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I don't trust anyone to be a police officer unless there's another police officer present certifying that they are in fact a police officer, and another police
by akoboldfrying 3y ago
I don't trust anyone to be a police officer unless there's another police officer present certifying that they are in fact a police officer, and another police officer present certifying that that person is a police officer, and so on, up to a piece of paper listing hundreds of "root" police officers around the world that was prepared in an unspecified way by an unknown programmer involved in making whichever browser I happen to be using, and which I have not even glanced at.
- eurleif 3y agoFunny, but to be clear, the actual practical advice is to call the police department and verify it. That's what the woman in the article did, and it most likely saved her life.
- fnorder 3y agoIf you ask to see their badge and they show you a metal one it's probably a scammer, most real cops these days carry the plastic ones you can get at a Halloween store because budget cuts. IANAL etc etc
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- pi-e-sigma 3y agoHilbert, calm down!
- monktastic1 3y agoThat's insane. I hand-check my root certs at least twice a day.
- anonym29 3y agoWhen you're looking at the disk, do you use a handheld magnifying glass and go by sight, or are you running your fingers over the disk to feel the position of each electron?
- throwup238 3y agoI convert my root certs from digital to proteomic storage and inject it directly into my veins. I've programmed my immune system to go into total systemic shock if the certs have been compromised.
- knodi123 3y agolol, point taken, but your metaphor fell apart in the end.