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691.
by c22 3y ago
Anyone can disable, bypass, or remove the breathalyzer in their car.
692.
by c22 3y ago
Obviously you have to believe that the behavior causes harm to justify a restriction, but if you don't accept this premise then you cannot have an opinion on what would be an appropriate response because you believe there should be no
693.
by c22 3y ago
But now we're getting into a much more nuanced argument about the shape of society. If I, as a lone actor, hook my tape deck into the output of my radio and "steal" the newest Britney Spears track have I normalized the act
694.
by c22 3y ago
People who are convicted of drunk driving are often permitted to drive again (especially if they need to to go to work) but are required to put a breathalyzer interlock on their ignition so they can't drive drunk. Perhaps similarly, pe
695.
by c22 3y ago
The word piracy was obviously chosen to create exactly this sort of confusion, but piracy on the internet is fundamentally different than stealing which is not buying someone's stuff and also depriving them of the ability to sell i
696.
by c22 3y ago
Exactly!
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by c22 3y ago
Even a jail sentence isn't very drastic and overbroad when compared to the death penalty.
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by c22 3y ago
Very few candidates for President have prior experience in that job.
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by c22 3y ago
° Put the coins in a cup ° Shake the cup vigorously and dump coins on the table ° If coins match, go back to step one ° If coins are opposed take the result of the southernmost coin
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by c22 3y ago
I have definitely been frustrated by an hdmi port I couldn't see. I almost always have to gain visibility on the port to get the cable inserted correctly. If I happen to already know the orientation of the port on a device I can do it
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by c22 3y ago
Or people who are prone to commiting fraud also hold less reservations about workplace romance.
702.
by c22 3y ago
This seems to happen to all browser extensions eventually. I had to give up using them years ago.
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by c22 3y ago
Maybe you'd like to see the public school system improve so your grandchildren can attend it? Maybe you just want assurance that the serfs flipping your burgers can accurately read the sanitization instructions on their equipment? Peop
704.
by c22 3y ago
Should women choose to put themselves in unsafe circumstances just to prove a point about how they ought to be able to?
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by c22 3y ago
Around here I've been noticing an alarming number of vehicles being driven around with deeply expired tabs, dubious bits of paper tacked in the license plate area, or frequently no plates at all ever since the pandemic. Depending on wh
706.
by c22 3y ago
This sounds like reverse war-driving.
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by c22 3y ago
People don't get downvoted. Posts get downvoted, sometimes for inaccuracy. Tough break.
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by c22 3y ago
I think it has to get really bad before they pull the store (a store takes a lot of money to install). Usually they just offset the losses by raising prices.
709.
by c22 3y ago
Of course in this sort of society no one is stealing gas in the first place, so the attendant has no reason to intervene.
710.
by c22 3y ago
It'd be great if more enduser software recognized Windows as a trojan and removed it.
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by c22 3y ago
> ...or someone creating a clone of a dead/aging lover as an ultimate form of child grooming. Or the somehow worse sounding prospect of someone doing this with a clone of someone who was not their lover, say Elvis.
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by c22 3y ago
That makes no sense. Human history is littered with unethical acts.
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by c22 3y ago
The Segway has redundant control circuitry, motor windings, and battery. If there is a failure of any of these I believe it will fault and perform a controlled stop.
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by c22 3y ago
I used to have my landline wired up to a blinking light and I kept the ringer off. I still keep the ringer off, but now I never answer my phone 'cause it's always in my pocket and I can't see it.
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by c22 3y ago
Previous discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27087469
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by c22 3y ago
On the contrary I think many people desire conformance in themselves because they are afraid to stand out. However, often weirdness is admired when it is observed. This is why 'artists' are a thing. Granted, the specific ways in
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by c22 3y ago
I don't understand a moral framework that's concerned with the posthumous status of one's financial obligations but is unconcerned with the future continuation of the human race.
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by c22 3y ago
> The reality is that tons of things are potential timing attacks and if every single feature that might get used for one was disabled in advance the web platform would be pretty useless. I feel like the web platform would be much more
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by c22 3y ago
But once you are dead you will cease to exist, so whether you have no debt or 1 million dollars of debt, as far as you are concerned it is the same.
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by c22 3y ago
Or bittorrent...

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