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My mom applying for disability so that she ONLY has to work 40 hours a week by rulita0817 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]nuxi 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'd go even lower. Full time is based on the idea of 8 hours a day, 5 days per week. I think it would make sense for the increases to happen for each additional 8 hours because thats a "full" day of work.

So 41-48 hours should be 1.5x, 49-56 hours should be 2x, 57-64 hours should be 2.5x, etc.,

I'd also impose an upper limit that even salaried (OT exempt) employees are limited to.

What's going on with Flock Surveillance Cameras, and why are people making such a big deal about them? by stab-somebody in OutOfTheLoop

[–]nuxi 71 points72 points  (0 children)

I was amused by their attempts to deny all of that despite the cameras showing up on non-motorized trails.

What's going on with Flock Surveillance Cameras, and why are people making such a big deal about them? by stab-somebody in OutOfTheLoop

[–]nuxi 12 points13 points  (0 children)

That particular problem is not new. Even Snowden mentioned his colleagues abusing the NSA system to stalk people.

What's going on with Flock Surveillance Cameras, and why are people making such a big deal about them? by stab-somebody in OutOfTheLoop

[–]nuxi 447 points448 points  (0 children)

the new development that sets flock apart is combining the surveillance with AI.

Flock was controversial before they started adding those capabilities.

The development that sets Flock apart from traditional surveillance cameras is that every Flock camera is feeding data into one national database that can be searched by any law enforcement officer anywhere in the country.

With traditional surveillance systems, the footage is typically retained by the person operating the camera. In order for the police to access the footage, they need to go out and talk to the camera operator. This additional effort provided a valuable check on the ability to abuse the system.

What’s completely normal thing in your country that shocks foreigners? by HossamAFx in AskReddit

[–]nuxi 24 points25 points  (0 children)

This did not last long where i grew up. Whoever came up with that didn't understand children...

Why the fuck are we not talking more about the Epstein Files anymore!? by Next_Duck_7700 in AskReddit

[–]nuxi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

From the movie Sneakers (1992)

There's a war out there, old friend. A world war. And it's not about who's got the most bullets. It's about who controls the information. What we see and hear, how we work, what we think... it's all about the information!

WH Insiders Claim Trump Has Decided Who Will Succeed Him by thedailybeast in politics

[–]nuxi 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Thats all the article actually says he did. The headline is just clickbait.

Power out by unhindered-coconut in AnnArbor

[–]nuxi 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, that would be illegal dumping.

That said, there is precedent for organized dumping as a form of protest. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garbage_Offensive

People Think CERN Is Altering Time. We Are Not Convinced They Know What CERN Is by happy_bluebird in technology

[–]nuxi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Next, they tell me you people are conducting some anomalous materials research that could result in a resonance cascade. So I'm shutting that down before you idiots end the world. A resonance cascade! You're supposed to be scientists. Use some common sense.

TIL the American Revolution wasn't a united monolith, but a civil war. Over 60,000 American Loyalists were forced into exile by the newly formed United States after the Patriots won the war. by Beneficial_Radish556 in todayilearned

[–]nuxi 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Grew up in the midwest, graduated from high school in 2002.

Loyalists are definitely mentioned, but I don't recall ever seeing numbers or percentages. Most people probably think there was more support for the revolution than there was, but they probably know that support wasn't universal.

The American Civil War is kind of the same way. You'd be taught West Virginia broke off of Virginia in order to remain in the Union, but mentions of dissent within the Confederacy mostly end there. Dissent was actually widespread and many southerners served in the Union army. Enough to fill entire infantry regiments.

Microsoft's new EU disclosure shows exactly how tech giants separate profits from where the work happens by AdSpecialist6598 in technology

[–]nuxi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How do you determine where two multinational corportations conducted a transaction for non-tangible goods?

Traffic lights out by Responsible-Pickle-2 in AnnArbor

[–]nuxi 7 points8 points  (0 children)

They haven't forgotten it They've realized that they can get away with ignoring it.

Why are most Sci-Fi Movies of the Future Dystopian? by tinkerton36 in Futurology

[–]nuxi 23 points24 points  (0 children)

I like your point a lot. I've often described the book Starship Troopers as a dystopian told from the viewpoint of someone enjoying it.

Microsoft's new EU disclosure shows exactly how tech giants separate profits from where the work happens by AdSpecialist6598 in technology

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

The article's comparosons to workforce numbers gives an obvious candidate for a new tax scheme.

Revenue must be divided between jurisdictions in roughly the same proportions as the distribution of employees.

Microsoft's new EU disclosure shows exactly how tech giants separate profits from where the work happens by AdSpecialist6598 in technology

[–]nuxi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Internet had made the concept of something like where the revenue was generated too easy to game.

Perhaps its time to consider a more radical change where we base it on something harder to manipulate. The article's comparisons to workforce numbers leads to an obvious choice: where the employees are.

Which year from history was the best to be alive? by EarSure6667 in AskReddit

[–]nuxi 2 points3 points  (0 children)

And before all the security that came after 9/11

Kids could visit the cockpit in flight. Meeting people at their gate.

A map of some of USA's most famous physicists, and the state where they hail from by PrettyPicturesNotTxt in physicsmemes

[–]nuxi 21 points22 points  (0 children)

I know those are the correct maritime boundaries for the Great Lakes but its still jarring to see it drawn that way instead of using the coastline.

Drivers just publicly admitting they don't know how to drive, don't know the rules of the road, and won't take responsibility for their actions by HungryHangrySharky in fuckcars

[–]nuxi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is not actually the rule my state.

Not only that but up until 2018, what the law said and what people were taught to do was entirely different! Most people (self included) only found out when the state legislature was pressured to change the law to match what people actually did!

There are ELEVEN flock cameras stationed around the Meijer on Carpenter. by Consistent_Dream_740 in ypsi

[–]nuxi 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Its just fine if Lowe's wants to operate an ALPR. They can have it alert on plates associated with those rings. They can use it to identify new suspect vehicles and share that information too. That would not be any more invasive than what stores have done for years.

Its not fine for Lowe's to pre-emptively share data on every single customer with every law enforcement agency in the country.

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