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- Comment on Feds in Catalonia, Spain think everyone using a Google Pixel must be a drug dealer 3 days ago:
Doesn’t a Google Pixel device come with its own OS image by default, independent of Graphene OS? Is there some kind of step that we’re missing here?
- Comment on YSK that apart from not having a car, the single greatest thing you can do for the climate is simply eating less red meat 1 week ago:
Pork is famously ‘the other white meat’ according to an old advertising campaign.
- Comment on Trump’s Defiance of TikTok Ban Prompted Immunity Promises to 10 Tech Companies 1 week ago:
Several years ago at this point, Congress passed a bill, and that bill was signed into law by the President. What that law says, is that TikTok cannot continue under Chinese ownership. Byte Dance either have to sell the American video app business so that it is controlled by Americans, or they have to shutdown Tiktok.
Byte Dance did not sell the business, so under the law TikTok has to shutdown. This law was lawyered all the way to the supreme court, and the court said it’s a valid law, and must be followed.
Despite all of these facts, the law is not actually being followed. And Tiktok is still operating in the United States. There is no legally valid reason for it to do so. President Trump has issued extension after extension, even though he has no legal authority to do so.
The latest here is the top law enforcement officer in the US telling the app stores, “yes we know it’s illegal to keep Tiktok in your app store, but I am pinky promising we won’t go after you.”
- Comment on Stung by customer losses, Comcast says all its new plans have unlimited data 2 weeks ago:
That is letter edh, or eth. It’s a consonant in Old English, Old Norse and modern Icelandic that makes the th sound in “the.” There’s another letter thorn that makes the th sound in “thin.” Notice the difference between the two sounds.
- Comment on The "We Tried" Award 3 weeks ago:
I have a relative that was in Nam and wears that hat, but he claims he was POG. I have another relative who lied about his age to get into Nam, who definitely was in the shit, and he doesn’t wear the hat.
- Comment on US warship reported heading toward Mideast as Iran, Israel fight 4 weeks ago:
I think it’s absolutely crazy that the United States did not already have a carrier group in position before this kicked off. Seems like a real caught with pants down moment.
Whatever else Biden did, he at least had carriers in position.
- Comment on The city is so lively 1 month ago:
You can ride the Paris Metro in Paris, TX:
- Comment on Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ plan has a major obstacle: Physics 1 month ago:
I think there are some recycled concepts from Star Wars. Some other parts are specific upgrade projects that DoD has been wanting to do anyway, that are probably worthwhile. I think the remaining chunk will be shoveling money to grifters for pie in the sky Real Genius projects that never work.
I haven’t seen anyone seriously talking about actually using Iron Dome components for North American air defense. That’s a good thing. The geography and threat profile is completely different.
- Comment on i get most of my news something like that 2 months ago:
It’s more like the Pope clung on to life just for the opportunity to insult JD Vance. Once that was accomplished, there was no additional reason to stick around.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 months ago:
I’m pretty sure nobody registers their personal smartphone and laptop every time they leave the US for a vacation.
I agree with you on this, but CBP is certainly within their legal rights to interrogate you on the origins of your personal electronics, and they can make a determination that your stuff is subject to duty if it’s over the limit and they don’t believe you are reimporting.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 months ago:
For residents of the United States the duty free limit when returning is 800 dollars worth of stuff. I believe that’s every thirty days. You usually have to answer whether you exceed this limit in the declaration.
So you just go to Canada, buy the thing, unpack it from the packaging, and pretend like its just personal items. Just like a smartphone.
If tariffs become a big thing, this will definitely happen more, but it will also get a lot more scrutiny from customs and well.
AFIAK, border agents usually don’t ask if you bought your phone in the US or from outside, they shouldn’t ask about other personal electronics, right?
Stuff that you exported and reimported for personal or business use, but not for resale, is exempt from duty with no dollar limits. If you want documented proof that you are reimporting, you can register the stuff at a customs office in the United States before you leave.
- Comment on History never repeats itself but it rhymes 2 months ago:
In the 1830s they were doing that shit in the southeast: Georgia, Carolinas, Alabama, and so on. They didn’t really get going clearing the “west” until after the war and into the twentieth century. Geronimo surrendered for the last time in the 1880s, and he died in 1909 as a POW at Ft. Sill. Oklahoma had gained statehood only two years before, in 1907.
- Comment on Trump-backed bill to stop 'rogue' judges passes House 3 months ago:
Will this new law also apply in Western District of Texas, Amarillo Division?
- Comment on Couldn't be worse than what we have now... 3 months ago:
Unfortunately, it seems that way unless we can find another rock headed this way.
- Comment on Couldn't be worse than what we have now... 3 months ago:
They downgraded it again after taking more observations.
- Comment on From the trailer of Wolfenstein: The New Order (2014) 4 months ago:
Guy looks kinda like he’s wearing a jacket with a gap at the waist. That would totally not work. You can’t have a gap that lets air out. The Apollo suits were one piece designs; two piece with a hard shell locking waist ring came later.
We’re talking nowadays about compression suits that are only inflated around the head and maybe some upper body. Those would help a lot with mobility, but nothing like that has been deployed yet.
- Comment on Ex-Amazon VP explains why rich a-holes with helicopters and personal assistants don't get why you hate your commute 4 months ago:
With all of those, money is moving from the rich person to pilots, crew, maintenance staff, laborers, builders.
Gulfstream is an excellent example of this in action. Gulfstream jets can double the price over comparable products from brands like Bombardier or Cessna. And all of the crew, maintenance, training, and other operating costs can easily double as well. And, IMHO at least, there’s nothing about the Gulfstream aircraft that justifies this extravagant expense. As far as I can tell, the Gulfstream name is a machine that transfers money from unsuspecting and vain rich people straight to Gulfstream and a few aerospace workers.
- Comment on What are some of the things someone permanently relocating away from the US should be aware of? 4 months ago:
Even if you never plan to return, you are still (legally) on the hook to file a 1040-NR form with the IRS every year.
There’s a foreign earned income tax credit: this reduces your US tax bill by any income tax you paid to your residence country. For many expat working stiffs, this means they don’t have to pay anything to Uncle Sam, but they still have to file a tax return.
- Comment on what sources can I use to compare the armed forces of the world? Focus on America, Europe, Russia, Turkey, Japan, both Koreas 4 months ago:
Comparing national militaries is a complicated and tricky business. I would like to recommend Perun on YouTube. Usually pretty good defense economic analysis in digestible one-hour PowerPoint presentations. Some comparative material.
- Comment on YSK about Jury Nullification, if you're an American and you don't, look it up. 4 months ago:
We adopted a lot of the English legal system since a lot of the same courts were still operating before,
Except Louisiana. Louisiana is instead gifted with laws from Napoleonic France.
- Comment on "Me Ug! Ug feel ACADEMIC!" 4 months ago:
Better known for other work.
- Comment on Meta Says it Made Sure Not to Seed Any Pirated Books 4 months ago:
The statutory penalty in the US is on the order of $100,000 per infringement. “Statutory” means that the number is written into the law, and the aggrieved party doesn’t have to establish or prove actual losses.
- Comment on ChatGPT may be shifting ‘rightward’ in political bias, study finds 5 months ago:
Oh and would you just look at what’s happening to its input data, on those corporate social media sites… Imagine that, huh.
(In reality, peer review timelines being what they are, this trend is probably a year or two old.)
- Comment on Super Bowl halftime performer detained after unfurling Sudanese-Palestinian flag 5 months ago:
Cross post says the guy was released with no charge.
- Comment on Super Bowl halftime performer detained after unfurling Sudanese-Palestinian flag 5 months ago:
What charge? Can’t be trespassing.
- Comment on Google officially changes the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America on Maps 5 months ago:
NOAA still not “up to date” as of today:
- Comment on Steam Deck sales drop hard following the Nintendo Switch 2 announcement 5 months ago:
Ah, yeah okay. I forgot that Valve the privately held company doesn’t have to break out any numbers.
- Comment on Steam Deck sales drop hard following the Nintendo Switch 2 announcement 5 months ago:
Did steam deck sales actually drop, as in the number of sold units went down? Or did the Steam Deck’s relative ranking on some leaderboard drop to a lower ranking?
- Comment on If "more money=more problems," why doesn't "no money=no problems"? 7 months ago:
So what you really need in life is 5 monies. Got it.
- Comment on flouride 7 months ago:
And that’s why you should only drink grain alcohol and pure, natural reason water. To preserve the essence of your precious bodily fluids.
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