The common vernacular is now the technically-incorrect Drank the kool aid, which joins Play it again, Sam; Luke, I am your father; Beam Me Up Scotty and many others.
Automated systems cut down on payroll expenses and replace it with cheap mailed tickets that, in many cases, can't even be challenged in court.
Exactly, which makes them an administration (civil) fine instead of a criminal fine. In Texas, if the driver refuses to pay, then the state can do nothing.
Sec. 707.020. PHOTOGRAPHIC TRAFFIC SIGNAL ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM PROHIBITED. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a local authority may not implement or operate a photographic traffic signal enforcement system with respect to a highway or street under the jurisdiction of the authority.
(b) The attorney general shall enforce this section.
Like the article says, it will take time & $$$ to get through the courts, but it will eventually be ruled unconstitutional.
Is it possible this clown car of butthurt politicians doesn't see the irony of celebrating right-wing darling Gay Cake Baker's "victory" and passing this new law?
One does wonder what will happen to productivity once the workers home lives get back to normal.
I expect it to go down.
Our upper management is chomping at the bit to pack us all back into the big, loud bullpen so they can parade clients through and show off how cool everything looks.
Anyone who knows anything about developing software knows developers need a quiet, distractionless environment for maximum productivity (see #8). I had this at home, but never at the office.
There's surely a path out from the current US information apocalypse, but it's anything but obvious what it looks like at the moment.
How did newspapers get started in this country (or locally in cities and towns)? Is there any knowledge we can glean in order to create an actual, biased-to-facts information service?
The solution now, as it always has been, is Neutral Point Of View.
The solution now, as it has always been, is we need to teach kids reading comprehension and critical thinking, so they actually READ the article, understand the author's assertion that NPOV is stupid and contributes to the death of real journalism, and can go from there.
note how a dormant account came out of its slumber?
Prior post: Dec 14th, 2012
That was 8 years, 4 months, and 16 days ago -- pretty impressive! I wonder if it got brain damage from ice crystals in the brain after that long hibernation?
Instead, it’s [RSS] a simple on/off switch to indicate whether or not a podcast can be ingested by any platform, including those which creators might not choose if they had such an ability.
In other words, (some) creators cannot compete unless they lock up their work in a proprietary, limited format.
Same old song, just in a different key: rather than make content that people want to consume (and pay for), they will force the issue, expecting different results THIS time for sure!!!
Cant you still see someones tweets if you just log out?
Yes, but that is putting a burden on a citizen and limiting their access without due process.
Imagine if a government official singled you out for sanctions: the only way you were allowed send a letter to that person (at their government address) was if you didn't put a return address on the envelope and didn't include your signature on the letter. Yet, others could include their address/signature, and—most importantly—expect a response.
Thomas tried to make it all about "originalism", suggesting that if the framers of the Constitution [blah, blah]
I suggest that if Thomas is such an origionalist, that he immediately resign from SCOTUS and report to a southern plantation for field work chopping cotton and living in a floorless shack until worked to death.
After all, no way would the Founders have allowed a three-fifths person to serve on the supreme court, let alone run around unchained.
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Re: just to correct the record
Correct, although that ship has sailed.
The common vernacular is now the technically-incorrect Drank the kool aid, which joins Play it again, Sam; Luke, I am your father; Beam Me Up Scotty and many others.
On the post: Florida Steps Up To Defend Its Unconstitutional Social Media Law And It's Every Bit As Terrible As You'd Imagine
Re: Re: Re: Platforms Can't Claim the 1st
[Citation needed]
On the post: House Transportation Committee Looking To Restart Federal Funding Of Red Light Cameras
Been there, done that
Exactly, which makes them an administration (civil) fine instead of a criminal fine. In Texas, if the driver refuses to pay, then the state can do nothing.
Local authorities (cities/counties) cannot install traffic light cameras anyway:
Sec. 707.020. PHOTOGRAPHIC TRAFFIC SIGNAL ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM PROHIBITED. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a local authority may not implement or operate a photographic traffic signal enforcement system with respect to a highway or street under the jurisdiction of the authority. (b) The attorney general shall enforce this section.On the post: None Of The Claimed Benefits Of Killing Net Neutrality Ever Arrived
Re: Re: Re: Re: Facts are inconvenient
Anti-vaxxers: hold my beer
No deaths yet, but:
2021: 2 cases (so far)
2020: 13 cases
2019: 1,282 cases (93% of these were unvaccinated people)
On the post: Why The Ninth Circuit's Decision In Lemmon V. Snap Is Wrong On Section 230 And Bad For Online Speech
Re:
There is: CDA §230.
On the post: A Second Cambrian Explosion of Open Source Licenses Or Is it Time For Open Source Lawyers to Have Fun Again?
Re: Re: Cambrian Explosion
Considering Dinosaurs (big D) didn't exist until ~250 million years AFTER the Cambrian ended, yeah, it would be pretty silly.
Calling an OSS License a dinosaur (little d) as in outdated, fossilized, out-of-date, passé, &c makes sense.
On the post: First Legal Challenge To Florida's Unconstitutional Social Media Moderation Law Has Been Filed
Re: how quick
Like the article says, it will take time & $$$ to get through the courts, but it will eventually be ruled unconstitutional.
Is it possible this clown car of butthurt politicians doesn't see the irony of celebrating right-wing darling Gay Cake Baker's "victory" and passing this new law?
On the post: First Legal Challenge To Florida's Unconstitutional Social Media Moderation Law Has Been Filed
If only laws were like capital projects
Bills should have some required sections (filled out by the State's OMB), such as:
On the post: Employees Are Feeling Burned Over Broken Work-From-Home Promises As Employers Try To Bring Them Back To The Office
Re: Re: WFH Analytics
I expect it to go down.
Our upper management is chomping at the bit to pack us all back into the big, loud bullpen so they can parade clients through and show off how cool everything looks.
Anyone who knows anything about developing software knows developers need a quiet, distractionless environment for maximum productivity (see #8). I had this at home, but never at the office.
On the post: As The US Press Withers, Glorified Marketing Aims To Take Its Place
Look forward to the past!
How did newspapers get started in this country (or locally in cities and towns)? Is there any knowledge we can glean in order to create an actual, biased-to-facts information service?
On the post: As The US Press Withers, Glorified Marketing Aims To Take Its Place
Re: But You Won't Like It
The solution now, as it has always been, is we need to teach kids reading comprehension and critical thinking, so they actually READ the article, understand the author's assertion that NPOV is stupid and contributes to the death of real journalism, and can go from there.
On the post: Uganda Said It Would Ban VPNs To Prevent Users From Dodging Its Absurd New Social Media Tax: Guess How That Worked Out?
Re:
To the compressors!
On the post: Joe Biden Yells A Dumb Anti-Free Speech Trope In An Uncrowded Congress
Yelling fire
The correct qualifier is you can't FALSELY yell fire in a crowded theater.
Words used to purposely incite a panic are not protected.
On the post: Thanks To Crappy Cable Channel Bundles, Non-Watchers Hugely Subsidize Tucker Carlson And Fox News
Re: Re: Disgusting attack.
Prior post: Dec 14th, 2012
That was 8 years, 4 months, and 16 days ago -- pretty impressive! I wonder if it got brain damage from ice crystals in the brain after that long hibernation?
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Re:
Sure. Define "spam"
On the post: Groups Worry New Text Message Spam Filters Aren't Being Built Transparently, Could Harm Legit Outreach Efforts
Re:
...or you could turn off the missed call vibrate/sound
On the post: Do We Need To Lose The Open Podcast Ecosystem To Make Podcasting Better?
In other words, (some) creators cannot compete unless they lock up their work in a proprietary, limited format.
Same old song, just in a different key: rather than make content that people want to consume (and pay for), they will force the issue, expecting different results THIS time for sure!!!
On the post: Ajit Pai Should Not Still Have His Government Twitter Account
Yes, but that is putting a burden on a citizen and limiting their access without due process.
Imagine if a government official singled you out for sanctions: the only way you were allowed send a letter to that person (at their government address) was if you didn't put a return address on the envelope and didn't include your signature on the letter. Yet, others could include their address/signature, and—most importantly—expect a response.
On the post: Appeals Court Judge Attacks Fundamental Principle Of 1st Amendment Law, Because He Thinks The Media Likes Democrats Too Much
I suggest that if Thomas is such an origionalist, that he immediately resign from SCOTUS and report to a southern plantation for field work chopping cotton and living in a floorless shack until worked to death.
After all, no way would the Founders have allowed a three-fifths person to serve on the supreme court, let alone run around unchained.
On the post: The New York Times (Falsely) Informs Its 7 Million Readers Net Neutrality Is 'Pointless'
The article in question
For some reason the link to the article wasn't included. Here it is: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/25/technology/net-neutrality-explained.html
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