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Comment Brazil's case: Corrupt government and terrorism (Score -1) 119

by rod (#65801913) Attached to: Electric Vehicle Sales Are Booming In South America

In Brazili, corrupt Lula da Silva government is helping the chinese companies, especifically BYD, to import cars without any taxes.
Taxes in Brazil for vehicles exceeds 100% - even for locally produced - and BYD was able to import with corrupt importation schemes.
I'm all against taxes, so ALL CARS should be imported or manufactured without taxes.

And then the terrorists from the brazilian narco-state use electric cars because they don't pay for electricity and they can charge close to their terrorist bunkers.

It's worth noticing that Tesla is not in Brazil because the tax structure drains the advantages.
Good luck for those in the middle of the terrorist government there.

Comment Re:Who wrote this story? (Score 0) 87

by rod (#64850807) Attached to: Brazil Unblocks X

You f#cking commies.... Alexandre de Voldermort VIOLATED BRAZILIAN LAWS and X should not commit crimes in Brazil and violate american laws.
Stupid communists need the supreme government exploring them. What a shame.

Comment Shame.... Still discussing communism and it's... (Score 0) 150

by rod (#64811569) Attached to: Amazon, Tesla, Meta Considered Harmful To Democracy

failures.
Thepse are COMMUNIST arguments. Only freedom can generate more freedom.
It is amazing to see advanced and, I can say, SUPERIOR countries, that ran on SUPERIOR IDEOLOGY for so long fall to this cheap meme - this mind virus, this woke mind virus.
I'm not american and I don't live in the USA. But I recognize the world is better because the USA pushed it.
All bad things caused to americans or to foreign countries are CAUSED BY THE GOVERNMENT.

Wake up. Captalism is the only way forward.

Submission + - INFRASTRUCTURE BILL COULD ENABLE GOV'T TO TRACK DRIVERS' TRAVEL DATA

Submitted by Presto Vivace
Presto Vivace writes: The government would keep track of drivers’ travel in a test program to charge per-mile fees to raise revenue for the Highway Trust Fund.

THE SENATE’S $1.2 TRILLION bipartisan infrastructure bill proposes a national test program that would allow the government to collect drivers’ data in order to charge them per-mile travel fees. The new revenue would help finance the Highway Trust Fund, which currently depends mostly on fuel taxes to support roads and mass transit across the country. ... ... Under the proposal, the government would collect information about the miles that drivers travel from smartphone apps, another on-board device, automakers, insurance companies, gas stations, or other means. For now, the initiative would only be a test effort — the government would solicit volunteers who drive commercial and passenger vehicles — but the idea still raises concerns about the government tracking people’s private data.

If you think this is a bad idea, NOW would be a good time to let your Senators and representative know.

Comment Re:LOL! (Score 1) 250

He is still dreaming, that's why....
UK, Sweden? C'mon. The great Margareth Thatcher nationalized more than the stupid labor party. And put it to work, even though she was contrary to some of those.
Take a look in how Sweden and UK are "comunist countries" in the report below:
http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_TheGlobalCompetitivenessReport2019.pdf

South America is among the worlds poorest places, with higher inequality, low HDI (poor health, poor education), highest corruption, among whatever is bad.
Mexico, which joined forces with the USA, is way better. Lived there for many years.
Brazil: attempting scape, but poor and violent.

Submission + - Does Honorlock violate the laws protecting the online privacy of minors? 1

Submitted by Presto Vivace
Presto Vivace writes: School is making me install “Honorlock” on my computer for online tests. Here’s what it can do.

Honorlock records the exam session while allowing students to test at their convenience whenever and wherever. Afterwards, our certified in-house proctoring staff will review all footage to ensure test integrity.

This is why it is important to vote in school board elections.

Submission + - Leaked Videos Reveal Apple's Internal iPhone Repair Procedures (vice.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Someone has uploaded what appear to be 11 of Apple's internal repair videos to YouTube. Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment, but two sources in the repair community familiar with Apple’s repair policies told Motherboard these are indeed genuine Apple how-to videos. The videos themselves have an Apple copyright on them, the host references internal Apple documentation and diagnostic tests, and, most importantly, the videos use proprietary Apple disassembly and repair tools that Motherboard has previously confirmed are manufactured by and are exclusive to Apple.

The videos on how to open an iPhone X and replace its battery are particularly interesting, and show that the DIY repair community has gotten extremely good at reverse-engineering Apple’s official procedures. The instructor walks the repair tech through the process of opening the case on the iPhone X in a way that closely mirrors the process that sites such as iFixit have been doing for a few years now. The video starts by instructing the tech to remove the screws near the lighting port, then inserting the iPhone X into a device that uses suction cups to pry the screen away from the body while the tech uses a small tool to cut the adhesive along the seams at the edge of the device. Apple’s suction cup tool looks like a bulkier version of iFixit’s iSclack tool—a suction cup device that customers can use to disassemble and repair their own device. The video about replacing the Iphone X’s battery is remarkably similar to the iFixit video of the same procedure.

Submission + - Malls in California are sending license plate information to ICE

Submitted by Presto Vivace
Presto Vivace writes: Malls in California are sending license plate information to ICE

Surveillance systems at more than 46 malls in California are capturing license plate information that is fed to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Electronic Frontier Foundation reported Tuesday ... ... One company, Irvine Company Retail Properties, operates malls all over the state using a security network called Vigilant Solutions. Vigilant shares data with hundreds of law enforcement agencies, insurance companies, and debt collectors — including ICE, which signed a contract with the security company earlier this year, reports The Verge.

And they wonder why some of us prefer to shop online.

Submission + - Supreme Court Nominee Kavanaugh Opposes Net Neutrality (arstechnica.com)

Submitted by Beardydog
Beardydog writes: An article currently on Ars Technica examines comments about Net Neutrality issues by recent Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Kavanaugh not only rejects the FCC's reclassification of ISPs under Title II, but seems to also support a broad First Amendment right to "editorial control," allowing ISPs to selectively block, filter, or modify transmitted data.

Kavanaugh compares ISPs to cable TV operators, rather than phone companies. "Deciding whether and how to transmit ESPN and deciding whether and how to transmit ESPN.com are not meaningfully different for First Amendment purposes."

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