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Comment I dont bring my phone across any border (Score 1) 249

The mere refusal of a request is the suspicion used to justify the search which is circular and bullshit. Reasonable suspicion and probable cause are already thin standards that even if an officer is shown to be lying are still supported. Even if the guy is guilty of something, the way they went about this is wrong wrong wrong. More and more, LE seems to be looking to take the easy route by seizing the evidence first then justifying the arrest. Also interesting is how many "terror" suspects are accused of having illegal porn on their devices as if its plated there for good measure.

Comment Cancelled my account years ago (Score 1) 53

Based on employee treatment and shitty delivery service, now folks have a better reason to shop elsewhere. There wont be a back up plan for unreceived/misdelivered packages. How does a drone account for high wind, parcel boxes, enclosed porches, or other obstacles? They cant and all that money they think theyre saving will go to replacement products, lost drones, and lawsuits from anyone being recorded, injured, or causing property damage in one form or another.

Comment Well maybe (Score 1) 76

...but im going to go ahead and be more worried about one of the US governments 17 intelligence agencies sucking up all my data and storing it in a Utah data center until they feel like prosecuting me for something while lying to anyone with a concern about their intent. Thomas Drake, Mark Klein, and Edward Snowden amongst many others deserve medals.

Comment Re:Weird (Score 1) 153

You must be and have had shitty parent(s). Parents are the only boundary setters that matter when a child is going through their development phases. If they cant teach love, respect, discipline, communication, and self sufficiency then they have failed. Of course all kids are going to test boundaries but that becomes an educational opportunity in itself. When the state has to get involved, then the lesson becomes how not to get caught. Best of luck with your stance and i hope for future generations you do not have kids.

Comment The solution is stay away from Reddit (Score 1) 89

With its gen x hive minds who think opinions are facts, downvotes are disagree buttons - there are no conversations, mods ban you for no reason, and they act like karma gives you a privelege to post. Bots post memes recyled 1000 times, the comment format is unreadable, and of course you have government in there sucking up any information because they got nothing better to do. Reddit tried to be the Amazon of forums- everything to everybody but became nothing to nobody.

Comment Possession is 9/10ths of the law (Score 5, Interesting) 88

To corporations with morally questionable officers, illegal business dealings are simply a calculated risk that can be written off in the loss column. It doesnt matter if its illegal dumping, stealing intellectual information, skirting import or labor laws, or sickening/killing a percentage its customers. If the truth is about to be uncovered, a corporate attorney hands over a check, a paper admitting no fault, and the recipient typically signs a non-disclosure agreement. Nobody goes to jail for or is accountable for the decisions made behind a desk because if they did, this bullshit would slow down or stop.

Comment Re:Kids' pester power (Score 1) 106

This problem surfaced in the 90s when internet connections to unregulated chatrooms, porn, and unmitigated transactions started creeping into peoples homes via phone lines. Parents had three options: ignore it, put the computer in the family room for all to see or cut the cord (literally or figuratively). One job a parent has is to say no. Its hard, you feel like your hurting them because they want something they feel everyone has and are due but the truth is you protect them from harm at all costs. My mother didnt have television in her home until well after her father passed because he knew what it meant in 1956 and he was absolutely right. I wouldnt own a smart phone and use it front of kids i said couldnt have it, nor would i smoke, let alone even have something as innocuous as the Simpsons on because kids simply cannot process the meaning behind the scenes.

Comment Re: As much as I despise social media (Score 1) 106

The addictions you are referring to a release of dopeamine triggering a pleasure center creating a desire to reproduce the results. The dopeamine difference between heroin and a non chemical stimulation is a factor of 100 so your argument/comparison, while well meaning, is moot. Stopping the use of heroin cold turkey is certain death but as addictive as social media might seem, quitting isnt going to kill you. The answer certainly isnt let them have more.

Comment As much as I despise social media (Score 2) 106

This is the same argument Donald Wildman made against television (also a George Carlin bit.) Where it fails is people dont seem to understand that they have no obligation to use it. Parents have no need to give their kids smart phones which access all that garbage and why would they. People got upset because Bart Simpson set a bad example, Beavis said fire, kids are playing violent video games, and now reproducing harmful trends made by popular influencers but its all the same issue- letting technology babysit your kids and not educating them in reality. Turn that shit off, problem solved.

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