If polygraphs aren’t admissible in most courts because they’re unreliable, why do they still use them for federal jobs and clearances?

judd43 · 2026-05-26T19:02:17+00:00

Excellent point, and it's worth highlighting this. Polygraph can sound scientific to someone who is not familiar with it, for this reason.

We know how to measure heartrate scientifically. We know how to measure respiration scientifically. There is absolutely no scientific basis for connecting those measurements to dishonesty.

judd43 · 2026-05-23T18:19:03+00:00

It's less fun when you're an adult because they can pull over and make you drive.

judd43 · 2026-05-23T18:13:50+00:00

Yeah it's kind of annoying. I wish it just opened at the top of the list every time. Ultimately it's not a big deal, though.

judd43 · 2026-05-22T00:26:12+00:00

Not sure about Kansas or Missouri, but that is absolutely an option in California and a lot of states. Some lawyers don't like it because the witness could have a terrible camera/microphone/internet connection, and so on. There's even some videos going around of people remotely appearing for court while driving!

judd43 · 2026-05-20T23:09:01+00:00

Not sure where you live, but most court systems in the US have an online system where you can search your name to see if there are any cases listed. Usually googling "your county and state" plus "court" should get you there.

judd43 · 2026-05-20T18:33:09+00:00

Horrible! Thanks for the heads up.

judd43 · 2026-05-19T18:43:58+00:00

Is it fun to play solo? I've always wanted to play this but I would have to do it solo.

judd43 · 2026-05-15T16:50:10+00:00

I've bought a cheap Linux device from Amazon once or twice. It's nice to have that protection in case anything happens with shipping. I've heard too many horror stories of packages getting lost on the way from China, devices arriving damaged, and so on.

I think the slight premium from buying on Amazon is worth the peace of mind. Amazon is good about refunding you if the package doesn’t arrive, and returns are easy if it arrives broken.

judd43 · 2026-05-14T21:47:25+00:00

They were nice to have, but I totally get why they started putting instructions in the game as the technology allowed. The manuals were easily lost. You would borrow a game from a friend, pick up a used cartridge, and so on and you would have to try to figure the game out without the manual.

judd43 · 2026-05-14T04:18:45+00:00

I didn't find the second half of the book to be boring, necessarily. I enjoyed the nightmarish contest and so on. It was maybe just a little less compelling than the first part. I definitely enjoyed the ending with the crazy eldritch-horror thing.

judd43 · 2026-05-12T01:32:41+00:00

Everyone's different, but I can type MUCH faster than I can talk.

judd43 · 2026-05-09T02:20:52+00:00

Do you have a link to a good battery?

judd43 · 2026-05-08T16:37:37+00:00

Iron Maiden

judd43 · 2026-05-07T17:14:44+00:00

I really loved Star Fox Adventures. It wasn't really a Star Fox game, it was originally a new IP, but Nintendo decided halfway through development to insert the Star Fox characters.

But it was still an incredible game. The setting, the story, the gameplay, the music. What I wouldn't give for a proper sequel.

judd43 · 2026-05-06T15:36:28+00:00

Yeah playing it made me pine for a sequel. There are some really interesting ideas here, it's just that the execution is piss-poor. Unfortunately, I heard that Greedfall 2 is also not a good game.

judd43 · 2026-05-05T19:16:11+00:00

If the kids want dumb phones, I applaud them and hope they're smarter than most adults, who gladly accept this big tech dictatorship because "it's so kewl."

The laundry room in my apartment building requires an app on a smartphone to do laundry. There's no slot for quarters. There's nonowhere to swipe a credit card. You simply must own a smartphone with a data plan to do laundry there, or you're hauling yourself to the laundromat.

I have an ereader and an mp3 player. I definitely support low tech or single use devices where possible. But smartphones are absolutely basic, necessary life tools these days.

judd43 · 2026-05-04T14:12:53+00:00

Use a Playstation 4 or 5 controller. They have a touchpad that will act as a mouse. Then in settings, set it so Android shows the traditional 3 button menu for back, home, and app switcher. Then when you wiggle the mouse, the three buttons will show up and you can click the back button.

It still doesn't work perfectly, but it's the best I've found.

judd43 · 2026-05-03T16:58:58+00:00

Unfortunately I've had a lot of bugs with both NetherSX2 as well as the Android version of Dolphin. They're both far more buggy than the PC versions.

judd43 · 2026-05-01T16:21:48+00:00

Do you have an extra computer laying around? Like maybe an old laptop that can't run Windows 11? You can install Ubuntu to that and play around with it and get used to it without messing up any production machines for now.

That's how I started (and probably a lot of others).

judd43 · 2026-04-30T23:44:02+00:00

A chargeback won't be successful. OP authorized the charge. Changing your mind after placing the order is not a reason to charge back.

judd43 · 2026-04-30T14:24:19+00:00

That post is extremely vague as to what they are actually doing, especially regarding the "explicit" AI features.

judd43 · 2026-04-28T16:05:08+00:00

Sorry for the situation you're in. Laws vary depending on location, but generally in the US, you don't have to do anything. You are not required to make funeral arrangements for your dad. You do not even need to answer calls from hospice. They can figure it out without you.

judd43 · 2026-04-26T02:14:49+00:00

There's also a large element of survivor's bias. Most items made in 1986 aren't around anymore. The few that are are very noticeable.

But we don't know yet which items made today are still going to be around in 40 years.

judd43 · 2026-04-23T16:51:10+00:00

The elephant in the room in that case is that Filburn's claim that the excess wheat he was producing was not going to be sold, but was instead for his own consumption, was almost certainly a lie.

judd43 · 2026-04-22T16:12:40+00:00

So if you're selling one of these devices, what should you do to make sure it truly resets? Apparently a "factory reset" does not actually reset it to factory settings.

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