All great points. I'm not a history nor poly sci expert, but I thought I've heard that the Founding Fathers would rather 10 guilty people out loose, rather than one innocent person in prison. I wish we had a better system- one that strongly punished officials for any kind of misuse of power, rather than what we currently have: "qualified immunity". It sickens me that taxpayers not only pay for the entirety of the system and people staffing it, but we also pay for the awards of lawsuits for injustice.

We will never really know what the Founding Fathers' opinions would have been regarding technology. They didn't even have Morse Code. Speed of communication systems has massively changed society. Sometimes I think the Founding Fathers were so wise because they didn't have so much "stuff" moving so fast.

I absolutely agree with you, and also oppose these cameras. We need to get this word out more; I think most citizens will oppose them when they realize what's going on.

In my area at least, the cameras are aimed right at our faces- facial recognition, which I'm even more against.

It sure seems like a 4th Amendment violation, and IIRC a recent court (SCOTUS?) ruling ruled against this mass surveillance.

We citizens need a permit to plant a bush on our own property in some areas. Did Flock et al get permits? Was the public duly notified about the cameras, giving us a fair chance to oppose the cameras before they have been installed?

Sadly this country (as with others) is devolving into an "us against them" mess.

They've been doing it for dozens of years. I'm 100% with you. How are companies like Flock and Motorola Solutions allowed to do this? If We the People were being represented, we'd have strong privacy laws, and no crooked company would be allowed to record us.

In fact a good friend of mine, EE, masters in project management, etc., has applied for a job with Westinghouse to build nuclear generating plants in Bulgaria.

I get what you're saying. I dunno, I'll have to think on that.

Meanwhile we have wealthy people who buy art, sponsor music / concerts, movies, etc. Down the chain those of us who have a little bit of discretionary money might buy some art, or attend a concert, or buy music, pay for a movie ticket, etc. So even in our semi-pseudo-capitalistic system, we're able to justify spending some on things that aren't life-critical necessities.

Hobbies can certainly become income-producing. If you're not so good at marketing / selling, they might not reap much reward, but they might build into marketable skills or even a full career.

Yeah, I remember now, thanks. Klarna was what the bank's people suggested, but that was months ago. I have to go there in the next few days and I'll ask again (and NOT the teller whose hands are always beat up because he's an amateur MMA fighter. Not kidding.)

I've been on the fence with them for years. I wasn't aware of the browser fingerprinting, but maybe it's happening without my knowledge (?).

I've never given them a phone number, and it boils my blood that anyone thinks a phone, especially a cell phone, and text, is any kind of "security".

So far I haven't had any problems, but I don't use paypal super often. Maybe a couple of times a month. The slightest sign of problems and I'm out.

People at my bank recommended venmo, I think, I'm not sure. I'll check with them before I open any new e-payment accounts. Or maybe it was klarna? Too many new words and names to keep track of.

Gotta stay alert with all of this crap.

I've noticed the same thing, for a few years. And some of those restockers are not super polite, but most are. Not sure why they're doing it. 2nd and 3rd shifts usually pay a bit more per hour, so maybe the MBAs of the supermarket world are pushing for more profits (besides the constant "shrinkflation"). I guess their thought is that people will still buy what they need even if the stockers are in the way.

Another thought- shoplifting theft has grown so maybe the higher density of store employees helps deter theft, and maybe catch the criminals.

I don't think it was me, but I remember that discussion a bit. I also remember reading in several places that the MD-11 was an evolution of the DC-10, which was the plane that had the engine mount (pylon) problem, engine breaking away, total hydraulic loss, uncontrollable plane, 273 fatalities.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Airlines_Flight_191

They didn't blame the pylon design, but rather improper engine removal / installation that damaged the pylon. I would have liked to see that pylon being a bit bigger and tougher, not just-so. IE, more margin for error in such a very critical part.

Yeah, at first I was wondering if it was me. I didn't think Welch was directly involved at Boeing, and a quick web search confirms he wasn't.

But it's fair to say his cutthroat business philosophies infected most all major manufacturing companies, namely profit being top priority.

I wonder if once they've sold the data to whoever (evil) entities that want it, there's no more market for that particular data, so they don't mind "deleting" it.

Yes, fake job listings have always been around, for many reasons. Here's an oxymoron: "business ethics", should be "business lacks ethics". If they had to pay applicants for the time wasted applying for fake job ads, maybe things would improve (would require some kind of class-action lawsuit of course).

In the 90s I worked at a small medical equipment company, mostly doing IT, systems, some coding. One day the VP walks in to my office, plops a resume on my desk and asks me to interview a guy. I didn't know we were hiring, I knew nothing about the supposed position or the applicant. I skimmed his resume and chatted a bit. Turns out that company was literally fishing for free engineering / design ideas. Very clever of them, but I believe in ethics and I was very disappointed, felt a bit used / dirty, and for that and many reasons left the company a few months later.

If I see a company hiring, it's reasonable to conclude they're doing well and might have good future.

If a company is laying off, sure they might be short-term cost-cutting / profiting, but I would be concerned about their long-term.

Maybe investors are learning? Maybe AI's learning is helping investors see bigger picture?

You're all correct. In my area (East Coast USA major city suburbs) where there's a non-working traffic light they just blow through. Same if it's flashing red, which means STOP, but people fly through at full speed limit speed or more. Cops rarely around. But there are more and more traffic light cameras, so I'm not sure but maybe they're receiving tickets.

They barely stop for working ones.