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Comment Re:uh yeah that's how it almost always works (Score 1) 131

Surely they had to have gotten warrants for other homes of people who were innocent?

No. They did not.

The original geofence warrant identified 19 devices.

The police narrowed it down to nine that fit the movement pattern and requested more detailed information on those nine.

The police then requested the identifying information (actual names) of the three most suspicious individuals.

They did a background check and identified Mr. Chatrie as the most likely suspect based on his criminal record and other factors.

Only his home was searched. A few more might have been searched if nothing was found at his house.

The other people are likely not aware that their records were ever given to the police.

Comment Re:Translation good enough (Score 2) 8

If AI translation is good enough ...

Pure AI isn't good enough, and that isn't what most people will submit.

AI makes mistakes and humans make mistakes, but they make different mistakes. Humans make grammar and word choice mistakes much more often than AI, while AI makes factual mistakes.

A researcher can run the original through an LLM to produce a well-written, grammatically correct translation. Then they read it and correct the factual errors. Researchers who can't write English well can usually still read it well enough to catch factual errors.

Comment Re:junior sales rep? (Score 1) 54

A junior sales rep costs $150K a year?

That's the cost to the business, not the salary to the employee.

The cost of payroll + benefits + management overhead + office space + heating/cooling + parking lot + etc, is typically twice what the employee is paid.

An AI doesn't need any of that stuff, doesn't take vacations, or sick days, or weekends, or need sleep.

Comment Re:First thoughts? Stop it. Get some help. (Score 1) 45

STOP assuming every website should function perfectly on a fucking 2” screen.

30 million American adults use their phone as their primary means of accessing the Internet.

Half of those don't even own a computer.

So, yes, websites offering basic services dang well better work on a small screen.

Comment Re:What have they "admitted" to? (Score 4, Insightful) 48

I never really understood rebranding at all. Take what your customers know about your brand, and throw it in the trash.

A Dell customer might think about the brand only when considering a new laptop.

But the marketing department sees the brands a dozen times a day, gets tired of them, and lobbies for a refresh.

Rebranding is almost always a mistake.

Comment Re:Start paying people normal salaries (Score 1) 208

Citation required.

SNAP eligibility

Poverty guidelines

SNAP is available to those with household income below 130% of the poverty line.

The poverty line is $32,150 for a family of four, with an additional $5,500 for each additional dependent. There is no limit on the number of dependents.

A worker earning $100k with twelve dependents would qualify for SNAP.

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