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Comment Re:I think SCOTUS were concerned about a trap (Score 1) 85

Well that is good that you don't know any of the nutbars. There are a lot of them nonetheless. I liken the extreme anti gunners on the left to the extreme anti abortion people on the right. Completely irrespective of their politics they are just douchey people .

Comment Re:I think SCOTUS were concerned about a trap (Score 1) 85

you've made up an absurd analogy and then incorrectly said "this is equivalent" A phone company executive would be sent to jail if they ignored a national security letter about terrorist activity on one of their lines.

I'd mod this funny if I had not already posted.

Comment Re:I think SCOTUS were concerned about a trap (Score 1) 85

Obviously a gun can be used as a weapon without killing or even being fired, both offensively and defensively, so this doesn't capture the whole picture of gun use as weapons; nevertheless the data shows that what people think guns are for is not in fact what they are primarily used for.

They can also be used to kill animals rather than people. Most guns by far are used for killing paper targets. It irks many of the anti-gun people greatly that shooting is part of several Olympic sports.

Comment Re:I think SCOTUS were concerned about a trap (Score 1) 85

The toll company goes to the rental agency and says, "this is your car, pay up!". The rental agency pays the toll company, and then bills their customer. This is the sane way to handle things.

Should the ISP pass everybody who feels they are owed something's bills along, or just the MAFIAA? Should they be liable for bogus bills? You seem to want them to be liable so it would be sensible for them to independently verify them first. Of course that would require metering end examining everyone's usage, in which case you might as well just make them the internet police straight up. So was that your plan, or did you not think many steps ahead here?

Comment Re:I think SCOTUS were concerned about a trap (Score 1) 85

the broader implications of this are huge. are automakers responsible when someone breaks the speed limit and kills someone? after all they're the ones who make vehicles that are, from the persepective of many, unnecessarily powerful. what about guns? or any other product & service that can be used for harm or theft?

I think SCOTUS answer in this case can be safely extrapolated to all those things. Tool makers are not responsible for tool abuse. That this is even a question to begin with makes me shake my head.

Comment Re:yeah until.. (Score 1) 237

Bullshit. Plenty of countries in the EU won't allow the cybertruck due the ability to injure pedestrians.

Pedestrians and vehicles don't mix. I've often likened this to putting dogs and cats in the same kennel and considering muzzles a eminently sensible compromise. It's not as bright as you think it is.

Comment Re:NO we dont (Score 1) 237

I'm in Canada too, and approximately none of the people I know who own pickups and SUVs (which is most people actually) wish they could have a small Chinese EV instead. Most manufacturers don't offer small cars here because they don't sell well. If these are cheap enough they may sell better, but i would not expect to see the streets flooded with them anytime soon.

Comment Re: Evolve or die (Score 1) 17

I suspect the idea is that nobody would ever have to read the code for it... if you wish to update/maintain it, you just ask the AI to create you a fresh new one from scratch.

Also, from a security perspective, even though these apps may have exploitable bugs, if everyone's app is somewhat unique that changes the overall attack surface considerably. A million people running a single identical app is a huge score if you find a bug. A million people running a million slightly different apps is a totally different problem, and while they may be even more insecure individually the collective security may actually improve.

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