LilB0kChoy
@LilB0kChoy@midwest.social
- Comment on Hotels have developed a new revenue stream: "algorithmic" smoke detectors 3 hours ago:
I understand that, but bringing one of these sensors into the courtroom and turning on a Dyson air wrap, spraying hairspray, using baby powder etc. and then comparing the results would show the susceptibility of these to be wrong.
It’s a demonstrably flawed system so you just need to demonstrate the system in action.
- Comment on Hotels have developed a new revenue stream: "algorithmic" smoke detectors 9 hours ago:
The burden is on the plaintiff, not the defendant. Whomever brings the suit needs to prove that it’s more likely than not that they’re were incorrectly fined.
Since these devices se to basically be VOC sensors it wouldn’t be that hard to do this.
- Comment on Hotels have developed a new revenue stream: "algorithmic" smoke detectors 11 hours ago:
A lawyer will send a demand letter, not an affidavit.
An affidavit is for sworn testimony given under oath by someone who is unwilling or unable to appear on the witness stand.
A demand letter is a formal written request for action or payment prior with a threat of legal action for noncompliance.
If they ignore the demand letter then the next step is a civil suit. Depending on the amount this might end up in small claims. Also, tort cases only require a preponderance of evidence.
A preponderance of evidence essentially means you only have to prove something is more likely than not which, in this case, would be pretty easy. The big issue is the expense of this process almost makes it not worth it.
The American legal system favors those with resources.
- Comment on How does a guy become his most confident around women? 1 day ago:
I found that as I got older I got more confident in general. I think mostly it’s just about being comfortable with who you are so you can be your genuine self around others.
- Comment on Hotels have developed a new revenue stream: "algorithmic" smoke detectors 1 day ago:
But when she disputed the charge with her credit card company, they sided with the hotel after it provided the credit card company the same smoke report it sent her.
They tried that. If the credit card denies it you could have a lawyer send a letter threatening legal action but that’s all going to be at an extra cost unless you know and attorney or they think they could make enough to o do it on spec.
- Comment on Netflix uses AI effects for first time to cut costs 2 days ago:
- Comment on Emma Watson banned from driving for speeding 3 days ago:
That’s nice! Here the transit rules say only in a carrier which doesn’t work with two 60lb. dogs. Even if the rules changed tomorrow the other riders would be mad if you did.
The US doesn’t just have terrible public transit but there’s also terrible culture around the public transit we do have.
- Comment on Emma Watson banned from driving for speeding 3 days ago:
I wish we had better transit here. I hate driving but, as you said, have to because there’s no better solutions.
Are pets allowed on public transit in the UK/Europe?
- Comment on Every time 3 days ago:
Looks like one of them shark coochie boards
- Comment on :3 3 days ago:
Is that Ben Foster from Hell or High Water?
- Comment on LETS GOOOOOOO 5 days ago:
- Comment on I've never seen a case like Constance Marten and Mark Gordon's - it was jaw-dropping 5 days ago:
Yeah, I was referring more to the behavior in court since I didn’t know anything about the actual events leading to the charges.
The behavior described in the article strongly reminded me of some relatives who had bi-polar disorder.
- Comment on I've never seen a case like Constance Marten and Mark Gordon's - it was jaw-dropping 5 days ago:
I read the article and the whole thing screams mental illness to me.
Not in the UK so this is the first time hearing about this but was there ever an assessment to that extent? Or are these two just that cold and calculating that it was all an act?
- Comment on Deserved honestly 5 days ago:
I think Americano was created by American GIs in Italy during WWI. They diluted espresso with hot water to make it more like traditional American coffee at the time.
There’s also evidence of the term Cafe Americano in Central American Spanish.
Australia and New Zealand also have the long black which is like an Americano but you add the espresso over the water to maintain the crema and get a stronger flavor.
- Comment on We are living in the Pre-"Drone 9/11" era. 5 days ago:
Have you tried flying a drone into any kind of protected airspace, like these places? I can engage in whataboutism too.
If you really believe it’s that hard to get into a sports stadium or other high profile event you might want to read up on Dion Rich.
Or maybe think back to the recent past about Thomas Matthew Crooks.
Maybe consider how loud and conspicuous drones actually are.
Or maybe read the US Army’s land warfare paper about drone attacks.
There might, maybe even likely will, come a day when drones can be used effectively in the manner proposed but it’s not today.
- Comment on Child rapist visits Prince Andrews brother. 5 days ago:
- It was sarcasm
- A settlement is not a conviction
- I actually checked before posting and found no evidence of even a settlement. If you have something that shows otherwise, please share it.
- It was sarcasm (adding this again since you seemed to miss it)
- Comment on Two Tesla Robotaxis Use Center of Four-Lane Road for Pickup and Dropoff… With One Getting Stuck for 4 Minutes 6 days ago:
I’ve been sober 8 years now but my brother got me a bottle of the Yamazaki 12 year back when it first came to the US, when it was about ~$40 a bottle and I was still drinking. I was always a big bourbon drinker but that was some of the best whiskey I ever had and I still remember the Yamazaki specifically.
- Comment on Child rapist visits Prince Andrews brother. 6 days ago:
Woah, woah, woah! The US believes in innocent until proven guilty. The alleged child rapist should get the benefit of the doubt. After all, does that sound like the behavior of a 34 time felon, confirmed adult rapist, insurrectionist, twice impeached, traitor like Donald J. Trump?
Tap for spoiler
/s, I really hope this is obvious though
- Comment on Two Tesla Robotaxis Use Center of Four-Lane Road for Pickup and Dropoff… With One Getting Stuck for 4 Minutes 6 days ago:
It’s not bourbon but I’d recommend a nice Yamazaki Single Malt.
- Comment on We are living in the Pre-"Drone 9/11" era. 6 days ago:
The combination of security theater (metal detectors) and captive sales (no outside thermoses) makes it somewhat difficult to sneak something substantial into a closed event
Lol
- Comment on Say Hello to the World's Largest Hard Drive, a Massive 36TB Seagate 6 days ago:
I can’t criticize other hobbyists. I only back up locally and I use Synology Hybrid Raid to do it.
- Comment on Say Hello to the World's Largest Hard Drive, a Massive 36TB Seagate 6 days ago:
Been a long time since I set foot in a data center; are tape drives not still king for cold storage of data?
- Comment on Say Hello to the World's Largest Hard Drive, a Massive 36TB Seagate 6 days ago:
What models of Seagate drives?
I’ve been running x4 Seagate ST8000NC0002s 24/7 for almost 5 years, plus 2 more I added about 6 months ago and they’ve never given me any trouble.
To be fair, the only HDDs I’ve ever had that failed were two I dropped because I wasn’t being careful enough.
- Comment on irresistable 6 days ago:
Depending on what specifically appeals to you, you’d probably like Literary nonsense aithors or Absurdist fiction authors.
- Comment on We are living in the Pre-"Drone 9/11" era. 6 days ago:
There are countermeasures and protections in place against drones too.
A suicide bomber doesn’t need to escape. Inside people could plant remote detonated or timed devices between any final sweep and the start of the event.
Personally, I wouldn’t put my trust in the security theater at sporting events; not in the US at least.
- Comment on irresistable 6 days ago:
Christopher Moore as well! Let me go find some snippets.
- Comment on We are living in the Pre-"Drone 9/11" era. 6 days ago:
Imagine a major league football or baseball stadium packed to capacity. Two or three suicide bombers/inside people
drones, each with a relatively small explosive charge surrounded by shrapnel fly in, crash into the spectators, and detonate. You end up with a small number of immediate casualties like what happened at the Boston Marathon. But the stampede of tens of thousands of panicking people trying to rush out of the stadium will probably injure and kill many more. Have a car bomb or two strategically located a couple blocks away where you expect those crowds to run and you’ve succeeded in your terror plans quite nicely…We should understand anything is possible but drones complicate a simpler version of that plan that has worked many times previously.
- Comment on I LIKE CORN! 6 days ago:
First time I’ve ever seen/heard transpire used in that way. I’m one of today’s lucky 10,000!
- Comment on Every time 6 days ago:
As long as it’s applied equally I could support this.
No Republicans roadblocking aid for blue states while promoting it for red, but also no blue states roadblocking aid to red states because “take more than they give”. Those behaviors only serve to hurt the people, regardless of their politics.
- Comment on What would you do in this scenario? 1 week ago:
Probably an old house and the downspout was there first, though it all depends on where in the world this is.
Our next door neighbor’s house has power come in like this and it was built in 1927, before it had electric. Our house, the electric is buried per code for newer construction and ours was built in 1997.
