That's because facial recognition is a notoriously difficult problem. Even if machines were able to do it as well as people (and they're a long, long way from that), the accuracy would not be that great.
Just to be clear, I am in favor of well-functioning unions, even for public servants. I am also opposed to corrupt organizations, even if they happen to be unions.
That may be true, but comes at a cost that far outweighs the benefit. In effect, many (not all!) police unions demand that the police are by definition above any reproach. This means that they actively work against the interests of the general public.
"I mean, get real: one of the biiig Internet bandwidth hogs is porn"
Setting aside the misleading term "hogs", this is something that isn't nearly as true as it used to be. The biggest user of bandwidth now, by a longshot, is Netflix (around 35%). YouTube is #2. If you combine the top 3 porn sites, some statistics place that in the #3 position, but most place it lower down in the top 10.
But that would imply that the homeless are actual human beings deserving to be treated with the respect due to actual human beings. Madness, I tell you!
"it might make them want to live in a place where they can watch it and act on it in private"
I can guarantee you that vast majority of the homeless already seriously want a place to live even without the lure of private masturbation. Most of the homeless are not in that state because they want to be there.
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"it's all in the eye of the beholder. Everyone has their own set of facts."
Not entirely. Despite your assertion, there is such a thing as objective fact (nobody "has their own set of facts", but people often have their own set of mistaken beliefs that they treat as facts).
There are times when objective fact can be proven and which require that the recorded history be corrected. They may be relatively rare, but it does happen. When it happens, that's a legitimate reason to correct the recorded history -- and that correction is important.
That's my only point. Yes, if you take my stance to a silly extreme, it's a bad thing. However, the same is true if I take your stance to a silly extreme: if recorded history cannot ever be corrected, then we are doomed to never know what our history is and cannot learn any lessons from it.
Yes, operating a motor vehicle is one of the limited circumstances I referred to.
As I remember it, the Supreme Court had ruled quite a while ago that the police cannot compel you to produce identification under ordinary circumstances -- even if you are a criminal suspect. However, if they have either probable cause or reasonable suspicion (I forget which) that you engaged in a crime, they can detain you for however long it takes them to obtain an identification of you through some other means.
But I am also not a lawyer. I would love for one to comment!
This tendency has been a part of US culture from before Nazi Germany existed. That's why Hitler was once the darling of US corporate America and why Hitler, according to his own words, modeled a great deal of his policies after what the US was already doing.
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Re-writing history is never a good thing unless the written history is wrong and needs correction. While it's possible that's what the intention is here, there's little indication of it. I think it's a mistake to jump to conclusions, particularly when talking about a topic as emotionally loaded as this.
A question for the relevant lawyers here... Sotomayor says
By legitimizing the conduct that produces this double consciousness, this case tells everyone, white and black, guilty and innocent, that an officer can verify your legal status at any time.
Up to now, there has been no legal requirement to supply identification to the police on request (outside of certain limited circumstances). Does this ruling affect that?
Re: Why does it matter if there was a direct link?
It matters because if there was no real link between him and a terrorist organization, then talking about the terrorist organization is just a red herring that would not only distract from the actual problem, but will encourage overreaction that could make the overall situation worse than it has to be.
It's an amusing thought, but I wouldn't at all be surprised if he wasn't aware of the difference between a theory and a hypothesis. Because of the (radically wrong) slang use of the term "theory", shockingly few people are.
I suspect that the press isn't so much "eating it up" as they are doing what they've been doing for a very long time: publishing press releases as if they were news.
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Actually, it sortof is. Getting reasonable rates shouldn't require special knowledge.
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Re: I doubt it is going to be a minor nuisance
Setting aside the misleading term "hogs", this is something that isn't nearly as true as it used to be. The biggest user of bandwidth now, by a longshot, is Netflix (around 35%). YouTube is #2. If you combine the top 3 porn sites, some statistics place that in the #3 position, but most place it lower down in the top 10.
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Re: Let them watch porn!
"it might make them want to live in a place where they can watch it and act on it in private"
I can guarantee you that vast majority of the homeless already seriously want a place to live even without the lure of private masturbation. Most of the homeless are not in that state because they want to be there.
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I have a different word for this
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Not entirely. Despite your assertion, there is such a thing as objective fact (nobody "has their own set of facts", but people often have their own set of mistaken beliefs that they treat as facts).
There are times when objective fact can be proven and which require that the recorded history be corrected. They may be relatively rare, but it does happen. When it happens, that's a legitimate reason to correct the recorded history -- and that correction is important.
That's my only point. Yes, if you take my stance to a silly extreme, it's a bad thing. However, the same is true if I take your stance to a silly extreme: if recorded history cannot ever be corrected, then we are doomed to never know what our history is and cannot learn any lessons from it.
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Re: Re: ID is now required?
As I remember it, the Supreme Court had ruled quite a while ago that the police cannot compel you to produce identification under ordinary circumstances -- even if you are a criminal suspect. However, if they have either probable cause or reasonable suspicion (I forget which) that you engaged in a crime, they can detain you for however long it takes them to obtain an identification of you through some other means.
But I am also not a lawyer. I would love for one to comment!
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ID is now required?
Up to now, there has been no legal requirement to supply identification to the police on request (outside of certain limited circumstances). Does this ruling affect that?
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Re: Scientific theory?
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Which, honestly, is what everyone should have been doing already.
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My suspicion
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