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by abraae 5y ago
According to that line of thought, we wouldn't have speed cameras because they can't be used to detect e.g. drunk driving. It's fair IMO to use fit for purpose technology to target specific crimes. Though I agree this is bad
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by abraae 5y ago
I don't really want to do the research, so I'll take your word for it. But by fog of war I was thinking more like the victim already has some sleazy (though marginally legal) stuff on their computer, or a search led to a find of p
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by abraae 5y ago
This where the "fog of war" kicks in. What with doors being busted down, police departments making press releases, etc. I can easily imagine that the victim could be prosecuted, convicted and sent away because no-one understood th
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by abraae 5y ago
> Such as when I rented my most recent apartment and they asked to use open banking to verify our finances There was a Launch HN recently that did just this, but for people like Uber drivers wanting to borrow money to buy their own car.
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by abraae 5y ago
10nm--?
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by abraae 5y ago
> If you “Like” useless content, then you will get more useless content in the future. I think I am missing your message -isn't this exactly how most platform's algorithms work now? You get more of what you like?
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by abraae 5y ago
Parent has been down voted to oblivion but they make a good point - arguments over words and names seldom produce any interesting discussion or definitive conclusions.
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by abraae 5y ago
> I don't think you'll find many takers here for the idea that the physical and internet surveillance of the UK and Australia are a model to which to look forward. Given the binary choice I would rather have the surveillance i
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by abraae 5y ago
Excellent point. Woods not seen for interfering trees.
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by abraae 5y ago
Not practical on any Pacific island sitting just above sea level.
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by abraae 5y ago
Liability. Sounds like the same kind of mindset that has resulted in the US having an huge overabundance of C-sections over natural births. Allegedly it's because the doctor can't be sued in the event of something going wrong, as
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by abraae 5y ago
Then the system would have a record that you (the bounty hunter) had had contact with the stolen item (the bike). You might get away with it once or twice but as a habitual thief this creates quite a trail of evidence about you.
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by abraae 5y ago
This idea could scale if you also had a network of people on the lookout for stolen stuff. E g an app on their phone that constantly scans for wifi networks matching your STOLEN pattern (not sure if actually possible on Android/apple).
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by abraae 5y ago
That is an interesting article indeed. I see that after the headline, they immediately revert to talking about "payroll-connected APIs". They use this phrase 3 or 4 times, then they switch back to "payroll APIs" towards
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by abraae 5y ago
If I understand this correctly, your clients are people like lenders (e.g someone who lends money to Uber drivers who want to buy a car) who need assurances about the their customer's status, e.g whether they truly were an Uber driver
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by abraae 5y ago
Ray Ozzie's new venture was on HN a couple of days ago. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28051005 A $50 board with ten years free connectivity in 150 countries. Perhaps a better candidate than an esp32.
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by abraae 5y ago
I suggest we take money from anyone who wants to pollute. At source. Yes, some poor people will be impacted (though not as many as continuing to ignore the problem). By "at source", I mean that car makers should not be taxed. Inst
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by abraae 5y ago
> Where would that money go though? It doesn't really matter. Even if the tax revenue was piled up and set on fire, the planet would still be better off for it
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by abraae 5y ago
[New Zealand has entered the chat]
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by abraae 5y ago
Studies have shown reduced rates of asthma in children who grow up on farms, which I suspect supports your concerns [0]. A damp and mouldy environment is clearly not good, but I wouldn't want my home to be a sterile environment whichli
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by abraae 5y ago
I feel as CEO that's what I'm always doing.
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by abraae 5y ago
> Do it today tomorrow doesn’t exist ! Epic motivational line.
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by abraae 5y ago
I can understand why it's locked down. But I wish (selfishly) they had added some very basic inbuilt IO. Myself I would want 1or 2 gpio pound and in particular a couple of ADCs to measure 4-20mA sensors.
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by abraae 5y ago
Waiting for the HATEOAS zealots to arrive, then the real fight can begin.
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by abraae 5y ago
Ignoring the author of that quote, that sounds pretty realpolitik to me. What other option is there anyway?
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by abraae 5y ago
True, but also a 74LS00 still costs $0.19 (just googled it).
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by abraae 5y ago
This is the work of a modern Machiavelli.
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by abraae 5y ago
Every one of your contrived examples has one thing in common - it's not anything to do with an infectious disease, which multiplies exponentially.
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by abraae 5y ago
Anti-vaxxers are setting the stage for enormous profits for big pharma by creating the conditions for breeding new variants that will require more big pharma to combat them. I feel my grandkids will grow up in a world quite different from m
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by abraae 5y ago
Nice idea, thank you.

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