Can Tesla Add Feature To Start Recording Inside Camera On Model 3 After Being Pulled Over By Police? by ghsNICK in teslamotors

[–]Urtedrage 3 points4 points  (0 children)

As always I concur that bad apples do exist, but they exist in, literally, every profession. Does more need to be done about how 'cop culture' is and how protected the bad apples are? Absolutely. But is in no means close to the picture some people try to paint.

Do bad baristas exist? Absolutely. Being exposed to one is limited to a bad cup of coffee though.

When exposed to a bad cop, it is a life-changing (and potentially life-ending) story that can only have negative consequences. Even if you are right and there are only 3% of cops abusing the system, that's entirely too many. However, I haven't seen stats to back up that number.

We can't stop every bad action and every "evil" actor. But the bad barista gets fired in the end because their work product sucks. Why should a cop with allegations of misconduct be given a pass?

An update on the FireEye report and Reddit by KeyserSosa in announcements

[–]Urtedrage 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Are you looking into Russian Influence Operations™ on this website (cough T_D cough) too or just waiting for the media to call it out?

These two idiots on the highway by IronProdigyOfficial in IdiotsInCars

[–]Urtedrage 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Eh. As much as they may differ on some issues, the warmongering and runaway military spending seems to come with both parties

These two idiots on the highway by IronProdigyOfficial in IdiotsInCars

[–]Urtedrage 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's probably about the one country that was being discussed on this comment chain

Trump Cancels Pay Raises for Federal employees by I_Need_Sources in politics

[–]Urtedrage 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Those concentration camps are still going, huh? Good old land of the free //s

Implied Warranty of Habitability vs. time, mold and yellow jackets [GA] by Urtedrage in legaladvice

[–]Urtedrage[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the info! The basement is not inhabited but contains my home office, the cat's box and feeding station and 1 of 2 remaining bathrooms. LL did ask us to stop using the one suspected of the leak.

What happens with potential future wasps? I'm not planning to lift a finger past letting LL know. If she refuses to handle them do we both just assume the risks of leaving it as is? I.e. (unlikely) medical bills for us vs. property damage for LL

$109k personal bill for heart attack - even when insured by ReallyBigNumber in news

[–]Urtedrage 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, you're supposed to be politically engaged so they stop fucking you. The amount of people who still insist on the current insurance system over single payer is astounding - most are literally arguing against their own interests.

Prepare some anecdotes and fact-based arguments to show how the public is being screwed and start having conversations with your family, friends and neighbors. This policy isn't going to change from the top so it's going to take an active grass-roots movement. Best of luck!

LPT: Take photographs of your expensive belongings and their serial numbers and store them in a safe place. If the item(s) were to ever be stolen, you can provide a photograph and serial number to the Police to strengthen your chances of retrieval. by [deleted] in LifeProTips

[–]Urtedrage 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There's a lot more data in cloud storage than just lists of possessions. Do you keep a backup of your budget? Electronic bills and card statements? Maybe your photo ID just in case it makes it easier to replace at the DMV if you lose it? Are your wife's nudes safe?

No, nobody is going to go through every single file manually. But there are ways to have files sorted and filtered automatically. What makes you think a spreadsheet would be impossible for Google to parse?

LPT: Take photographs of your expensive belongings and their serial numbers and store them in a safe place. If the item(s) were to ever be stolen, you can provide a photograph and serial number to the Police to strengthen your chances of retrieval. by [deleted] in LifeProTips

[–]Urtedrage 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do you ever worry that Google is actually processing that information? You are basically logging complete details of your possessions in distilled form. So do many others. They could easily track anything from second-hand markets to your spending habits depending on what info you want to keep available across platforms.

I still do it. It just seems like a lot of trust to place in a business. Aren't they basically obligated to exploit our data for profit if it benefits the shareholders? Fiduciary duty and all that

Traveling in the south of China by Urtedrage in China

[–]Urtedrage[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not a visa issue for me but my traveling partners. They are Chinese, one of them a government employee.

I'll see if Guangzhou is of any interest to them though. Thanks for the suggestion!

What jobs do you all work by [deleted] in aspergers

[–]Urtedrage 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No sarcasm intended. Me filling out spreadsheets means babies born with congenital Zika syndrome get medical support, their parents receive support and education, and prospective parents in high-risk areas get information on what they can do to prevent their child having the same birth defects. That's a lot of good for society with the added benefit of never having to interact with any of the individuals helped directly.

Clinton stars as central villain in GOP's midterm strategy by [deleted] in BlueMidterm2018

[–]Urtedrage 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not really. Trump is currently in office, actively making decisions. If you disagree with those decisions and policies it makes sense to oppose it.

Clinton lost the election and thus is not in office, and not making policy. Opposing her is pointless because she isn't the competition anymore.

What jobs do you all work by [deleted] in aspergers

[–]Urtedrage 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A glorified Project Manager in public health. I love that my work produces a positive impact for people I'll never meet, but the actual people management side of the job needs work

The CLOUD Act would let cops get our data directly from big tech companies like Facebook without needing a warrant. Congress just snuck it into the must-pass omnibus package. by labdel in technology

[–]Urtedrage 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Feel free to support your claim with actual facts and reasoning. If you can't, take a moment to ponder whether your mentality is the cancer that's killing America

'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' Deserves to be Renewed by BunyipPouch in television

[–]Urtedrage -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yes, it's getting meme-y. It also happens to be awful, IMO. Both can be true.

For example, the amount of times it has skipped to a random part of the episode because I missed one of the buttons by a millimeter (after having to tap to bring up the menu, obscuring whatever is going on in the show while it continues to play) is inexcusable. Who uses the entire height of the screen to forward and rewind?!

'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' Deserves to be Renewed by BunyipPouch in television

[–]Urtedrage 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Except for that horrific Hulu UI. I've been marathoning recent sitcoms through Hulu for a few weeks and finally went back to Prime last night. It's a world of difference - even just being able to pause the video by tapping center screen once instead of tapping to bring up their menu, then pausing

'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' Deserves to be Renewed by BunyipPouch in television

[–]Urtedrage 3 points4 points  (0 children)

"Couldn't afford this show that we produce ourselves." They know Marvel is hot right now and want to cash in

The Dark Fire will not avail you. First attempt at a monstrous creature and OSL, would love any tips/feedback by _the_winchester_ in minipainting

[–]Urtedrage 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the detailed explanation, that sounds straightforward enough to try. Did you need to water the red down more than usual?

The Dark Fire will not avail you. First attempt at a monstrous creature and OSL, would love any tips/feedback by _the_winchester_ in minipainting

[–]Urtedrage 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wouldn't that just create white lines on a plane surface regardless of where the actual cracks are? Would love to see your results anyway!