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Comment Re:Warrants (Score 1) 130

That's a good start. Assuming that many of these searches aren't being used for personal reasons.

Imagine having a case go to court and the defense counsel asks, "What was your probable cause for detaining my client?" And the cop on the stand can only cite the Flock evidence with "LMAO" as justification. Thrown right out of court.

So many of these searches may never reach a courtroom. Fine. Until the DOJ gets a few complaints and they come in to investigate. And uncover this b.s. (see Seattle Police Department misconduct and consent decree). I have it on good authority that FBI undercover agents _do_not_like_ investigating dirty police departments*. And they take it out on those cops doubly hard. Not a position I'd want to be in as a city cop.

*I think they all want to work counter intelligence. Finding Chinese spies, wearing tuxedos and hanging out in casinos with martinis and Bond girls.

Comment Re:powerline fires (Score 1) 174

If they're smart, they'll put batteries near the loads. And then when the wind blows, they can de-energize lines and keep peoples lights on.

Except people aren't smart. I don't know about California, but here in Washington State, communities in the woods out on the fringes of the grid are fighting a battery installation. Because Teslas catch fire. Teslas have batteries. So everything with batteries will catch fire.

You can build a fire break around a battery substation. Not so much around a garage with an EV.

Comment Now integrated? (Score 1) 174

Compared to when? Hoover Dam, in 1936? The Four Corners Generating plant in New Mexico since 1963? The Pacific DC Intertie since 1970?

California has a long and storied history of integrating everyone else's power for years to feed their air conditioning, hot tubs and motorized sex toys. It's almost as if they have been all on their own, running on San Onofre and Diablo Canyon. Poor little things.

Comment Just stop ... (Score 1) 120

... referring to them as gig workers. They are employees, with all of the concomitant benefits and payroll deductions. And soon, they will be subject to union fees, and the other perks of representation. Including calls for daily workers at the union hall. You thought it was tough, having to wait for Mr. Friendly to pick you out for a crew. Now it will be a faceless app on your phone.

Comment Re:What a moron. (Score 1) 72

Didn't read the details of the appeal. But it's possible that SBF's counsel is appealing the rejection handed to them by the 2nd Circuit Court. Which would make this USSC business. Appealing is the defence counsel's right. And duty to their client, if they don't want to start an "ineffective counsel" case.

If the 2nd Circuit Court did their job correctly, the USSC may refuse his appeal. I have mixed feelings about this. If the Supreme Court could take the case but then slap an extra 10 years on SBFs sentence for wasting their time (frivolous filing) I'd be in favor of it.

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