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  • On the post: Elon Musk, Once Again, Tries To Throttle Links To Sites He Dislikes

    Tanner Andrews ( profile ), 18 Aug, 2023 @ 12:52am

    should correctly identify the problem

    Elon is disturbingly friendly in those comments with someone that he knows posted CSAM, almost as though that’s not a deal breaker for him.
    If the actual problem is someone frequently forgetting to include the #CSAM tag when they post the material, then at least a short ban will give them time to reflect and they will remember in the future.

  • On the post: Connecticut State Police Now Being Investigated By The DOJ For Falsifying Traffic Stop Demographic Data

    Tanner Andrews ( profile ), 17 Aug, 2023 @ 05:00am

    vote of no confidence

    In a letter to Rovella following the union leadership vote, [Union president Todd] Fedigan wrote that the agency’s top two commanders “stood by idly, as you allowed others to publicly make false allegations, destroy the morale of our Troopers, and dismantle the reputation of the State Police
    From here, it sounds as though the union is upset because the leadership did not quickly move to squash criticism of crooked cops. Unions expect leadership to provide protection to the bad cops. The police unions themselves exist at least in part to protect the worst of the worst cops. They wouild like support from management, usually receive it, and are surprised on those few occasions where it does not appear promptly. It is the old 98% rule: the 98% bad ones ruin the reputation of the entire group.

  • On the post: Emmett Till All Over Again: Six White Mississippi Cops Plead Guilty To Beating, Torturing Two Black Men

    Tanner Andrews ( profile ), 15 Aug, 2023 @ 01:17am

    interesting to see no state charges

    In some wstates, the actions of these cops would be sonsidered at least nominally illegal, and the state's atty might consider prosecution. Actual prosecution may depend on the local police union's consent, but it is a possibility. I say that, seeing no mention of state charges in this case. Of course, it is Mississippi.

  • On the post: If Twitter Had Competent Legal Staff, This Gag Order Over A Warrant On Trump’s Account Might Have Been Interesting, Instead…

    Tanner Andrews ( profile ), 11 Aug, 2023 @ 05:13am

    wrong destination

    It’s ridiculous to think that if Twitter had called up Trump and said “hey, there’s this warrant for your Twitter info” that Trump would have taken the next flight to Mongolia.
    He has expressed a preference for southern France. It would be interesting to see if they would ship him home in response to a prosecution request.

  • On the post: Legal Subreddit Bans All Ex-Twitter Links Due To Safety Risk

    Tanner Andrews ( profile ), 07 Aug, 2023 @ 04:25am

    small hands

    But then again, your ilk think children should be working in conditions even ADULTS would consider unsafe.
    Sure. Kids have smaller hands, so you do not have to disassemble the meat slicers in order to get at least some cleaning done on the over-night shift. I hope you were not thinking of someone else with small hands.

  • On the post: Tesla Lied About EV Range, Then Created A Team Built Specifically To Undermine Customer Attempts To Get Help

    Tanner Andrews ( profile ), 01 Aug, 2023 @ 05:00am

    one key difference

    three Tesla models posted the worst performance, falling short of their advertised ranges by an average of 26%
    The difference is that, in a gasoline powered car, when I notice the needle dropping below a quarter-tank, I can pull off at the next exit and get gasoline. Not a big deal, fifteen minutes later I have peed and am back on the road. If a Tesla gets below the equivalent of a quarter-tank, there is no assurance that you can pull off at the next exit, re-fill, and quickly be back on the road. It may be coming, and fast-chargers may be improving, but right now it does not appear to be there.

  • On the post: Elon Musk Can’t Pay Twitter Severance, But He And The Tesla Board Just Agreed To Pay Back $735 Million In Excess Compensation

    Tanner Andrews ( profile ), 01 Aug, 2023 @ 04:47am

    different states have different laws

    why Elon should be allowed to not only refuse to pay building rent but continue sitting in the offices
    In some states, the process is slow, but non-performing tenants can be evicted. Here, it can take from a couple of weeks to a couple of months.

  • On the post: Federal Court Accepts Arizona AG’s Admission Of Defeat, Blocks ‘No Recording Cops Within 8 Feet’ Law

    Tanner Andrews ( profile ), 01 Aug, 2023 @ 04:25am

    not how it works

    by declining to formally indict any defendants brought to their courtroom
    Not the judge's function. Indictments come from grand juries led by state's attorneys or US attorneys. Judges simply read the ihdictment if the defendant does not waive. (yeah, preview is still broken)

  • On the post: Top Court In Illinois Says Compelling Password Production Isn’t A Fifth Amendment Violation

    Tanner Andrews ( profile ), 19 Jul, 2023 @ 05:19am

    combination to a safe

    the digital equivalent of a combination to a safe.
    Not a bad analogy. And if the state cannot set forth in its warrant application what is in that safe, it probably should not be rummaging around in there to see what it can find. It is not inevitable that you are going to discover the contents of a safe, or of a car phone. Someone has to let you in. For all I know, the safe contains pictures of where the bodies are. So does the car phone. And the suspect is in the pictures with the bodies. Discovery is inevitable if there is a second set of prints, marked ``back-up of pictures in safe/on car phone'', and the cops have that second set.

  • On the post: Chinese Authorities Demand Global Censorship Of Protest Anthem ‘Glory To Hong Kong’

    Tanner Andrews ( profile ), 14 Jul, 2023 @ 02:23am

    standing is a particularized injury

    Perhaps you do not understand the word “standing” relative to court proceedings within the US
    I am confident that you do not understand the word ``standing'' as used here in the States. It means that you have suffered a particularized injury for which you may seek redress in an appropriatge court. That injury must be different in kind from injury to the public at large, which is why taxpayer cases are so difficult. There are some public interest cases where the normal rules for standing are stretched, but those are relatively few. If the govt of Red China suffers an injury here in the States, it has standing to sue. For instgance, if a state-run enterprise delivers goods to someone here who fails to pay, the govt of Red China probably has standing to sue. If the injury occurs outside of the US, there may be a problem with jurisdiction. And perhaps subject matter jurisdiction is what you were thinking of when you said ``standing'', but I hesitate to impute non-obvious meaning to your words.

  • On the post: Reddit Tells Protesting Mods It Will Remove Them If They Don’t Stop, As Reddit’s Subreddit For The Blind Can No Longer Be Moderated By Blind Users

    Tanner Andrews ( profile ), 12 Jul, 2023 @ 03:53am

    problem is identified

    unable to just boot the mods and replace them with his own paid jackboots
    I think that is the problem. In the past, moderators worked without any pay from reddit. Replacing people who do it for love with people who do it for money is likely to affect the budget. Replace an hundred ``free'' people with a like number of paid people, or even half that number, will start to add up. At a time when the revenue trends appear unfavorable, it might not be easy to staff the moderation desks.

  • On the post: Pharma Exec Trying To Dodge First Amendment By Pretending He’s Going To Sue An American In A Foreign Court

    Tanner Andrews ( profile ), 11 Jul, 2023 @ 04:09am

    another bug

    Above was meant as a reply to another comment, but the system had lost track of my cookie, asked me to log in again, and then lost the threading. This is not the first time I have seen it fail in this way. Add threading to ``preview'', and flag'', andThis site, like most other sites on the web, uses cookies. For more information, see our privacy policy'' stuck at the bottom of the screen. I suspect that the implementors did minimal testing before roll-out and plan even less maintenance thereafter.

  • On the post: Pharma Exec Trying To Dodge First Amendment By Pretending He’s Going To Sue An American In A Foreign Court

    Tanner Andrews ( profile ), 11 Jul, 2023 @ 04:01am

    depends on your point of view

    money wasted – it can no longer be spent on groceries, gas, heating, etc. (Or more properly, the lawyer will now spend it [])
    I do not see this as a waste. Rather, it is a benefit to multiple downtown merchants.

  • On the post: Reddit Ramps Up Its Threats To Protesting Mods, As Ad Buyers Leave

    Tanner Andrews ( profile ), 04 Jul, 2023 @ 12:01am

    not all his to lose

    But Elon had the $44 billion to lose
    I heard that he had to borrow a big chunk, over $10 billion, and so twitter now faces the requirements of debt service. The value of the purchase, in the mean time, appears to have declined.

  • On the post: Add Elon’s Buddy Larry Ellison To The Creditors List Of Those That Twitter Is Refusing To Pay

    Tanner Andrews ( profile ), 03 Jul, 2023 @ 11:36pm

    surprised it has not happened already

    Some landlords would get impatient after several months of non-payment and would bring eviction.

  • On the post: Add Elon’s Buddy Larry Ellison To The Creditors List Of Those That Twitter Is Refusing To Pay

    Tanner Andrews ( profile ), 03 Jul, 2023 @ 11:34pm

    reasonable doubt

    I doubt even an average Techdirt reader or Oliver viewer could pick this Bob out of a lineup
    The doubt may be reasonable, but in fact Oliver was making fun of the appearance of ``Eat Shit'' Bob. It got to the point of hurting his feelings by saying that he looked like a geriatric Dr. Evil. Bob even complained of the insult in his unsuccessful suit.

  • On the post: Malaysian Government Asks Interpol To Arrest An American Comedian Over Her Airline Crash Joke

    Tanner Andrews ( profile ), 26 Jun, 2023 @ 06:42am

    not a problem

    206 mph top speed that no cop could ever catch
    You can surely outrun any particular cop. The problem description may change if the cop has radio. When he alerts the cops in the next county, you are likely to run into some serious traffic at the border.

  • On the post: Texas Legislature Convinced First Amendment Simply Does Not Exist

    Tanner Andrews ( profile ), 25 Jun, 2023 @ 05:31am

    established standard

    If a website has articles (which is definitely the reason you’re on it, I know) plus naughty pictures, is the percentage calculated by comparing the number of porn-y things to the number of articles?
    The standard is that ``a picture is worth a thousand words'', so we know how to calculate. Multiply # pics by a thousand. Then you can compare the numbers to see if it passes muster: (1000 * # pics) + # porn-y words < # non-porn-y words See, that was not so hard.

  • On the post: Lawyers Who Used ChatGPT In Lieu Of Research Must Pay $5k, Alert Other Judges

    Tanner Andrews ( profile ), 24 Jun, 2023 @ 03:10pm

    trump unlikely to pay

    their angle on this whole thing is to get hired by Trump
    Probably not. They are going to need paying clients, and you may be able to find information about Trump payment reliability from Rudy Giuliani (a/k/a Roodles the Clown). Roodles appears to have time on his hands so he could answer questions.

  • On the post: Twitter’s Lawyers Admit They’re Overwhelmed As Nearly 2000 Laid Off Employees File Arbitration Claims

    Tanner Andrews ( profile ), 19 Jun, 2023 @ 07:35am

    the good parts

    They should demand that each discovery be individual and separate
    Almost universally in the arbitration clauses. Ptf attys should simply quote the no-class-action provision in there back to JAMS in each case. This is especially true in those cases where ptf sued in court and Twitter said no, you must arbitrate. Well, separate is called for in the arbitration clause they insisted upon.

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