Comment Re: Wonder if he can make it funny again. (Score 1) 20
oh the Gillette razor is a classic one...
Comment Re:Wonder if he can make it funny again. (Score 1) 20
this is absolutely the issue right now - the world has gotten so weird that the Onion can't even compete...
the other day my son came home from school with a homework assignment to write a satire/fake news article that was both "believable" and "obviously false" so to give him ideas i handed him my copy of the Onion's "book of known knowledge"
he managed to find a few items in it which turned out to be closer to predictions than they every should have been...
Comment Re: Our substitute for meaningful privacy legislat (Score 1) 54
Per what you linked to, that was part of an authorized program..... You can be very assured they paid them for the access.
Comment Re:Our substitute for meaningful privacy legislati (Score 1) 54
with a law requiring a warrant to obtain - if they did accept it from a foreign government it wouldn't hold up against a US citizen on US Soil, and anything learned based on that data wouldn't be immiscible.. this should dis-incentivize even accepting information like this without a warrant.
Comment Re:Our substitute for meaningful privacy legislati (Score 1) 54
while i agree that i'd prefer that no one track my personal info to the level that is being tracked.. that's a given.. but i'm happy they have added a clarification that the government can't dodge existing laws by just paying someone else to do the dirty work
Comment Re:Our substitute for meaningful privacy legislati (Score 1) 54
Capitalism! seriously? name a business that would freely give information without some type of kickback.. that kickback would make it a purchase and require a warrant..
Comment Re:Our substitute for meaningful privacy legislati (Score 2) 54
i view this a bit different - sure apps and companies can gather everything they want - but they can't put you in Jail and strip you of your rights. Government can. This ads a clear layer requirement before Government can outsource work to companies they know they are not allowed to do (which is what has been happening).
Pulling your data from app aggregators is no different than your library checkout history or your video rental history - and this finely puts a line in the sand on it.
Comment Re:Well, well, quite a surprise... (Score 2) 199
agreed - the first thing i thought about when i watched that video "they seriously used a young girl dressed in western cloths as their main character?"
EPA Bans Chrysotile Asbestos (apnews.com) 98
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Associated Press: The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday announced a comprehensive ban on asbestos, a carcinogen that kills tens of thousands of Americans every year but is still used in some chlorine bleach, brake pads and other products. The final rule marks a major expansion of EPA regulation under a landmark 2016 law that overhauled regulations governing tens of thousands of toxic chemicals in everyday products, from household cleaners to clothing and furniture. The new rule would ban chrysotile asbestos, the only ongoing use of asbestos in the United States. The substance is found in products such as brake linings and gaskets and is used to manufacture chlorine bleach and sodium hydroxide, also known as caustic soda, including some that is used for water purification. [...]
The 2016 law authorized new rules for tens of thousands of toxic chemicals found in everyday products, including substances such as asbestos and trichloroethylene that for decades have been known to cause cancer yet were largely unregulated under federal law. Known as the Frank Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act, the law was intended to clear up a hodgepodge of state rules governing chemicals and update the Toxic Substances Control Act, a 1976 law that had remained unchanged for 40 years. The EPA banned asbestos in 1989, but the rule was largely overturned by a 1991 Court of Appeals decision that weakened the EPA's authority under TSCA to address risks to human health from asbestos or other existing chemicals. The 2016 law required the EPA to evaluate chemicals and put in place protections against unreasonable risks. Asbestos, which was once common in home insulation and other products, is banned in more than 50 countries, and its use in the U.S. has been declining for decades. The only form of asbestos known to be currently imported, processed or distributed for use in the U.S. is chrysotile asbestos, which is imported primarily from Brazil and Russia. It is used by the chlor-alkali industry, which produces bleach, caustic soda and other products. Most consumer products that historically contained chrysotile asbestos have been discontinued. While chlorine is a commonly used disinfectant in water treatment, there are only eight chlor-alkali plants in the U.S. that still use asbestos diaphragms to produce chlorine and sodium hydroxide. The plants are mostly located in Louisiana and Texas.
The use of asbestos diaphragms has been declining and now accounts for less than one-third of the chlor-alkali production in the U.S., the EPA said. The EPA rule will ban imports of asbestos for chlor-alkali as soon as the rule is published but will phase in prohibitions on chlor-alkali use over five or more years to provide what the agency called "a reasonable transition period." A ban on most other uses of asbestos will effect in two years. A ban on asbestos in oilfield brake blocks, aftermarket automotive brakes and linings and other gaskets will take effect in six months. The EPA rule allows asbestos-containing sheet gaskets to be used until 2037 at the U.S. Department of Energy's Savannah River Site in South Carolina to ensure that safe disposal of nuclear materials can continue on schedule. Separately, the EPA is also evaluating so-called legacy uses of asbestos in older buildings, including schools and industrial sites, to determine possible public health risks. A final risk evaluation is expected by the end of the year.
The 2016 law authorized new rules for tens of thousands of toxic chemicals found in everyday products, including substances such as asbestos and trichloroethylene that for decades have been known to cause cancer yet were largely unregulated under federal law. Known as the Frank Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act, the law was intended to clear up a hodgepodge of state rules governing chemicals and update the Toxic Substances Control Act, a 1976 law that had remained unchanged for 40 years. The EPA banned asbestos in 1989, but the rule was largely overturned by a 1991 Court of Appeals decision that weakened the EPA's authority under TSCA to address risks to human health from asbestos or other existing chemicals. The 2016 law required the EPA to evaluate chemicals and put in place protections against unreasonable risks. Asbestos, which was once common in home insulation and other products, is banned in more than 50 countries, and its use in the U.S. has been declining for decades. The only form of asbestos known to be currently imported, processed or distributed for use in the U.S. is chrysotile asbestos, which is imported primarily from Brazil and Russia. It is used by the chlor-alkali industry, which produces bleach, caustic soda and other products. Most consumer products that historically contained chrysotile asbestos have been discontinued. While chlorine is a commonly used disinfectant in water treatment, there are only eight chlor-alkali plants in the U.S. that still use asbestos diaphragms to produce chlorine and sodium hydroxide. The plants are mostly located in Louisiana and Texas.
The use of asbestos diaphragms has been declining and now accounts for less than one-third of the chlor-alkali production in the U.S., the EPA said. The EPA rule will ban imports of asbestos for chlor-alkali as soon as the rule is published but will phase in prohibitions on chlor-alkali use over five or more years to provide what the agency called "a reasonable transition period." A ban on most other uses of asbestos will effect in two years. A ban on asbestos in oilfield brake blocks, aftermarket automotive brakes and linings and other gaskets will take effect in six months. The EPA rule allows asbestos-containing sheet gaskets to be used until 2037 at the U.S. Department of Energy's Savannah River Site in South Carolina to ensure that safe disposal of nuclear materials can continue on schedule. Separately, the EPA is also evaluating so-called legacy uses of asbestos in older buildings, including schools and industrial sites, to determine possible public health risks. A final risk evaluation is expected by the end of the year.
Comment Re:Public is not private (Score 3, Insightful) 49
While i agree with what you are saying - i take issue that in order to effectively move around in public we are required to display a unique identifier which was never intended to be a tracking device, and this tech turns it into effectively a tracking device.
if we went the other side and a state tried to require GPS trackers be put in every plate issued and the telemetry tracked and stored - that would get killed in the courts so fast, as it should...
Comment Re:Tax shelter (Score 1) 557
I'm wondering the logistics of taking this a bit home to the Judge - how can we go about filing charges against he and his wife for wrongful death / manslaughter for every embryo that went through a menstrual cycle they didn't turn into a baby. Of course using his own ruling as the basis for the charges.
Comment Re:cool beans, but (Score 2) 40
since when was 6 digits a low user id?
Comment Re:Osteoarthritis? (Score 1) 107
Yeap - kidney failure being one of them!
Comment Re:Osteoarthritis? (Score 1) 107
As someone with several autoimmune issues and a sketchy family history - don't take this the wrong way, but I'd rather not take medical advice from internet strangers
Comment Re:Who here wants to be first? (Score 1) 107
I wasn't expecting it to do anything with movement - it's a Neural interface with a computer - you potentially can remove the need to have actual physical Movement interaction with the computer.
my Arthritis interferes because i make a living communicating, writing, tones of typing - and my hobbies include turning wrenches. So my quality of life right now isn't great as i end up using up my hands working to pay the bills and then can't do my hobbies because i hurt.. Being able to just use my mind to interact with a computer to do my work would allow me to save my hands for things i actually want to do.
