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• On the post: Appeals Court Says Michigan County’s Vehicle Forfeiture Program Is Unconstitutional

  

  Boba Fatt ( profile ), 18 Sep, 2023 @ 08:19pm

  I feel like we have words for this behavior.

  We do: Deprivation Of Rights Under Color Of Law

• On the post: Police Union VP Says Woman Killed By Cop Is Only Worth $11,000

  

  Boba Fatt ( profile ), 18 Sep, 2023 @ 08:10pm

  Any actual soldier who committed a fraction of the things cops are reported to do every day would be court-martialed. Even in military actions, many of the alleged offences could be considered war crimes. But soldiers are trained to understand that.

• On the post: Intelligence Community Feels It Might Be Time To Start Stuffing Surveillance Gear Into People’s Pants

  

  Boba Fatt ( profile ), 18 Sep, 2023 @ 07:43pm

  Truth will out

  This technology may finally expose the lies of all those people who've been blaming the dog.

• On the post: DOJ To Court: Here Are The Many, Many Reasons Why The FTC Can & Should Be Investigating Elon Musk’s Handling Of User Data

  

  Boba Fatt ( profile ), 12 Sep, 2023 @ 10:03pm

  The tech-bro remake of Bubba Ho-Tep?

• On the post: Rudy Giuliani On The Hook For $120,000 In Legal Fees In Libel Suit He Already Admitted (In Court!) He Lost

  

  Boba Fatt ( profile ), 06 Sep, 2023 @ 09:03pm

  Xitler doesn’t have the same ring to it

  It does if you pronounce the "X" as it is in the word "luxury".

• On the post: Gannett Stops Using AI To Write Articles For Now Because They Were Hilariously Terrible

  

  Boba Fatt ( profile ), 01 Sep, 2023 @ 08:43pm

  They're the same article

  I've seen worse articles in my local paper written by humans.

• On the post: FBI Joins Investigation Of LAPD Gang Unit Officers Who Did Their Own Selective Editing Of Body Cam Recordings

  

  Boba Fatt ( profile ), 01 Sep, 2023 @ 08:39pm

  If you’ve done nothing wrong, you have nothing to hide

  I propose that any police officer who doesn't have their body camera operating be given the same level of understanding, accommodation, and immunity that a member of the public would who is accused of same actions. Turning off your camera is the same as turning off your badge.

• On the post: UK Government Serves Up Possibly-Illegal Amendments To The Investigatory Powers Act

  

  Boba Fatt ( profile ), 28 Aug, 2023 @ 06:16pm

  I interpreted that phrase to mean "We can't keep up with rapid technological change." Oh, no! Anyway...

• On the post: UK Government Serves Up Possibly-Illegal Amendments To The Investigatory Powers Act

  

  Boba Fatt ( profile ), 28 Aug, 2023 @ 06:12pm

  So... who can be trusted when it comes to technology and the Internet?

• On the post: Today In ‘Here’s How Elon Is Making ExTwitter Worse,’ He’s Going To Get Rid Of Headlines & Snippets For News

  

  Boba Fatt ( profile ), 22 Aug, 2023 @ 07:15pm

  ExTwitter

  I still think we should refer to the company as "Xitter", with the X pronounced as in the word "luxury".

• On the post: Suing Unhappy Patients For Defamation Is A Great Way To Put Yourself On The Hook For Their Legal Fees

  

  Boba Fatt ( profile ), 21 Aug, 2023 @ 08:12pm

  He went amateur se

• On the post: Appeals Court Says Woman Can Continue To Sue Over $8,000 Civil Forfeiture

  

  Boba Fatt ( profile ), 18 Aug, 2023 @ 04:08pm

  Your money should file a false arrest or false imprisonment claim against the government.

• On the post: FCC Hits Robocall Scammers With $300 Million Fine That Still Somehow Means Nothing

  

  Boba Fatt ( profile ), 08 Aug, 2023 @ 07:58pm

  I was going to suggest the same thing. Bounty laws (Texas vs abortion, Utah vs porn) empower individuals to file suit against whoever facilitates whatever it is. Any state could pass a law allowing you to sue your carrier for "one meellion dollars" for every robocall or spam text. The spammers would be blocked that day. They won't, of course, because the carriers can bribecough sorry, I meant lobby against it harder than we voters.

• On the post: Tennessee Teen Sues School For Suspending Him After He Posted Memes Mocking His Principal

  

  Boba Fatt ( profile ), 08 Aug, 2023 @ 07:41pm

  As foretold in the lore...

  Those who can, do. Those who can't do, teach. Those who can't do or teach, administrate.

• On the post: NSA Asks Congress To Not Block Federal Agencies From Collecting Location Data Without A Warrant

  

  Boba Fatt ( profile ), 02 Aug, 2023 @ 04:13pm

  This is a stupid approach. Or corrupt, your choice.

  The problem is not with the feds buying the data, the problem is that the data is available to be bought in the first place. Let's say the law is passed and it does all we ask for: Every US agency must get a warrant to see where US citizens go or went. Great! And let's further say that every US agency actually obeys that law. Wonderful! Problem solved! And everyone gets a pony for Christmas! Meanwhile, every other country, agency, business, or person in the world can still buy that data on the open market.

• On the post: Have We Considered That Maybe Elon Musk Just Hated Twitter & The People Who Use It All Along?

  

  Boba Fatt ( profile ), 24 Jul, 2023 @ 06:49pm

  "xitter"

  Oh, this makes sense, especially if you pronounce the "x" as in "luxury".

• On the post: Disney Deletes Months Old Film From Disney Plus, Ostensibly For More Tax Benefits

  

  Boba Fatt ( profile ), 10 Jul, 2023 @ 05:21pm

  their end of the copyright bargain?

  Did you mean the bargain in the Constitution, or the current one? Because the "promoting progress/limited times" thing is looooong gone. They're doing a great job on the current bargain: "maximum profit and minimum competition, forever".

• On the post: Elon’s Twitter Kills Off Many More Useful Bots

  

  Boba Fatt ( profile ), 27 Jun, 2023 @ 03:02pm

  Maybe if we ignore [spam | twitter] (pick one} it'll just go away.

• On the post: Seven Rules For Internet CEOs To Avoid Enshittification

  

  Boba Fatt ( profile ), 21 Jun, 2023 @ 08:32pm

  Physical stores don't do this

  Think of a long-lived, successful, local business - a dry cleaner, a bakery, an auto repair shop. They provide a decent service at a reasonable price and they've been profitable for years. They don't expect to continually grow profits or market share quarter after quarter, because they know that's not how you keep customers. So why do tech businesses think they need to?

• On the post: Music Publishers File (Somewhat Weak) Copyright Lawsuit Against Twitter

  

  Boba Fatt ( profile ), 15 Jun, 2023 @ 07:37pm

  Is there a way both sides can lose?

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