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snypher··on The engineering behind the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve
They do; https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49735585
snypher··on America's Driver's License Breach Is a National Security Disaster
I think if I was targeting you specifically, probably not, most of these details would be apparent upon seeing you. But, would you be comfortable if I had these details on a card with my photograph? Highlights a risk around ease of credit applications etc.
snypher··on Data collected by cars and sold to third parties
I Have No Antenna, and I Must Transmit.
snypher··on Global shortage has led to motor oil rationing at Costco
>Big trucks can be a necessity depending on what you do for a living/your way of life.

You might have missed this part. My round bales are 1000kg, and the field gets wet. How do I move the goats? How do I pull someone out of that ditch where the sign says 15mph but every winter they slide through my fence?

snypher··on US Customs supervisor busted for stealing hardware from Homeland Security PCs
>but are they misinformed and don't like you doing legal things that bother them

This is generally law enforcement all over. Given the power imbalance people don't question it due to fear of arrest/violence.

snypher··on I fixed a tractor using John Deere's self-repair service. Farmers aren't sold
I can start building tractors tomorrow, what regulatory entry cost are you talking about?
snypher··on I fixed a tractor using John Deere's self-repair service. Farmers aren't sold
They actually said that about education, so we are supposed to believe that eg black people are inherently less smart. I stopped reading their post before this tho :)
snypher··on Flock worker calls police on reporter filming public camera installation
Florida is a model democracy that all states should look up to.
snypher··on Detecting and countering misuse of AI: September 2026
>cell of actors

Oh, a group of people? Your mind is already decided with the language you have used.

snypher··on NTSB issues investigative update on B-767 runway excursion accident in Miami
Not having handles where they should be at 1000 callout should have been an instant toga party.
snypher··on We Are Still Living in the Broken World Sept. 11 Created
Probably didn't happen. Here's some material detailing that day; https://www.dawn.com/news/amp/589198
snypher··on iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max
How does this actually work though?

1) I see a photo online and doubt it's provenance

2) I contact the photographer and ask to see their cloud image (???!)

2a) I borrow someone's mac to download the image (.jpg?) and it can be verified on that?

snypher··on Planet Labs' open satellite feed
Autel dragonfish and hanger and you're halfway there. Will need a fat checkbook (the bird is ~$200k) and be outside of the US.
snypher··on Whistleblower warns Postal Service mail ballot system has catastrophic problems
Everyone wants a winner on the day, and if the votes are pushed back it goes into 'hanging chad' time, which some appointed judge can just decide if the votes are included / the winner.
snypher··on ICE to use robot dogs from Boston Dynamics in deportation operations
They could just drive it into someone.

>hazardous gas detection, search and rescue, as well as suspicious package investigations

What the fuck does that have to do with immigration and customs enforcement?

snypher··on Zoom activated my mic and played "recording in progress" at 4AM
At least I could walk right up to JD Power and shake His hand.
snypher··on Fair Work Commission condemns 'plain wrong' AI legal advice
>You cannot surrender your legal obligations to an autonomous system

Ha ha. What is the legal system but autonomous, for those without the money to access it fairly?

snypher··on Flock CEO's Address Spread Online as Surveillance Backlash Explodes
Well sure, but people still do it.
snypher··on China rejected a container of Argentine beef. Here's what the US did next
From this article it seems like the author got his start in tiktok advertising, so this blog, or wellness site or whatever is probably just more of the same.

https://hackernoon.com/i-watched-tiktok-for-hours-then-accid...

His newest work is literally AI powered blogs

https://blogbott.com/

snypher··on Flock CEO's Address Spread Online as Surveillance Backlash Explodes
Sometimes a misspelling is for avoiding social media vampire lawyers.
snypher··on A Blackstone real estate company exposed SSN digits, DOBs, addresses and more
>Blackstone brought in a Facebook executive to run its genealogy business, and gamified Find A Grave for engagement/revenue purposes

Well yeah, pretty much?

snypher··on Goldman Says Hedge Funds Had Worst July vs. S&P 500 in 20 Years
>24 years old

>Situational Awareness LP

Investors shouldn't have expected anything different?

snypher··on Thousands of Soldiers Now Roam Washington's Streets at $1.6M per Day
This isn't a vacation program. Go defend something outside our borders, like your job description says.
snypher··on Toxic underground fires spreading at California landfills
>Glass would need to be sorted by color, which is infeasible

A 16 year old with an Arduino can do the obvious part, what's the hard part that I'm missing? Scale/volume?

snypher··on London Underground begins scanning passengers' faces
I highly doubt that story as camera footage is audited remotely (the store staff know nothing about it), and half the staff is way too high (to not be detected on the ground).
snypher··on Letter to Governor Abbott on responsible AI infrastructure in Texas
Well, the Cubans ain't being bombed by their neighbors.
snypher··on FCC moves to ban Lidar-equipped foreign drones from US
>4k video is worthless compared to LiDAR.

You should do some more research into structure-from-motion and get back to us. Lidar is nice for real-time data, but these days anyone can process a 4k stream and get excellent geometry data.

snypher··on FCC moves to ban Lidar-equipped foreign drones from US
Yet another move to benefit those who hold Elise Stefanik's leash .
snypher··on Water system controllers don't belong on the internet, says ex-NSA chief
At a few of our sites, we have webcam-pointing-at-gauge. Deemed secure via air gap and simple to deploy.
snypher··on Atomic Clocks
So that poster asked where to get blue carrots, and you replied 'probably one of the numerous companies making blue carrots?'. It seems they were unaware of these products, you don't have to be fake incredulous about it.
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