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Comment Re: I am Spartacus (Score 2) 365

The Supreme Court has specifically ruled that Crandall does not imply a right to use any particular mode of travel, such as driving an automobile. In Hendrick v. Maryland (1915), the appellant asked the court to void Maryland's motor vehicle statute as a violation of the freedom of movement. The court found "no solid foundation" for the appellant's argument and unanimously held that "in the absence of national legislation covering the subject, a state may rightfully prescribe uniform regulations necessary for public safety and order in respect to the operation upon its highways of all motor vehicles â" those moving in interstate commerce as well as others."[11]

Comment Re:Personality Test (Score 2) 128

Wikipedia says it best https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...–Briggs_Type_Indicator

"The test relies on the Barnum effect, flattery, and confirmation bias, leading participants to personally identify with descriptions that are somewhat desirable, vague, and widely applicable.[5] As a psychometric indicator, the test exhibits significant deficiencies, including poor validity, poor reliability, measuring 'dichotomous' categories that are not actually independent, and not being comprehensive."

You might as well ask how we know for sure cold readers are not talking to our dead loved ones.

Comment Re:Choice. (Score 2) 39

While correct about open source, nothing about iMessage encryption is 'roll your own'.

When a user turns on iMessage on a device, the device generates encryption and signing pairs of keys for use with the service. For encryption, there is an encryption RSA 1280-bit key as well as an encryption EC 256-bit key on the NIST P-256 curve. For signatures, Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (ECDSA) 256-bit signing keys are used. The private keys are saved in the device’s keychain and only available after first unlock. The public keys are sent to Apple Identity Service (IDS), where they are associated with the user’s phone number or email address, along with the device’s APNs address.

If you don't trust this, do you shop online or bank online?

Plenty of reasons to shit on apple, just not that one.

Comment Re:New Slogan: (Score 1) 179

I'm actually looking for an old pickup this summer because we are taking on more house responsibilities ourselves. I need to haul plants, buy and haul a mower, landscaping material. I plan to redo a room in the basement this year and will need to haul materials like sheetrock, carpet, a 80+"TV, etc. I wish I could get one of those little Japanese trucks but they are not legal in my state.

Comment Re:New Slogan: (Score 1) 179

Snow. That's why I own a SUV.

I've owned an A4 and a X5. The A4 was a better car for my life except for winter time. Sure it handled fine on snowy and ice but the problem was simple ground clearance. My X5 has more ground clearance and can move around this winter. My wife's Mazda couldn't make it out of the driveway due to the difference in a clean driveway and an unclean road.

I'd rather not own a SUV, but nobody is making a sedan with SUV height.

Comment Re:This is an extremely common issue! (Score 1) 67

I have 5gbps/5gbps fiber. The ONIT has a 10gbps ethernet port that I run to my router. I then have a second 10gbps port from that to my desktop. I can speed test around 7gpbs on a good day. My wifi is what most devices in my home use so the 5gbps doesn't help the speed there, but it does help with the congestion of all the devices using the upstream (cameras, zoom, etc).

I pay less than the 1200/20 Comcast offering in my area which was usually around 500mbps/20mbps. I love rural indiana.

Comment Re:The bigger they are... (Score 0, Troll) 255

But there is competition. Not only in the App Store, but there is android. It's not like you have to buy an iPhone. I picked an iPhone because it was a walled garden, it's also why I push it on my family whom rely on me to support them. Now I have to explain to them that these new app stores are unsafe and can 'steal their stuff' and deal with the fallout.

It's stupid, anyone who wanted these things should have bought from the competition!

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