copied and reproduced. The judge’s order can’t change that fact.

    Moreover, Defense Distributed and the Second Amendment Foundation are hardly the only sources for online files or blueprints that enable a home manufacturer with a 3D printer to make a gun. I’m honestly unclear what the court is trying to accomplish here, aside from targeting the Trump administration and/or targeting a disfavored private company.

    https://www.nationalreview.com...

    NB: Any gun that would be undetectable by a metal detector would be illegal under the aptly named Undetectable Firearms Act of 1988.

  23. This is about protectionism on European Court Ruling Raises Hurdles For CRISPR Crops (sciencemag.org) · · Score: 1

    https://www.nytimes.com/2004/1...

    The European Commission has long attempted to justify its strict health and environmental regulations as necessary to protect the public from uncertain risk associated with genetically modified crops. The World Bank report debunks this myth and offers empirical evidence of the commission's true motives.

    What is really behind the commission's stringent regulations is European industry's comparative disadvantage in the use of genetically modified, or GM, crop technology. In drawing this conclusion, the study points to the significant role played by European industry in lobbying for protectionist barriers.

  24. Mark Zuckerberg's fortune tumbled by $16.8 billion on Facebook Shares Drop On Revenue Miss (cnbc.com) · · Score: 2

    As of Thursday’s close, he will slide to sixth place from third on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. That's tough.

  25. Vote count and election results not changed on Special Counsel Mueller Charges 12 Russian Intelligence Officers With Hacking Democrats During 2016 Election (cnbc.com) · · Score: 4, Informative

    Rosenstien added details from the podium ...

    There is no allegation in this indictment that any American citizen committed a crime.
    There is no allegation the conspiracy changed the vote count or affected any election results.