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Comment Re:Barred (Score -1) 20

perhaps they don't care

I think this is the case.

They are not an EUSSR based company, so why would they comply with the EUSSR's undemocratic laws?

I've said here time and time again that it's one thing to create laws that you want to apply outside of your jurisdiction, it's another thing to enforce them. Which is, as we see here, not possible.

Comment Whose fault is it? (Score 0) 1

Of course, let's start with a sad story, and then blame technology. Why not blame the ISP? Why not blame the electricity company? Why not blame the cellular companies? Why not blame the credit card companies?

Why not blame the criminal?

Because of the dollars. The criminal won't have them.

Submission + - Meta failing to stop child trafficking on its apps (theguardian.com) 1

Bruce66423 writes: Facebook and Instagram have become the means by which underage teenagers are contacted and drawn into prostitution. Meta is failing to respond quickly when allegations are made, even by its own moderators. It refuses to give clear statistics about the scale of its response.

As with any technology, Meta's apps are powerful for good and bad. The genie is out of the bottle; the best we can do is to increase the chances of catching the bad actors. However it's interesting that this is happening in de facto unencrypted environments; the claim that we 'must' be able to break encryption seems less convincing given the failure of these to be policed effectively.

Comment Re:"wearing a reflective vest and holding a tablet (Score 1) 188

From TFA:

For Muni's 54 bus, which traverses San Francisco's southern edge, the vehicle blocking its way early last month was a driverless Waymo that got stranded between rows of parked cars. A human driver would have reversed, clearing space for the bus, which is not allowed to back up without a supervisor.

Sounds like this problem could have been solved with the bus backing up. This issue was at least in part created due to this stupid rule.

Comment Re:Has solar panels, but he needs the EV? (Score 1) 163

If he had solar panels, why did he need the EV?

Didn't you read the article? His car is now "an emissions-free backup generator".

Just like those conmen on Amazon that sell battery storage as a "generator", the WaPo likes to greenwash anything that has to do with EVs...

One a side note, I have panels, too, and they shut off in the event of a power outage to prevent backfeeding the grid and killing linemen (or linemenwomen, or linemenpersons).

Comment Re:restore net neutrality... (Score 1) 85

Yes, those are called "laws" and are the basis of a function society.

The 5th Amendment:

nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.

If you tell me how to operate my network, you infringe on my property rights.

Ever wondered why rent control never makes it to the Supreme Court? Because it would be shot down.

Yeah, laws and shit.

Comment Re:Those were the days (Score 0, Troll) 14

The cratering stock price of NFLX probably has more to do with Wall Street's perception of the company than anything Reed Hastings did. The company grew and grew for years and had a P/E ratio that assumed that it would continue to grow for years. Eventually, just about everyone that might want Netflix was subscribing to Netflix and suddenly growth dried up.

The net result of going woke

Netflix is a good example of Go Woke, Get Broke.

Comment Re:So what are the ramifications (Score 1) 32

Let's play devil's advocate for a second.

Yes, a "police force" with an operating area of 2.8 square kilometers, covering 8,700 residents, needs a staff of 1,355 people to operate.

This is not a government police force, this is a corporate police force that paid enough bribes to the local city council.

On top of that, it is enforcing U.K. laws well beyond their own jurisdiction.

Github are akin to Chinese censors for allowing this. Fuck Github.

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