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jak92··on Hertz bug leads to people being erroneously arrested and jailed
My City of seven square miles as part of a general obligation bond they have issued is spending $2 million to put in 30 cameras throughout the City.

The police and local politicians feel that most visible way to fight crime is to pull people over for any and all violations flagged by ALPR this will happen more and more.

Did I mention that the City is a heavily visited tourist City?

Expect more armed stops by police on "stolen" cars as well.

Sadly there is zero thought given to privacy "protections" either for the data.

jak92··on Netflix Saves Kids from Up to 400 Hours of Commercials a Year
> child play outside by themselves is essentially illegal.

No it's not.

jak92··on 40% of the top sellers on Amazon are based in China, according to research
> Searched for something, found only hundreds of mostly identical Chinese generic products.

This is my biggest problem with Amazon now and why I use it less and less.

jak92··on Billions in Dirty Cash Helped Fuel Vancouver's Housing Boom
Still happens, the Panama papers?
jak92··on Is Conference Room Air Making Us Dumber?
The air handler uses inside air only. The compressor heat pump is outside and either runs its cycle strictly on outside air
jak92··on China backtracked on almost all aspects of U.S. trade deal – sources
> People of China deserve better (once they’re a solid middle class and taken out of poverty).

You are implying that the current policies will bring them out of poverty which in a sense contradicts your first statement.

jak92··on Is Conference Room Air Making Us Dumber?
> "house fan" for 15 minutes or so every hour at night just to circulate the air in the house,

Depending on your climate, this could significantly raise the humidity in your house. Reason is that moisture from the AC coil are wet after the AC turns off. Typically drips off into the pan until next time AC cycles.

If you run the fan you will then evaporate into the air circulating some of the moisture just removed.

jak92··on Employees Start to Feel the Squeeze of High-Deductible Health Plans
I don't understand that. Literally the only "benefit" of a HDHP is the HSA. Why do employers not offer one?
jak92··on Tesla Model 3 vs. BMW M3 [video]
These super fast cars are a threat to life and safety in urban environments. EV or not, these fast vehicles should not be sold as these speeds do not serve any valid purpose.
jak92··on 3M to cut 2K jobs globally, lowers 2019 profit outlook
Does this mean they will move more of their production out of the USA?
jak92··on How to hide from the AI surveillance state with a color printout
Where is the original article?
jak92··on 3M to cut 2K jobs globally, lowers 2019 profit outlook
3M is a staple in American Industry. I wonder if this is foreshadowing anything broader for the USA.
jak92··on Cameras that guess age and sex are coming to store shelves
Thanks. Then I won't shop online or in store..
jak92··on Just 10% of U.S. plastic gets recycled. A new kind of plastic could change that
Aluminum cans are typically BPA lined, FYI.
jak92··on Tesla Live Stream – Autonomy Day [video]
How much b-roll do they have?
jak92··on How to Track Your Kids (and Other People's Kids) with the TicTocTrack Watch
I remember getting lost in a department store as a child. Sure, it was "scary" for a few minutes, but ultimately 99.9999% will be reunited.

No need to keep a permanent record of every movement.

jak92··on How to Track Your Kids (and Other People's Kids) with the TicTocTrack Watch
Surveillance cameras everywhere are bad enough, now we want to bug our children? This madness needs to end.

Watched people are not free people.

jak92··on Show HN: Simple but Powerful IDE for Databases
What language is the demo video in ?

https://www.youtube.com/embed/AqHlNy8nnJc?autoplay=1

jak92··on Virginia Judge Finds That Local Police Use of ALPR Violates the State’s Data Act
It's ok, they'll just contract out with a third party (i.e. Vigilant Solutions) and while following the law to a T will be violating the spirit of the law.
jak92··on 5G Is Likely to Put Weather Forecasting at Risk
They are putting up "DAS" nodes all over my city. Nearly every block. Wonder if these will be hooked up with UHF 5G and what the ramifications may be.
jak92··on Tesla Shakes Up Model 3 Lineup
Yes, me too.
jak92··on Tesla Shakes Up Model 3 Lineup
I don't understand. Will they be selling the standard then ? The quote and headline don't seem to match. And no, I haven't read the link.

edit: I did read the link and I still don't understand.

jak92··on Tesla Shakes Up Model 3 Lineup
For me, the base model is all I've considered. Mainly because I want a electric car without any bells and whistles.
jak92··on It's Time to Panic About Privacy
Thanks, but javascript still required for the album..
jak92··on It's Time to Panic About Privacy
Reading the source code... Starts at line 7871

Look for text within class "slide-bar-text"

jak92··on Tesla Model 3 becomes best-selling car in Switzerland
> No such ability is available on the BMW.

Does the CEO of BMW tweet that it's your fault after you wreck your car?

jak92··on U.S. Sends China Signal with F-35-Laden Warship in Disputed Sea
I suspect but not sure that a jet crashing into water would damage many of the components vs a submarine (already in water) sinking.
jak92··on Tesla Model 3 becomes best-selling car in Switzerland
I'd like a tesla but not comfortable with their data policy. If tesla provides a way to opt out I may consider a base model 3 in the future.
jak92··on Why airlines make flights longer on purpose
> Guess what the engines are doing at this time.

Usually one engine is turned off...

jak92··on Google Cloud Healthcare API
Great, another spot where my information will be without any (explicit ) input or consent by myself.

More or less any business system these days is hosted through a service provider, with unknown policies, protections and security.

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