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bychas.williams
y 01, 2026 @09:53AM
(#65962410)
Attached to: US Government Also Received a Whistleblower Complaint That WhatsApp Chats Aren't Private
Governments are interested in what you are talking about. They aren't interested in your privacy.
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bychas.williams
ry 31, 2026 @10:05AM
(#65960836)
Attached to: 'Call Screening is Aggravating the Rich and Powerful'
If you have to use a phone to call someone, i.e., they aren't calling you, you aren't that important.
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bychas.williams
30, 2026 @08:54AM
(#65958748)
Attached to: US Life Expectancy Jumps To a Record 79 Years
Makes up stronger. COVID culled the herd, so to speak. This bump shouldn't be a surprise.
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bychas.williams
30, 2026 @08:53AM
(#65958746)
Attached to: County Pays $600,000 To Pentesters It Arrested For Assessing Courthouse Security
And a corrupt sheriff would immediately relay this information to his subordinates. Ideally, he would leave a paper or electronic trail, but sometimes people are smart enough not to.
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bychas.williams
30, 2026 @08:49AM
(#65958732)
Attached to: County Pays $600,000 To Pentesters It Arrested For Assessing Courthouse Security
Correct. There is no county that is an independent nation-state in the US. State officials and officers can enter and authorize entry to county buildings for legitimate law enforcement activities. To say otherwise would mean that county officials and buildings would be exempt from State Police jurisdiction. It's partly based on the Dillon Rule and has been the law of land since 1868. The sheriff might believe that it is "his" building, but that belief is mistaken. Not every state official has the authority to grant access to county buildings. However, there are people at the state level who can do this.
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bychas.williams
30, 2026 @08:38AM
(#65958716)
Attached to: Universal Basic Income Could Be Used To Soften Hit From AI Job Losses In UK, Minister Says
We had phone trees before AI. Now with AI, you can ask a question that gets the same canned response instead of pressing a number. There's no measurable improvement.
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bychas.williams
ry 29, 2026 @08:21AM
(#65956354)
Attached to: FBI Seizes RAMP Cybercrime Forum Used By Ransomware Gangs
Return the domain, collect the $1T, seize it again.
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bychas.williams
y 27, 2026 @08:15AM
(#65951998)
Attached to: Television Turns 100
So, should we thank Edison for inventing Spotify?
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bychas.williams
y 27, 2026 @08:11AM
(#65951996)
Attached to: DOT Plans To Use Google Gemini AI To Write Regulations
What's funny is that you usually need an LLM to get past the boilerplate to understand what the regulation is actually doing.
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bychas.williams
y 27, 2026 @08:06AM
(#65951986)
Attached to: Apple Launches AirTag 2 With Improved Range, Louder Speaker
The police aren't going to care if your car was moved. It's property. File an insurance claim.
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bychas.williams
y 27, 2026 @08:02AM
(#65951978)
Attached to: Richard Stallman Was Asked: Is Software Piracy Wrong?
It's pretty easy to understand. He's a narcissist. If it doesn't affect him personally, he doesn't care.
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bychas.williams
26, 2026 @08:46AM
(#65949696)
Attached to: New Filtration Technology Could Be Gamechanger In Removal of PFAS 'Forever Chemicals'
Calcium fluoride seems like an ideal toothpaste additive.
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bychas.williams
26, 2026 @08:39AM
(#65949680)
Attached to: The Case Against Small Modular Nuclear Reactors
I think there is substantial evidence that the government regulatory process has been captured by the oil and coal industry. It's not a coincidence that regulations favor the fossil fuel industry.
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bychas.williams
26, 2026 @08:34AM
(#65949672)
Attached to: Gasoline Out of Thin Air? It's a Reality!
According to AI, additives are around 3 ounces per gallon. That's not really very much. You could have a little additive tank on the side for "detergents."
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bychas.williams
26, 2026 @08:31AM
(#65949668)
Attached to: Gasoline Out of Thin Air? It's a Reality!
It doesn't have to be cheaper. Some people elect to pay more for electricity to avoid contributing to fossil fuel dependency. However, the alternative options can't be ludicrously expensive either.
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