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by tareqak 3y ago
Twitch refused to return me access to one of my accounts for this exact reason (the account that had subscriptions on it was returned, the one without was not).
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by tareqak 3y ago
From the article: > The inspectors concluded the site lacked a “thorough safety program,” adequate communication of work rules, and a system to “correct violations,” the records said. The “near amputation,” as inspectors called it, occur
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Musk's SpaceX fined for 'near amputation' suffered by worker, records show(reuters.com)
2 points by tareqak 3y ago|1 comments
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by tareqak 3y ago
The amount of Uber and Lyft drivers that have told me how cellular reception near sports stadiums are atrocious tells me that these FCC fines are not deterring those with sufficiently deep pockets.
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by tareqak 3y ago
The “in pivot to AI” part is speculation: https://layoffs.fyi/ says 141 tech companies laid off 34,250 in 2024.
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by tareqak 3y ago
Do e-scooters and the like self-balance in this way? It would be cool to have self-balancing rollerblades.
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by tareqak 3y ago
The issue of 4 SWATs called to the same location is interesting to me because of all the other follow-on questions it raises in my head. It is tempting to give answers for them all as well, but my answers would all be speculative with no ev
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by tareqak 3y ago
I think “damned if you do, and damned if you don’t” does not adequately capture the issue here. Police departments are incentivized/required to respond to SWATs as genuine incidents; therefore, they are not “damned” by this situation.
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Social Media Company CEOs Testify on Online Child Sexual Exploitation [video](youtube.com)
4 points by tareqak 3y ago|0 comments
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by tareqak 3y ago
I think I've run into this issue multiple times but in the context of web-based login vs. logging in from an app. The problem went away when I used a shorter password.
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by tareqak 3y ago
However, if a conversation happens between a citizen and a non-citizen , then that conversation is recorded and archived to storage for indexing and querying.
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Inflation Is Your Fault(theatlantic.com)
9 points by tareqak 3y ago|5 comments
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by tareqak 3y ago
The Former And Current Employees (FACE) of Amazon https://sites.google.com/site/thefaceofamazon
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SUSE deviated from its internal controls while warning about sales risk(reuters.com)
3 points by tareqak 3y ago|1 comments
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by tareqak 3y ago
Sure, but I think this particular case is would be more clear cut. If a person can measure the time the page spends loading with a complete break down across a number of different browsers both on the same machine and on identically-specifi
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by tareqak 3y ago
Could this action potentially open up Google to an anti-trust suit? If the claim is true, then Google is using dominance in one platform (videos - YouTube) to achieve dominance in another (browsers - Chrome).
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by tareqak 3y ago
If a restricted area is in full view from a public area, then which area “loses”/gets demoted? In the case of a restricted area now becoming public because it is adjacent to a public area with no barriers, the participants and activiti
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by tareqak 3y ago
I had this distinction between “spicy” and “spiced” pointed out to me by a former colleague. In my experience, “spicy” is used when there is heat/capsaicin involved and “spice” is used when there is only flavor. I think it is a cause f
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by tareqak 3y ago
Except New York State law allows for that with no exceptions. From the article: > But there’s something far more local and specific that says the NYPD can’t do this: state law. >> The Right to Record Acts allow for the recording of
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by tareqak 3y ago
Relevant quote from the article: > In other words, auditors act like cops while talking to cops. No wonder cops hate them. Cops would rather engage in harassment than be subjected to it.
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by tareqak 3y ago
I remembered the account of developers committing bugs so that reviewers were forced to find something instead of just giving the all clear. Maybe there should be a group of researchers that submit papers that seem believable with known iss
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Nvidia Linked to Dawn Raid by French Competition Regulators(finance.yahoo.com)
4 points by tareqak 3y ago|0 comments
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by tareqak 3y ago
It sounds like a corporation could impede the humanity/progress of countries that respect these patents by patent_lifetime * number_of_patents so long as they have the money to do so.
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by tareqak 3y ago
They are ending support, but they still own all the associated patents around it, correct? What if there was a corporation that bought out every entrant involving new technology (not necessarily monopolizing their already dominant verticals
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by tareqak 3y ago
Well, here is the thing: maybe a troll can use the idea that a comments on a government official's account is a public forum and demand that the third party remove the troll flag, or demand that the troll flag be ignored for government
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by tareqak 3y ago
How would this work for something like Twitter/X when accounting for individuals serving the US government? Someone could be flagged as a troll on the backend for unrelated reasons, but now their experience in communicating with someon
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by tareqak 3y ago
Selected quotes from the linked page: > About the Settlement > Epic Games, the company responsible for Fortnite, agreed to pay $245 million to settle FTC allegations related to in-game purchases. According to the FTC, the company char
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Were you charged for unwanted purchases in Fortnite? Apply now for a refund(ftc.gov)
4 points by tareqak 3y ago|1 comments
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by tareqak 3y ago
Third paragraph from the article: A UAW official told The Intercept that the union’s account, which they paid for, was verified until Friday morning, when suddenly it wasn’t. The most recent entry for the UAW Twitter account in the Internet
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Elon Musk Strips UAW Twitter Verification as Union Strikes Against Big Three(theintercept.com)
25 points by tareqak 3y ago|11 comments

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