President Joe Biden is taking fresh steps to help keep gas prices from climbing. For Republicans to see this as “disgusting” and “disgraceful” is bizarre.
This is half a decade old news, but I only found this out myself after it accidentally came up in conversation at the DMV. The worker would not have informed me if it hadn’t come into conversation. Every DMV photo in the United States is being used for AI facial recognition, and nobody has talked about it for years. This is...
There are rumblings here in CO about curtailing law enforcement’s use of this database. I personally would like to have subpoena protection of the database, so at least it has to go before a judge before the cops just rifle through everyone’s pictures.
This is especially concerning given that citizens are recently being required to update their ID to a “Real ID,” which means more people than ever before are giving away the rights to their own face.
lol, no. Real ID is just a set of requirements the federal govt. has implemented to make sure state IDs are held to the same standard as passports re: data integrity and information presented. That’s all. Not mark of the beast, not something nefarious to track you more than your old state-issued DL did in the past. As far as “recently”? Nope, states have had 20 years.
This isn’t a stand alone bill, it’s just an amendment in the FAA re-authorization bill. They have to pass this bill every 5 years to keep air traffic going.
like /u/toiletobserver memed in this thread, “Challenge Accepted”. All the airplanes are still going to have to broadcast ID through ADS-B. They are going to shuffle the N-numbers around but I’m sure we’re going to have the finest geeks on the case deciphering who is who in the air based on where people end up on the ground.
It’s fun to watch airplanes. Watching them via radio is also fun. The data has been public since the FAA started issuing tail numbers and it’s never really been an issue before.
What’s really fucked up is that these jets currently operate under Part 91, just like grandpa’s Cessna. Quite unregulated when it comes to how long the pilots can fly and the taxes are lower than Part 135 which is where I believe these private jets should operate. IMO a private plane should be owner operated, allowing the individual to determine safety limits. Part 135 regulates quite a bit more, including pilot rest periods and allowed weather conditions. We already regulate these billionaire’s car drivers more stringently than a regular driver, why not the air travel too?
edit: oh, duh. If the airplane operates under Part 135 it can easily be owned by an LLC which is the same form of privacy protection I (and many others) use to shield my identity in real estate records.
What would be neat is if ScarJo sues and wins, could the Jane Doe voice actor then hit ScarJo with an antitrust lawsuit? I mean, if the poor lady can’t get work because the market for “that voice” is dominated by one actor: then what?
I just visited some web galleries of bathroom remodelers in the US, and it looks uncommon to have external shower fixtures. They tend to bury as much of the fixture as possible in the wall. From the photos, I don’t get the impression they are using thermostatic mixing valves. But it’s hard to tell. Can anyone confirm or...
Yeah, high end installations have been using them for years. You won’t find them in the big-box stores. I looked into all that when I redid my showers and decided to just go with Delta “Monitor” mixers. It worked pretty well with the old tank heater and it’s indistinguishable from a thermostatic now that I have an on-demand water heater. As a bonus, the Monitor valve is interchangeable with a regular mixer valve in case I’m broke when it fails and need to buy a cheap mixer valve.
I think the Monitor brand uses wax like you described in a comment but they don’t call them thermostatic, probably to differentiate them from their actual bimetal products.
So the US government wants to curtail the use of an open source architecture that is published by a Swiss organization which isn’t controlled by any government.
Talk about tilting at windmills. What the fuck could they possibly do? Sanction RISC-V International? ONO!
What you’re refering to as Windows, is in fact, GNU/Windows, or as I’ve recently taken to calling it, GNU plus Windows. Windows is not an operating system unto itself, but rather another closed component of a fully functioning GNU system made useful by the GNU corelibs, shell utilities and vital system components comprising...
The scenes were emblematic of the crisis gripping the small, Oregon mountain town of Grants Pass, where a fierce fight over park space has become a battleground for a much larger, national debate on homelessness that has reached the U.S. Supreme Court....
I think that they are trying to use “Medicaid fraud” as a backdoor to access medical records. I mean, the AG is specifically saying otherwise but that’s the loophole they will use to get these records.
I told my wife I’d be OK with anything up to and including the body farm but it’s her call. She seems to be OK with donation to science but body farm is a step too far. I’m cool with that.
Republicans enraged by Biden’s efforts to keep gas prices lower (www.msnbc.com)
President Joe Biden is taking fresh steps to help keep gas prices from climbing. For Republicans to see this as “disgusting” and “disgraceful” is bizarre.
Reminder: The DMV uses photos for facial recognition
This is half a decade old news, but I only found this out myself after it accidentally came up in conversation at the DMV. The worker would not have informed me if it hadn’t come into conversation. Every DMV photo in the United States is being used for AI facial recognition, and nobody has talked about it for years. This is...
Congress Just Made It Basically Impossible to Track Taylor Swift’s Private Jet (gizmodo.com)
Sky voice actor says nobody ever compared her to ScarJo before OpenAI drama (arstechnica.com)
OpenAl is sticking to its story that it never intended to copy Scarlett Johansson’s voice when seeking an actor for ChatGPT’s “Sky” voice mode....
Explosive police report reveals how Moms for Liberty co-founder arranged bisexual threesomes (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Have thermostatic mixers caught on in US showers yet?
I just visited some web galleries of bathroom remodelers in the US, and it looks uncommon to have external shower fixtures. They tend to bury as much of the fixture as possible in the wall. From the photos, I don’t get the impression they are using thermostatic mixing valves. But it’s hard to tell. Can anyone confirm or...
WTF Happened In 1971? (wtfhappenedin1971.com)
(kinda) A great website to share if you have no idea how to explain the downfall of the US economy....
US government reportedly ponders crimping China's use of RISC-V (www.theregister.com)
It helps to set your preferred age range from 18-120 for full coverage (files.catbox.moe)
I'd like to interject for a moment. (lemmy.ml)
What you’re refering to as Windows, is in fact, GNU/Windows, or as I’ve recently taken to calling it, GNU plus Windows. Windows is not an operating system unto itself, but rather another closed component of a fully functioning GNU system made useful by the GNU corelibs, shell utilities and vital system components comprising...
These 112 House Republicans voted against Ukraine aid (www.businessinsider.com)
The House passed a more than $60 billion bill that provides more military aid to Ukraine....
Disneyland faces pressure to electrify its stinky 'Autopia' ride, and quick (electrek.co)
Holland has so much space (lemmy.world)
Can homeless people be fined for sleeping outside? A rural Oregon city asks the US Supreme Court (apnews.com)
The scenes were emblematic of the crisis gripping the small, Oregon mountain town of Grants Pass, where a fierce fight over park space has become a battleground for a much larger, national debate on homelessness that has reached the U.S. Supreme Court....
Anti-trans Missouri A.G. can now access trans people’s medical records (newrepublic.com)
A judge ordered Planned Parenthood to hand records of transgender care over to Andrew Bailey....
Fox News now accusing Scrabble of being too “woke” (www.lgbtqnation.com)
This 7-year-old has a lemonade stand to pay for her mom's tombstone (www.al.com)