If you tell me that you believe there's an invisible elephant in the room, offering no evidence, it's not an act of faith for me to not blindly go along with your belief. Just the opposite, actually.
It's not a denial of invisible elephants. It's saying "I see no evidence to support this claim, and so I won't base my decisions on it. But if you have evidence, by all means please present it."
It's no different than a lack of faith in everything from horoscopes to perpetual motion machine and free energy claims. There's no religious motive, no act of faith, in not blindly believing in those either.
At the beginning of every regular session, he or she must report the state of the Commonwealth to the Virginia General Assembly (both the House of Delegates and the Senate). He or she must convene the legislature when two-thirds of each house calls for a special session. The governor must ensure that the laws of the Commonwealth are faithfully executed by either signing, or allowing it to come into law, or vetoing, not allowing it to become law. They are responsible for the safety of the state, as they serve as commander-in-chief of the Virginia Militia.
....They are the commander-in-chief of Commonwealth wankers, responsible for faithful gatekeeping of porn...
With post-purchase ToS agreements they already have your money. If they don't have to show you their terms until after the deal is made, then you don't have to show them yours either.
Electronics and firmware are what enables the problem. With the DMCA making it worse.
Inkjet cartridges for example. Electronics get added for the sole purpose of ensuring that ONLY the printer manufacturer's cartridges will work with the printer. This can and has been reverse-engineered, but DMCA claims are used to prevent this.
The same thing happened with John Deere equipment. Electronics added just to prevent farmers from fixing it.
Car windows have come with built-in antennas and defrosting elements for several decades. Auto makers could follow the printer/device industry lead, and tie you to expensive branded replacement windows, oil and air filters, tires etc. But it'll require electronics to make it happen.
There's also the matter of "Terms of Service" that you only get to see after you've opened a software or inkjet package. Not only after the transaction is concluded, but after it's too late to return the item.
If they can do this, then it follows that you can too. "By allowing the installation to continue, the software vendor agrees to the following terms...."
I'd wager that for the first ten or so years autonomous vehicles are on the road most countries will have laws saying a licensed driver must be in the driver seat at all times.
Well, sure. But that ten years started a few years ago.
As such is this union arguing that getting paid to do less work is a bad thing?
Even if it's another ten years until fully autonomous vehicles, it'll be over quickly. If they're going to fight it, they won't want to wait until the autonomous trucks are on the lot.
Drones? Too many airspace restrictions
The FAA already publishes a database of airspace restrictions. Drones from manufacturers like DJI already import and honor it.
It will however prevent drone deliveries to those living near airports. And in Washington DC.
Given that it's private companies collecting these license plate records by the billions, they can sell them to private customers too. Say, political campaigns, reporters and talk-show hosts.
Think of how both parties used research firm Fusion GPS to conduct opposition research about Trump, and how once the dossier was leaked to reporters it became a major scandal.
Once the licence plate databases become the focus of a similar scandal, THEN you'll see legislation to protect privacy.
I hope that Amazon's grocery delivery service takes off - with autonomous vehicles and drone delivery making it practical - and that UPS competes.
The FBI will demand encryption backdoors on the vehicles and drones, to check for contraband and terrorism. That backdoor will eventually be leaked. Hackers will gain control of grocery delivery fleets, in the air and on the ground.
Re: Public service announcement: press the iPhone power button 5 times on any encounter with police, TSA, ICE
Public service announcement: The obstruction of justice statute states that it's a felony to alter, damage or remove something so it can't be used as evidence in an investigation or proceeding.
If "fingerprint disabled" is your phone's normal state, that may be OK. Disabling it on the fly when the police ask you to unlock it may be a felony.
Most people keep those covered, so they should be secure. We can use the same readers built into phones.
The icons may have to change, but I'll leave that to others. Having read that "the only truly intuitive user interface is the nipple," I'm not allowed to work on UI design any more.
Let's reserve your alternatives for two-factor authentication.
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It's not a denial of invisible elephants. It's saying "I see no evidence to support this claim, and so I won't base my decisions on it. But if you have evidence, by all means please present it."
It's no different than a lack of faith in everything from horoscopes to perpetual motion machine and free energy claims. There's no religious motive, no act of faith, in not blindly believing in those either.
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Re: Not a state.
Virginia is indeed a state, officially named the Commonwealth of Virginia.
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Wikipedia: Governor of Virginia: Duties:
....They are the commander-in-chief of Commonwealth wankers, responsible for faithful gatekeeping of porn...
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With post-purchase ToS agreements they already have your money. If they don't have to show you their terms until after the deal is made, then you don't have to show them yours either.
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Inkjet cartridges for example. Electronics get added for the sole purpose of ensuring that ONLY the printer manufacturer's cartridges will work with the printer. This can and has been reverse-engineered, but DMCA claims are used to prevent this.
The same thing happened with John Deere equipment. Electronics added just to prevent farmers from fixing it.
Car windows have come with built-in antennas and defrosting elements for several decades. Auto makers could follow the printer/device industry lead, and tie you to expensive branded replacement windows, oil and air filters, tires etc. But it'll require electronics to make it happen.
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If they can do this, then it follows that you can too. "By allowing the installation to continue, the software vendor agrees to the following terms...."
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As opposed to the more common rightist corporatist, globalist agenda?
That would be alt-rightist.
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Re: Let's Consider the Following
Well, sure. But that ten years started a few years ago.
Even if it's another ten years until fully autonomous vehicles, it'll be over quickly. If they're going to fight it, they won't want to wait until the autonomous trucks are on the lot.
The FAA already publishes a database of airspace restrictions. Drones from manufacturers like DJI already import and honor it.
It will however prevent drone deliveries to those living near airports. And in Washington DC.
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Given that it's private companies collecting these license plate records by the billions, they can sell them to private customers too. Say, political campaigns, reporters and talk-show hosts.
Think of how both parties used research firm Fusion GPS to conduct opposition research about Trump, and how once the dossier was leaked to reporters it became a major scandal.
Once the licence plate databases become the focus of a similar scandal, THEN you'll see legislation to protect privacy.
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The actual iPhone threat - according to the San Bernardino District Attorney - was that if Apple didn't let him in, it could be "used as a weapon to introduce a lying-dormant cyber pathogen."
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The Shape of Things to Come
The FBI will demand encryption backdoors on the vehicles and drones, to check for contraband and terrorism. That backdoor will eventually be leaked. Hackers will gain control of grocery delivery fleets, in the air and on the ground.
It'll be the best damned food fight EVER!
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Re: Public service announcement: press the iPhone power button 5 times on any encounter with police, TSA, ICE
Public service announcement: The obstruction of justice statute states that it's a felony to alter, damage or remove something so it can't be used as evidence in an investigation or proceeding.
If "fingerprint disabled" is your phone's normal state, that may be OK. Disabling it on the fly when the police ask you to unlock it may be a felony.
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Re: Riiiiiiight
Most people keep those covered, so they should be secure. We can use the same readers built into phones.
The icons may have to change, but I'll leave that to others. Having read that "the only truly intuitive user interface is the nipple," I'm not allowed to work on UI design any more.
Let's reserve your alternatives for two-factor authentication.
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Re: Par for the course.
It's not that bad. We do understand that most of you didn't vote for him.
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