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On the post: Detroit Skating Rink Horns In On Detroit PD's Facial Recognition Gaffe Racket, Denies Teen Girl Opportunity To Skate

TheResidentSkeptic ( profile ), 30 Jul, 2021 @ 09:25am

If it gets good enough...

... to tell identical twins apart, then they can roll it out to the public.

Think that day will ever come?

On the post: Texas School District's Facial Recognition System Capable Of Capturing A Single Student's Image More Than 1,000 Times A Week

TheResidentSkeptic ( profile ), 23 Jul, 2021 @ 07:31am

Re: The technology fixes anything myth

"... Student 42 is troubled and has 90% chance of doing something bad ..." I believe the Pasco County Sheriff in Florida can help them with that part...

On the post: It's 2021 And Bullshit Broadband And Cable TV Fees Are Somehow Still A Thing

TheResidentSkeptic ( profile ), 19 Jul, 2021 @ 11:50am

Conflict of conflict of conflict of interest..

"interest" being a key here.
These businesses make up whatever fees they want to increase their bottom line.
The government regulates these businesses and enables and allows them to charge whatever they want to increase their stock value and returns for their investors.
Social Security Trust Funds invest heavily in these industries, and rely on them making an excessive rate of return and dividends paying high interest.

There is ZERO chance of this circle jerk being resolved in the consumers favor.

On the post: Five Palo Alto Cops Sue The City And Their PD, Claiming A Black Lives Matter Mural Harassed Them

TheResidentSkeptic ( profile ), 16 Jul, 2021 @ 02:34pm

Strong

the snowflake is in these guys.

On the post: GAO Tells US Government Its Speed Definition For Broadband Sucks

TheResidentSkeptic ( profile ), 16 Jul, 2021 @ 08:04am

At the very least

get a speed that gets the US into the Top 10 in the world. For REAL, not with the ONE working customer on the block.

On the post: As Everyone Rushes To Change Section 230, New GAO Report Points Out That FOSTA Hasn't Lived Up To Any Of Its Promises

TheResidentSkeptic ( profile ), 23 Jun, 2021 @ 11:49am

If Only

"effectiveness" was tied to "re-authorization" and "ineffective" was tied to repeal/revocation of the law.

On the post: Trump Shows Why He Doesn't Need Twitter Or Facebook, As He Launches His Own Twitter-Like Microblog

TheResidentSkeptic ( profile ), 05 May, 2021 @ 04:14am

Re:launch your own..

Exactly how "famous" was Mike when he started Tech Dirt?

On the post: What3Words Sends Ridiculous Legal Threat To Security Researcher Over Open Source Alternative

TheResidentSkeptic ( profile ), 03 May, 2021 @ 01:16pm

Here's 3 words for them.

Out. Of. Business.

On the post: Verizon's Media Failure Is Complete As Company Eyes AOL/Yahoo Sale

TheResidentSkeptic ( profile ), 30 Apr, 2021 @ 07:17am

Trying to repeat history

"... Apparently, the executive brain trust at Verizon thought it would be a great idea to buy two sharply declining 90's media brands ..."

You forget the history of General Telephone and Electronics... they were formed by buying up a ton of bankrupt local telco's and fixing up the profit generating parts of them. They still figure that is a viable business model. Just didn't work this time.. but wait till next time! It will be awesome!!!
NOT.

On the post: Josh Hawley: We Must Break Up Companies Whose Politics I Disagree With For Discriminating Against People Whose Politics I Agree With

TheResidentSkeptic ( profile ), 20 Apr, 2021 @ 07:49am

The only reason they are attacking "Big Tech"

... is that they don't contribute enough to campaigns. Out contribute Telecom, and the focus of their ire will shift immediately.

On the post: Cable Giant Charter Fined $19 Million For Lying About Competitors Going Out Of Business

TheResidentSkeptic ( profile ), 14 Apr, 2021 @ 08:51am

The math works.

Take in $100M in scam charges.
Donate $10M to campaigns.
Get fined $20M.

$70M Profit. Sounds like a normal business plan to me.

On the post: 2 Years Later, Valve's Hands Off Approach To Adult Games Is Still Confusing, Still Very Much Not Hands Off

TheResidentSkeptic ( profile ), 26 Mar, 2021 @ 08:02am

I wonder what steam would do

... if someone resurrected Leisure Suit Larry and tried to publish it.

On the post: Maryland Legislators Pass Bill That Would Keep Most Teens From Being Prosecuted For Sexting

TheResidentSkeptic ( profile ), 17 Mar, 2021 @ 08:40am

Definition of terms

Police: Noun
Prosecutors: Noun
Judges: Noun

Definition (US) see: Power Tripper

On the post: UK Home Office Floats Bill That Would Make It Illegal To Be Too Loud During A Protest

TheResidentSkeptic ( profile ), 16 Mar, 2021 @ 07:29am

Let's go back to the 60's

a few nice quiet sit-ins should make the point. Maybe even with some nice folk guitar in the background?

On the post: Telecoms Paused PAC Spending To Insurrectionists, But Their Umbrella Lobbying Orgs Didn't

TheResidentSkeptic ( profile ), 27 Jan, 2021 @ 08:29am

No Worries...

... they will just pass a law making it illegal to turn off or reduce campaign funding.

On the post: Pudding-Brained 5G Conspiracies Somehow Get Even Dumber

TheResidentSkeptic ( profile ), 06 Jan, 2021 @ 07:15am

More proof of the absolute failure

...of public education. The inability to think is a worse pandemic than covid, and will have far worse consequences.

On the post: Lawmakers Complain About Comcast's Bullshit Expanded Usage Caps

TheResidentSkeptic ( profile ), 05 Jan, 2021 @ 07:13am

Let me translate that for you...

the phrase "lawmakers complain about company"

actually means

"See what I can do when your campaign checks don't arrive on time?"

On the post: Still Not 'Going Dark:' Device Encryption Still Contains Plenty Of Exploitable Flaws

TheResidentSkeptic ( profile ), 30 Dec, 2020 @ 09:12am

Slightly redundant here...

From the article:

"...Device users and customers just call this "encryption" and realize this protects them against criminals and malicious hackers. ..."

Seems to me that the other entities (gov't agencies) fall into one or both of these categories already. They don't need to be called out again.

On the post: Federal Court System Pushes Back Against Free Access To Court Documents

TheResidentSkeptic ( profile ), 07 Dec, 2020 @ 10:55am

Well, if they need more money...

... they could add a "carbon copy paper" fee for every copy downloaded...

On the post: Will Parler Users Treat Its 'Glitch' That Hid Georgia Election Content The Same Way They Treated A Twitter Glitch?

TheResidentSkeptic ( profile ), 24 Nov, 2020 @ 12:53pm

Wanna Bet?

"... Parler is learning ..."

Methinks you give them too much credit...

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