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Comment Re:Maybe I’m just being an old guy (Score 1) 80

but remember when “they” were saying the same thing about HDTV being no better “at normal viewing distances” than standard-def NTSC?

I was around (and a TV-owning adult) during the transition, and I don't recall anyone saying this.

This truly is a [citation needed].

Comment If AI could replace tech jobs wholesale... (Score 2) 45

It seems like we'd be seeing lots of startups with only one or two employees (CEO / CFO), with an AI workforce - which doesn't seem to be the case.

We DO hear about a lot of "AI" startups, but they boil down to marketing - selling repackaged / customized versions of ChatGPT and the like.

Comment Summary is bad, it was even stupider than that (Score 5, Insightful) 138

From https://www.wbaltv.com/article...

"I am writing to provide information on an incident that occurred last night on school property. At approximately 7 p.m., school administration received an alert that an individual on school grounds may have been in possession of a weapon. The Department of School Safety and Security quickly reviewed and canceled the initial alert after confirming there was no weapon. I contacted our school resource officer (SRO) and reported the matter to him, and he contacted the local precinct for additional support. Police officers responded to the school, searched the individual and quickly confirmed that they were not in possession of any weapons.

So the school resource officer (SRO) called the cops after the school had already determined it was a false positive and cancelled the alert. So the cops showing up, and this kid having to get handcuffed and searched, is all thanks to the SRO - who really deserves to be fired and quite possibly sued.

Comment Re:They have to be (Score 1) 138

The starting pay kinda sucks and the job is dangerous which is why they usually don't get the best & brightest.

It's is a dangerous job, often thankless, and subject to the whims of local and national politicians. They really need to be paid well from the start. Some places (Seattle for one) are starting to recognize that... probably because it's getting harder to recruit.

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