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huntermeyer··on A physical breach is a nightmare scenario for Capitol IT
The guy that shot her was wearing a suit without any clear badging. This looks like Secret Service who may have been on VP Pence detail.

[Viewer discretion advised]

Screenshot:

https://i.imgur.com/vHvvkHQ.png

Video:

https://worldstar.com/video.php?v=wshh17cIq2bB6L71wx1q

huntermeyer··on U.S. Capitol Locked Down Amid Escalating Protests
I don't believe it was stolen.

I think we should be able to see how our vote was recorded.

The whole system is based on trust. Right now that trust is being threatened (eroded?). Since there isn't a way to individually inspect the system, we have to rely on the word of others to validate it.

The government doesn't always act in the best interest of the populace and often outright lies to it. This begs the question, should we take their word for it?

huntermeyer··on SEC charges Ripple and two executives
thank you
huntermeyer··on SEC charges Ripple and two executives
What does GP mean?
huntermeyer··on Elderly patients 23% more likely to die if surgery is on the surgeon’s birthday
Spurious Correlations: http://tylervigen.com/spurious-correlations
huntermeyer··on AirPods Max
First Apple product I've seen that doesn't have a giant Apple logo on it.
huntermeyer··on US House passes federal cannabis decriminalisation bill
> It includes measures to expunge the federal criminal records of those charged or convicted for non-violent cannabis offenses

I feel this line is what'll cause the bill to not pass in the Senate.

I don't see why the removal of cannabis from the scheduled drugs list needs to be coupled with criminal record expungement. Do one. Then move to do the next.

Is this how things are usually done?

huntermeyer··on Show HN: I Rebuilt MySpace from 2007
IANAL but maybe the parody exception would protect them.

Kinda like, Nathan Fielder's "Dumb Starbucks".

Also, is website design even copyrightable?

huntermeyer··on Show HN: I Rebuilt MySpace from 2007
> Error! You can only send one friend-request every two minutes. Please wait a minute and try again.

This is going to slow down adoption.

huntermeyer··on [dead]
Relevant bits:

> New metrics for customers on the Standard, Plus, and Enterprise Grid plans provide more detailed insights into how people in your workspace use Slack. View the analytics dashboard to see information about when members were last active, which device they typically use to access Slack, and how many messages they’ve posted. If they’d like, Workspace Owners and Org Owners can choose to disable these metrics for workspaces they manage.

huntermeyer··on Netflix raises monthly charges for U.S. subscribers
Subscriber growth has stalled. So they increase the rates on existing customers.
huntermeyer··on Facebook, Twitter block the NY Post from posting
> Parroting Russian disinformation during an election campaign because your owners don't like the politics of said disinformation target

^ This is the actual disinformation.

huntermeyer··on Trump administration announces overhaul of H1B visa program requiring higher pay
I think working remotely for a US-based company as a resident of another country is more nuanced than you seem to imply. It may require significant changes to their relationship, which in turn may be more expensive than just raising their salary.
huntermeyer··on Facebook Employees Slam Zuckerberg over Militia Groups and QAnon After Kenosha
Someone answered your first question. I'll answer your second.

In many US-states, if a convicted felon (barred from owning a gun) uses a gun in self-defense (say defending against an intruder) they can still be charged with illegal possession. In fact, even more stringent, say their spouse used the gun, and the felon had access to it, they can be charged with what's called constructive possession of a firearm.

huntermeyer··on Facebook Employees Slam Zuckerberg over Militia Groups and QAnon After Kenosha
When I hear people say "mostly peaceful" when referring to the protests and "a few bad apples" when referring to police I like to remind them of the fact that the peaceful majority are irrelevant when there are radicals in their ranks.

Just look back at the lesson of history. https://youtu.be/YnOF7y-KuHE?t=127

huntermeyer··on What harm do minimum wages do?
Non-paywall link: https://web.archive.org/web/20200819180537/https://www.econo...
huntermeyer··on Who’s behind Wednesday’s epic Twitter hack?
That was my thought as well. A big stunt to show they can take over some of the largest names on Twitter/world as a proof of concept. Think of what they can do if they fan this out at scale to millions of normal accounts.
huntermeyer··on Co-founder of Gokada found decapitated, dismembered inside New York condo
Isn't a common practice for serial killer coverage to be limited? I thought this was intentional to not influence copy-cats and other mis/dis-information which muddy the investigation.
huntermeyer··on YouTube deleted an electronics repair channel [video]
Reminds me of a chapter in the book, "Weapons of Math Destruction"[1].

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weapons_of_Math_Destruction

huntermeyer··on Florida becomes first state to enact DNA privacy law, blocking insurers
Did you read the article? That's the current federal law.

Florida is extending that federal prohibition, it now applies to long-term-care, life, and disability insurers.

huntermeyer··on Astronomers detect regular rhythm of radio waves, with origins unknown
This is why I come to HN! Thanks for sharing this.
huntermeyer··on Ask HN: Thoughts on new GitHub layout?
Ya I noticed the file list no longer has borders between rows. This makes it harder to scan.
huntermeyer··on Apple is facing rage from developers over the commission on the App Store
You'd have to charge $143 in order to make your target of $100 after Apple takes its 30%.
huntermeyer··on Apple Threatens to Remove App 'Hey' from App Store over No In-App Subscriptions

  That is obscene, and it's criminal, and I will spend
  every dollar that we have or ever make to burn this down 
  until we get to somewhere better.
  - DHH
Was this an intended reference to the Steve Jobs quote of a similar tune directed at Android?
huntermeyer··on As Qualified Immunity Takes Center Stage, More Delay from SCOTUS
Make cops carry liability insurance. Like car insurance. Make every wrongful death or civil rights violation payable by the insured NOT the tax payer.

If the whole "few bad apples" argument is valid, then the premiums will stay low.

Like car insurance, an officer's premium will go up and insurability will go down with continued claims.

This will root out the bad apples and protect local budgets.

Arguments have been made that this will cause cops to second-guess themselves in the line of duty. They'll think "how will this effect my premium". Welp, they should already been considering whether their actions violate an individual's civil rights. This just shifts the liability from the tax payer to the perpetrator.

huntermeyer··on Show HN: Ameelio.org – Free Prison Communication Platform
Are you looking for a contributor? I would be happy to volunteer my time. I'm a software developer and am pumped about your mission.
huntermeyer··on Ask HN: Recommend me a course on Coursera
Introduction to TensorFlow:

https://www.coursera.org/learn/introduction-tensorflow

Data Scientist's Toolbox:

https://www.coursera.org/learn/data-scientists-tools

huntermeyer··on Ask HN: What are you learning?
Here's a great course from Udemy:

https://www.udemy.com/course/the-complete-elixir-and-phoenix...

huntermeyer··on Ask HN: What are you learning?
Here's a great course from Udemy using Elixir and Phoenix: https://www.udemy.com/course/the-complete-elixir-and-phoenix...
huntermeyer··on GoWFH: Find and list verified Work From Home and Remote jobs from top companies
Would be cool if I could search. I see you have "tags" on the job post, but I can't seem to search by them.
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