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Comment agencies (Score 1) 136

agencies can't be trusted to oversee themselves.

We knew that. But now we have proof.

Will anything happen because of that? Nah, I don't think so. A few token gestures maybe. A friendly mail to everyone saying to write better reasons, followed up by an informal mail that tells them to ignore the previous one.

This isn't a mistake. It's intentional. The more arbitrary and uncontrolled the police can act, the more it is feared, the more it is a tool for oppression and not a part of civil society, the more likely the cops will stand on the side of the powerful when there are protests or uprisings against the increasing oppression and economic divide.

Comment Re: When demand nears peak capacity. (Score 1) 183

Be glad they aren't an oil furnace. Hello annual $390 tune-ups. I honestly don't do it that often, but a gas tune-up is under 100 (so they basically look and say 'yep - it's working') and good old oil is nearly 400 because of a nozzle, strainer, and filter replacement followed by an electrode and flame adjustment??? It's robbery.

Comment Re: Read Bubeck's response, not just Bumaster vers (Score 1) 112

We're all destroying ourselves by using these things.

Most people aren't using them.

And from the downward spiral I see in everybody who starts using them, I don't see any cause to reconsider.

"But you might lose out on a 2% efficiency gain that makes you progressively 10% stupider every month!"

No thanks.

Comment Re:Qualified immunity has to go (Score 1) 136

The Great Recession was awesome in some ways - mass incarceration in the US started to fall and states started to end marijuana policy. Hitting the swine in the pockets made them realize that keeping almost 1% of the population in the jail was too damn expensive.

Comment Re:You're shitting me! (Score 3, Informative) 136

Nazi are still the bad guys. They're only "evergreen" because we failed to get rid of all of them. Damn things are like roaches.

Well, they were. They don't scatter when you shine a light on them anymore. On the plus side, that should make them easier to eradicate next time we get the chance.

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