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by mieseratte 9y ago
> We live in an age where "Muslim ban" sounds like appropriate policy to about half the population. When has someone pushed for a "Muslim ban" in the United States?
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by mieseratte 9y ago
I would never assume someone walking around with a North Face t-shirt works for North Face but tech companies are obscure, especially outside of the big tech cities. If I see someone wearing a t-shirt for a tech company in my city, they mor
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by mieseratte 9y ago
> As a practical matter the Echo and other similar devices are difficult to turn into full-time listen-and-record devices unnoticed. Why would it be harder to pwn than anything else?
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by mieseratte 9y ago
I suppose this all hinges on what "near roads" means. To me, that includes pedestrians walking on a city sidewalk who might jaywalk as the TFA that started this whole conversation is talking about. Now the only way you can ensure
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by mieseratte 9y ago
I might have exaggerated / misspoken in saying that, but at the same time it hinges on you trusting that the manufacturer is A) telling the truth and B) that device has not been compromised. It is fair to say that it is always listenin
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by mieseratte 9y ago
I'm going to assume this is a good-faith argument and not a "bury them in BS" reply: > This is the same United States where just about everyone already carries a tracking device by choice. Sure, that's a very reasonab
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by mieseratte 9y ago
I cannot imagine mandatory tracking devices, anonymous or not, ever being mandatory in the United States. That would never fly.
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by mieseratte 9y ago
California, at least, where the alleged incidents took place. I encourage anyone interested in the situation to read the filed suit. The first 20 or so pages are specifically about Damore and it is a very approachable and an interesting rea
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by mieseratte 9y ago
Si vis pacem, para bellum
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by mieseratte 9y ago
We're not talking about "empty land," we're talking about member states of a federation. Those members get to decide, you merely tell your state, vaguely, what you want.
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by mieseratte 9y ago
> It'll also be interesting to see what state attorney's do. What can they do? The Supremacy Clause means there really isn't anything for a state attorney to do about a federal enforcing federal law.
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by mieseratte 9y ago
It's not really a dupe, yours was 12 hours ago and didn't gain much traction. HN allows for a limited number of resubmissions in this case, so that interesting content that was missed due to timing has a chance.
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by mieseratte 9y ago
On the other hand one could frame this as the majority of states decided and those nine states are the tyrannical minority.
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by mieseratte 9y ago
Choosing what to show (and what not) is just as important in shaping opinion and worldview while still allowing for objectivity. We have limited time, limited attention spans, and limited concern (or outrage). For example, one can cover, sa
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by mieseratte 9y ago
> You can't have major police tactics reform without a reform of gun laws to go around with it. Police have to assume that there is a possibility that anyone that they interact with is armed to the teeth. Alternatively, you can trea
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by mieseratte 9y ago
As someone not in $BIG_TECH_CITY is this something folks are seeing elsewhere or this just another one of those problems only "coastal elites" have? Since I not only use cash for all purchases, but actively refuse to use a card th
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by mieseratte 9y ago
As a lifelong South Carolinian, I sincerely doubt the next Silicon Anything will arise here. Texas, I can see.
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by mieseratte 9y ago
Is that all politicians or only fairly high level ones? Insofar as I'm aware most Congresspersons in the US do not receive protection.