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My City of seven square miles as part of a general obligation bond they have issued is spending $2 million to put in 30 cameras throughout the City.

The police and local politicians feel that most visible way to fight crime is to pull people over for any and all violations flagged by ALPR this will happen more and more.

Did I mention that the City is a heavily visited tourist City?

Expect more armed stops by police on "stolen" cars as well.

Sadly there is zero thought given to privacy "protections" either for the data.

> child play outside by themselves is essentially illegal.

No it's not.

> Searched for something, found only hundreds of mostly identical Chinese generic products.

This is my biggest problem with Amazon now and why I use it less and less.

Still happens, the Panama papers?
Re:Is Conference Room Air Making Us Dumber? on Wednesday May 08, 2019 @02:00PM (#19861341)
The air handler uses inside air only. The compressor heat pump is outside and either runs its cycle strictly on outside air
> People of China deserve better (once they’re a solid middle class and taken out of poverty).

You are implying that the current policies will bring them out of poverty which in a sense contradicts your first statement.

Re:Is Conference Room Air Making Us Dumber? on Wednesday May 08, 2019 @10:34AM (#19859151)
> "house fan" for 15 minutes or so every hour at night just to circulate the air in the house,

Depending on your climate, this could significantly raise the humidity in your house. Reason is that moisture from the AC coil are wet after the AC turns off. Typically drips off into the pan until next time AC cycles.

If you run the fan you will then evaporate into the air circulating some of the moisture just removed.

I don't understand that. Literally the only "benefit" of a HDHP is the HSA. Why do employers not offer one?
Re:Tesla Model 3 vs. BMW M3 [video] on Monday April 29, 2019 @01:42PM (#19780634)
These super fast cars are a threat to life and safety in urban environments. EV or not, these fast vehicles should not be sold as these speeds do not serve any valid purpose.
Re:3M to cut 2K jobs globally, lowers 2019 profit outlook on Thursday April 25, 2019 @10:30AM (#19748522)
Does this mean they will move more of their production out of the USA?
Where is the original article?
Re:3M to cut 2K jobs globally, lowers 2019 profit outlook on Thursday April 25, 2019 @09:42AM (#19747944)
3M is a staple in American Industry. I wonder if this is foreshadowing anything broader for the USA.
Re:Cameras that guess age and sex are coming to store shelves on Wednesday April 24, 2019 @09:58AM (#19738373)
Thanks. Then I won't shop online or in store..
Aluminum cans are typically BPA lined, FYI.
Re:Tesla Live Stream – Autonomy Day [video] on Monday April 22, 2019 @02:31PM (#19721436)
How much b-roll do they have?
I remember getting lost in a department store as a child. Sure, it was "scary" for a few minutes, but ultimately 99.9999% will be reunited.

No need to keep a permanent record of every movement.

Surveillance cameras everywhere are bad enough, now we want to bug our children? This madness needs to end.

Watched people are not free people.

Re:Show HN: Simple but Powerful IDE for Databases on Thursday April 18, 2019 @10:48AM (#19691393)
What language is the demo video in ?

https://www.youtube.com/embed/AqHlNy8nnJc?autoplay=1

It's ok, they'll just contract out with a third party (i.e. Vigilant Solutions) and while following the law to a T will be violating the spirit of the law.
Re:5G Is Likely to Put Weather Forecasting at Risk on Tuesday April 16, 2019 @12:04PM (#19674835)
They are putting up "DAS" nodes all over my city. Nearly every block. Wonder if these will be hooked up with UHF 5G and what the ramifications may be.
Re:Tesla Shakes Up Model 3 Lineup on Friday April 12, 2019 @12:11PM (#19646082)
Yes, me too.
Re:Tesla Shakes Up Model 3 Lineup on Friday April 12, 2019 @12:02PM (#19645990)
I don't understand. Will they be selling the standard then ? The quote and headline don't seem to match. And no, I haven't read the link.

edit: I did read the link and I still don't understand.

Re:Tesla Shakes Up Model 3 Lineup on Friday April 12, 2019 @12:00PM (#19645977)
For me, the base model is all I've considered. Mainly because I want a electric car without any bells and whistles.
Re:It's Time to Panic About Privacy on Thursday April 11, 2019 @01:26PM (#19636949)
Thanks, but javascript still required for the album..
Re:It's Time to Panic About Privacy on Thursday April 11, 2019 @11:32AM (#19635595)
Reading the source code... Starts at line 7871

Look for text within class "slide-bar-text"

Re:Tesla Model 3 becomes best-selling car in Switzerland on Wednesday April 10, 2019 @11:02AM (#19625377)
> No such ability is available on the BMW.

Does the CEO of BMW tweet that it's your fault after you wreck your car?

I suspect but not sure that a jet crashing into water would damage many of the components vs a submarine (already in water) sinking.
Re:Tesla Model 3 becomes best-selling car in Switzerland on Wednesday April 10, 2019 @10:05AM (#19624723)
I'd like a tesla but not comfortable with their data policy. If tesla provides a way to opt out I may consider a base model 3 in the future.
Re:Why airlines make flights longer on purpose on Tuesday April 09, 2019 @09:47AM (#19614534)
> Guess what the engines are doing at this time.

Usually one engine is turned off...

Re:Google Cloud Healthcare API on Monday April 08, 2019 @01:57PM (#19607490)
Great, another spot where my information will be without any (explicit ) input or consent by myself.

More or less any business system these days is hosted through a service provider, with unknown policies, protections and security.

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