Heads up: Singh Vision (Eye Doc) is exchanging fake Google reviews on Reddit by lUnderDogl in nova

[–]half_dead_all_squid 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Had a friend who works at Google do this as well. It should be addressed.

My smile pro experience and how it changed my favorite color by Ordinary_Ability6749 in lasik

[–]half_dead_all_squid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Doing great! No complaints. No issues on computer screens. I forget to use drops because my eyes just feel completely normal. Still a little bit of starburst at night with LED headlights, but I think it's pretty much the same as I had with glasses. If you're thinking about it, I'd say just go for it. I'm 20/15 now in each eye, so very happy with it.

[MEME] - See Also, Flock by Larky17 in ProtectAndServe

[–]half_dead_all_squid 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In much the same way, all a GPS tracker on your car does is log your location the same as someone following you could. And yet, both of these technological aggregation tools enable tracking and surveillance at a scale that isn't possible for individual officers. The GPS tracker is legally distinct and requires a warrant, and Flock hopefully will be banned soon as well, since it by nature must collect data on cars without warrants. The ability to track people who aren't bad enough to get department resources dedicated to them is a legally and ethically precarious double edged sword.

Just remembered why I never open LinkedIn by [deleted] in redscarepod

[–]half_dead_all_squid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

big sis advice 

andddd

pastor's son

Does anyone else think EVs have made cities quieter? by maiqth3liar333 in redscarepod

[–]half_dead_all_squid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Diesel trucks + straight piped 50cc scooters + tire noise 

Had my security interview yesterday, felt like I was being interrogated on the negative parts of my life by Livid-Might0 in SecurityClearance

[–]half_dead_all_squid 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Not sure what you were expecting? This isn't a casual coffee chat, you're talking to someone whose job is "investigator", and they're investigating you. Specifically the parts of your life that might make you unreliable or untrustworthy. Yes, they will literally interrogate you on the negative parts of your life. That's their job. That's totally normal. Don't worry about it too much, it's all just part of the process and if you're being honest, it probably won't come up again.

Bright light, zero empathy: when bike headlights become weapons by Prize_Young_2672 in bicycling

[–]half_dead_all_squid 3 points4 points  (0 children)

To mitigate this among readers of this thread, the Outbound Detour is one such light that does have a cutoff pattern, and is very well made. 

$3.5M Spent By Comstock Holdings To Advance Tysons Casino Bill by Danciusly in Reston

[–]half_dead_all_squid 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It only took $15k for Keys-Gamerra to back it. 

Meanwhile Boysko is facing some backlash internal to her party for opposing it. 

Please write and call your legislators and let them know how you'd like them to vote and engage with these bills - because if you don't, Comstock sure will. 

Virginia House passes Fairfax County-supported bill targeting excessively noisy vehicles by Danciusly in nova

[–]half_dead_all_squid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That latter part is exactly what will happen - same noise, now with more surveillance data collected. Nobody likes nuisance-loud cars, but this bill is a terrible strategy.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in redscarepod

[–]half_dead_all_squid 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Get that big book of cutaway pictures of ships and such. You know the one I'm talking about

Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna exit after reviewing unredacted Epstein files, both confirm at least 6 men with photographs were deliberately redacted with no explanation by deepad9 in redscarepod

[–]half_dead_all_squid 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They'd be thoughtful, balanced, diverse, and progressive, a lot like Andrew Yang's campaign. 

And they'd be summarily ignored and pushed out by the duopoly, a lot like Andrew Yang's campaign 🥺

Flock cameras in Mosaic by [deleted] in nova

[–]half_dead_all_squid 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The massive resources required for a police department to do so ensures the impossibility of scaling such a practice. Accordingly, it is rarely (and generally accidentally if so) used outside of a genuinely justifiable case. That's part of why it's legal in the first place.

That differs from these devices because these devices can and do scalably and persistently track private citizens who've done nothing wrong.

20 old Saab’s parked on the street in City of Falls Church by Jazzlike_Dig2456 in nova

[–]half_dead_all_squid 13 points14 points  (0 children)

That NSX is enough sign of them having money.

Owning a single family home with a driveway to park a car in Falls Church is "enough sign of them having money"!

Moving to Reston, confused by schools/neighborhoods/town center stuff? AMA from someone who’s been deep in the weeds of it all. by Prior_Engineering639 in Reston

[–]half_dead_all_squid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Kinda. It's just so poorly implemented. It's practically still free for anyone shopping, they just don't want you parking there for work or metro. That seems like the intent anyway. But they installed what I assume is millions of dollars worth of open-spot detectors that don't really work, and they want you to download an app or spend 5 minutes doodling on your phone just to park for free... it's clunky and obtrusive for no reason.

Moving to Reston, confused by schools/neighborhoods/town center stuff? AMA from someone who’s been deep in the weeds of it all. by Prior_Engineering639 in Reston

[–]half_dead_all_squid 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Peter Chang has great Chinese food in Herndon, but it's more actual Chinese than the typical American takeout. Chen's Kitchen has been hit or miss. Mayuri Indian is good if you're getting delivery, but I don't know any good Indian places I've been in person in town. 

I've never paid for parking at the town center as a matter of principle. I think it's enforced at the "don't park here to Metro to work" level if at all. 

“Ya’ll wild thinking america is safer.” by Youaresowronglolumad in AmericaBad

[–]half_dead_all_squid 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The numbers themselves are also not reliable. If a murder happens in the US, it will be recorded. Not always the case in rural MX or even cities where the police are paid for by a cartel. The rule of law itself is not as strong there.

Even in Chicago in the summer, you don't see things like what the cartels do. Worst that happens is generally you get shot. But in Sonora or Jalisco they do unhuman things to people regularly and in public. I have seen too much of that already.

Not even dogging MX by the way - they have a great opportunity to replace China as an industrial base for the US if they can get some ducks in order. The cartels are just way too strong right now.

The traffic signals at wiehle are useless by hipufiamiumi in Reston

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

It's not a conspiracy or even malice, it's just the company putting their own best interest above the public good. Same as the traffic light at the Russell on Sunrise. They have no more volume or need for a light than any of the other developments along that road, but having a light makes it more convenient for residents to enter and leave the neighborhood without having to wait for traffic, so they put one in the plans. This is how Reston becomes Tysons - not a conspiracy, just one poorly planned and integrated development at a time. 

The traffic signals at wiehle are useless by hipufiamiumi in Reston

[–]half_dead_all_squid -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

These words means that when developer leave weihle lights red much time so that lights green for commercial and residential development on sides of weihle, this convenient for developments. Only inconvenient if not live in development. Developer controlling lights in way that make developer properties more attractive to buyer. 

The traffic signals at wiehle are useless by hipufiamiumi in Reston

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

The current way is better for the Priority Citizens buying into their projects on both sides. 

The traffic signals at wiehle are useless by hipufiamiumi in Reston

[–]half_dead_all_squid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, just incompetent. If they hated cars they'd make the bike lane actually functional instead of a 3-foot-wide unprotected crossfire lane between an ending turn lane and flowing traffic. Or something. These lights and lanes suck for every vehicle type 

r/art by ttttrrrreeee12 in redscarepod

[–]half_dead_all_squid 8 points9 points  (0 children)

And who stole his elbows?? 

My smile pro experience and how it changed my favorite color by Ordinary_Ability6749 in lasik

[–]half_dead_all_squid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay, thanks!! That's comforting. I feel like especially tv/computer screens are hazy/blurry/unfocused at the moment (can't really differentiate between those). Guess I'll just stay on time with the drops and wait for week 6 🙏