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• On the post: Blockchain Voting: Solves None Of The Actual Problems Of Online Voting; Leverages None Of The Benefits Of Blockchain

  

  sporaderic ( profile ), 17 Nov, 2018 @ 06:32pm

  Re: Re: Verify your vote?

  All American voters are very proud of their specific votes ... or they wouldn't vote (right?) I'd definitely avoid participating in elections if my vote was available to the winner or those working in the law enforcement and justice systems... or even my employer, for that matter. The American Founding Fathers would be appalled They would most assuredly kick my cowardly (but free & employed) ass :)

• On the post: Appeals Court: No Immunity For Shooting A Man Who Had His Hands Up And Twice Said He Surrendered

  

  sporaderic ( profile ), 17 Nov, 2018 @ 02:06pm

  Re: Re: Uniform going on does not equal brain going off

  especially screenings and psychological evaluations to find signs of aggressive, bullying, authoritarian mindsets in recruits They already do that. and then not hire them Oh :)

• On the post: Not Even Hiding It Any More: EU Council Explicitly Pushing For Mandatory Upload Filters

  

  sporaderic ( profile ), 16 Nov, 2018 @ 10:17am

  Re:

  Or more generally, they're redefining the internet as a broadcast medium controlled by a few giant publishers.

• On the post: Sheriff's Dept.: The 1,079 Privileged Jailhouse Calls We Intercepted Was Actually 34,000 Calls

  

  sporaderic ( profile ), 16 Nov, 2018 @ 09:18am

  Re: Orange county

  Not only the same Sheriff's Department, it seems that it's the same assistant public defender (Scott Sanders) who helped reveal the snitch scandal digging into this one as well. It actually looks like the SD started "accidentally" listening to client/attorney recordings right after they lost their snitches. https://voiceofoc.org/2018/10/sheriff-and-phone-company-covered-up-jail-recordings-attorney-alleges/

• On the post: UCLA Flails Amid Pro-Palestine Group's Planned Conference, While L.A.'s City Council Goes Full Stupid

  

  sporaderic ( profile ), 15 Nov, 2018 @ 12:52pm

  Re: Re:

  This is well established in existing caselaw ... it is rarely brought up in articles about these subjects because it is such common knowledge. Maybe so, but do you have knowledge of an existing case in common law?

• On the post: UCLA Flails Amid Pro-Palestine Group's Planned Conference, While L.A.'s City Council Goes Full Stupid

  

  sporaderic ( profile ), 15 Nov, 2018 @ 12:26pm

  Re: Save me, save me!

  A clear violation of the "lysdexic in a hurry" rule. Somebody should be suing somebody.

• On the post: Judge Lets NRA's 1st Amendment Lawsuit Against Andrew Cuomo Move Forward

  

  sporaderic ( profile ), 14 Nov, 2018 @ 05:55pm

  Re: Re: Venn Diagram

  While there are certainly people who have mental illnesses that should prevent them from owning a firearm, you're painting with a discriminatory broad brush here. Cardinal Richelieu could condemn any of us with six lines and a copy of the DSM-5.

• On the post: Robert Jackson Bennett Uses Magic To Make Sense Of How Technology Shapes Our Lives

  

  sporaderic ( profile ), 10 Nov, 2018 @ 05:09pm

  Re: fiction is reality?

  the original post here cites a fictional "novel" as foundational 'evidence' in understanding the real world. If someone were to cite a "comment" as foundational 'evidence' in understanding the concept of concrete thinking, it wouldn't actually mean that someone's head was filled with portland cement and gravel.

• On the post: The Satanic Temple Apparently Believes In Copyright And Is Suing Netflix For $50 Million It Will Not Get

  

  sporaderic ( profile ), 09 Nov, 2018 @ 11:48am

  Re: an alternative theory

  It's also possible that the Satanic Temple offered their services to Netflix as consultants and were turned down. And hurt and offended, they retaliated with a lawsuit. It seems unlikely that a non-theistic group of political activists -- who promote critical thinking and don't believe in the supernatural -- would offer their services to the makers of a fantasy-horror entertainment series. Anton LaVey ... used to claim that he was a consultant on [Rosemary's Baby], as well as playing the part of Satan Just an egotist lying for the sake of self promotion. I don't think he ever sued anyone for calling him on it, did he? the ADL offered it's services to Mel Gibson's film "The Passion" and after being declined, launched an international campaign against the movie, claiming it was anti-Semitic I'm pretty sure the Anti-Defamation League thought "The Passion" had a weirdly modern anti-Semitic subtext to it and suggested changes. When Gibson rejected the changes, they brought their concerns to the public's attention. Are you saying they only did that because he wouldn't pay them as consultants?

• On the post: New Acting Attorney General Part Of A Patent Scam Company Recently Shut Down By The FTC And Fined Millions

  

  sporaderic ( profile ), 08 Nov, 2018 @ 01:32pm

  Re:

  More generally, what is it about "businessmen" presidents that the place the most completely unqualified people in charge of anything? My word for the day is kakistocracy (new term to me, despite its apparent resurgence of usage since the 2000's); kinda feels like we've got one fueled by a strangely effective mix of fear, greed and negative selection.

• On the post: Motel 6 Agrees To Pay $7.6 Million Settlement For Sending Guest Lists To ICE

  

  sporaderic ( profile ), 08 Nov, 2018 @ 12:50pm

  Re:

  From the Reuters article, it looks like it breaks down as follows:

  • $5.6mil goes to guests who "faced immigration removal proceedings"
  • $1mil to guests that were interrogated by ICE
  • $1mil to anyone who had their info sent in
  • $1.3mil for legal fees

• On the post: New York Lawmakers Want Social Media History To Be Included In Gun Background Checks

  

  sporaderic ( profile ), 07 Nov, 2018 @ 10:52am

  Re: Guns! Guns for EVERYONE!

  We should use the same standard that determines whether a police officer can carry a gun. I just thought he meant that gun ownership should be allowed if you promise to only shoot unarmed black men, the mentally ill, and the poor.

• On the post: New York Lawmakers Want Social Media History To Be Included In Gun Background Checks

  

  sporaderic ( profile ), 07 Nov, 2018 @ 10:46am

  Re: Wow, a twofer!

  Infringing on the 2nd Amendment rights of The People by infringing on their 1st Amendment rights. Maybe they think it works like a double negative.

• On the post: Coordinated Trolling Efforts Are Serving Up Small-Scale Election Interference Across The Country

  

  sporaderic ( profile ), 06 Nov, 2018 @ 01:27pm

  Re: Re: Re: When The Election Process Itself Is Politicized ...

  8) polling stations in gated communities

• On the post: Cable's Top Lobbyist Again Calls For Heavier Regulation Of Silicon Valley

  

  sporaderic ( profile ), 06 Nov, 2018 @ 10:49am

  Re: Too many adjectives reverses your propaganda.

  This is... beautiful. It's like Blue & Chip got together, converted to Discordianism, and are now writing collaborative Poe-etry. Hail Eris!

• On the post: Judge Says Memphis PD's Surveillance Of Protesters Violated 40-Year-Old Consent Decree

  

  sporaderic ( profile ), 01 Nov, 2018 @ 03:09pm

  Re: "MPD has had 40 years to perfect its compliance"

  40 years is just a blink in geological terms. I think the MPD was reasoning from the other end of the scale: once the consent decree had been in effect for 18 years, they they thought they could stop worrying about it.

• On the post: Feds Also Using 'Reverse Warrants' To Gather Location/Identifying Info On Thousands Of Non-Suspects

  

  sporaderic ( profile ), 31 Oct, 2018 @ 01:42pm

  Re: Re:

  What would we call 'failure to surveil yourself'? I vote for preemptive spoliation.

• On the post: John Oliver Exposes The Sketchiness Of Political Grandstanding State Attorneys General

  

  sporaderic ( profile ), 31 Oct, 2018 @ 12:31pm

  Re: Re: Re: Re:

  Good point, it doesn't seem terribly useful for state AGs... followthemoney.org (the National Institute on Money in State Politics) looks like it might have more info in some cases, but it's still patchy and the data isn't presented as well. (In any event, I gotta admit that I was just taking a cheap & easy shot by equating corporate contributions with candidates' positions.)

• On the post: John Oliver Exposes The Sketchiness Of Political Grandstanding State Attorneys General

  

  sporaderic ( profile ), 31 Oct, 2018 @ 11:25am

  Re: Re:

  Easy enough to find where a candidate stands on any given issue in a matter of seconds right here.

• On the post: Florida Appeals Court Says Producing Passwords Is Testimonial And Protected By The Fifth Amendment

  

  sporaderic ( profile ), 30 Oct, 2018 @ 03:06pm

  Re: Re: Re: Florida

  In protest, I've stopped following Florida Man on twitter.
  Help us, Texas Man. You're our only hope!

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