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Re:The Patek Philippe Caliber 89 and Horology’s Easter Problem
on Friday May 05, 2017 @04:10PM (#14276473)
Wouldn't that be easter_real_date()?
Re:Sent to Prison by a Software Program’s Secret Algorithms
on Monday May 01, 2017 @07:09PM (#14242597)
The program dictates the punishment, not the law. The program can be secret and have no impact on the ability of the person to follow the law which remains public.
Re:Twitter refuses US order to disclose owner of anti-Trump account
on Friday April 07, 2017 @03:23PM (#14062762)
That's the equivalent of stolen valor, which is a separate issue of fabricating past accomplishments. The commentator did not claim they were a current CIA officer.
Re:How Uber Used Secret “Greyball” Tool to Deceive Authorities Worldwide
on Friday March 03, 2017 @04:23PM (#13786742)
The behavior is attributed by the ACLU to locales mentioned in the NYT article such as MA and NV.
"Uber used these methods to evade the authorities in cities such as Boston, Paris and Las Vegas"
Re:How Uber Used Secret “Greyball” Tool to Deceive Authorities Worldwide
on Friday March 03, 2017 @03:52PM (#13786405)
Ever heard of a Stingray?
https://www.aclu.org/map/stingray-tracking-devices-whos-got-...
Re:How Uber Used Secret “Greyball” Tool to Deceive Authorities Worldwide
on Friday March 03, 2017 @03:42PM (#13786301)
City officials are not a protected class in the US that are provided legal protections connected to being discriminated against.
Re:Leaked Snapchat emails: Anti-gun group told to pay or NRA ads may a...
on Wednesday March 01, 2017 @05:04PM (#13768927)
Attention: Beatings will continue until character improves.
Re:Facebook’s Face Recognition Tech Goes on Trial
on Thursday December 29, 2016 @07:26PM (#13281484)
>WalMart tried FaceFirst in 2015, and gave up on it.[2] "We were looking for a concrete business rationale ... It didn’t have the ROI."
This is the WalMart that shortstaffed stores even though it increased inventory lost.
Re:Bar in NY raises drinking age to 25 because young people are 'too a...
on Tuesday December 27, 2016 @12:42PM (#13264578)
Bars tend to already ban everyone in a certain demographic: Under 21.
Re:If there's a tech skills shortage, why so many computer graduates u...
on Friday October 07, 2016 @04:00PM (#12663517)
>I can say that Carnegie Mellon is definitely ranked nationally a Top 10 university in computer engineering and/or computer science.
And it is just one of the numerous examples of non-coastal universities who run quality undergraduate programs producing graduates with the tech skills mentioned by the article.
Re:Police complaints drop over 90% after deploying body cameras
on Tuesday October 04, 2016 @08:54PM (#12640875)
Bit of a strawman on your part.
Should it make them feel better to know they are simply being targeted by police because of their class rather than their race?
Re:Open Sourcing a Deep Learning Solution for Detecting NSFW Images
on Friday September 30, 2016 @03:50PM (#12614832)
Has anyone run this NN on the censored Facebook image?